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ukedchat Archive 29th August 2013 Hosted by @rlj1981

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Should we encourage 'play" in our classroom to engage learning?

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@ravivian

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@rlj1981

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@NikkiGilbey @ukedchat @KerryPulleyn @RachelOrr

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@Jivespin

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@KDWScience

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@RachelOrr

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@ICTmagic

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@MissHorsfall @aknill @littlestobbsy

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It's 8pm. Time for #ukedchat with @Rlj1981: 'Should we encourage 'play" in our classroom to engage learning?' Play.Is this meaningful engagement or Joyful learning? #UKedchat pic.twitter.com/yhrhLg4fTx @rlj1981 evening evening! Easy to answer, YES we should encourage play in learning #UKedchat @rlj1981 I think we should definitely encourage play, play is how we naturally learn from babies upwards. The question is how to #UKedchat @NikkiGilbey: @rlj1981 evening evening! Easy to answer, YES we should encourage play in learning #UKedchat >> could you explain why? @rlj1981: Play.Is this meaningful engagement or Joyful learning? #UKedchat pic.twitter.com/rniWWzrZuT both! Tchat is a great way to follow and interact with #ukedchat Just sign in and join the fun http://www.tchat.io/rooms/ukedchat @rlj1981 It's certainly the most original and naturally occurring form! #UKedchat @ukedchat #UKedchat P = promote L = learning A = about Y = yourself @ukedchat Yes Griffith and Burns' book, Engaging Learners is excellent for encouraging play in lessons to engage students #UKedchat Totally as it is memorableRT @rlj1981: Play.Is this meaningful engagement or Joyful learning? #UKedchat pic.twitter.com/NFcmu3YrEW @ukedchat #UKedchat What is play? Hands on, experiential learning. Can be self initiated, guided or directed. @NikkiGilbey Does that include all levels of learning. Does that include Junior Doctors still experimenting to learn? @rlj1981 #ukedchat I notice that when my kids (Y3) play Maths games, they seem to forget they're doing maths at all... #ukedchat #UKedchat play is a word which is lost above ks2 often- but why? Looking to bring some fun back into ks3 this term #UKedchat absolutely, the more enjoyment students have the more chance they will have for remembering. Our B?a?c?k? ?t?o? ?s?c?h?o?o?l? WeWon'tMention*That* Sale ends in 2 days. If you like what we do, pls RT! http://www.sparkyteaching.com/resources/sale_2013.php #ukedchat I think it's important to remember that #play and

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ukedchat Archive 29th August 2013 Hosted by @rlj1981

Should we encourage 'play" in our classroom to engage learning?

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@Xris32 @AcademicsU K @rlj1981 @NikkiGilbey

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@RachelOrr @Teachric @oldandrewuk @Jivespin

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@rlj1981 @aknill

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@RosalieTalbot

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@ICT_MrP

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@RachelOrr @rlj1981 @tstarkey1212 @englishlulu

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@MissHorsfall

experimenting are connected - we would not question if experiments are important #ukedchat Going to get every child to write a writing pledge at beg of year and evaluate termly #ukedchat pic.twitter.com/8uOqSkStHs #ukedchat It should be used more selectively as the students get older. Important part of learning, but not sole method For you music #teachers: #onthisday in 1966 @TheBeatles played their last ever concert in front of paying fans #ukedchat @KDWScience how is this linked to learning? #UKedchat a sense of play creates a safe learning environment,key to learning taking place.Maths can be scary for many,play makes it less so #UKedchat @ukedchat #UKedchat Do we always associate play with EYFS rather than across the whole learning methodology? @MissHorsfall they also forget they are learning, probably because they are not #ukedchat @ukedchat @rlj1981 No. #ukedchat Also presenting a plenary or a starter as a 'game' encourages participation. Isn't learning supposed to be [mostly] enjoyable? #ukedchat @littlestobbsy does this equal meaningful learning? #UKedchat @DanRavenEllison #UKedchat play through Dan's project leads like Mission Explore and outdoor learning @ukedchat #ukedchat play is the glue that makes the learning stick as long as it's meaningful pic.twitter.com/RKiYaRRmy4 Some of the best work the children produced last year came from using some of their best iPad games http://mrparkinsonict.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/using-popularipad-games-as-stimulus-in.html #UKedchat @oldandrewuk: @ukedchat @rlj1981 No. #ukedchat Why ever not? @Xris32 can play be used with older students? #UKedchat #ukedchat Isn't there a danger that what is remembered is the play and not the learning? #ukedchat some of my most playful lessons have been with KS5 @Teachric Maybe they're not learning anything new, but games are great way to practice e.g. times tables 'by stealth' #ukedchat

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20:06:39 @RachelOrr

Should we encourage 'play" in our classroom to engage learning?

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@KerryPulleyn

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@RachelOrr

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@NikkiGilbey

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@DanRavenElli son @ChrisChivers 2 @ICTEvangelis t @rlj1981

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@ICTmagic @mrlockyer @debrichmond

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@Jivespin

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@RachelOrr

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@ravivian @ChocoTzar @RachelOrr @Andyphilipda y @MsKateRyan

@ukedchat #UKedchat Play is an enjoyable and pleasurable activity. Play sometimes includes frustrations, challenges and fears. @RachelOrr @ukedchat I think we play sometimes in secondary, but less regularly; it's harder sometimes to find the learning focus #UKedchat @ukedchat #UKedchat Play = pleasurable, symbolic, voluntary, active, process oriented and self motivating. @ICTmagic @rlj1981 yep,my friend is one & in their self directed study they use games&play to support learning of hard concepts #ukedchat A Playworker's Taxonomy of #Play Types, by Bob Hughes: http://hackneyplay.org/play/playtypes.htm on @playPATH is very useful for this #UKedchat #ukedchat Play is a word that can be easily devalued and mocked. It can, however, describe a multitude of activities. MT "@Xris32: #ukedchat It shd be used more selectively as the sts get older. Important part of lrng, but not sole method" #toolkit4learning @oldandrewuk: @ukedchat @rlj1981 No. #ukedchat > care to explain yourself? @Teachric I'm interested to know where you stand on the idea of gamification. Has a place in education? @MissHorsfall #ukedchat @oldandrewuk @ukedchat @rlj1981 Fence-sitter. #UKedchat @Sarah__wright1 @rlj1981 some of the most famous scientists were 'imaginative' in developing their now widely accepted theories. #ukedchat Learning grids - A Question of Sport in your lesson http://wp.me/p3pzMr-2 Strategy from Griffith and Burns to encourage play #ukedchat @KerryPulleyn @ukedchat #UKedchat Isn't 'play' a development for practical investigative, explorative, experiential learning? #ukedchat if we believe in play in the classroom how do make it intrinsic rather than pay lip-service? Children use play to explore new things safely. #UKedchat @ukedchat #UKedchat Play develops the fundamental skills of literacy, numeracy and oral communication. @tstarkey1212 #ukedchat Needs a skilful teacher to draw the learning out of play to be sure. Play doesn't have to be overtly 'educational'. A few years

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ukedchat Archive 29th August 2013 Hosted by @rlj1981

Should we encourage 'play" in our classroom to engage learning?

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@rlj1981 @Sarah__wrigh t1 @ChrisChivers 2 @ICTmagic

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@englishlulu

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@mrlockyer @Jivespin @dukkhaboy

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@KDWScience

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@KerryPulleyn

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@Susan_Wilde @ukedchat @MissKMcD @KerryPulleyn @alifesobeautifl

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@aknill

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@miss_tiggr @KerryPulleyn

back, my Y11s choreographed a dance to our theme song. Great bonding #ukedchat @tstarkey1212 wouldn't a good teacher focus on the learning not the process? But the process can vary? #UKedchat #ukedchat play can include challenge, it can provide children with a 'safety net' where they feel more comfortable participating. #ukedchat Play can describe a lower level, familiarisation activity; exploratory, as a means of rapid engagement. @NikkiGilbey Can the same be applied to the practical side in the day to day work on a ward? @rlj1981 #ukedchat #UKedchat acting out the Charge of the Light Brigade in the playground with paper as cannon balls, play to experience and understand @tstarkey1212 That begs the question, should all learning be overt/explicit? #ukedchat ANother plenary that encourages play - Fancy a fight? - a lesson plenary http://wp.me/p3pzMr-4a #ukedchat it is still the holidays so i am playing and not taking part in #UKedchat @tstarkey1212 #UKedchat I made DNA out of sweets,kids thought it was play but link the colour coding to base pairings when asked to explain @tstarkey1212 I guess that can happen if you don't link it tightly - I find that a challenge, although I'd like to make learning #UKedchat There are more ways of having fun than "playing". Teacher with gsoh can make it so #UKedchat Tonight's #ukedchat topic with @Rlj1981: 'Should we encourage 'play" in our classroom to engage learning?' How do you use play effectively? Do any tweachers have any strategies that have worked well? #UKedchat @tstarkey1212 playful #UKedchat Learning needs to fun, so if learning is fun that encourages play. Group learning experiences for children/ interact with others #UKedchat #UKedchat bringing #legopedagogy to my lessons this year for some activities not whole focus but a different way to demonstrate ideas. Play is important if it means being creative and interested and Imaginative. 1/2 #ukedchat @englishlulu Can we have some examples? #UKedchat

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20:10:38 20:10:44 @RachelOrr @NikkiGilbey

Should we encourage 'play" in our classroom to engage learning?

