Season 8 of Shifting Schools Podcast – Trailer
Welcome to Season 8 of the Shifting Schools Podcast! This season, we’re diving deeper into the topics that matter most to educators, with a…
Author: Jeff Utecht
I started blogging in 2005 and found it such a powerful way to reflect and share my thinking about technology, this generation, and how we prepare students for their future not our past.
352: Practical advice for a more playful childhood
???? On our power of play series this week we talk with Jackie Mader Jackie Mader is a senior early childhood reporter at…
351: Skateboarding as a tool for change
???? On our power of play series this week we talk with a remarkable leader with Skateistan, Hala Khalaf. Skateistan is an international NGO…
350: The Power of Process-Oriented Play
???? On our power of play series this week we talk with Nawal Qarooni. ?????Connect with our guest and check out her book: https://nqcliteracy.org/…
349: What is the Impact of Play on Relationships?
???? On our power of play series this week we talk with Courtney McLeod. Courtney is an award-winning speaker and a professional life and…
348: How do you define ‘play’?
???? On our power of play series this week we talk with Dr. Paul Davarsi. Play and learning (aren’t they the same thing?)…
347: Learning self-regulation through the process of co-regulation
???? On our power of play series this week we talk with Dr. Peg Oliveira. Dr. Oliveira is a child development expert and an…
346: Do you understand your personal play identity?
???? On our power of play series this week we talk with Acey Holmes. Acey Holmes is the founder of BoredLess, this week she…
345: Ready to have some ‘hard fun’?
???? On our power of play series this week we talk with Sharon Lauricella, Ph.D. and T. Keith Edmunds about “Hard Fun,” and Ludic…
344: Play as a catalyst for innovation
This week’s conversation challenges the myth that play is only for young children and emphasizes its value for middle schoolers, high schoolers, and adults.…