Maryville University’s Center for Access and Achievement is hosting the STEM Playful Learning Workshop — a hands-on, research-informed professional development experience designed to help educators bring science, technology, engineering, and math to life in the classroom.
Workshop Highlights:
-From Imagination to Innovation: 3D printing for every grade
-Think, Sense, Go!: Programming AI-powered smart motors
-What Happens When Play and Research Combine?: Strategies from the science of learning
Whether you're a classroom teacher, curriculum designer, or school leader, this workshop offers tools to engage students through inquiry, play, and purpose.
Who Should Attend: K–12 educators, instructional coaches, and STEM curriculum leaders
Cost: $25 (includes breakfast, lunch, and attendance prizes!)
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m.
The workshop is led by renowned developmental psychologist, bestselling author, and play advocate, Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek. As a professor at Temple University and Senior Fellow at Brookings, she’s spent her career studying how young children learn best — especially through play. Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek will share her groundbreaking research on the power of play in learning!
Walk away with ready-to-use strategies that align with Missouri standards and empower your students to tackle tomorrow’s challenges.
Spots are limited. Register here.
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