Play Make Learn had its first ever learning game competition with the winners announced during the conference on August 13, 2020.
Education
Real Talk for Real Change Symposia Series Starts Strong with “Leading Antiracist School Communities”
Systemic oppression and inequality have been baked into many facets of American society, including education. A recent PLACE event, the first installment of the Real Talk for Real Change symposia series, dove into the subject of leading antiracist school communities.
New Course on Social-Emotional Learning Coming to PLACE
PLACE Arts Director Dr. Yorel Lashley is currently developing a new online course on social-emotional learning for K-12 and community educators that features UW–Madison School of Education faculty expertise and experience.
Feminist Fireside Chats Highlight Inequity in Education, Forge a Path Forward
[Scroll to the bottom to check out the videos of each Feminist Fireside Chat as they are uploaded.] Cool women, hot topics. It’s a cool tagline. But the University of Wisconsin–Madison Feminist Fireside Chats hosted …
PLACE Online Summer Camps Let Youth Write Their Own Stories
There is still time to register for three different camps!
Zaretta Hammond Speaks on Distance Learning and Equity
Zaretta Hammond is a “former writing teacher turned equity freedom fighter.” On May 11, Hammond joined an online session of Courageous Coaching Conversations, a weekly gathering of instructional coaches and school leaders produced by PLACE, …
Improve Your Coaching Skills Through Student-Centered Instructional Coaching
Since 2015, the Student-Centered Instructional Coaching Certificate Program has been working with educators around the world to build their capacity as instructional leaders. Offered through PLACE, the program was originally developed in conjunction with author …
Greater Madison Writing Project Connects, Online
Writing might be one of the most cathartic experiences someone can partake in. And luckily, many of us can write. Putting pen to paper, or finger to key, is an integral part of the Greater …
Math Connect Brings Educators Together Online
For anyone collaborating virtually right now, the panel of squares and faces making up the online Math Connect meetings will feel familiar. While taking work home is familiar territory for many, teaching from home is …
Math Connect Brings Educators Together Online
For anyone collaborating virtually right now, the panel of squares and faces making up the online Math Connect meetings will feel familiar. While taking work home is familiar territory for many, teaching from home is …