Our mission is to spread the word about the importance of play in education. Play in Education helps teachers make learning more fun and provides tools and resources for incorporating play in their classrooms.

We want to help educators of all types fully engage the minds of children, and take advantage of all the benefits that play brings. Research has shown that kids develop a stronger sense of creativity and inquisitiveness while playing.

What You GET by attending Play in Education:

• Meet DAVID L. HOYT “The Man Who Puzzles America”, the world’s most-syndicated daily word game creator and the inventor of numerous well-known puzzles, games and brain teasers including USA Today Word Roundup, USA Today Up & Down Words, Jumble Crosswords, TV Jumble, Word Winder, Just 2 Words, and more. He is the current author of Jumble, the most syndicated daily word game in the world, seen in more than 600 newspapers each day.

• Lunch

• FREE Early Access to ChiTAG Fair for you AND your family 9:00 am - 10:00 am, then you attend this Conference and your family stays at the Fair!

• Chance to win a Giant Word Winder (worth $495)

• Receive CPDU/CE Credits

Schedule

• 9:00am Early access to Chicago Toy & Game Fair for you and your family (if applicable). Leave your family at the Fair to enjoy and join us at the Conference!

• 10:00am Introduction and Welcome

• 10:15am Janine Halloran and Maria Metzler

• 10:45am Joyce Hemphill

• 11:15am Karen Tzanetopoulos - Achieving Greater Math Success for Girls Through Play

• 11:45am Lunch and Hands on Play

• 12:30pm Jennifer Miller Digital Strategies in the Classroom

• 1:00pm David Hoyt, Jeff Knurek, and Kirk Dietz

• 2:00pm Off to the Fair for more hands on learning!

Check out other events happening at ChiTAG Week:

Young Inventor Challenge - your students will love this event. Three kids got their games licensed by toy and game companies last year! www.chitag.com/yic

Toy & Game Innovation Awards (TAGIEs) ($250)
More details: http://www.chitag.com/tagies
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