As part of work to advance student engagement and learning in the early grades, DESE’s Early Learning Team will offer public school teams a competitive grant opportunity to join Cohort 2 of its Playful Learning Institute, Preschool through 3rd grade. The Institute will begin in the winter of 2025 and continue through the 2025-26 school year. The institute is designed for district and school administrators, pre-kindergarten through grade 3 classroom educators, and out-of-school time program staff and administrators. The goal will be to provide participants with the tools and strategies needed to embed playful learning that supports deep dives into content, creates equitable access to learning, and creates varied opportunities for assessment across content areas.
The competitive grant seeks to select up to 7 school teams that will be part of the Institute's 2nd Cohort. The Department's Early Learning Team will host two Bidder's Conferences and 2 Drop-In Question and Answer sessions for districts interested in learning more about this competitive grant opportunity. If you are interested in attending one or more of these sessions, please complete the registration at least a day prior to the scheduled session.
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