Goals and Objectives of this Course:

• Use provided prompts about using play as a teaching and learning strategy to describe assumptions and insights of practitioners, researchers and self, including how the information relates to professional educational practice.
• Explain, in writing, your personal philosophy for using play as an instructional strategy.
• Summarize, in writing, how you will be an advocate for play and for equitable play areas, green spaces, and equipment for students.
• Describe, in writing, the ways play is a key component in digital and outdoor nature-based learning in ways that increase engagement, energy, and enthusiasm for learning.
• Develop a comprehensive presentation, video, or infographic that incorporates the power and possibilities of play as a teaching and learning strategy.