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Annemarie Kaczmarczyk

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Join date: Jun 26, 2025

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Dr. Annemarie Kaczmarczyk is a former primary grades educator and now serves as an Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at Mercer University. Her research focuses on social justice, critical literacy, and the design of equitable, joyful learning environments. She remains closely connected to early childhood spaces through student teacher supervision, volunteer work in pre-K classrooms, and research exploring both the possibilities and barriers to inclusive teaching.

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Jun 26, 2025 ∙ 2 min
Play Isn’t a Break, It’s a Right: Embedding Play in Teacher Preparation
In many classrooms, play is treated as a break, not the learning itself. But what if play was central to how we prepare teachers? This post explores why teacher prep programs must embed play not just for young learners, but across elementary education. Because if we want teachers to foster curiosity and joy, shouldn’t we prepare them in the same spirit?
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