ECE-118 Pedagogy of Play

Through this course, students will learn: WHY play is a core resource for learning; WHAT play looks and feels like in different cultural contexts; HOW educators can promote play and playful learning in schools, including practices and strategies for teaching and assessing learning through play to understand and address social justice and equity issues associated with learning through play through teacher research and equity-centered teaching; to advocate for play as critical to children’s development and learning in schools. Students in this class will explore and discuss theoretical and empirical literature on play, as well as examples of play from real early childhood classrooms.
Prerequisites None
Gen. Ed. Course No
Mass Transfer Course No
Credits: 3