That's SO EDVOLUTIONARY

Two elementary teachers break down science and theory from education practitioners, researchers and thought leaders and translate it into classroom practices that evolve the learning environment for the 21st century.

We're currently on hiatus-- the perfect time to catch up on Season 4!

*we recommend starting with Episode 1 or 2!

Season 4: The Roadmap

Two students hold the literacy and math explorer maps we've created to foster independent learning in our kindergarten and first grade classroom

S4.E4: What play-based learning looks like in our classroom

Podcast Season 4
April 23, 2023•1 min read

Episode Summary:

In this episode of That's SO EDVOLUTIONARY education podcast, we finally spill the beans about how we've leveraged play to create environments that foster independent learning, allow teachers to meet the wide range of needs in a classroom, while also providing a structure to make teaching more sustainable (we'll talk more on the last point in a future episode). 

We are so excited to finally share these nuggets after many years of flops, iterations, and perseverance in our own kindergarten/first grade classroom.

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Ali Dabney is one of the co-founders of EDVOLUTIONARY. She has over a decade of teaching experience and focuses on helping K-2 teachers create the conditions that unlock student engagement, achievement and wellbeing.

Ali Dabney

Ali Dabney is one of the co-founders of EDVOLUTIONARY. She has over a decade of teaching experience and focuses on helping K-2 teachers create the conditions that unlock student engagement, achievement and wellbeing.

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Hi! We're Annie & Ali

We are two primary (K/1) educators building a roadmap to teaching that ensures children reach mastery of all required K-2 standards in an environment that also respects their developmental needs and leads them to become self-directed learners. We founded EDVOLUTIONARY to help amplify the conversation about how to evolve our education system and to share our toolbox of teacher-tested resources and strategies that empower learners and make teaching more effective, fun, and sustainable.

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