PROFESSIONAL LEARNING SERIES
Your Six-Part Training Marathon with PLAY21
Learn How to Design a Pre- and Post-Test Game-Based System that Builds Winnners
This 3-hour online training experience supports teachers in refining instructional practice and designing assessments that promote both social-emotional learning (SEL) competencies and academic performance. The self-paced structure allows educators to connect skill development with purposeful checkpoints that guide daily instruction, much like a well-designed training plan that builds strength, pacing, and endurance over time. The 30-minute sessions prepare teachers to apply their learning by creating a focused 21-day instructional cycle supported through virtual professional learning, ensuring teachers are prepared to implement instruction with the same intentionality that helps runners train consistently and finish strong.
Read each article and watch the corresponding explainer video below at your own pace. At the conclusion of every training session, complete a brief knowledge check quiz and earn a certificate of completion—one for each session. Collect all six as you prepare to lead your students through a purposeful learning cycle—from pre-test to post-test—that sharpens assessment strategies and equips learners to build the stamina, focus, and confidence needed to pace themselves effectively under real assessment conditions.
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SESSION 1: PLAY21—A Bold Idea
for Enhancing Teacher Effectiveness
& Increasing Student Achievement
A 30-minute self-paced professional learning session that equips teachers with the PLAY21 framework to align mindset, instruction, and assessment for measurable student growth.
Click here to read article pages 2-3.
Click here to watch the video.
Click here to take the quiz / answer key.
Click here to download your certificate.
SESSION 2: Play With AI—How
Teachers Use AI to Design Pre-Test &
Post-Test Systems That Work
A 30-minute self-paced professional learning session that shows teachers how to use AI to design aligned pre-tests, post-tests, and instructional checkpoints that drive focused student growth.
Click here to read article pages 4-5.
Click here to watch the video.
Click here to take the quiz / answer key.
Click here to download your certificate.
SESSION 3: Inside the Game—How
Students Experience PLAY21 Day by
Day
A 30-minute self-paced professional learning session that helps teachers understand how students experience PLAY21 and build confidence through gameplay, mindset, and skill practice.
Click here to read article pages 6-7.
Click here to watch the video.
Click here to take the quiz / answer key.
Click here to download your certificate.
SESSION 4: Building the Training Plan
—PLAY21 Exemplars from Grade 4
Math & ELA
A 30-minute self-paced professional learning session that shows teachers how to translate standards into focused skills, aligned assessments, and targeted instruction using PLAY21 exemplars.
Click here to read article pages 8-10.
Click here to watch the video.
Click here to take the quiz / answer key.
Click here to download your certificate.
SESSION 5: GamePlay—What Students
Need to Know: A Comprehensive
Teacher Guide for Launching PLAY21
A 30-minute self-paced professional learning session that prepares teachers to launch PLAY21 with clarity, confidence, and structured gameplay that builds student focus and perseverance.
Click here to read article pages 11-13.
Click here to watch the video (for students).
Click here to take the quiz / answer key.
Click here to download your certificate.
SESSION 6: Training the Mind to Win—
Helping Learners Build Confidence
Through “The Power of Your I.D.E.A.”
A 30-minute self-paced, reflective professional learning session that helps teachers support struggling learners by building confidence, resilience, and mindset through the I.D.E.A. framework.
Click here to read article pages 14-17.
Click here to watch the video.
Click here to take the quiz / answer key.
Click here to download your certificate.
PLAY21 Classroom Game Board Package
Professional Learning Resources
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PLAY21 is all about developing a strong, resilient mindset. This shift in teaching and learning is reinforced through the eBook, Be B.O.L.D., which equips teachers with a clear framework for designing instruction and assessments that prioritize growth, optimism, and intentional practice. For students, The Power of Your I.D.E.A. (Winning Mindset) strengthens the social-emotional habits embedded in PLAY21 by building perseverance, reflection, accountability, and confidence. Get your copies today!
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