The 1st International True Play Conference
Global Conversations on the Future of Early Learning
#TruePlay2019
The 1st International True Play Conference
Global Conversations on the Future of Early Learning
#TruePlay2019
The 1st International True Play Conference: Global Conversations on the Future of Early Learning was a minimally-structured, open-ended conference defined by a spirit of love, risk, joy, engagement and reflection.
Chinese and global experts and Anji Play practice leaders came together from May 12-15 in Anji County, China to share their work, learn from one another and consider the implications of True Play for the future of early learning and learning generally.
Participants, attendees and guests visited the public early education programs of Anji County and learned directly from the children, teachers, families and administrators who have created a model for global educational change.
During the conference the founding members of the Global True Play Union issued a statement defining True Play and its role in the future of learning. This statement is now available online for co-signing. The conference also marked the release of three new publications on the curricular practice of Anji Play, standards for materials and environments, and collection of interviews with Anji educators and past international visiting educators.
On the closing day of the conference, conference hosting duties were officially passed on to representatives of TruePlay2020 Host City Madison, Wisconsin.
Chinese Discussants
Chinese Discussants
Professor Li Jimei
East China Normal University, School of Early Childhood Education and Special Education
Professor Feng Xiaoxia
Beijing Normal University, School of Early Childhood Education
Professor Hua Aihua
East China Normal University, School of Early Childhood Education and Special Education
Ms. Cheng Xueqin
Director, Anji Childhood Education Research Center
Founder, Anji Play
Professor Doris Pui Wah Cheng
Professor, Early Childhood Education, Tung Wah College
International Discussants
International Discussants
Carissa Christner
Youth Services Librarian, Alicia Ashman Branch, Madison Public Library
Jesse Robert Coffino
Director of Translation and Interpretation, Anji Childhood Education Research Center
Cas Holman
Associate Professor, Industrial Design, Rhode Island School of Design and Founder, Heroes Will Rise
Dr. Tovah Klein
Director, Barnard College Center for Toddler Development, Associate Professor of Psychology
Dr. Peter Mangione
Dr. Mangione is the Co-director of the Center for Child & Family Studies, WestEd
Sandra Moore
Chair, Department of Early Childhood Education, Contra Costa College
Michell Naidoo
Director, Contra Costa College Early Learning Center, Assistant Professor, Department of Early Childhood Education.
Dr. Nico van Oudenhoven
Dr. van Oudenhoven is the founder of International Child Development Initiatives
Dr. Andreas Roepstorff
Professor of Cognition, Communication and Culture in the departments of Culture and Society and Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University
Dr. Nikolay Veraksa
Dean of Psychology of Education Faculty, Russian State University for the Humanities
Dr. David Whitebread
Dr. David Whitebread recently retired as Founding Director of the Play in Education, Development and Learning (PEDAL) research centre at the Faculty of Education, University of Cambridge, UK
APPEARING REMOTELY
Dr. Mariana Brussoni
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics and the School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia
Dr. Mitchel Resnick
LEGO Papert Professor of Learning Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
More presenters may be added
Conference Organizers and Hosts
Conference Schedule
Conference Schedule
MAY 12TH
Arrival and Registration
MAY 13TH | MORNING
The Meaning and Implications of Anji Play from a Chinese Perspective: What is Anji Play, Why Now, Why China?
MAY 13TH | AFTERNOON
The Meaning and Implications of Anji Play from a Global Perspective: Why the World Needs True Play
MAY 14TH | MORNING
Implementing Anji Play in China and Globally: Presentations by Global Pilot Leaders
MAY 14TH | AFTERNOON
Theoretical Understanding at the Cutting-Edge of True Play and the Child’s Learning: Risky Play, Deep Learning, Play and Psychomotor Development
MAY 15TH | MORNING
Anji Play Curriculum Vol. 1 (release)
Anji Play Materials and Equipment Standards (release)
The Anji Interviews (release)
School visits
MAY 15TH | AFTERNOON
Academic Roundtables - The Direction of the True Play Revolution: global outlook on models for pre-primary learning reform
Launch of the Global True Play Union
Passing of Conference Responsibilities to 2020 Host City
Conference Site
Conference Site
Tian Huangping, Lunar New Year Scenic Resort Village, Anji County, China
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