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REL Midwest Event: Session: Play-Based Learning in Kindergarten
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February 1, 2019

Conference: Ready…Set…Teach! Winter Institute

Time: 1:30–2:30 p.m. Central Time

Location: McCormack Place, South Building
Chicago, IL 60616

Description: This session features a 25-minute documentary on play-based learning, created by Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Midwest. The documentary highlights two Illinois school districts that made the transition to play-based kindergarten as well as the evidence for this approach. Session participants will discuss the implementation of play-based learning, what skills can be learned through play, and assessment approaches in play-based classrooms. REL Midwest created this documentary as a tool for educators and parents to learn about play-based learning in early childhood education.

Partnership or Research Alliance: Midwest Early Childhood Education Research Alliance

Audience: Chicago Public School K–2 teachers and building administrators

Speakers:

  • Jill Bowdon, Senior Researcher, REL Midwest, American Institutes for Research
  • Billie Day, Researcher, REL Midwest, American Institutes for Research
Contact
Jill Bowdon
jbowdon@air.org
(312) 690-7387
More Information
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Category
REL Events
Organization
Regional Educational Laboratory Program
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