November 18, 2024 Catalyzing Change in Early Childhood and Elementary Mathematics Carnegie Mellon University’s Mellon College of Science will hold a workshop on how to design mathematics classrooms that are equitable, inclusive, and promote the wonder and beauty of math. Learn More The class, led by Dr. Anne Marie Marshall, poses the question of how to ensure that every child grows into a confident and capable mathematician. The workshop will explore four key recommendations from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics for catalyzing change in early childhood and elementary school classrooms. Participants will explore strategies to broaden the goals of math education, create equitable learning environments, deliver instruction that will empower all learners, and foster deep mathematical understanding. Attendees will: Analyze tasks, student work, and classroom examples that showcase effective math teaching Reflect on the importance of mathematical identities for both students and teachers Identify and discuss systems that hinder student agency and access to meaningful math learning Develop actionable steps to bring about positive change in early childhood and elementary math classrooms Act 48 credits are eligible for participants. Dinner and parking will be provided. The workshop runs from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 5 at Carnegie Mellon University. Registration is now open.
May 14, 2024 Call for Participation Open for Meaningful Play 2024 The Center for Transformational Play is now accepting applications for volunteers to help with the Meaningful Play 2024 conference. Learn More Meaningful Play 2024 is a conference about theory, research, and game design innovations, principles, and practices. It brings scholars, industry professionals and games practitioners together to understand and improve upon games to entertain, inform, educate, and persuade. The conference is looking for volunteers to help run the Full Papers track. It welcomes contributions from researchers and practitioners in industry and academia who advance the understanding of meaningful play. The purpose of the track is to present the community’s understanding of the current state of the art, practice, science, and/or discipline of meaningful play. Submissions should present original, unpublished research or design work that is not currently under review by any other venue. Game exhibition and competition The Meaningful Play Game Exhibition and Competition invites academic, independent, experimental, serious, transformational, and/or student game developers to showcase and gain recognition for their innovative work in game design and development. Analog and digital games are welcome. The purpose of the games and prototypes track is to highlight the things that the community has built and allow attendees to play with each other’s work. Games and prototypes at Meaningful Play will be showcased in an exhibition during the conference. Attendees will have opportunities to play them. Microtalks The microtalks track encourages individuals to submit proposals to discuss any of the subtopics related to the conference. Its aim is to present perspective or pose challenges to the community toward energizing new or ongoing work. Content that is insightful, speculative, or creative is encouraged. Hosted sessions The hosted sessions track invites submissions of engaging interactive sessions to be organized by members of the community. Its purpose is to provide opportunities for community building and community engagement around topics of interest to the broader community. These sessions could take the form of a panel or roundtable discussion among community members, a game play session, or an interactive workshop to get people working together. More Details Those interested in participating should fill out a volunteer form. For more information, visit Meaningful Play’s website or email meaningfulplay@andrew.cmu.edu. The submission deadline is June 5. The conference will take place from Oct. 16 to 18 at Carnegie Mellon University.
