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BIG, TESTED, PRACTICAL, Accessible Ideas for Group Work, Youth Work, Classroom Teaching... And Beyond
Playful Teaching Practices
A Little Book of Leadership Resources, Techniques and Activities
During this era of “drill and grill,” accelerated stressful learning, overdrive consumer lifestyles, excessive testing and a great decrease of play in the early childhood and elementary education curriculum, playful teaching practices are sorely needed…and playful teaching practices are essential to relationship building and creating “connections” to the learning process, to joy, to success, to self-esteem and to our group members of any age.
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What is Children Together?
Children Together is an organization dedicated to:
Supporting and inspiring those who work for children, youth and families with activity, leadership, management, communication, positive discipline, teambuilding, wellness, stress reduction, and conflict resolution tools
Nurturing a sense of childlike wonder and creativity in all of us
Developing self esteem and pro-social skills in children and youth
Building and celebrating an intergenerational community of children, youth and families
Challenging youth to develop the resiliency skills necessary for success in life
Affirming the power of play, joy, laughter, adventure and fun in our lives
Owner Dr. Bill Michaelis has presented to almost every type of organization that serves children, youth, adults and families including schools and human services, youth development and recreation organizations in more than 27 states and overseas… non profits, corporate and public child agencies and the widest range of professional conferences and businesses. Children Together has been successful in urban, rural and suburban areas with big agencies and smaller ones, with line staff, parents and management of all different cultures in the private, public and non profit sectors. The organization was among the best in the world at what it accomplished.
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Bill Michaelis
Professor Emeritus, San Francisco State University
Born and Raised on the East Coast, he completed his undergraduate work at S.U.N.Y., Cortland and came west to work in a variety of youth development/education/human service positions while simultaneously completing his graduate work. He received both his Masters and a Ph.D. in Education and Anthropology from the University of California Berkeley, emphasizing Play and Human Development and Multicultural Education. Bill has written, taught and consulted extensively in the area of play and its applications to creativity, learning, development, leadership, self-esteem and healthy living for all age groups.
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