Research project Play-proofing Science: enhancing young learners’ scientific literacy through play
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21 Dec 2023
The research project Play-proofing Science: enhancing young learners’ scientific literacy through play #PlayProofS has been officially launched on Nov 23 and will last 2 yrs!
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12 May 2025
📌 PlayProofS project invites you to public lecture of Marilyn Fleer, Emeritus Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor!
🗓️ SAVE THE DATE: Friday 16th of May at 13:00.
#PlayProofS #MarilynFleer #ConceptualPlayWorlds
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13 Apr 2025
First day at #Enephet2025 Conference at Thessaloniki!
Eleni Stavropoulou and Argyris Nipyrakis presented their studies, while Glykeria Fragkiadaki was in the chair of the meeting!
On Monday Ilia Christidou and Iro Zachariadi are going to present their work, so stay tuned!
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3 Apr 2025
📌 Today's event!
Click on the link or scan to find out more, at 6pm.
#ΕΛΙΔΕΚ #PlayProofS #scientific_play
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27 Mar 2025
Back on the field!
PlayProofS research project has just started the second year of data generation and we're so excited!
#scientific_play #PlayProofS #Science #preschool
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13 Mar 2025
A lecture was given by @GlykeriaFragki1 on "Enhancing the scientific literacy of young children through play: the PlayProofS project" and first results were disseminated! The lecture was organized by the MSc of DESECE and was addressed to postgraduate students and PhD candidates.
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PlayProofS retweeted
13 Dec 2024
Can young children learn science through playing with scientific toys? Yes, they can!
Learn more in our new article.👇
#ScienceEducation #play #toys #EarlyChildhood
link.springer.com/10.1007/s1…
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PlayProofS retweeted
12 Dec 2024
Lucky to have the opportunity to attend the @ESERA_org "Proposal writing session" organised by the Early Career Researchers Committee.
Thank you for the practical tips and strategies for our first proposal!
@irozachariadi @lucyavraamidou
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PlayProofS retweeted
8 Nov 2024
When asked to draw a scientist, school-age kids in the United States are increasingly sketching women, according to a study from 2018.
Read more on #STEMSTEAMDay: bit.ly/3CghCUd
ALT SCIENCESHOTS What does a scientist look like? Children are drawing women more than ever
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31 Oct 2024
#ISCAR2024 Conference at Rotterdam!
📌Iro Zachariadi presented at the PhD Day her doctoral thesis "The dialectical interrelation between play and learning in STEM in early childhood"!!
#ISCAR #PlayProofS #ScienceThroughPlay #EarlychildhoodScience
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25 Oct 2024
#ISCAR2024 Conference at Rotterdam!
PlayProofS team was there and here is Glykeria Fragkiadaki presenting "Scientific literacy as a means of inclusiveness, democratization, and resilience" at the symposium "Expanding teaching activities in contexts"!!
#ISCAR #PlayProofS
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25 Apr 2024
What will happen when we throw these two small tree trunks into the water?
Look at the bottom left picture... as you can see one log is "lighter for its size" and the other, is "heavier for its size" even though the submerged log is smaller than the other!
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24 Apr 2024
⚙️The three little wolves need help to build a sturdy house.
Preschool engineers are ready to "design & test"!
Have a look at their designs so far and the equipment they use🏠
What do you think?
#Science #Learning_Through_Play #Scientific_Play #PlayProofS #Conceptual_PlayWorlds
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19 Apr 2024
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It is a great honor for us to have in our team Marilyn Fleer, Emeritus Sir John Monash Distinguished Professor.
Marilyn Fleer, is the creator and inspirer of Conceptual PlayWorlds model!
We are more than happy to work closely with her to implement CPWs in Greece!
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8 Apr 2024
Getting ready for a new week!
Off to the kindergartens and data generation.
#scientific_play #Science_PreSchool #ConceptualPlayWorlds #GoPro
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4 Apr 2024
PlayProofS with on-line webinar about #Differentiated Learning and Teaching through #Play for our upcoming Conceptual PlayWorlds.
@A_Mavidou
#PlayProofS
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7 Mar 2024
Here One-on-One online training for the participating school centers with @irozachariadi and @leniistav ✌️
#PlayProofS team
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1 Mar 2024
5 days full of training, ideas, will and love for #EarlyChildhood and #Science !
The first week of training on Conceptual PlayWorld has come to an end✌️
Stay tuned for the following week!
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PlayProofS retweeted
1 Mar 2024
Wondering how becoming & blooming as a brand new ec researcher looks like? Check @leniistav 's sparkling smile during her fist weeks of data collection!! #PlayProofS #ELIDEK
#phdlife #AcademicTwitter #AcademicChatter
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27 Feb 2024
📌PlayProofS team's visits to kindergartens... kicks off!
Here, presenting the five characteristics of a "Conceptual PlayWorld" which we're going to use as a model during our professional development program in kindergartens.
#ConceptualPlayWorld #PreschoolScience
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