Play & Performance
Play has long been identified by psychologists, educators, and laypeople as one of the most important activities of early childhood. Increasingly researchers and practitioners are expanding the field of play beyond early childhood to include the role of performance as a play activity that continues throughout the lifespan. This book talk will highlight work that explores the connection between play and performance as collectively created cultural activities. The objective is to showcase the work of scholars and practitioners who explore the relationships between play, performance, development, and learning, and to discuss the ways broadening our understanding of play to include performance can enhance our practices with all people.
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Dr. Carrie Lobman’s lecture was very informative and fun. Its was wonderful to be part of her lecture. When children play, they relax, connect to the world, internalize and ultimate they learn.Dr. Lobman said that children [everyone] can create new scripts and, play give back power to children be creator. Like Dr. Lobman’s says that “it is easier to learn the alphabet, numbers, and shapes, but learn how to communicate with others, how to adapt to new situations, how to be creators it requires lots of practices,performances or playtime.
Thank you, Dr. Lobman for coming to CWE and share your knowledge with us.
Erika Diaz
Dr. Carrie Lobmans lecture was not only very informative but an eye opener. She made me realize that not only is play important for children but also for adults. She made me remember that with play ones imagination and mind can go to so many places, and with that comes real learning and development. I always believed play was important for children, but her taking me back and having the group play, I now realize how really important and crucial it is for a child’s life. I can only hope that like so many educators today our government realizes how important play is. It was a great pleasure listening to Lobmans lecture. Thank you.
I enjoyed the bravado of Dr. Carrie Lobman during her lecture, where she freely dared the adult audience to take a risk and playfully interact with one another, in the same way that is intrinsic to the nature of childhood. “Knowing is not prerequisite in early childhood,” said Dr. Lobman, who described the relationship between learning and development as a bi-product of the other. The necessity of active participation during childhood (and throughout life) is described in her book Play and Performance, as a pathway which advances development towards learning. I particularly appreciated the challenge of engaging through play as a vehicle to go beyond what we can ordinarily do.
I enjoyed the bravado of Dr. Carrie Lobman during her lecture, where she freely dared the adult audience to take a risk and playfully interact with one another, in the same way that is intrinsic to the nature of childhood. “Knowing is not prerequisite in early childhood,” said Dr. Lobman, who described the relationship between learning and development as a bi-product of the other. The necessity of active participation during childhood (and throughout life) is described in her book Play and Performance, as a pathway which advances development towards learning. I particularly appreciated the challenge of engaging through play as a vehicle to go beyond what we can ordinarily do.
I enjoyed the bravado of Dr. Carrie Lobman during her lecture, where she freely dared the adult audience to take a risk and playfully interact with one another, in the same way that is intrinsic to the nature of children. “Knowing is not prerequisite in early childhood,” said Dr. Lobman, who described the relationship between learning and development as a bi-product of the other. The necessity of active participation during childhood (and throughout life) is described in her book Play and Performance, as a pathway which advances development towards learning. I particularly appreciated the challenge of engaging through play as a vehicle to go beyond what we can ordinarily do.
I enjoyed the bravado of Dr. Carrie Lobman during her lecture, where she freely dared the adult audience to take a risk and playfully interact with one another, in the same way that is intrinsic to the nature of childhood. “Knowing is not prerequisite in early childhood,” said Dr. Lobman, who described the relationship between learning and development as a bi-product of the other. The necessity of active participation during childhood (and throughout life) is described in her book Play and Performance, as a pathway which advances development towards learning. I particularly appreciated the challenge of engaging through play as a vehicle to go beyond what we can ordinarily do.
Dr. Lobman’s lecture was both informative and interactive. Dr. Lobman was able to educate and demonstrate to her audience the importance of play. Dr. Lobman adequately discoursed on the significance of play in childhood and throughout adulthood. Dr. Lobman’s explained the biological and the social benefits play lends to our lives. The lecture provided an opportunity for the attendees to participate, to use their creative minds and engage in spontaneous dialog (with a given theme). It was fun and it will perhaps make this lecture the most memorable. Dr. Lobman also gave some very helpful information surrounding play and ways to get involved. She may have sparked the mini revolutionist that resides in us all.