In this episode Ollie chats to Ben Mardell, a teacher and researcher with over 40 years of experience. Ben is the former principal investigator at Project Zero, a research organisation at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Ben was also project director of ‘Pedagogy of Play’ a collaboration with the LEGO Foundation and the International School of Billund, exploring how play can be a central part in children’s learning in school.
Music by Finn McGuire - 6th Year student at St Aidan’s High School, Wishaw
Episode links:
Project Zero Pedagogy of Play resources:
https://pz.harvard.edu/projects/pedagogy-of-play
The Pedagogy Podcast Spotify Playlist:
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3OlQjzxsYdhXkYg8W7F7d1?si=dc4fd84d97d649e4
The Pedagogy Podcast – Core Pedagogical Considerations Graphic:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1SY5Z4lXiluxNXhNkgk0UCukrKXNzw3iX?usp=sharing