Tanya Smith-Sreen

nyc based 🗽 play based learning designer w/ FHI 360. all views expressed my own

[FHI 360 Research @fhi360research]

@FHI360research-er Rafael Contreras Gomez presents evidence about the effectiveness of the different non-formal education modalities implemented through #Passerelles project & examines the factors shaping transitions from non-formal to formal education: https://t.co/Ncb56BnkSq

[FHI 360 Research @fhi360research]

@fhi360research-er Elizabeth Adelman shares findings from a study examining factors contributing to #retention and #attrition of #students within #tertiaryeducation institutions supported by USAID's Advance program in #Jamaica: https://t.co/faRPnNYW6l

[FHI 360 @fhi360]

How does what we know and believe about #LearningthroughPlay connect with how we play?
Join the #PlayfulParenting community on June 5 at 8 a.m. EDT to hear from @FHI360 and partners on the beliefs and practices surrounding play throughout five countries.
🔗https://t.co/wxVRqeKndy

[Jason Kelleher @Jason_Kelleher]

Attending #CIES2024? Join @fhi360 education specialists and researchers today for sessions on SEL (inc. taking SEL national in #Rwanda), ed for the hypermarginalized, remediation & more. Details https://t.co/ZU0dBVqTO5 @juleeliz @carina1906 @tsmithsreen @YMGrandvaux

[Tanya Smith-Sreen @tsmithsreen]

Calendars are posted in health centers across #Bhutan providing nudges to caregivers to practice #LearningthroughPlay & offering a culturally responsive way to promote behavior change under @save_children’s Prescription to Play program

[Tanya Smith-Sreen @tsmithsreen]

“When we see a change in beliefs & knowledge, we expect to see a see a change in practices.” @carina1906

Check out our #theoryofchange from our @LEGOfoundation supported & @fhi360 led #PlayfulParenting implementation research:

[Tanya Smith-Sreen @tsmithsreen]

Join us NOW at #CIES2024 to learn more about beliefs & practices in #Bhutan & #Rwanda and our #PlayfulParenting implementation research w/ @fhi360’s @carina1906

[Jason Kelleher @Jason_Kelleher]

Attending #CIES2024? Join @FHI360's @juleeliz at 945am in Terrace Level, Orchid B for a discussion on Addressing #Inequality in Early Childhood Education

[Tanya Smith-Sreen @tsmithsreen]

Catch us online at #CIES2024 in ONE hour for part 1⃣/2⃣ of this #PlayfulParenting panel series on beliefs and practices on play in #Serbia & #Zambia w/ presenters from @FHI360 @LEGOfoundation, @UNICEF & @unicefzambia

[FHI 360 @fhi360]

How can #workforce contribute to scaling #PlayfulParenting programs?

Find out in this article, showcasing @SavetheChildren's program in #Bhutan alongside @BostonCollege & @FXBRwanda's program in #Rwanda, supported by the @LEGOFoundation.

https://t.co/H1deCtN3g6

[Tanya Smith-Sreen @tsmithsreen]

What do pathways to scale look like for #playfulparenting? Join the @LEGOFoundation @FHI360 @ECDaction @SavetheChildren @ChildFundGt @BostonCollege @FXBRwanda @UNICEF on June 28 at 8-9:30 AM ET for a #webinar where we discuss enablers & barriers to scale: https://t.co/PnWyo7vUUS

[Tanya Smith-Sreen @tsmithsreen]

Using active learning strategies to promote #LearningthroughPlay with caregivers is something we look to observe with service providers under the #PlayfulParenting implementation research. @carina1906 of @fhi360 presents what we learned from our observations at #CIES2023

[Tanya Smith-Sreen @tsmithsreen]

When we talk about #PlayfulParenting, we focus on responsive stimulation, or as one service provider in #Serbia puts it, “the parent follows…to let the child guide and not be the leader in the play…”. Catch @fhi360 presenting our @LEGOfoundation supported research at #CIES2023

[Tanya Smith-Sreen @tsmithsreen]

What does #play look like at different developmental milestones? @carina1906 of @fhi360 discusses the types of playful interactions we look for service providers to promote at each for children from 0-2 years of age. #PlayfulParenting #CIES2023

[Tanya Smith-Sreen @tsmithsreen]

The type #workforce engaged, and frequency of contact makes a big difference when it comes to making sense of data emerging from the #PlayfulParenting implementation research. Here’s a snapshot of programs of our partners’, @SavetheChildren, @FXBRwanda, @BCCSW, & @UNICEF:

[Tanya Smith-Sreen @tsmithsreen]

We employ a rigorous, mixed methods design to investigate the role of #workforce in shaping pathways to scale for #PlayfulParenting, including observations, surveys, & interviews. @carina1906 of @fhi360 describes our approach in more detail at #CIES2023

[Tanya Smith-Sreen @tsmithsreen]

Home observations under @fhi360’s #PlayfulParenting implementation research yielded key insights for program design, pointing to 3 things caregivers could provide children to nurture #LearningthroughPlay: pictures, new playthings by age & w/ more complex hand-eye coordination

[Tanya Smith-Sreen @tsmithsreen]

We use the HOME measure in Bhutan & Zambia to capture caregiver *practices* around play under the @fhi360-led #PlayfulParenting implementation research. This 45-item inventory covers aspects of the home that reflect the quantity & quality of stimulation available. #CIES2023

[Tanya Smith-Sreen @tsmithsreen]

According to caregivers in Bhutan, Rwanda, Serbia, & Zambia, play matters for #earlychildhooddevelopment. All caregivers we talked to under the #PlayfulParenting implementation research underscored its importance. Ania Chaluda of @fhi360 shares more at #CIES2023

[Tanya Smith-Sreen @tsmithsreen]

❕STARTING NOW! Beliefs & practices on #LearningthroughPlay underpin scalability of #PlayfulParenting programs. Find out what we know so far on caregiver & service providers’ beliefs under the @fhi360-led implementation research in collaboration w/ @LEGOFoundation at #CIES2023