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@ChrisChivers 2 @rlj1981 @RachelOrr

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@RosalieTalbot @chrismcd53 @ChocoTzar @headguruteac her

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@MissHorsfall

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@rlj1981

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@Jivespin @KDWScience

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@miss_tiggr

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@sidchip64 @DanRavenElli son @TeacherTwea ks @NikkiGilbey

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@ukedchat #UKedchat ALL work and LOTS of PLAY!!!!!! @ICTmagic @rlj1981 no, which suggests that there is a time and place...need to be appropriate. In the classroom I believe it is #UKedchat #ukedchat Working with infants, possible to see pure play, but also discovery play, with the support of an adult- Vygotsky in action. @MsKateRyan isn't bonding part of learning? #ukedchat @ukedchat #UKedchat Play provides rich, varied contexts for developing skills as observing, organising, recording, interpreting, predicting @ukedchat #ukedchat productive and important learning can and should disguised through 'play' pic.twitter.com/6qD6zTEKT9 #ukedchat are role play and play the same thing? With a new computer game they will select hardest level first, happy to crash and die, because play is safe #UKedchat #ukedchat eg If students make motors and play around with them to explore how they work, it is fun. But the aim is to learn about motors. @ICTmagic @Teachric, Gamification is a new word to me! But the concept, I like. Good way to practice e.g. maths facts. #ukedchat What is play? How does it change as children grow older and does it need to change? For later reading? http://www.childencyclopedia.com/pages/PDF/Smith-PellegriniANGxp2.pdf #UKedchat Great fun! Make your own card game - a review activity http://wp.me/p3pzMr-3p #ukedchat @ChocoTzar #ukedchat. Surely doing experiments is play that is how we develop and learn safely 2/2 but as they get older they need to learn how to interest themselves in things they think will be boring. Interest is a choice #ukedchat So many definitions, but I like this one most... Apt? #ukedchat pic.twitter.com/84rqKo1Rno #play does not always = fun or silly. Play can be very deep, immersive and serious. It's massively undervalued in formal education #ukedchat #ukedchat I like to use different quiz shows as starter or plenary questions with ks3-5. They enjoy competing in teams! @Teachric Completely disagree! #ukedchat

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ukedchat Archive 29th August 2013 Hosted by @rlj1981


20:12:42 @Andyphilipda y

Should we encourage 'play" in our classroom to engage learning?

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@KerryPulleyn

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@englishlulu @Jivespin

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@MsKateRyan

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@School_LN

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@ICTmagic

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@csf0961

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@Kopfarm @StephenConn or7 @KerryPulleyn @ukedchat @Sarah__wrigh t1 @RachelOrr @MissKMcD @agwilliams9

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@debrichmond @KDWScience

#ukedchat Like @chrischivers2 assertion that play is asking 'what would happen if...?' Do this a lot in hypothesis-testing & forecasting @RachelOrr @ukedchat I can see that is right - I think we don't necessarily consider it as fully as primary colleagues, maybe #UKedchat #UKedchat play can 'play' an important part in developing confidence with literacy for lowest ability students Another fun game - Two fat ladies! Bingo in your lesson! http://wp.me/p3pzMr-1i #ukedchat @rlj1981: @MsKateRyan isn't bonding part of learning? #ukedchat Most def'. You learn how to interact, trust and build together. when you play you discover, when you discover you learn #UKedchat @NikkiGilbey Interesting. So there is a limit to the situation that play is effective. How do teacher know where to draw a line? #ukedchat #ukedchat play can be hard work too. Isn't enjoyment and engagement implicit in the word play how is that inappropriate to learning? Play is an important way of developing creativity and innovation #UKedchat #ukedchat play requires a freedom that many teachers are afraid to allow. @RachelOrr @ukedchat sometimes, involving learners fully in the process of learning is a playful experience #UKedchat @ShonetteBason Great to have you along. Please use #ukedchat and not the @ account. Thank you @debrichmond @rlj1981 exactly! Play IS investigation, collaboration, initiative, it's a vital part of learning! #ukedchat @KerryPulleyn @ukedchat #UKedchat Is play seen as bring something for 'toy day', when it is really all about hands on practical learning. @TeacherTweaks do you have any examples? #ukedchat @tstarkey1212 #Ukedchat I agree. There is always a danger that the mechanism is remembered not the point. However learning needs vitality? Students often learn without realising it if they think they are 'just playing' #ukedchat @aknill #ukedchat scientists love Lego great for modelling hard concepts and kids get it through the playing

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20:14:16 20:14:18 @StampScienc e @DanRavenElli son @headguruteac her @NikkiGilbey @MissHorsfall

Should we encourage 'play" in our classroom to engage learning?

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@SparkyTeachi ng @sidchip64 @ukedchat

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@ICTmagic

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@RosalieTalbot

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@ChocoTzar

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@ravivian

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@Jivespin

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@mrprcollins @ChrisChivers 2 @ICTmagic

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@KerryPulleyn @tmeeky

Ideas about how to use #qrcodes in schools #sgsblt #UKedchat #ict http://tinyurl.com/ol4uowy RT @School_LN: when you play you discover, when you discover you learn #UKedchat << Perfectly put. #ukedchat. If kids make a video explaining heat transfer, it might be great fun. But a poor, low level video isn't worth making just for fun @ICTmagic experience? Common sense? #ukedchat @StephenConnor7 Certainly true! I know I sometimes think 'but how will I show learning?' and panic. Any advice? #ukedchat And the award for classiest presentation of one of our resources goes to... pic.twitter.com/7U1n9ri3Qr via @MrHTabc123 #ukedchat Nice one sir. @DanRavenEllison Then is it 'play'? #UKedchat @Lou_gym It's great to have you engaged with #ukedchat Please use the # and not the @ukedchat account. Thanks. @Teachric I see. Gaming games and gamification is a little different. The latter is where you turn a non-game into a game. #ukedchat @ukedchat #ukedchat play creates a safe atmosphere for children to try, fail, learn from mistakes and then succeed pic.twitter.com/GpxzfM0UI7 Play takes assessment and judgement out of learning. So long as it doesn't reduce value too it's fine. #UKedchat @rlj1981 #ukedchat it needs to change in outcomes but methods can remain similar or even the same if they still engage Engaging AND fun - Getting students to create their own industrial town - a cross curricular project http://wp.me/p3pzMr-16 #ukedchat my latest blog post --> Starter Displays http://goo.gl/3s16aR #ukedchat #edchat #ntchat #math @Andyphilipday #ukedchat Playing with ideas, imagining, forecasting, derive from some kind of visualisation. Thanks for the reminder Andy @Teachric Offering points/scores/incentives etc. Can be very movitating. #ukedchat @ChrisChivers2 That can be perceived to be at odds with what would be needed in an inspected lesson sometimes. #UKedchat RT @DanRavenEllison: #play does not always = fun or silly. .

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ukedchat Archive 29th August 2013 Hosted by @rlj1981

Should we encourage 'play" in our classroom to engage learning?

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@Sarah__wrigh t1 @KerryPulleyn @aknill @DanRavenElli son @ChocoTzar

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@RachelOrr

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@Teachric

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@RachelOrr

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@rlj1981 @MissHorsfall @Jobaker9

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@tstarkey1212

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@littlestobbsy

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@ICTmagic

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@RachelOrr @csf0961 @NikkiGilbey

#ukedchat>yes, schools stop kids playing by formalising learning too early @StephenConnor7 #ukedchat agreed, & if they did, they'd see a difference! Initiative and independence can't happen without some risk! @ChrisChivers2 or maybe I haven't got it worked out yet! #UKedchat @Jivespin #ukedchat use key term bingo - fab attention linked to recount to show knowledge to complete a win @sidchip64 100% - have you never played an (un)structured "game" that you took so seriously it hurt? #UKedchat @KDWScience Isn't it how we learn too? I play with new things all the time. #UKedchat @ukedchat #UKedchat Play is all about putting learning into meaningful, purposeful contexts. All encompassing across the curriculum. @NikkiGilbey why? Can you teach written operations through play? Can you teach data handling through play? Of course not! #UKedchat @ukedchat #UKedchat Play provides opportunities for exploration, investigation, problem solving and decisionmaking. @headguruteacher so should there be expectations linked to play based learning? #UKedchat I also think play can be useful for developing more general skills - logic, co-operation etc. #ukedchat Play, enjoyment and engagement in an activity. Creative learning #UKedchat @rlj1981 #ukedchat With fun things often the case that reason for it has to be re-ionforced later. Time issues come into play. #ukedchat @rlj1981 it has 2 be 1 of a variety of strategies, well thought through relevant eg grt plenary or starter pic.twitter.com/lgwl4A338o #SpannerInWorks What about the children who don't want to play, or at least, don't want to play what you want them to? #ukedchat @ukedchat #UKedchat Remember focus for tonight's discussion is about play and NOT the second place topic of FUN! #UKedchat one persons play is anothers hard work @Teachric I invite you to come to my maths lessons! Yours

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ukedchat Archive 29th August 2013 Hosted by @rlj1981

Should we encourage 'play" in our classroom to engage learning?

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@ChocoTzar @MrChurchTw eets @NikkiGilbey

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@tmeeky

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@StephenConn or7

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@MissHorsfall

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@rlj1981

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@MsKateRyan @BehaviourTe ach @DanRavenElli son @ChocoTzar @tstarkey1212

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@ravivian @ICTmagic

sound boring!! #ukedchat @ChrisChivers2 Give kids something hard and ask them to figure it out: a puzzle, a piece of tech, an experiment, a murder...? #UKedchat Thinking about having an ICT/Programming display in my Year2 classroom - any great ideas? #ukedchat #nqt @Teachric @csf0961 disagree.. Have some of highest Functional Maths success rates in country and we do lots of 'play'. #UKedchat #ukedchat I don't explicitly consider 'play' when designing lessons; more about task choice, clear criteria & dif options to meet outcome. Adults, and dare I say it, teachers, should feel more comfortable with play... and do more of it themselves #ukedchat @ukedchat #UKedchat Play is all about getting children to think, to question, to explore, to experiment, to make mistakes and have a go! @MissHorsfall as long as you can be confident in your own justification for encouraging play then use it. It is important #ukedchat Partially agree with @Teachric in that play can't teach complex ideas eg how to draw a bar chart.But it's a great way to practice! #ukedchat Children learn best when they are engaged in their learning, when it matters to them. http://tiny.cc/riok2w #UKedchat Is this play? @RachelOrr @ukedchat Good point. Sometimes playing isn't fun at all (in my case, that's when I'm losing!) #UKedchat #ukedchat play is one of the most important things in learning. Context deepens learning. @Teachric @NikkiGilbey YES u 100% CAN #teach written ops + data handling through play! Have you never played sardines or 123 in!? #UKedchat Our children have to figure things out for themselves. Play is how they do this. It's the key to independence. #UKedchat @KDWScience #ukedchat But was that after reinforcement? Would they have made the jump themselves? @ICTmagic @rlj1981 obvious answer is differentiation, but how one differentiates play is another question entirely #ukedchat @Teachric Twas my undergraduate dissertation. Results

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ukedchat Archive 29th August 2013 Hosted by @rlj1981

Should we encourage 'play" in our classroom to engage learning?

