29.065 - Pedagogies of Joy :) Reigniting Conversations About the Intersectionalities of Joy Within Learning Pathways

Session Type: Symposium

Abstract

The papers in this session bring together researchers working in out-of-school time learning environments and family settings to explore the following questions: What are pedagogies of joy? How do we explore the role joy plays in lifelong learning for youth and adult participants? In this session we turn our attention to joy as an underused word in academic presentations or papers about the experiences of youth and adult participants in learning environments. This session explores the ways that joy, creativity, and play are foundational to human development and intersect with disciplinary learning in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) designed learning environments. A focus on joyful learning can help us work towards achieving the promise of equal educational opportunity.

Sub Unit

• SIG-Informal Learning Environment Research

Chair

• Deana Scipio, TERC

Papers

• Joy in Inquiry and the Playful and Productive Adaptation of Practice - Danielle Keifert, University of California - Los Angeles

• Moments of Critical Joy in STEM - Day W Greenberg, Michigan State University; Angela Calabrese Barton, Michigan State University; Sarah Keenan, Michigan State University

• Laughing and Learning Together: Intersections of Socioemotional Activity With Science Talk - Sara Hagenah, Boise State University

• Authoring Joy: Multimodal Artifacts as Tools for Broadening Definitions of STEM Participation - Deana Scipio, TERC

Discussant

• Dean J. Grosshandler, University of Illinois at Chicago