The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction featured an article on its website about the 2024 Play Make Learn Conference, which took place on July 18-19 at UW–Madison’s Memorial Union.
The conference, hosted annually by the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction and the office of Professional Learning and Community Education (PLACE), is a place for collaboration and discovery in the design, research, and practice of playful learning, games for learning and positive social impact, making and makerspaces, STEAM education, and arts in education.
At this year’s conference, participants “engaged in a variety of interactive sessions, showcasing state-of-the-art designs and technologies, and collaborated to advance education and research in playful learning, STEAM education, and arts integration,” the article reports.
“I cannot recommend this conference enough,” says Maura Flanagan, who was attending the conference for her second time. “I got to learn and experience different ways educators, librarians, game designers, and researchers use play and making to learn themselves and help those around them as well. And all of that can sound intimidating to a younger professional or someone just out of grad school like I am. However, that could not be more wrong.”
To learn more about Play Make Learn, check out the full article.