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@Sarah__wrigh t1 @tmeeky @BehaviourTe ach @rlj1981 @rkieran

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@Xris32

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@KerryPulleyn

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@ChrisChivers 2 @RachelOrr @DanRavenElli son @ICTEvangelis t @ravivian

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@aknill

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@tmeeky @sidchip64

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@ICTmagic

were stark! Not always because games, but because of movitation levels #ukedchat @ICTmagic then that's a learning opportunity for them! They'll learn to collaborate or work around things, great 'real life' skill #ukedchat RT @NikkiGilbey: @Teachric I invite you to come to my maths lessons! Yours sound boring!! #ukedchat< snigger :) @RachelOrr @ukedchat I think sometimes people do but I think opportunities should be provided all the way through primary #ukedchat @tmeeky should teacher model play- in the same way they would other positive learner characteristics? #ukedchat #ukedchat I love seeing children taking play very seriously (and learning all the time) #UKedchat Do we think the tricky word is 'fun'? Play is fine, but students need to be wary of learning being fun. Sends wrong message @headguruteacher @rlj1981 it can be tricky too if the students aren't by 'trustworthy'. Can result in poor output. #UKedchat @ChocoTzar #ukedchat Yes to all those. Speculation, alternative scenarios, empathy, explanation... involve a period of sorting ideas @BehaviourTeach @ukedchat #UKedchat And beyond? I do! We are all always playing a MASSIVE game of hide&seek hiding from some things.. searching for others. We need to learn to play it. #UKedchat @headguruteacher like games, the 'fun' video making activity should have rules in order to ensure coverage? #UKEdChat @ICTmagic @rlj1981 perhaps diff. stations with options that are more/less academic/visual etc.? play doesnt mean same thing to all #ukedchat @ICTmagic #ukedchat #spanner work as observer and feedback to group or class RT @Xris32: #UKedchat Do we think the tricky word is 'fun'? Play is fine, but students need to be wary of learning being fun.>what! @DanRavenEllison Only rugby (union)! #UKedchat http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/Art%2C+Craft+ %26+Design#neave_imagination Make art out of ribbons of light with this interactive drawing site. #edchat #ukedchat #edtech

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@EngChatUK

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@MsKateRyan

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@NikkiGilbey

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#UKedchat this is my latest "play" mind-map, same content, same outcome, same learning pic.twitter.com/27NVIDHIyu #UKedchat @rlj1981 thought this was quite fun, considering pic.twitter.com/nkx5Up0mXt @ChocoTzar @KDWScience Doesn't the notion of #play offer a safe environment to metaphorically 'fall over and graze your knees'? #ukedchat @headguruteacher #UKedchat I think that this is the core issue and why these discussions sometimes flounder. @Sarah__wright1 @ICTmagic Agreed. What do they want to play? What do they want to do? What are they scared of? #UKedchat Word games are great for developing vocabulary as well as learning prefixes/suffixes; scrabble, boggle, countdown. #UKedchat @Teachric not bizarre...engaging.My stdts come from school v disengaged, play&trust helps get them to a place where they can learn #ukedchat @rlj1981 @tmeeky my class from last year's favourite memory is of me playing in the snow with them! #ukedchat @ChocoTzar @KDWScience Definitely -I play! :) #UKedchat @RachelOrr @ukedchat haha I was going to suggest secondary but felt I had no credit too seeing as I don't teach that high haha #ukedchat @Teachric @NikkiGilbey nope. Not good enough. You can use game play to teach very sophisticated stuff. We are talking all ages #UKedchat Play is less threatening; there are no mistakes! #UKEdChat @Xris32 can you explain why learners should be wary of learning being fun? #ukedchat Is 'blue sky research' the same as play? #ukedchat @sidchip64 a serious game. #UKedchat This was a year seven favourite last term: http://www.wordtwist.org/ #UKedchat @englishlulu #UKedchat I don't see that picture - it doesn't look like a mind map @ukedchat #UKedchat What is your definition of PLAY? Is it about enjoyment, fun ORR about focused learning experiences? @headguruteacher #UKedchat Play and creativity can be highest level response arising from hard slog and attention to detail.
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@kitandrew1 @rlj1981 Some of my science team teach a new concept, get them to play, then assess learning. It works! #UKedchat Have you explored the #ukedchat forums? See toight's topic at http://ukedchat.com/forum-2/ukedchat-topics/should-weencourage-play-in-our-classroom-to-engage-learning/ @KDWScience #ukedchat Devil's advocate here - why not just skip straight to the explanation? #ukedchat I think teachers are scared of the word 'play'. What does the verb 'to play in the classroom' look like? @headguruteacher I like that idea of 'experimentation with purpose' - thanks! #ukedchat @KerryPulleyn @headguruteacher could play be part of building solid foundations of mutual respect with learners? #ukedchat @Gwenelope @ChocoTzar #UKedchat totally and by grazing knees we learn how not to do things, same with play some times right other times no Great #ukedchat happening right now - 'Should we encourage play in our classroom to engage learning?' Use the hashtag to join conversation. #ukedchat What happens if... you mix yellow paint with blue? Does it matter how much of each you use? Play with materials, trial and error. @ukedchat #UKedchat In a world of TECH, are we still teaching children the skills of how to play, what to play? Do they know how to? I think you CAN differentiate play. If the play is investigative, try giving more/less info/equip to different ability groups #ukedchat @MissHorsfall@rlj1981 my class from last year's favourite memory is of me playing in the snow with them! #ukedchatyeah, >fun needed in schl It's interesting to reflect on the profs that we describe as 'playing', including those in 'theatres' of war "playing" war games #UKedchat @ShonetteBason: #ukedchat I think teachers are scared of the word 'play'. What does the verb 'to play in the classroom' look like? Oh yes! I wonder if we all mean the same or different things by using the word 'play' #UKedchat #UKedchat play is such a natural way to learn... purpose,

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context, problem solving, questions, social skills, language... @ukedchat #UKedchat Play promotes positive attitudes to school and to learning. @Xris32 Agree there, nothing maddens me more than the words, "Can we have a fun lesson Miss?" #ukedchat @ukedchat #UKedchat Play provides opportunities for developing movement and manipulative skills. Do any teachers have any experience of behaviour watch? #ukedchat @ukedchat #UKedchat Play develops natural curiosity and stimulates imagination. Did Sir Dyson 'play' he certainly did and look what happened! #ukedchat @tstarkey1212 #UKedchat engagement is the key with some learners, this was a way to engage on quite a dry topic + visually they remembered @tstarkey1212 Does self discovery have value? Hard won lessons stick with you. #ukedchat @Gwenelope @ChocoTzar @KDWScience take risks, try your best... All sound like things I want my students to do #ukedchat In many cases I think that the joy and fulfilment that comes from learning is a good definition for fun - #UKedchat @EngChatUK @headguruteacher #UKedchat I think there's a huge diff btwn sec English and say primary maths. I'm struggling to find "play" @ICTEvangelist @headguruteacher Always about IT tools 2nd - pedagogy always 1st - but if both aligned you can increase engagement #ukedchat @Krenz77 depends on the play, making mistakes in structured games can be threatening, but valuable as an experience...#ukedchat @rlj1981 @headguruteacher Definitely - activities like circle time are playful #UKedchat #ukedchat "Play" responses - drama based explorations of character - are a staple of many English teaching classrooms. Including mine! I learnt to use my IWB, iPhone, and SIMS by playing. Redrafting my blog is playing with words/impact. #UKedchat @BehaviourTeach @ukedchat #UKedchat Needs to be. People get hung up on the word 'play' and see it as free for all!

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@RachelOrr: @ukedchat #UKedchat In a world of TECH, are we still teaching children how to play? Google 80/20 time shows value of this. @rlj1981 @Xris32 Play is fun, play can = learning, but not all play does. Teachers guide play allowing/ensuring children learn. #UKedchat Me too! RT @ChocoTzar: I learnt to use my IWB, iPhone, and SIMS by playing. Redrafting my blog is playing with words/impact. #UKedchat @Krenz77 But mistakes are good. We learn from them #ukedchat (I know what you mean though) #ukedchat @Teachric @NikkiGilbey there is plenty of time for both teachers and students to play. It does not have to be 100% tests! #UKedchat RT @DanRavenEllison: @sidchip64 a serious game. #UKedchat> talking of serious games... these r used to help medical students learn It's often remarked that 'they didn't even know they were learning...' Do children value 'play' in learning? #ukedchat @Gwenelope @Xris32 GRAMMAR IS FUN!!! #UKedchat @aknill Absolutely! Great stuff #ukedchat #ukedchat do we just say 'play' meaning interactive activities, how much freedom do students have to 'play' with ideas? @KerryPulleyn i think hugely different! #UKedchat @ukedchat #UKedchat 'Play' for learning is not simply about having FUN! @DanRavenEllison @Teachric @NikkiGilbey #ukedchat best factor that we can agree to disagree @Loulou_Uberkirk What's that? #UKedchat #UKedchat I've been lucky to teach nursery to yr13 No 1 can concentrate 4 1hr Play builds relationships & deepens learning #ukedchat do you know the two most popular apps that children play? Clash of clans & Hayday... Supercell watch & learn from their players... @HuntingEnglish @headguruteacher I refer you to my earlier tweet https://twitter.com/ICTEvangelist/status/37314845538621849 6 #ukedchat @kitandrew1 @Krenz77 #ukedchat but the mistakes are what helps with the learning look COD they always get killed but come back for more

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@ICTmagic I think it worries me a little that they separate the two..I'd prefer an attitude of 'we're always learning' #ukedchat @Teachric I'm in agreement & that is always a danger. As a professional we should know when to use a technique & when not to. #ukedchat @Teachric @DanRavenEllison It is possible to practice exam questions through playing games and competition #ukedchat @HuntingEnglish @headguruteacher in agreement when it comes to tech for learning #ukedchat @rkieran @ukedchat #UKedchat Agreed. Those skills have to be taught and not caught! @ICTmagic never quite got that thing about adult directed play. #contradictioninterms if you ask me. #ukedchat #UKedchat ever observed Early Years children playing in various stations? The amount of learning fascinating @KerryPulleyn #ukedchat Play is becomes refined as we get older. Buy a new iPad and then spend time finding out what it can do=play. Tech should be part of the toolkit. Not THE toolkit. Mobile. Able to be taken out & used & put away just as quickly #UKEdChat @ICTmagic I'd argue that there's little self discovery in classroom. Everything is led to an extent. 'Play' is just an activity. #ukedchat Evening! I start my plate tectonics lessons with a game of battleships: volcanoes vs earthquakes. #ukedchat @ukedchat #UKedchat FUN!!! F = fantastic U = unbelievable N = nonsense Play can be a great means of reducing the fear of failure something rife in UK education at present. #UKedchat @rkieran: @RachelOrr @ukedchat Some arrive at school unable to play to learn #ukedchat Absolutely,& see on lunch duty some can't play. @Xris32 #ukedchat why can't learning be fun? Life would be dreary & pointless without play. It can be a way in to new experiences And the line between work & play is blurred #ukedchat RT @Loulou_Uberkirk: Do any teachers have any experience of behaviour watch? #ukedchat> the behaviour management software? #ukedchat in a strict and structure assessment regime, how can 'play' find its place?

