Play and learning are not incompatible.
It's time to escape from the learning illusion that education is about memorizing factoids and drilling flashcards. It's time to embrace the way that playful learning can enhance critical skills both in and out of school!
Yes, playtime can help your child’s development.
Join the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History as they welcome noted author, lecturer, and director of the Infant Language Laboratory at Temple University, Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek. Dr. Hirsh-Pasek's presentation re-examines the importance of free play and playful learning as a catalyst for success in a global world and discusses why the very qualities that spur the global marketplace are developed in contexts where play and playful learning are valued, and where children learn in active, engaged and meaningful ways.
She Is Dallas Info: Dr. Hirsh-Pasek will present her lecture called, “Play Power: How Play Motivates Children’s Academic and Social Development” on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 7:00 pm in the Oak Room of the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History located at 1600 Gendy St., Fort Worth, TX 76107. Tickets are $10 for adults; $5 for members, children (2-12), and seniors (60+). Seating is limited. Purchase your tickets in advance online, by phone at 817-255-9540 or in person at the Museum Ticket Office. For more information, please visit the Museum of Science and History website or follow Ft Worth Museum on Facebook.
Dr. Hirsh-Pasek will be signing her book, Einstein Never Used Flash Cards, immediately following the lecture. The book is available for sale in Shop Too!Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek is the Stanley and Debra Lefkowitz Professor in the Department of Psychology at Temple University where she serves as Director of the Infant Language Laboratory. She is the recipient of the American Psychological Association's Bronfenbrenner Award for Lifetime Contribution to Developmental Psychology in the Service of Science and Society as well as the APA's Award for Distinguished Service to Psychological Science, the Great Teacher and the Eberman Research Awards. Kathy received her bachelor's degree from the University of Pittsburgh and her Ph.D. at University of Pennsylvania. Her research in the areas of early language development and infant cognition has been funded by the National Science Foundation and the National Institutes of Health and Human Development resulting in 11 books and over 100 publications. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the American Psychological Society, served as the Associate Editor of Child Development and is treasurer of the International Association for Infant Studies. Her book, Einstein Never used Flashcards: How children really learn and why they need to play more and memorize less, (Rodale Books) won the prestigious Books for Better Life Award as the best psychology book in 2003.
Play and learning are not incompatible.
It's time to escape from the learning illusion that education is about memorizing factoids and drilling flashcards. It's time to embrace the way that playful learning can enhance critical skills both in and out of school!
Yes, playtime can help your child’s development.
Join the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History as they welcome noted author, lecturer, and director of the Infant Language Laboratory at Temple University, Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek. Dr. Hirsh-Pasek's presentation re-examines the importance of free play and playful learning as a catalyst for success in a global world and discusses why the very qualities that spur the global marketplace are developed in contexts where play and playful learning are valued, and where children learn in active, engaged and meaningful ways.
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