Navigating Risky Play in School Settings.< /span>
\n \nA Mas
terclass with
This Masterclass will review the research su pporting outdoor risky play\, alongside practical implementation strategies and tools for successful implementation in school settings.
\n \nIt is designed to
support educator
s\, schools and OSHC navigate existing systems to
collectively re-think where and how learning happ
ens.
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The thr ee hour masterclass will explore
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Participants will
\n \n1) Gain understanding on
the research behind risky play\, and why it is imp
ortant for children.\n \n
2) a framework for understanding h ow risky play supports all measures of wellness in childhood and
\n \n3) tools and resources for overc oming risky play challenges in the school context.
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About the Present ers
\n \nDr. Mariana Brus soni MA\, BA\, Ph D
\n \n is a Professor at the University of British Colum
bia’s Faculty of Medicine and scientist at the Bri
tish Columbia Children’s Hospital Research Institu
te\, where she leads the
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Dr. Megan Zeni is an outdoor play and learning teach er consultant and researcher in the province of Br itish Columbia\, Canada. She brings 3 decades of p rofessional K-7 teaching experience in classrooms\ , outdoor classrooms\, and school gardens to her c ollaborations with teachers and school system lead ers interested in building capacity for effective and sustainable implementation of risky play at sc hool. She is currently on contract as an outreach teacher c onsultant for the Ministry of Education and Child Care in the province of British Columbia\, Canada. This work includes supporting education professio nals\, district leaders\, and elementary school te achers in the early years.
\n \n< span style="background:#FFFFFF\;">Dr. Megan Zeni earned a PhD from the University o f British Columbia in curriculum studies. Megan is also a Qualified Master Gardener (QMG) and loves to share exemplars that highlight how all academic content can be taught in a school garden.< /span>
\n \nDESCRIPTION:Navigating Risky Play in School Settings.\n \n \n \n A Masterclass with International Experts Profe ssor Mariana Brussoni and Dr Megan Zeni\n \n \n \n Co-authors of the book Embracing Risky Play at S chool \n \n \n \n This Masterclass will review the research supporting outdoor risky play\, alongsid e practical implementation strategies and tools fo r successful implementation in school settings. \ n \n \n \n It is designed to support educators\, s chools and OSHC navigate existing systems to coll ectively re-think where and how learning happens. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The three ho ur masterclass will explore \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n the basics of risky play (categories\, exam ples of practice in schools\, risks versus hazards / roles and responsibilities etc)\n the principle s of injury prevention\, with an emphasis on under standing risks/hazards and designing learning envi ronments that support staff who feel professionall y vulnerable\n design features that support outdo or play and learning (loose parts\, affordances fo r play & practical management tips and tricks)\n \ n \n Participants will \n \n \n \n 1) Gain underst anding on the research behind risky play\, and why it is important for children.\n \n \n \n 2) a fra mework for understanding how risky play supports a ll measures of wellness in childhood and \n \n \n \n 3) tools and resources for overcoming risky pla y challenges in the school context.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Presenters\n \n \n \n Dr. Mari ana Brussoni MA\, BA\, PhD\n \n \n \n is a Profes sor at the University of British Columbia’s Facult y of Medicine and scientist at the British Columbi a Children’s Hospital Research Institute\, where s he leads the Outside Play Lab. \n \n \n \n Her awa rd-winning research on outdoor risky play intersec ts injury prevention\, risk\, child development\, public health and education to shift adults’ perce ptions of risk\, design play-friendly environments \, and change systems to ensure all children have the time\, space and freedom to play outside every day. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Dr. M egan Zeni is an outdoor play and learning teacher consultant and researcher in the province of Briti sh Columbia\, Canada. She brings 3 decades of prof essional K-7 teaching experience in classrooms\, o utdoor classrooms\, and school gardens to her coll aborations with teachers and school system leaders interested in building capacity for effective and sustainable implementation of risky play at schoo l. She is currently on contract as an outreach tea cher consultant for the Ministry of Education and Child Care in the province of British Columbia\, C anada. This work includes supporting education pro fessionals\, district leaders\, and elementary sch ool teachers in the early years. \n \n \n \n Dr. M egan Zeni earned a PhD from the University of Brit ish Columbia in curriculum studies. Megan is also a Qualified Master Gardener (QMG) and loves to sha re exemplars that highlight how all academic conte nt can be taught in a school garden.\n \n \n \n \ n \n CATEGORIES:Masterclass CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261022T130000 DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261022T130000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261022T160000 LOCATION:Education Centre\n Centennial Parklands\n Sydney\, \n Australia\n URL:https://www.playaustralia.org.au/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=622 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR