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Conceptual Play Worlds

Imagination meets STEM in early childhood.
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Conceptual Play Worlds

How can imagination drive learning in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)? In this inspiring webinar, Laureate Professor Marilyn Fleer introduces the Conceptual PlayWorld approach, revealing how to seamlessly integrate STEM concepts into play-based programs.

Presented By

Marilyn Fleer

Webinar Duration

Approximately 70 minutes

Skill Level

Suitable for ECE Educators

What will you learn?

Through engaging photos and videos, Professor Fleer shares the five key characteristics of a Conceptual PlayWorld, showing real-life examples of teachers and children exploring STEM through imaginative play. Discover how to set up inquiry-based play that fuels curiosity, deepens understanding, and makes STEM an exciting, integral part of learning from infancy through the early years of school. Join us to reimagine the role of creativity in STEM education!

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About the presenter

Marilyn Fleer 

Laureate Professor Marilyn Fleer holds the Foundation Chair of Early Childhood Education and Development at Monash University, Australia. She was awarded the 2018 Kathleen Fitzpatrick Laureate Fellowship by the Australian Research Council and was a former President of the International Society of Cultural-historical Activity Research (ISCAR). Additionally, she holds the positions of an honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Education, University of Oxford, and a second professor position in the KINDKNOW Centre, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, and has been bestowed the title of Honorary professor at the Danish School of Education, Aarhus University, Denmark. She was presented with the 2019 Ashley Goldsworthy Award for Outstanding leadership in university-business collaboration, and recently elected member the Australian Academy of Social Sciences. 

WEBSITE AND SOCIAL MEDIA
Twitter: @MarilynFleer
Conceptual Playworlds website
Conceptual PlayLab research website
PlayLab Newsletters Conceptual PlayLab project updates
Educators share their PlayWorlds (Facebook)

What others said about this webinar:

Great insight on how to turn simple story telling into a more valued play experience that can be continually extended on.
— LINZI
It is a powerful learning and development. It gives me ideas to understand the world around them in new and exciting ways.
— KIMBERLY
I liked how versatile it was and how it could be used to introduce complex ideas such as a school classroom. How by presenting a problem to be solved encourages the children to get involved their learning engaging them to think and trying out possible solutions.
— PHILLIP

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