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District expands —playful learning— training for K— teachers under competitive DESE grant
Summary
A one-credit summer course drawn from a DESE competitive grant, Harvard Project Zero materials and Fitchburg State coursework is expanding playful-learning strategies across K-8 classrooms, presenters told the school committee.
Teachers who participated in a new Playful Learning Institute course told the Beverly School Committee on Sept. 10 that the training helped them introduce student-led studios, storytelling and higher-engagement routines into K-5 classrooms and that middle-school teachers are beginning to adopt the practices.
Gabrielle Montevecchi, who taught the one-credit course through a partnership that includes a competitive DESE grant, Boston Public Schools and Project Zero at Harvard Graduate School of Education, told the committee the district is moving into the third year of grant…
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