Playful Learning Series, Session 1: The Science of Playful Learning
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SpeakerSarah Lytle, Ph.D.
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LevelIntermediate
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Video time120 minutes
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Quiz10 Questions
Course Information
Credits: 2 AIA LUs (HSW)
Program Description:
Playful Learning Landscapes is a global movement that combines placemaking with early learning. By creating environments for children that adhere to a set of research-based principles of playful learning, children are invited to playfully explore their world in ways that lead to defined learning goals. By referring to an evidence base and presenting the tools for measuring the effectiveness of environments, Science-Informed Design offers architects a form of practice in which the value of their work can be better understood by others. In this session, participants will learn about the principles of playful learning, the playful learning design process, and begin to identify how playful learning can be woven into designs.
Learning Objectives
1. Participants will develop an understanding of the core principles of playful learning. This session will dive deep into the science of playful learning.
2. Participants will experience the process of playful learning design with a focus on designing for communities. Participants will have the opportunity to learn through an exploratory process in real-time, just like playful learning!
3. Participants will explore ways to incorporate the principles of playful learning into their design process. Participants engage in an interactive game while identifying the “6 C’s” of Playful Learning (Communication, Content, Critical Thinking, Creative Innovation, Confidence, Collaboration).
4. Participants will learn how to implement engaging solutions for children in regards to literacy and equity in their projects. Participants will understand new ways to frame the value of design work and how the built environment can create change.
Learning Objectives
1. Participants will develop an understanding of the core principles of playful learning. This session will dive deep into the science of playful learning.
2. Participants will experience the process of playful learning design with a focus on designing for communities. Participants will have the opportunity to learn through an exploratory process in real-time, just like playful learning!
3. Participants will explore ways to incorporate the principles of playful learning into their design process. Participants engage in an interactive game while identifying the “6 C’s” of Playful Learning (Communication, Content, Critical Thinking, Creative Innovation, Confidence, Collaboration).
4. Participants will learn how to implement engaging solutions for children in regards to literacy and equity in their projects. Participants will understand new ways to frame the value of design work and how the built environment can create change.
Patrick Jones - Course author
Sarah Lytle, Ph.D.
Executive Director at Playful Learning Landscapes Action Network (PLLAN)
Sarah Lytle, Ph.D., is the Executive Director of the Playful Learning Landscapes Action Network (PLLAN). She comes to PLLAN after a decade at the University of Washington’s Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences, where she was most recently the Director of Outreach and Education.Sarah is an expert in child development and has conducted research on language development and children’s interactions with screen media. She has more than a decade of experience in connecting science to practice, working extensively with parents, early learning providers, and policymakers to promote evidence-based interactions with children.Sarah has a B.A. in Psychology and Spanish from the University of Notre Dame and a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from Temple University. She was a 2014-2016 Zero To Three Fellow, a 2016-2019 member of the Children and Youth Advisory Board in King County, WA, and she has served on the Seattle Educare Advisory Council and Woodland Park Zoo’s Early Childhood Advisory Committee.Sarah lives in Seattle with her husband and their English Bulldog, Norman. She loves to cook, visit local breweries, and kayak on the Puget Sound. The greatest compliment Sarah ever received was “you must have played well as a child.”
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