Play Think Learn By: Sameera Ali Baba
Motivation by Creating Meaningful Challenges

What Motivates You?

Are Kids
Creative?

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Play
Think
Learn

Meet Sea Squirt

The
Dark
Side

What do you
see?

What Can We Do?

Setting the Scene
Teams Communication Session

Creating
Teams

Practical Applications Play

Types of “Play”

Types of Play
Activities
Games
Case Studies
Stimulations-
site visits
Role Play
Presentations
Solving
Problems

Your Role
in
Creating
“Play”
Managing
the Process
Challenges
Discoveries
Observation
Research
Design

Practical Applications Think

Our
Team
SWOT
Pervious Activity

Types of “Think”

Types of Think
Activities
Class
Discussions
Self
Reflection
Group
Discussions
Debates
Pair
Discussions
Writing
Assignments

Your Role
in Creating
“Think”
Facilitation
Asking
Questions
Encourage
Discussions

Practical Applications Learn

HOW CAN I
APPLY/IMPROVE WHAT I
LEARNED?
Pervious Activity

Types of “Learn”

Types of Learn
Activities
Practical
Application
Progress
Work-base
Assignments
Creating a
Change in
Thinking or
Behavior
Challenging
Existing
Situations
Handling
Special
Projects

Your Role
in
Creating
“Learn”
Facilitation
Asking
Questions
Motivation
Observation
Providing
Feedback
Coach/
Mentor

Where do we Stand?

Creative Thinking Skills
Assessment Skills EQ Skills
Coaching &
Mentoring
Skills
Facilitation
Skills
Planning &
Organizing Skills
Research & Self Development Skills
Presentation
Skills

Further
Reads

Resources
No Name/Title Author/Speaker Type Link
1
Flow and the Foundations of
Positive Psychology
Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi PDF Book
http://www.lkca.nl/~/media/downloads/portals/ond
erzoek/20160225_flow%20experience.pdf
2 Talent is Overrated Geof Colvin
PDF Book
https://analizamatematicampt.files.wordpress.com/2
010/09/talent-is_overrated-what-really-separates-
world-class-performers-from-everybody-else.pdf
3 Do schools kill creativity? Sir Ken Robinson Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY&t=
976s
4 The Neuroscience of Play Dr. Stuart Brown Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hrw68eID4Zk&t=
2127s
5
Book Review
Play by Stuart Brown, MD
Brian Johnson Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mfz4KEPRbg
6 The Element
Sir Ken Robinson
PDF Book
https://sharkinfestedcustard.files.wordpress.com/201
1/10/the-element-by-ken-robinson-epub.pdf
7
Playful Participatory
Research: An emerging
methodology for developing a
pedagogy of play
A Project Zero Working Paper
The Pedagogy of Play Research
Team
Research
Paper
http://pz.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/Playful%20
Participatory%20Research.pdf
8 Towards a Pedagogy of Play
A Project Zero Working Paper
The Pedagogy of Play Research
Team
Research
Paper
http://pz.harvard.edu/sites/default/files/Towards%2
0a%20Pedagogy%20of%20Play.pdf

Questions

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