Don't forget the #PLATO #Philosophy #Journal for Young People is accepting submissions for its latest issue on #Truth and #Knowledge! Deadline is April 30th.
Learn more here: https://www.plato-philosophy.org/journal-questions/
The Journal of Philosophy in Schools - JPS just released its most recent issue on: "Why should we teach philosophy in schools?”
AND its FREE online: https://researchonline.nd.edu.au/jps/
This recent issue is guest edited by Michael Hand, Professor of Philosophy of Education at University of Birmingham.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 #PLATO #HighSchool #Essay Contest on this year's theme: #Truth!
First Place:
Ben Zimmerman – Newark Academy (NJ)
An Argument in Favor of Operative Truths
Second Place:
Michael Wang – Syosset High School (NY)
A Defense of the Correspondence Theory of Truth
Third Place:
Tianyi Miao – Indian Springs School(AL)
A Contextual Theory of Truth
Third Place:
Dylan Park – Ridgewood High School (New Jersey)
The Value of Fake Truth
Learn more about our essay contest: https://www.plato-philosophy.org/high-school-essay-contest/
"Children are by nature philosophical
thinkers—ready to take on heady topics like race, fairness and human rights."
Columns Magazine article "Playdough to Plato" https://depts.washington.edu/…/uploads/2018/03/Plato_March_…
There are great ways to bring #philosophy into your #science classroom!
"Introducing a philosophical dimension to school chemistry promotes critical thought, imagination and an appreciation of complexity."
Check out this article:https://eic.rsc.org/…/easy-ways-to-include-…/3008703.article
...And then go to the Philosopher's toolkit for additional lesson plan ideas: https://www.plato-philosophy.org/teachertoolkit/
We are excited to see the recent push in #Ireland to bring #philosophy into k-12 #schools and make it an essential part of education! Why? Because "Philosophy can teach what Google can't!"
read more here: https://psmag.com/education/ireland-pushes-philosophy
and check out our website for materials on how to advocate for philosophy in your school: https://www.plato-philosophy.org/downloadable-resources/
Wondering what it looks like to do #philosophy in k-12 #classrooms? Watch this short video about the UW Center for Philosophy for Children program that pairs undergraduate students with k-12 classrooms to engage in philosophical #dialogue.
The PLATO March News just out! https://mailchi.mp/828…/plato-january-2018-newsletter-208653
Check out PLATO's February News! https://mailchi.mp/584…/plato-january-2018-newsletter-178393
The PLATO Philosophy Fund - application deadline Jan 31 - Jana Mohr Lone
http://blog.apaonline.org/…/01/29/the-plato-philosophy-fund/
Check out our new monthly email news! http://mailchi.mp/e25a…/plato-january-2018-newsletter-139585
Grant awards are a huge part of the success and longevity of non-profit organizations. We are deeply humbled by the support shown to us in 2017 by Plato: Philo...sophy Learning & Teaching Organization! Because of their generous $5,000 award, we were able to offer the Helena (and surrounding) communities a host of interactive and unique philosophy programs throughout the year aimed at promoting critical, creative thought, promoting leadership & action, reconnecting with nature, and strengthening, fostering & building community. Check out how their grant helped us in our mission to enrich lives through philosophy!
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A great conference opportunity in Australia on July 9-11 at The University of Notre Dame Australia offered by the Federation of Australian Philosophy in Schools Association (FAPSA).
Check out their call for papers (due January 29th!): http://fapsa.org.au/
Pete Worley, Michael Hand and Sandra Lynch will be the keynotes!
Plato: Philosophy Learning & Teaching Organization is feeling excited.
With support from the American Philosophical Association and AAPT-The American Association of Philosophy Teachers, #PLATO is excited to announce the 2018 Summer Seminar on Teaching and Learning Philosophy for #teachers!
Seminar will be held July 25-29th in North Carolina. Deadline to apply is March 16th!
Learn more and apply on our website: https://www.plato-philosophy.org/biennial-aapt-hs-teacher-…/
Did you know you can facilitate #philosophical #conversations with pre-school aged #children? While our VP Michael Burroughs has done this around ethics, we thought we might share another success story from The Philosophy Club in #Australia.
This is a great blog post with class session summaries and facilitative reflections:
https://thephilosophyclub.com.au/…/…/14/starting-them-young/
Wondering what the #Philosophy community is up to? Check out the recent small #grant projects recently funded by the American Philosophical Association.
Programs include: Iowa Lyceum, National High School Ethics Bowl & American Association of Philosophy Teachers summer trainings!
http://www.apaonline.org/…/APA-awards-grants-to-eight-proje…