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@RachelOrr Yeah, I had that. Global search/replace with 'explore' or 'experiement' seems to work. #ukedchat @ShonetteBason @ICTEvangelist: @HuntingEnglish @headguruteacher in agreement when it comes to tech for learning #ukedchat < Yep. Great minds & all that! Play doesn't have to be during lessons. I enjoy joining in with basketball and cricket matches when I'm on break duty. #UKedchat Do they 'play' at Google? @innocentdrinks play... Assists creative flow. #ukedchat Having a right 'mare remembering to put #ukedchat in every tweet at the mo' I remember when windows 3.0 came out and our teacher told us to 'play' with the computer. #ukedchat @mberry @ICTmagic you might need this in year R to teach them how to play? Or to ensure certain directives are covered? #ukedchat Teaching through play is far more skilful than other sorts of teaching. Also requires more thought and preparation #ukedchat Worth it. @KDWScience @geraldhaigh1 @rkieran Great that you are engaged in the conversation. Please use #ukedchat and not @ukedchat to share with all. @ukedchat thru play teacher can observe children to see if taught skills/knowledge are embedded thru independent application #ukedchat @KerryPulleyn #UKedchat if we define play as anything creative then most of us prob do it all the time! @RachelOrr @geraldhaigh1 Please avoid using @ ukedchat and just use #ukedchat Huge thanks :-) Writing is 'playing' w/words. Science is 'playing' w/ideas. Art is 'playing' w/images. Play = creativity, can do other stuff too. #UKedchat @hrogerson I still sometimes tell my class to play with a new program - they often find things I hadn't noticed that way! #ukedchat @tstarkey1212 True, if the children are not allowed to fail. This is key. Allow true exploration in a direction they choose. #ukedchat #ukedchat another huge benefit of play is the social, communication and relationship skills it can teach (emphasis

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on can) RT @girlabroad13 Need UK primary & secondary trained teachers to partcipate in short inclusion survey.http://surveymonkey.com/s/LDINCLUSION #ukedchat #ukedchat To what extent do you think healthy competition, in terms of play, aids learning? #UKedchat #ukedchat essentially the learning is the key - if play is the best way to achieve the learning, then play away! #UKedchat As you get older, half the fun of play is the learning experience @ShonetteBason so much focus on behaviour management makes the uncontrolled nature of play scary at times #honest #UKedchat @tstarkey1212 #ukedchat Click hashtag to get yourself on the hash tag.Then every tweet you write starts #ukedchat Many teachers don't like the notion of play (in the classroom) becos they don't feel they have control.Prof 2uptight+insecure IMO. #ukedchat We need playful people in society. Imaginative people who have learned how to manage creative and risky processes. #UKedchat @rlj1981 @ICTmagic 'teach them how to play?' Has it really come to that? Something else we've failed to do for our 2? y.o. #ukedchat @ChocoTzar: I learnt to use my IWB, iPhone, and SIMS by playing. Redrafting my blog is playing with words/impact. #UKedchat hear hear Think some teachers feel they can't 'play' when they have a syllabus to get through. Pressures squeeze out playful nature. #UKedchat And then there's word-play #ukedchat #ukedchat play is like any other strategy, not always appropriate, but when it is, it should be embraced! @RachelOrr @ukedchat #ukedchat Spike Milligan would be proud. I think he retained a sense of fun throughout. @RachelOrr @ukedchat #ukedchat but small people play all the time eg learning to talk by blowing raspberries is play and learning and fun Want to help TOTKO change #SEn? Check out our new blog post and tell us your thoughts on music and #autism! http://ow.ly/one4k #ukedchat
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The problem is with the semantic definition of 'play'. Debate could just go round & round with no definitive meaning! #ukedchat @rlj1981 Has to be carefully managed, e.g. when teaching an autistic kid who will throw a tantrum if they lose. #ukedchat @rlj1981 it depends on the student, some students thrive on competition, some withdraw for fear of failure #ukedchat How much can realistic be taught through 'play' though? Can I teach specific heat capacity that way? #ukedchat I sometimes watch foundation kids in awe, the language and interaction is fantastic. Something there that needs bottling! #ukedchat #UKedchat competition and play can work well, earn points, be the winning team, everyone has a role. Good for boys. @scjmcd #UKedchat Growing old is inevitable. Growing up is optional. Always time to play daily and have fun! @mberry Have to say, I twitch each time I'm handed a post-it in a staff meeting to 'play'. Much of THAT next week I'm sure. :( #ukedchat @Susan_Wilde Hope so! #UKedchat @rlj1981 Definitely important. A little competition gives the activity an 'edge' and encourages focus and concentration too! #UKedchat Play & fun have no place in education! #Gove #SmallTearInTheFabricOfTime #1800s #ukedchat #ukedchat Too true. pic.twitter.com/RbEVB9RWbQ @rlj1981 I also like to promote doing things 'because they're fun', not for a reward. Fits with my general approach to life. #ukedchat There are different types of play, you can play around and discover what your iPad can do on your own or you can play with others #ukedchat @hrogerson Very little can be taught. All that is happening with play is not a lot, or rehearsing what we already know. #ukedchat Play is also being creative, out of comfort zone, using initiative, not worrying about mistakes... #UKedchat Healthy competition is an important part of development. Dealing with not winning and learning from it. #UKedchat @oldandrewuk @ukedchat @rlj1981 #ukedchat What not even in PE? Possibly Drama too! ;) @RachelOrr @ukedchat Need a contribution here from the
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teachers who use computer gaming for learning. @dawnhallybone around? #ukedchat When I want my students to quickly learn a new app, I say "take 15 minutes and play around with it" - they teach each other #ukedchat @rlj1981 #ukedchat competition in some activities and not others like in E lessons @ChrisChivers2: @RachelOrr @ukedchat #ukedchat Spike Milligan would be proud. I think he retained a sense of fun throughout. ORRsome! @hrogerson #ukedchat err don't think so but you never know, it's using #play when it's relevant I think RT @hrogerson: How much can realistic be taught through 'play' though? Can I teach specific heat capacity that way? #ukedchat> yeah, prob @Xris32 @Sue_Cowley @rlj1981 #ukedchat A time to every purpose.... @Teachric @NikkiGilbey get what you're saying. Exams are important. I agree. But I'm sure you'll agree learning is more than tests #UKedchat @tmeeky are you not the expert in the classroom?Surely you should have control or why else are our taxes paying your salary? Silly #ukedchat @geraldhaigh1 @ukedchat @dawnhallybone #UKedchat Bet there's a lot of that on secondary education too! Role-play is another important form of play that enhances learning #ukedchat @KDWScience @ChocoTzar That's what I mean. We accept bruises and grazes as part and parcel of physical play, same for mental. #ukedchat .@rlj1981 Not a huge fan of contests as students are often more interested in winning than learning. #ukedchat @ravivian @rlj1981 #UKedchat I agree. Some groups love it for others it can be a bit negative. Sorry to all my followers who aren't in education. Half an hour left of #UKedchat @NaomiWhite1 can't the playful nature deliver the syllabus? #UKedchat @huntingenglish @ICTEvangelist #ukedchat Agree too. I find generally students only really find 'play' fun it they're learning through it. can you 'play' throughout when school is at a low? Is teaching

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more didactic (through dictate ) when standards are low? #ukedchat #UKedchat Completely agree in role of play in learning, but do chn need the value to be made explicit to them in order to see the learning? #UKedchat play and competitive games are essential in teaching MFL - motivate and engage @1987RuthMartin I think if children played more in the classroom behaviour management would be easier as it would be the norm. #ukedchat @Dandan7171 Whenever I'm fed up with teaching, I go down to our FSU for a bit..always sorts me out, like magic. #ukedchat @KerryPulleyn @Xris32 There I'd nothing MORE fun than grammar! #ukedchat Game = Aim + at least 1 rule. You can apply that to anything. #UKedchat @KDWScience @hrogerson I guess five yr old can learn about conservation of volume by playing with sand? #play #UKedchat Kids ARE competitive. So long as its safe to not 'win' it has to be ok. Kids have to learn to lose graciously. #UKedchat @rlj1981 @NaomiWhite1 You mean Sillybus? ;) #ukedchat The most effective kind of education is that children should play amongst lovely things - Plato #ukedchat @rlj1981 Competitive play certainly engages the boys #ukedchat @agwilliams9 @HuntingEnglish Can someone propose a definition? #UKedchat Play is about investigating and discovering. It also has a role in embedding knowledge. Can it lead to first time learning? #ukedchat @RachelOrr Agreed. #UKedchat. @Sue_Cowley Programming is playing with code. #UKedchat Definitely an issue with how the word 'play' is being thought about. In English, playing with words and meaning is so important. #UKedchat @headguruteacher @HuntingEnglish @ICTEvangelist #ukedchat Hear the question,"What's the point?",you probably need to get back to the point. @ManYanaEd @hrogerson I think that play, and teaching playfully, can allow exploration, reinforce concepts &

