Bring more play to your classroom
2017 Information to be Announced Soon!
Here's What Happened in 2016...
Took Place Saturday, November 19th, 2016 from 9am – 2pm
From building Lego trucks and playing Jenga at a party, play has a unmistakably large influence on our life.
We have summarized many of the benefits of play in an article in our blog.
In addition to content you can use participants will:
- Enjoy lunch
- Receive a gift bag with at least $50 in toys and games
- free entry for you and your family to the Fair
- Chance to win prizes at the end of the Conference like a 4' tall Jenga worth $120!*
*Winner will be drawn at the end of the day and must be present to win.
Register here! Seats are limited
What Happened in 2016...
Play in Education (PIE) Track
WIN a Jenga worth $120 to lucky educator! Stacks to 4' tall, 54 wood pieces
Keynote - Meet Leslie Scott, Inventor of Jenga
Leslie Scott, all way from Oxford, England! She is the inventor of Jenga and 40 plus games with her company, Oxford Games,. She is also author of About Jenga: The Remarkable Business of Creating a Game that Became a Household Name,
Speakers
Carly A. Kocurek
Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities and Media Studies
Illinois Institute of Technology
Hillary Fine
Marketing and Public Relations Manager at Uncle Milton Industries, Inc.
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 Host Welcome to Conference
10:15am Hillary Fine from Uncle Milton
10:45am British International School on STEM Learning, Young Inventor Challenge and Young Tech Challenge
11:15am Carly A. Kocurek and Jennifer L. Miller, IIT Developmental Media Lab, Illinois Institute of Technology
http://www.developmentalmedia.org/team
11:45am Lunch and Hands on with Products from Fair
12:45pm Digital Strategies in the Classroom - TBA
1:15pm Leslie Scott, Inventor of Jenga and 40+ games, author of About Jenga, Oxford Games, Oxford, England
1:45pm Closing Comments
2:00pm Off to the Fair for more hands on learning!
