Start: January 31, 2024 3 p.m.
End: January 31, 2024 4 p.m.
You’re invited to the next event in the 2023-2024 Teachers College Dean’s Lecture Series, which takes place on Wednesday, January 31, 2024, from 3-4 p.m., in TC 1008, where Dr. Maria Hernández Finch will present: “The Parent Play Lab: Making Power of Play to Positively Impact Relationships, Home School Collaboration, and Academic Growth Available to All Learners.”
With the audience, Dr. Maria Hernández Finch will explore an inclusive play model that centers children, parents, and educators as valued consultees and Ball State University students as participant consultants. The definition of play is expanded to include all aspects of development and uses a social model of dis/ability perspective. The model includes training in newer inclusive frameworks and developing related materials and “playful” interventions. A review of current continuing related projects will also be shared.
Dr. Maria Hernández Finch is the director of the Educational Specialist (EdS) and Masters (MA) Programs in School Psychology. She is the editor of the peer-reviewed journal Perspectives on Early Childhood Psychology and Education and serves on several editorial boards for other such journals.
She is a research affiliate with the Ball State Center for Autism Spectrum Disorder and a board member with the Ball State Center for Peace and Conflict Studies. Dr. Hernández Finch has a very active program of research and always seeks to involve her EdS and doctoral students in all phases of the research process.