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encourage challenge #UKedchat #ukedchat Do people never do things "just for the fun of it?" or "Just because it is there"? Spirit of adventure and exploration. Play needs things in place: - no worry about being judged great resources - able to make mess/noise/take risks Eng Ed system? #UKedchat Play is essential Play is about being curious, taking risks, discovering, reflecting, adapting, engaging & remembering #ukedchat @rlj1981 @ChocoTzar @KDWScience Indeed, the paradox being that we as professionals are NOT allowed to 'play' under current regime. #ukedchat What's important too is that in play, children learn how to learn. How can this be planned for >KS3? #ukedchat @Teachric are you not the expert in the classroom?Surely you should have control or why else .. ?#ukedchat>bonkers more like :) #ukedchat play is vital for students with developmental breaks. Helps take student back to the point break and redevelop from there again. @Teachric I have seen Lit, Maths, DT, History, Geog, Sci, Art, etc used. Suppose itepends on your interpretation of play? #ukedchat @hrogerson You need to teach the basics of anything in the normal way, but 'play' is one great way of reinforcing the learning. #UKedchat @KDWScience @hrogerson is molecular modelling, eg Watson and Crick DNA model a result of play? #play #UKedchat Not sure that true play happens in the classroom. For me play is self-directed, free to follow where I or the group choose to go. #ukedchat @rlj1981 What's healthy competition? #ukedchat #UKedchat If students don't want to play, should I make them? Give them another role? What do we mean by play here? I'm all for fun, interactive and kinaesthetic learning. Bit patronizing to call it play though. #ukedchat @ViciaScience @hrogerson #ukedchat, plus solids and liquids with corn flour and water @engchatuk #ukedchat. Yes,eg writing software, composing a fugue or sonnet, built on graft, ending in experimentation

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and rule-bending 'fun' @ChocoTzar a good life skill is learning to lose with grace this needs to be handled sensitively in the classroom #UKedchat @mrlockyer @ManYanaEd like what? I am really struggling to think of anything? #ukedchat How might we link encouraging play to gamification? #UKedchat pic.twitter.com/o1S47ZMKYN @DanRavenEllison Play = (Aim or no aim) + at least 0 rules. #UKedchat @HeyMissSmith @mberry skill of teacher to take children through exploration to develop learning #ukedchat @Xris32 @Sue_Cowley #ukedchat There is a difference between exploratory play with ideas etc and performance in any sphere. #ukedchat I still like to play, so why are we surprised students do too?! It increases engagement and can lead to v. good learning @Gwenelope @rlj1981 @KDWScience Your regime sounds awful, we're working hard to encourage staff playing. #UKedchat @rlj1981 Sure but don't think everyone feels that way when they are under pressure to get results. #UKedchat @NaomiWhite1 That's just losing in competition? #UKedchat @ICTmagic I think that can be fostered, pupil led learning leads to opportunities for pupils to take ownership of play! #ukedchat @Xris32 @aknill Like 'independence', 'fun' is often an outcome at the end of very long spells of gritty, dull & unfun effort! #ukedchat I think exploration of a situation/skill/problem happens all the time in classrooms, but there are confines to adhere to. #ukedchat From 0yo we learn through play...educators need to nudge the games, rather than control the outcome #UKedchat @stephbrooks1978 I never learned to lose well :( #UKedchat @Teachric @tmeeky #ukedchat so as the "expert" do you ever learn from pupils? I do and it's why I enjoy my job 25 years in. I recommend looking to #Scotland for that they are doing on outdoor learning http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/learningteachingandass

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essment/approaches/outdoorlearning/about/experiencesando utcomes.asp - well ahead of England #UKedchat @7puzzle I do crosswords, is that play? I have made revision board games- poor quality and little science content. What else? #ukedchat @ChocoTzar @Gwenelope @rlj1981 #ukedchat I am very orientated by play as you know so there is lots going on in my lab when appropriate!!! This #UKedchat is interesting. I worry that PRP and meddling of the curriculum will not allow teachers the confidence to take creative risks TChat will add the hashtag at the end of your tweet! http://www.tchat.io/rooms/ukedchat Give it a try if you keep forgetting to add #ukedchat @ViciaScience @KDWScience @hrogerson Many famous scientists came up with great theories through 'playing' #UKedchat @ukedchat #UKedchat Play according to Yoda! pic.twitter.com/SCDesXC4lE @headguruteacher #UKedchat Composition of music or poetry or dance within intricate and complex 'rules' = ultimate play. @sidchip64 not Lord of the Flies style #UKedchat where learners feel ok to win or lose @hrogerson @ManYanaEd In Geog, rather than saying 'we are learning about landlocked countries' I introduced this with a game. 1/2 #ukedchat Through using play(ful) learning appropriately, the departments GCSE results increased every year by around 8% av per year #ukedchat @stephbrooks1978 And neither has Gove #UKedchat RT @mberry: @DanRavenEllison Play = (Aim or no aim) + at least 0 rules. << Good call. Structure v Unstructured play in schools... #UKedchat @rlj1981 it's a life skill. Need to learn to win and lose. Fear of failure isn't good for future life #UKedchat Sounds like #ukedchat would have had me v wound up this evening. @hrogerson @rlj1981 And that's another lesson children learn through play, learning how to win and also how to lose! #UKedchat as trainee ECS teachers we are always shown the importance

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of play! allows for exploration of ideas in a way that comes naturally #UKedchat @ICTmagic #ukedchat At nursery,son wd take all chairs from activity tables,put 'em into rows of plane seats, ask"Who's coming on my plane?" @Sarah__wright1 Read https://twitter.com/ICTmagic/status/373165969322950657 I'm arguing that play = freedom to choose. Can that be fostered? True freedom? #ukedchat @HuntingEnglish @Xris32 @aknill agree. But worth the dull gritty effort #UKedchat #ukedchat Define 'play' Appropriately used, playful learning can allow young people to demonstrate sound subject knowledge and increase exam performance #ukedchat @rlj1981 Would rather link play to dedification... #UKedchat @HeyMissSmith Learning through play is more engaging than other sorts of learning. Also requires thought and preparation #ukedchat Worth it. @virkjay @rlj1981 yes, I used to think that but really beginning to think engages is not the same thing as learning #UKedchat Of course, I can't generalise, just tell stories of when it's worked. Key word is appropriately and for te teacher to judge #ukedchat 'Play' enables happy accidents and unintended, creative outcomes. It's healthy for all human beings, not just school age CYP #UKedchat geography resources Websites illustrations videos photography infographics maps interactive games http://magpiethat.com/category/foundationsubjects/humanities/geography/ #ukedchat #sltchat Play is integral to all learning and developing social & coop skills #UKedchat Need more space to comment? Try the #ukedchat forum at http://ukedchat.com/forum-2/ukedchat-topics/should-weencourage-play-in-our-classroom-to-engage-learning/ @ChocoTzar I need to learn to lose graciously too! #ukedchat @ICTmagic agreed but may be initiated by others including peers and adults #ukedchat @ukedchat #UKedchat So, who's coming out to play tonight! @judeenright Fab. I bet the learning & social interaction was
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superb. :) #ukedchat @debrichmond @ViciaScience @KDWScience but I can't think of what students could do? #ukedchat @ICTmagic great point! Would be interesting to investigate! #ukedchat #UKedchat so have we defined what play looks like in a secondary school classroom? How many people use paper planners, computer planners or no planner at all? It's my first year without a paper planner!! #ukedchat #edchat @climbdg5 @rlj1981 giving freedom to play and be creative in learning is essential to teaching but scary too! #UKedchat @joeybagstock @rlj1981 Think is boys are enjoying& learning = engaging #UKedchat What do we mean by play? In my mind play is learning through enquiry or modelling real world situations - all of which is relevant #UKedchat @rlj1981 Then is that really competition? #UKedchat @ViciaScience @hrogerson #ukedchat as we know they drew, used all sorts to model it, so I'd say yes they played! @sidchip64: @rlj1981 Would rather link play to dedification... #UKedchat> explain? @joeybagstock @virkjay @rlj1981 it doesn't have to be. Engaged learning can be quiet, focused and studious. #UKedchat #ukedchat Our Y13 English students often act out texts; they play with sounds, characterisations, imagery. Play can be laced with rigour. @HuntingEnglish @ChocoTzar #UKedchat there's probably a lose gracefully app for the iPad... @ICTmagic #ukedchat As secondary teacher, I was v jealous that pre-school teachers cd just go with it, as did most of his classmates. #ukedchat the fantastic Prof Stamatis Vokos at Seattle uni uses play to demonstrate energy transference. He is dead clever. Play in secondary school would be modelling concepts and ideas or exploration of the environment - learning should be fun #UKedchat Let staff play - the brilliant @RitahinCo proved it can work during inset at school this week. #ukedchat @sidchip64 if the outcomes matter? #ukedchat

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@RachelOrr #UKedchat Aren't we all playing now?! @Sue_Cowley @Edutronic_Net Makes more sense or me in that context. Less so in my context. Too many interpretations. #ukedchat @ManYanaEd @hrogerson Primary btw #ukedchat @BinksNeateEvans Oh... intiation can come from anything/where, but freedom to ebb & flow from there... that makes the difference. #ukedchat Just throwing it out there- but in my exp teachers who struggle with play also struggle with behaviour man It's about letting go #ukedchat Learning through play can often direct learning in a different direction encouraging flexible thinking #ukedchat Why might teachers encourage play? Have a look here: http://playwithlearning.com/2010/12/07/where-play-meetslearning/ by Carlton Reeve #UKedchat @Thatch_Teach @rlj1981 agreed, we need to give our children lots of praise when they accomplish something hard! #UKedchat @KerryPulleyn @joeybagstock @virkjay @rlj1981 #UKedchat some of it needs to be. As a learner, that's what some of them like #UKedchat - English teachers - examples / ideas of how we can 'play' when teaching a text? Make it real for me. @ICTmagic #ukedchat In Y5 last yr, he went and helped out in Reception class during "choosing time" most weeks! @Debsgf Play develops their resilience & confidence to overcome their fear #UKedchat Most of the teenage boys I work with take their games very seriously #ukedchat Join the 359 educators who have subscribed to the free #ukedchat bulletin with news & the best posts on the hashtag. http://ukedchat.us7.list-manage1.com/subscribe? u=e97344da33f46a7dbb6f16fe4&id=ec47899e39 @joeybagstock @virkjay @rlj1981 There must be a line drawn between engagement and learning. That's the problem, right there. #ukedchat @ukedchat #UKedchat http://Play.com Play station Play mobile Playboy @englishlulu I do things which are playful sometimes :) learning activities based on games, but it's hard to make really #ukedchat ~

