| I believe that the Playful Pedagogy Fellowship will help me provide a space for my students to engage with new ideas in positive ways and use their language skills. |
| "This fellowship aligns with my teaching philosophy of fostering curiosity, creativity, and engagement. By incorporating creative activities, I will cultivate a student-centered classroom that enhances language acquisition and nurtures students' motivation and confidence." |
| I seek to integrate playful pedagogy into my French courses, ranging from elementary to advanced levels, to enhance my students’ creative engagement with course content, support their linguistic development, and foster collaborative learning with their peers. |
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| I am interested in exploring playful pedagogy to make grammar activities in class more engaging and enjoyable for students. |
| I am interested in developing a playful approach in the writing classroom that allows students to engage with difficult and controversial topics. |
| Playful Pedagogies is helping me to bring more embodied, experiential teaching into all of my courses. I look forward to continuing to build my arsenal of theater and improvisational tools to use in the classroom. |
| I am interested in playful pedagogy as a way to innovate Chinese language instruction, and this year I plan to integrate carefully chosen games into first- and third-year courses to enhance engagement and ease students’ anxiety about learning Chinese. |