The Playful Learning Lab (at the University of St. Thomas) explores ways to encourage children, of all ages, to embrace playful learning. Led by @amptMN

St Paul, MN
Joined June 2017
Curious about our lab? Here is a video introduction to our work: youtube.com/watch?v=KzIEBziX…
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Join us on Sun 11/13 from 10am-3pm for Deaf Day at the museum. Students from @mdsmn and @UofStThomasMN will lead activities: Learn ASL signs, create a bookmark using sign language, experiment with Squishy Circuits and more. ASL interpreters will be available.
We will share more about our dear friend and colleague later this week, but we at the Playful Learning Lab are holding Eleni and her loved ones in our thoughts.
I am mourning the passing of my friend, collaborator, and PLL/UST colleague, Dr. Eleni Roulis. I will always remember her smiling, and will always be grateful we got to do one big/audacious/fun project together just months before she became sick. I'll miss you, Eleni.
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What happens when @PlayLearnLab projects crosspollinate? Well, it's usually something interesting :) Stay tuned!
As international Deaf Awareness Month comes to a close we at @okgo Sandbox wanted to express our appreciation for educators who work with Deaf and Hard Of Hearing students! We have some news coming soon about this… youtu.be/36995yr6oCg
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Come join our team! We have so many amazing projects this fall.
Calling @UofStThomasMN undergraduates- the @PlayLearnLab has multiple (paid) openings for the fall: studentemployment-stthomas.i…
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And....the news is out! The @PlayLearnLab will be partnering with the Maker Music Festival to broaden the education activities and reach of the festival! I am *so excited* to be working with this team!
Replying to @MakerFestival
We are working with Dr. AnnMarie Thomas (@amptMN) and her colleagues from University of St. Thomas and the Playful Learning Lab (PLL). #mmf22 #makermusicfestival #musiceducator #musiceducation #education #experimentalmusic #STEM #STEAM #instruments #makers
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Who says penguins can’t fly? We had a blast playing with @SquishyCircuits at the @MNChildMuseum this summer!
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The @PlayLearnLab and @TCTrapeze crew together at the fair!
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Come work with us!
The @PlayLearnLab is hiring! Paid undergraduate research positions in videography, marketing/communications, education, and also an open posting for students who are interested by might not fit those other specific roles! studentemployment-stthomas.i…
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Playful Learning Lab (@PlayLearnLab ) alumni gathering tonight on zoom at 8 central. If you are an alum who didn’t get the invite, email me and I’ll send you the link!
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The @PlayLearnLab team will be there with @SquishyCircuits !
T-minus 6 days until our summer block party takes over the street in front of the museum. Stop by this Saturday from 10am-2pm for free fun. Or make a day of it with a visit inside the museum (museum admission not included). Visit mcm.org/summer-block-party to learn more.
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This past year the @PlayLearnLab collaborated with the amazing @angelicadass on classroom curriculum and videos to accompany her beautiful book "The Colors We Share. The work will be released later this year, but this article has a sneak peek. news.stthomas.edu/a-more-col…
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We’re excited to announce that we’re a part of the #ScratchEducationCollaborative! 🎉 We’ll be collaborating with @Scratch, @scratchjr, and organizations around the world to support learners in developing their confidence with creative coding. Learn more: sip.scratch.mit.edu/sec/
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The Playful Learning Lab has some exciting projects in the works! Stay tuned to hear more about what we are working on this summer.
Yesterday, the PLL summer team attended a workshop on @scratch, a coding platform for all ages. We will be sharing our new Scratch skills with teachers at @mdsmn and encouraging them to implement it in their classrooms! Check out what we made:
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Three PLL members- Bridget, Mellissa, and Charlie- are volunteering at #EYEO2022 this week! Please say hi to them if you see them there.
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Performing SYNTAX (the work I talked about @eyeofestival #Eyeo2022) with @kindohm @_idmaa on June 25, pre-recorded @nime2022 on June 29, and live at #ICMC2022 on July 5 in Limerick, Ireland!
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PLL faculty researcher @jkeston on stage at #EYEO2022 presenting his work on music and visualization and improvisation!
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