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We were put into groups and sent on a treasure hunt. We played our way around the school and had lots of (dare I say it?) fun! #UKedchat The is a culture of fear around play. Not enough secondary teachers dare to use play. #UKedchat @Susan_Wilde @ChocoTzar My iPad memory is taken up by competitive zero-sum games! #ukedchat @rlj1981 Word play; not fan of gamification, so dedification... Dedicated learning... #UKedchat The best teachers let children 'learn' through discovering for themselves. They learn a lot through play #UKedchat @englishlulu challenging skills learning playful. However, elements of fun can be built in #UKedchat @rlj1981 #ukedchat Children learn to take turns, defer to another, through interaction with peers. Ludo, snakes and ladders etc. @englishlulu there's so much space for hot seating and allowing pupils of all abilities to see any text in a new way with 'play' #ukedchat @headguruteacher #ukedchat Is being extended to other subjects w. the 'playlets' devised by Kate Brennan with @ActtheFacts Some great ideas @Kopfarm That's a nonsense generalisation. #ukedchat @rlj1981 They do in competition... That's what makes a competition...? #UKedchat #ukedchat Students can design 'crazy circuits' playfully but need to analyse why they behave the way they do. Otherwise it's messing about. @judeenright Interested that what is valued at nursery, loses value at school & becomes celebrated at Uni and in the world of work #ukedchat @virkjay yes, worries me that there are schools which could be less inclined to develop such teaching #UKedchat In English: role-play a character from a text and present them with a range of dilemmas. #UKedchat #UKedchat Is there a fine line between play based learning and project based learning? Life's too short not to have a playful outlook... isn't it? #ukedchat What about @CainesArcade for learning through play? #ukedchat http://cainesarcade.com @DanRavenEllison: The is a culture of fear around play. Not

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enough secondary teachers dare to use play. #UKedchat that's coming out here @chrishildrew I have to agree here. Main aim is for us to enhance learning. That can be through play, fun or whatever it takes. #UKedchat If play doesn't work for you, I won't lose sleep over it but don't waste your breath trying to convince me it doesn't work. #UKedchat @rlj1981 #ukedchat Children learn about fairness from games playing, either indoor games or developing sports awareness. @jo3grace one of my best experiences too- a chd with selective mutism in school broke it to speak to me as a student teacher #UKedchat @ManYanaEd @hrogerson Probably no time at all. Would it have stuck? Is a teacher's role simply to tell children things? #ukedchat @englishlulu @KerryPulleyn playing with texts can visual images, hotseating. The more pupils get out of their seats the better! #UKedchat RT @kitandrew1: Shakespeare was 1 of our most playful writers..puns, slapstick, etc, all words. Why? To engage audience/make point #ukedchat @Debsgf Without play & being creative we wouldn't develop language & range of skills amongst our pupils #UKedchat @englishlulu Louisa, I'm not sure what you mean by 'make it real for me'. Am I being thick? #UKedchat @Sue_Cowley @mberry letting children play with programming v important part of implementing new computing POS #ukedchat RT @mazst: @RachelOrr @BehaviourTeach #ukedchat but done badly it can become a free for all and that is when "play" is discredited @headguruteacher they just end up running out my batteries and overheating the wires.... I set challenges, but it is structured. #UKedchat Similarly, I won't (can't in fact) convince you. I'll still sleep. And that's not just the running or playing all day #UKedchat @chrishildrew: #ukedchat essentially the learning is the key if play is the best way to achieve the learning, then play away! ORRsome! Anyone remember 'History play'? #MrMen #Nazis...? Even Gove got involved... #UKedchat

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@climbdg5 @rlj1981 definitely, unfortunately some teachers back away from scary, we shud embrace it: use it to stretch ourselves #UKedchat @Edutronic_Net #ukedchat I think we just define play differently. I don't see that as play - its just what I do Huh? "@ShonetteBason Did Sir Dyson 'play' he certainly did and look what happened! #ukedchat" @headguruteacher #ukedchat so the play is part of the process and evaluated formally @englishlulu playing 'splat' with key words or drama based activities, maybe card or board game based activities #ukedchat @debrichmond From what I've heard so far, EVERYONE'S definition is very different. #ukedchat @virkjay just today S&L has been removed from English GCSE curriculum. That's a concern #UKedchat I am thinking that the primary and secondary school definitions of play are very different #ukedchat @tstarkey1212 @joeybagstock @rlj1981 I don't see why there to needs to be so.. Pupil enjoying , engaging is developing thinking #UKedchat Helped an Maths NqT last year to introduce play into some maths lessons to develop understanding with tricky yr 11s.Worked a treat #ukedchat Ultimately shouldn't we be finding joyful ways to spend our lives? If play does that... ?? #UKedchat @mazst @BehaviourTeach @ukedchat #UKedchat Probably where 'toy day' came from! Lol #ukedchat my sixth form learners play- and learn- is play applicable to non primary? pic.twitter.com/TULusnZ03s @truan_steve agree with that. People need to be prepared for things to go wrong and know how to adapt and change as needed #UKedchat @ICTmagic #ukedchat Only at Google! Was just about to tweet that sec ed is designed to produce office automatons.Ken Robinson put it better. RT @debrichmond: I am thinking that the pri +sec school definitions of play are very different #ukedchat> yeah, course, but principles same Key word is appropriate. Same with any teaching thing. #ukedchat One of the best moments of my teaching career- transforming

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the behaviour of a Y4 boy with a serious stealing problem. #UKedchat @ManYanaEd @rlj1981 #UKedchat For many children arriving in EYFS, it may well be their first experience of turn taking, but controlled. @debrichmond Agree, but much to learn from each other! #primaryandproud #UKedchat @Debsgf Absolutely - scary! What a narrow curriculum it will be #UKedchat #UKedchat role play in MFL is vital - an artificial environment/situation requires creativity and fearlessness safe to fail and lose Ah #UKedchat how I've missed you! First chat after my hols! Ok, games I can think of splat, bingo, dominoes, crosswords, wordsearch, missing vowels, who am I? #ukedchat @englishlulu teacher in role activities are usually great fun, but drama offers possibilities like forum theatre, which is ~ #UKedchat @virkjay @joeybagstock @rlj1981 I'm there to teach them a subject. They can think fine themselves #ukedchat @englishlulu serious but very creative #UKedchat @hrogerson @headguruteacher I say that what you have just described is still an example of play, just more structured. #ukedchat @englishlulu that's the joy though isn't? Such a wide definition of what it is. #UKedchat #ukedchat is play a poor medium for learning or are teachers uncomfortable planning to use it? Creativity required! @rlj1981 YES! (I don't normally shout on here) We encourage our 1st Years to play too. They don't like it though. #ukedchat @judeenright I think it is more wide spread than just Google, but they were (past tense) a good case. They've drop 20% time now :( #ukedchat #ukedchat agh it's really hard to explain what I mean in so few characters. Let me try again. Bruce sets out arguments for encouraging play in young children- can these also apply to older learners? http://www.richlearningopportunities.co.uk/pdf/importance %20of%20play.pdf #UKedchat Play with books = lifelong literacy #UKedchat #ukedchat Beyond engaging ss learning through forms of play, can depts, CPD or whole-school management be

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developed thru' forms of 'play'? Mystified that some peeps don't value play Is their main focus control, control, control? #ukedchat @stephbrooks1978 equally games are a good way to practice & learn new language e.g. bingo. Thanks for mentioning play and MFL. #ukedchat #ukedchat play is about learning you own strength and weaknesses while engaged in activities. @kitandrew1 @rlj1981 #ukedchat Many employability skills can be developed through play- role play, collaborative play, product development, @debrichmond how do you think primary and secondary kids play differently? #UKedchat #ukedchat play is self directed and intrinsically motivated. Elements of play can be used but adult involvement sullies true meaning @mberry Why don't they like it? Feel silly? Out of comfort zone? @rlj1981 #ukedchat #ukedchat if the text we are studying is finite, unchangeable. Then we can 'play' as we explore it, but can we 'play' with it? @rlj1981 #ukedchat you have proved that it is in that pic. Sixth formers love playing more than year 9-11. Less inhibited @tstarkey1212 @virkjay @rlj1981 agreed. I do fun lessons and the kids enjoy them (I think), but I don't think they learn much. #UKedchat Play allows learners to be engaged in topics they would normally back down from. Play allows sense of adventure not repetition #ukedchat @MarinaRobb @hrogerson free exploration of a *world*, guided by the instincts, the interests and the senses ... #UKedchat @Debsgf @englishlulu I like sticking post it key words on their back and they have to work them out by talking to friends #UKedchat Join the 360 educators who have subscribed to the free #ukedchat bulletin with news & the best posts on the hashtag. http://ukedchat.us7.list-manage1.com/subscribe? u=e97344da33f46a7dbb6f16fe4&id=ec47899e39 @geodebs used Jenga and twister this year with 11a for revision. Those targeted Ds got Cs and above. Can't find the link at the mo #ukedchat @hrogerson who wants to be a millionaire, is always good

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one, countdown, #UKedchat @ManYanaEd @rlj1981 #ukedchat Keep rules simple to start, develop complexity later. Always focus on fairness and equity. @joeybagstock @tstarkey1212 @virkjay @rlj1981 #UKedchat I bet they learn more than when they are bored @mberry could you explain how? #ukedchat We shouldn't under-estimate the inter-personal importance of play #ukedchat @Andyphilipday #ukedchat eg teach staff about #solotaxonomy through Lego play or hexa... Shapes (bot avoidance) Problem is the higher up you go in the education system, the more temptation it is to steer away from learning through play. #ukedchat #ukedchat See our staff training day feed #BletchleyMead. Much play involved. Showing my age, but loved this... Anyone else think this when someone says play away...? http://youtu.be/WjPprQd6HF8 #UKedchat @ICTmagic @rlj1981 Often seems to be that they're used to having teachers tell/show them things & think that's how learning works. #ukedchat I think we should try to aid our students' learning through games designed around learning! Literary technique snap cards etc #ukedchat #ukedchat being playful is different. Play is a serious business! @ManYanaEd As a Consultant, is this method how you advocate progressing Teaching and Learning? Which age group for? #ukedchat @mazst Great comments, but please use #ukedchat hash tag instead of the @ account, so more people can see your views. Thank you :-) In ICT lessons we use Scratch to make games. Surely play is a pre-requisite of testing! #ukedchat @debrichmond @hrogerson #ukedchat. I agree about need for structure. Some kids drown if it's too open-ended. But others thrive if let go. #ukedchat I'm a HoD of Humanities (RE specialist) & wondered if any #geographyteachers could explain how the case studies work in gcse aqa a @truan_steve undoubtedly. We need to transform our

