In the spirit of James Paul Gee’s scholarship, the Gee! Learning Game Awards were created to recognize the best educational video games in the world. Along with receiving a GEE! Award Winner badge and having their game featured on the GEE! Award website, winners were also given the opportunity to talk about their game during a dedicated hybrid session at the 2022 Play Make Learn Conference.
Arts
Performing Ourselves
Author: Aaron Deets (MA-Business Candidate, UW Arts Collab Assistant Artistic Administrator) he/him Performing Ourselves is one of four programs offered by UW Community Arts Collaborative and focuses on empowering young people through the medium of …
UW Community Arts Collaboratory Launches Programming at Madison Youth Arts Center
Author: Aaron Deets (MA-ACE Candidate, Arts Collab Intern) he/him Published: October 31, 2021 The new Madison Youth Arts Center (MYArts) has yet to hold an official grand opening (slated for spring 2022). However, the UW …
UW Arts Collab Launches Programming at Madison Youth Arts Center
Author: Aaron Deets (MA-ACE Candidate, UW Arts Collab Intern) he/him Published: October 31, 2021 The new Madison Youth Arts Center (MYArts). MYArts has yet to hold an official grand opening (slated for spring 2022); however, …
James Paul Gee Learning Games Award Winners Announced at 2021 Play Make Learn Conference
The 2021 James Paul Gee Learning Games Award winners were announced at this year’s Play Make Learn Conference on August 5. In the spirit of James Paul Gee, Emeritus Professor at Arizona State University and …
UW–Madison Community Arts Collaboratory receives grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
The UW–Madison Community Arts Collaboratory is receiving an NEA Research Lab award to support a new study examining the value of community arts education initiatives. The UW–Madison Community Arts Collaboratory—or Arts Collab—is housed in the …
Play Make Learn Announces Benjamin Stokes as the 2021 Conference Keynote Speaker
The Play Make Learn Conference will host keynote speaker Benjamin Stokes during the virtual event held August 5–6, 2021. Stokes, author of “Locally Played: Real-World Games for Stronger Places and Communities,” is an assistant professor …
Social-Emotional Learning, Anti-Racist Arts Strategies at Core of Wisconsin Arts Integration Symposium
The 2021 Wisconsin Arts Integration Symposium offers a way for educators to refresh and refocus in the spring semester.
PLACE Online Summer Camps Let Youth Write Their Own Stories
There is still time to register for three different camps!
Drum Power on Wisconsin Life
PLACE’s own Arts Director, Dr. Yorel Lashley, was profiled on the January 1st episode of Wisconsin Life on Wisconsin Public Television. In the feature, Dr. Lashley spoke of his journey to learn African Drumming and …