The Power of Play Keynote
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"The Power of Play" is a keynote initially developed for the Wilson County Partnership for Children (Smart Start) Providers Banquet, May 2019. In the keynote, I tell my own story of how play made an impact on my early childhood development and helped me overcome my own learning struggles, as I had a severe speech delay and speech disability. The keynote also tells the story of how playful learning inspired me to start my own company (Brick Scholars) after learning about LEGO Education tools to use in the classroom during a writing and technology integration fellowship course for educators. I am available for keynotes on playful learning and integrating creativity into the workplace. Contact megan@brickscholars.com.
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The Power of Play Keynote
- 1. { The Power of Play Megan Oteri, CEO Brick Scholars
- 2. People remember stories 22x more than facts and figures alone. Our story My story Your story
- 3. Open you bag Make a duck You have a minute Ducks of a feather
- 5. Your brain is subconsciously activating skills: Mental imagery Spatial abilities Fine motor skills Cognitive flexibility Kinesthetic awareness 24 different skills in your brain using only 6 bricks
- 6. My Learning Love Story
- 8. Highclere Castle, England “Downton Abbey”
- 10. { Your hands know more than you think they do
- 13. Gay Goodhart, my mother’s friend and neighbor
Editor's Notes
- Thank you for inviting me to speak to you this evening and to be a part of your celebration. It’s an honor to be here. More importantly, congratulations to you all. We’re here to celebrate you and the work you do with children in Wilson County.
- Did you know that people remember stories 22x more than facts and figures alone? That basically means you will forget that statistic and most likely remember the stories you hear tonight. I am going to share three stories tonight. The first story is your story, the second is my story, and the third is our story. We’ve been telling stories a long time. It is how humans engage with our world. We told stories when the first cave man drew on a wall. We told oral stories before we learned to write. We tell stories to preserve our cultures. We tell stories to make sense of our world. We tell stories to share our lives. Stories explain things but they also fill us with wonder. Stories are powerful. They connect us to ourselves, our communities and our world. Your story is powerful. My story is powerful. Our stories together are even better. Together we can build a better future.
- This activity is called Ducks of a Feather. Since I will be talking about play and playful learning, I thought it would be best to engage you in a playful activity. You see the bag on your tables, everyone has one bag. Go ahead and open those bags. Does everyone know what a duck is? Here is your task: Make a duck using your individual bricks from your bag. You have a minute. GO.
- Look at the ducks at your table They’re all different aren’t they. We all made a duck, yet they are all different. We are all different and that is a beautiful thing. Think about what makes you unique. Your story is unique. Everyone has a gift to share with the world.
- Let’s talk about the ducks Without realizing it, this activity allows you to use 24 different skills in your brain, when building with only 6 bricks. Your brain is simultaneously activating skills of mental imagery, spatial skills, fine motor skills, cognitive flexibility and kinesthetic awareness
- My Learning Love Story begins with my own son, Benjamin and learning through his lens of wonder, creativity and curiosity. Children are often the best teachers. In 2014 I was selected as a Borchardt Fellow for a summer study abroad course for teachers in North Carolina. It was a joint study abroad course at NC State and University of Surrey, outside of London, England. The professional development course taught us how to integrate writing and technology tools into our classroom. One of the tools we studied was LEGO Education StoryStarter.
- Read comic to audience. There once was a teacher who taught traditionally…
- When you use your han ds to create something you use 60-80% of your brain capacity.
- The orange drink NASA astronauts made famous
- There are over 9 million ways to combine six 2x4 lego bricks. The exact number is 915,103,765. Find your combo. Share your gift and let’s build a better future together through play Thank you