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profession from control to creativity #UKedchat (all in proportion obviously) @HuntingEnglish I agree. But definition of play is relative. To my mother playing is monopoly, to me it's jumping off cliffs #ukedchat @KDWScience: @hrogerson who wants to be a millionaire, is always good one, countdown, #UKedchat oo and four pics one word! Designing learning activities around 'play' can be time consuming, but the results are always so worth it, in my experience. #ukedchat @truan_steve I'd suggest play (in its many guises on here so far) in no way equates to freedom. Just as structured. #UKedchat @virkjay @Susan_Wilde @KerryPulleyn @rlj1981 #UKedchat yes, I agree with that. Also, variety is necessary to support longer term aims The *teachers* need to play as well as the *kids*! We should stop sifting all the risk and creativity out of teaching. #UKedchat @SteveThursbyMA: @Edutronic_Net Shapes society. Could you explain why? #UKedchat Doing trench warfare,had whole class paper ball fight. All enjoyed,had fun, all learned&next lesson showed excellent understanding #ukedchat When I work with teachers I always include an element of play in CPD -if we don't then we forget the magic of how it makes us feel #UKedchat #UKedchat The definition of play is not important at all, what is vital is the understanding of early development and how child'n learn. @Andyphilipday Hmm. Not judging by some #ukedchat comments. But I would argue play is best way for teachers to get to grips with new tech. @davidErogers @HuntingEnglish #UKedchat can I nominate which kids do which? @rlj1981 To clarify, I don't think they play differently, I think we interpret the value of their play differently. #ukedchat @KerryPulleyn @englishlulu I do the same thing, post-it on forehead to work on character or word analysis #UKedchat I think we need add into tonight's discussion the importance of allowing our own kids to play when at home. So important to

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@rlj1981

value #ukedchat @scjmcd: @KDWScience @hrogerson yes and #blockbusters, penalty shoot out, etc #ukedchat Another @priorygeography playful adventure is Olympic Geocaching http://daviderogers.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/olympicgeocaching.html even stared a kid from Super Nanny #ukedchat #ukedchat perhaps taking the use of the word 'play' too literally. @mberry Shocking that the 'production line' exists & seemingly intelligent people need to be shown it's ok to think! @rlj1981 #ukedchat Play develops transferable skills. Teach, share, develop, practice, enhance, show, deliver .... It's where it starts! #UKedchat #ukedchat 'Play' does not equate to 'creativity'. #ukedchat @chrismcd53 Creativity def. essential, + broadminded SLT who see value of play & don't want written evid of progress every 5 mins #UKedchat ...excellent teacher training that had depth is vital then no definition of 'play' is needed!! #ukedchat @Andyphilipday @rlj1981 one of my fav CPD was team cooking session - very playful. I love using play in the classroom, but I often go into it with some fear and trepidation. Its learning for me as well as the kids #UKedchat @englishlulu I think you can sometimes. I've had Y11s deliver speeches from ShKespeare by transforming them into the ~#UKedchat @Debsgf @KerryPulleyn @englishlulu #UKedchat Taboo works similarly - get kids to make own versions @Debsgf Like this year 5 maths sheet my son received from a fab teacher http://twitpic.com/anw5gh #ukedchat @Susan_Wilde @HuntingEnglish that's the whole point of a teacher. To use the appropriate methods to the teacher and children ;-) #ukedchat #ukedchat Simulations are powerful play - the AQA #GCSE Media exam is an in-role response to a simulated production brief. Is it only true play if child initiated? Can teaching activities really be play? #ukedchat

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@joeybagstock

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@aknill @RachelOrr @englishlulu @ieshasmall @Andyphilipda y @sidchip64

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@tstarkey1212 @truan_steve Agree. Freedom within confines. Play within boundaries. Walled gardens. #UKedchat @englishlulu style of a comedian. It needs some prep - but they really have to focus on the language #UKedchat #UKedchat examples of games in MFL lessons Blockbusters, pass the bomb, countdown, hotseating, bingo, heads down thumbs up, twister, @JamesTheo @virkjay @tstarkey1212 @rlj1981 #UKedchat I'm always surprised by how much 'difficult' kids reject attempts to inject play focus @Xris32 agree learning has intense non fun areas but life is multi faceted #ukedchat Have we different perceptions and definitions of 'play' ? #UKedchat @KerryPulleyn Agree, I have done stuff using first and final drafts of OMAM. #UKedchat @ManYanaEd @JamesTheo @hrogerson there is a role for rehearsal to embed things, no? #UKedchat @englishlulu @rlj1981 #ukedchat ...and what did you learn from it? @judeenright @Andyphilipday I would argue the best way is to RTFM... #UKedchat Using play really helped me unlock the tricky classes. Trouble was their expectations of me rose. Need to be clear and consistent #ukedchat @hrogerson @debrichmond @KDWScience computer games such as simple physics and plague inc? #UKedchat @rlj1981 Sure they can! #ukedchat Adults can initiate, guide and shape the play without "spoiling" it, if they're careful and sensitive. @Susan_Wilde @joeybagstock @virkjay @rlj1981 Worrying about 'boring' kids massively problematic. #ukedchat Made a version of Cranium game based on Heroes... made learning abt the book for GCSE accessible for my SEN students #ukedchat Revision Jenga @geodebs http://geogdebens.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/gcse-revisionjenga/jenga-2/ and http://geogdebens.wordpress.com/2013/05/14/gcse-revisionjenga/ #UKedchat strategy, the link between learning and play #UKedchat @joeybagstock @JamesTheo @virkjay @tstarkey1212

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@ravivian @rlj1981 @stephbrooks1 978 @chrismcd53

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@rlj1981 #UKedchat that's prob because they haven't learned to play at home. @rlj1981 children try to join in adult play all the time. It is one of the best ways of understanding the world #UKedchat @ICTmagic @mberry maybe better to model than to tell as such? #ukedchat #UKedchat in fact any game can be adapted for MFL teaching - cluedo, monoploly you name it - I'll adapt it :) @rpd1972 #ukedchat when play is used as a medium for learning progress is easily demonstrated! @ManYanaEd The former, yes. I also read around Education. Have you read Heath, Cuhill, Syed? #booktoptrumps #ukedchat @ViciaScience @debrichmond @KDWScience just wondering if 'playing' with simulations count? #ukedchat #PhET @truan_steve @rlj1981 Agreed. Need to culture a safe environment so they feel they can play - remove fear of 'getting it wrong' #UKedchat Play can suggest choice to indulge in what you like/have an interest in to your heart's content? #UKedchat @csf0961 The idea that there is 1 answer is outdated. #QuestionEverything Poke & prod ideas to see if they hold water! @mberry #ukedchat @judeenright Cannot get a handle on it! Might be different for tweetdeck? #ukedchat I think one of my targets this NQT year will be to use play more creatively and effectively. It can be a powerful teaching tool #UKedchat @ViciaScience @hrogerson @debrichmond @KDWScience Plague Inc is really addictive and informative! #UKedchat @tstarkey1212 planning play for a purpose allows the learners freedom to imagine and discover and learn for themselves #ukedchat @chrismcd53 @rpd1972 Not criticising, rather curious: how do you show progress with play? #ukedchat @Sue_Cowley Exactly the point I was trying to make earlier. Playing with pedagogy should be part & parcel of what we do. #ukedchat @englishlulu @Xris32 @KerryPulleyn there are so many different ways of using creative learning, not just drama focus #UKedchat

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@JamesTheo @joeybagstock

@hrogerson @ViciaScience @KDWScience Yes! #UKedchat #UKedchat Who plays walk the plank and fling the teachers with their classes? working with staff team next week INSET - playing together and building dens - then how we build the boundaries for assessment #UKedchat Teachers who are also parents: some ideas to help you keep a good work/life balance and enjoy family time http://bit.ly/11fB2L3 #ukedchat Is play necessarily creative? #UKedchat New twitter makes #UKedchat harder to follow. Need to #play with it! @Gwenelope @Thatch_Teach @rlj1981 @ChocoTzar @KDWScience we had Ofsted in and had kids out playing. Got picked up as good practice #ukedchat @joeybagstock @JamesTheo @virkjay @tstarkey1212 @rlj1981 #ukedchat and a lack of self-esteem leading to fear of making a mistake @aknill #ukedchat. Yes, it must be formal. Play, defined in terms of learning, can be quite tightly managed. @rlj1981 They can be playful :) #UKedchat @juleslearning That's not freedom - it's just another level of guidance #ukedchat @chrismcd53 #UKedchat agree, but not everyone can see that! @RachelOrr #ukedchat Yes, I think those who have seen early years classes in action view it differently. Must involve student freedom,I feel Too many children don't have enough freedom to #playoutdoors. Gatekeepers need to unlock opportunities for them to learn outdoors #UKedchat @Gwenelope @Thatch_Teach @rlj1981 @ChocoTzar @KDWScience year 8's running about the place. And we were a '4' school #ukedchat #ukedchat when the aim becomes anything other than the playing, it's no longer play. @rlj1981 even that's problematic - there's a learned incompetence thing going on that discourages folk from having a go @ICTmagic #UKedchat @truan_steve You seem to be stuck with a strange binary of play vs. control. Why? #ukedchat @Susan_Wilde @tstarkey1212 @virkjay @rlj1981

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@MissHorsfall

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@davidErogers @Mullaney198 2 @joeybagstock @RobAnthony0 1 @JamesTheo @juleslearning

#UKedchat sure, but often my attempts to play are deemed boring or rather 'dry', 'long', etc 10 minutes remain. Before you run away to play, vote for next week's #ukedchat topic. http://ukedchat.com/poll @JuliaHines: @Debsgf Like this year 5 maths sheet my son received from a fab teacher http://twitpic.com/anw5gh #ukedchat haha love it! @tstarkey1212 @joeybagstock @virkjay @rlj1981 #ukedchat I don't think being bored is good or avoiding it is bad - do you? @judeenright @RachelOrr it's also dependant on what the end result is and examination demands too #UKedchat @Sue_Cowley I agree! Fortunately I have a supportive SLT who (within reason) let me get on with it as long as results are ok #ukedchat Before being playful, it's vital to have good behaviour routines and sky high expectations. also has to be some academic 'meat' #UKedchat #UKedchat great topic tonight. Very interesting. @Susan_Wilde @JamesTheo @virkjay @tstarkey1212 @rlj1981 #UKedchat more likely, there's been too much to it. I taught myself to program a computer by playing. 'What happens if I...', 'How could I...'? #UKedchat @lahewes So play is at odds with learning then? #ukedchat @cathy_cross play for teachers allows them same freedom to think for themselves that we give children. As you say key part of CPD. #ukedchat #ukedchat thinking of EYFS does play always need a purpose? @lahewes: #ukedchat when the aim becomes anything other than the playing, it's no longer play.> can you explain a bit more please? @MissHorsfall @rpd1972 formative assessment - clear outcomes identified as to why play used as medium. #ukedchat Tonight's tweets are a mixture of child initiated play and children 'playing games' (apps, board games etc) - Not the same thing #ukedchat @ManYanaEd @JamesTheo @hrogerson related - I'm wondering if real power of play is to apply known stuff in unknown situations? #UKEdchat You're never too old to play but you may get old if you don't. #ukedchat
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20:53:19 @ICTmagic

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@mberry Is that a produce of schooling or an innate desire not to lose face as an adult? Would make interesting research. @rlj1981 #ukedchat @allicatski @joeybagstock @JamesTheo @tstarkey1212 @rlj1981 And if you aren't enjoying it you won challenge yourself. #UKedchat Teaching about the War on Terror or geopolitics? Get this War on Terror Board Game serious playtime http://www.waronterrortheboardgame.com/ #UKedchat @rlj1981 @lahewes #UKedchat v narrow definition of play there #UKedchat 'ers need to remember that teaching isn't bipolar. It's not 'play is great' or 'play is pants'. A little bit of both @lahewes Interesting. Does this depend on who chooses the aim? If the child, maybe it can still count as play? #UKedchat @JamesJMatthews tweets are a mixture of child initiated play and children 'playing games'Not the same thing #ukedchat> no, but all playing @Susan_Wilde @joeybagstock @virkjay @rlj1981 I think when questions like that become a priority, learning suffers. #ukedchat And practical jokes and staff was a big part of the @priorygeography culture ;-) #ukedchat @GeoDebs @hrogerson @ViciaScience @debrichmond @KDWScience #ukedchat play is anything you do for fun so if its fun it counts. @mberry Children usually don't have the same inhibition. When & why does that change? @rlj1981 #ukedchat Five minutes left!! Does play value the processes of learning over the outcomes for learners? #ukedchat @davidErogers @priorygeography Definitely. Wouldn't want to work somewhere without humour and banter #ukedchat RT @lahewes: #ukedchat when the aim becomes anything other than the playing, it's no longer play. < No.. the motivation changes #UKedchat @davidErogers Agree! #ukedchat twitter has a tendency to render everything as binary opposition - when it rarely really is! @rlj1981 @lahewes if you look at the definition, it says play does not have a serious or practical purpose. #ukedchat Just 5 minutes of #ukedchat remain. Final thoughts? Sign up to the bulletin at http://ukedchat.us7.listmanage1.com/subscribe?

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@gavinsmart

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u=e97344da33f46a7dbb6f16fe4&id=ec47899e39 @PeterKeal @rlj1981 Give me a definition and I'll tell you. #ukedchat @virkjay @Susan_Wilde @joeybagstock @tstarkey1212 @rlj1981 So how do you know they are learning what they need to learn? #ukedchat @CainesArcade: Love creative play! Join our #cardboardchallenge Day of Play & @imagination fdn movement: http://www.imagination.org #ukedchat @rlj1981 @lahewes #ukedchat I use dandelion leaves in salad & they're still weeds; if the activity's fun & creative but purposeful it's play Thanks Phil RT @floorphillaz: @ViciaScience @hrogerson @debrichmond @KDWScience Plague Inc is really addictive and informative! #UKedchat @Sue_Cowley The irony being, prob more folk learned about the Nazi's rise to power because of Gove's outrage...!! #ukedchat @Thatch_Teach absolutely. Unless it's to do with coffee or malt or tea or ale. ;-) #UKedchat @rlj1981 #UKedchat Objective of learning comes first. Play methodology second, if possible. @rlj1981 surely it depends on the outcomes required? The processes should allow pupils to expand & look at things in a new way #UKedchat Play,tinker,experiment,create,fail,try again,get lost in ur imagination,dress up,take risks,have fun!(& that's just the teachers!) #ukedchat @GeoDebs @priorygeography kids picked up on it too adults modelling good behaviour. #ukedchat @ICTmagic Hmm. Probably more playfulness outside formal education. Children happy to play when its not stigmatised? @rlj1981 #UKedchat You have to learn the rules of the game. And then you have to play better than anyone else. Albert Einstein #UKedchat #ukedchat. Looks like some interesting points raised. Look forward to looking back at the conversation. Well done @rlj1981 for hosting. @JamesTheo @virkjay @joeybagstock @tstarkey1212 @rlj1981 #ukedchat by using afl. I'm still a teacher when they're playing @virkjay @allicatski @joeybagstock @tstarkey1212 @rlj1981

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@JamesTheo @virkjay

Nope. You don't have to enjoy something to challenge yourself. #ukedchat The Importance of Pretend Play | @scoopit http://sco.lt/8rCHkf #ukedchat Playing games also got @PriorySouthsea children helping to write school policy and having to grapple with school politics #UKedchat @chrismcd53 @misshorsfall #ukedchat Yes! Always start with obj- what do u want them to learn? Have worked with SLT who do not agree tho! @scjmcd: @rlj1981 #UKedchat Objective of learning comes first. Play methodology second, if possible. Agree @mberry @ICTmagic in what way stigmatised? #ukedchat @davidErogers Like jenga / twister follow-up was exam Qs & case studies,saw improvement in quality #ukedchat http://jodebens.com later My ultimate favourite! You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. Plato #UKedchat @chrishildrew not twitter, the muppets on twitter ;-) #ukedchat @JamesTheo @Susan_Wilde @joeybagstock @tstarkey1212 @rlj1981 Clear lesson planned linked to obj focus on differentiation. #UKedchat Or >> Albert Einstein - "Play is the highest form of research." #UKedchat @virkjay @allicatski @joeybagstock @tstarkey1212 @rlj1981 Enjoyment can often come from difficulty and challenge... #ukedchat @hrogerson @rlj1981 @lahewes and allowing a fish to exhaust itself on a line before reeling it in... #ukedchat Sugata Mitra: The child-driven education | Video on http://TED.com | @scoopit http://sco.lt/4mFFY1 #ukedchat @RachelOrr its all about taking risks. Play can be effective as a learning tool, if used correctly. #ukedchat When is play not enjoyable? #UKedchat @imagination: @CainesArcade raising a new gen of innovators and problem solvers through #creativeplay & #cardboardchallenge #ukedchat @virkjay @allicatski @joeybagstock @tstarkey1212 @rlj1981 ...enjoyment is a by-product, not the aim. #ukedchat @JamesTheo @Susan_Wilde @joeybagstock @tstarkey1212 @rlj1981 Discussions with child can see

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@Ideas_Factor y @tstarkey1212 @MissionExplo re @truan_steve

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progress made - huge focus for us. #UKedchat Sorry, lost momentum there. #ukedchat @Susan_Wilde @JamesTheo @virkjay @tstarkey1212 @rlj1981 #UKedchat but by earlier logic, AFL wouldn't be possible since its play/exploration Play is learning on a kids terms,free from assessment or scrutiny,free to choose direction & free to create whatever they want. #ukedchat @cathy_cross 3-0 down. #ukedchat #Play with minds http://www.missionexplore.net/reward/Brains #UKedchat @JamesTheo #ukedchat far from me stuck Im allowing more than just subject content Unless of course r job is to simply fill kids with facts #ukedchat @davidErogers couldn't agree more! Essential if its not to be a free for all with no educational value Play is a very important part of a NQT's development #UKedchat @JamesTheo @virkjay @allicatski @joeybagstock @tstarkey1212 @rlj1981 #UKedchat totally agree - teach kids to be pleased & proud of learning @joeybagstock @Susan_Wilde @virkjay @tstarkey1212 @rlj1981 Exactly. #ukedchat @rlj1981 e.g. 'stop playing and get on with your work' cf Froebel or Montessori 'play is the work of the child' @ICTmagic #ukedchat @JamesTheo: @virkjay @allicatski @joeybagstock @tstarkey1212 @rlj1981 ...enjoyment is a by-product, not the aim. #ukedchat Nail meet head @rpd1972 @MissHorsfall #ukedchat comfort zones? One minute left- get your last words in: any top tips for using play in teaching? #ukedchat @Gwenelope @Thatch_Teach @rlj1981 @ChocoTzar @KDWScience my opinion: Ofsted etc are just excuses for not doing what you should #ukedchat :) Great questioning can turn play into a learning opportunity #ukedchat @Badheadteacher: Play is a very important part of a NQT's development #UKedchat Oh yesssssssssss! Most of the links shared during #ukedchat this evening with @rlj1981 have been collected here http://www.scoop.it/t/linksfrom-ukedchat-sessions

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Should we encourage 'play" in our classroom to engage learning?

ukedchat ?@ukedchat 8m It's 9pm. Huge thanks to @rlj1981 for hosting her 1st #ukedchat tonight #Bravo. The archive will be at http://ukedchat.com/2013/08/29/session-166/ soon.

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