Podcast appearances and mentions of Jill Vialet

From explaining how and why play works to build social skills and responsibility, to reframing the substitute teaching experience for both students and teachers, to leading a course on social entrepreneurship at UC Berkeley Haas School of Business, Jill Vialet intentionally considers how to infuse delight into each endeavor and how people will feel. Listen in to learn more, consider different perspectives and be delighted.

Jill Vialet is the founder of Playworks, the leading American non-profit leveraging the power of safe, fun, and healthy play at school every day. Playworks creates a place for every kid on the playground to feel included, be active, and build valuable social and emotional skills. Playworks partners with schools, districts, and after-school programs to provide a service or mix of services including on-site coaches, professional training for school staff who support recess, and consultative partnerships. In this conversation, Jill informs us of the significance of play for children, adolescents and adults and its relationship to a more engaged, communicative society. I asked Jill on as I have been thinking about the lack of play and fun in our jam-packed lives. Jill speaks with a wise nuance and with a passion that is truly uplifting. I hope this podcast might encourage you to look at the less serious aspects of life such as play with more reverence and crucial to our personal and collective wellbeing. If you would like to learn more about Jill or the work of Playworks, please see the link below. Thanks a mill friends! https://www.playworks.org/Sign up to our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/earthlydelightspod

An interview with Jill Vialet, Founder of Playworks.And ultimately, what you're trying to do is set these kids up to succeed, not to eliminate risk, but to help them learn how to manage and mitigate and navigate risk in a way that helps them to be able to just thrive.Jill VialetPlayworks inspirationSetting children up to succeedManaging and navigating riskThe value of playAddressing sustainability Developing programming COVID-19 pandemic impacthttps://www.movetolivemore.com/https://www.linkedin.com/company/move-to-live-more@MovetoLiveMore

Episode 11: The Importance of Play in SchoolsSocieties depend on our ability to “play well together.” That concept is at the heart of Jill Vialet's revolutionary work. But at a time when there are so many perceived threats to our well-being from external forces, how can we convince leaders of the importance of play? And what unique value does play bring to our schools and communities?Guest: Jill VialetResources and Expanded Show NotesFull TranscriptIn This Episode:“We're not totally comfortable with silly. We are a culture that, you know, in many ways, still very much buys into sort of the Horatio Alger myth about pulling yourself up by the bootstraps and, you know, it's diligence and hard work that's going to overcome obstacles..I just think teachers and people in schools are in a really difficult position.” (6:04)“I think one of the things that play tells us over and over again is, given the right sort of stepping stones to achieve that, kids are capable of quite rigorous negotiation and compromise and insight around how to take care of each other. So often, I would say, better than their adult counterparts.” (16:25)“I think our kids are amazing. And, and they are capable of so much and we need them so desperately to find their own agency and leadership. Like the very future of our planet is, is depending on their ability to do a better job than we have done. And so I feel like trust your gut, they can do it.” (19:45)“ I think American democracy has always been an experiment. Some aspects maybe need to be rethought. We've gotten a little sclerotic in our willingness to be innovative in democracy. But again, a playfulness, a willingness to experiment, a sort of-- an openness to tapping creativity and how we do it. Like, and again, it's like, think about, if you are an educator listening, about the kids. If you think about kids playing, their ability to self handicap, like Jill and Tim, you switch sides. Like that's a pretty nuanced human interaction. Or like, Ooh, this rule is not working. Let's, let's change it up so that, like, this is the boundary instead. Like that spontaneous sort of re-imagining of how we work together, that's what's needed for us to navigate this moment.” (24:38)“I guess I'm hoping that we come to recognize that actually the education of our youngest citizens is foundational to our ability to navigate the current challenges we seek, whether that's climate or misinformation or all the myriad things that are worrisome in this moment. That ultimately educating our young people well, it's, it's the only hope that we will actually address any of these challenges. But to do that, you need humans who are cared for as well.” (34:25) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jill Vialet is the founder of Playworks, the leading national nonprofit leveraging the power of safe, fun, and healthy play at school every day. Playworks creates a place for every kid on the playground to feel included, be active, and build valuable social and emotional skills. Playworks partners with schools, districts, and after-school programs to provide a service or mix of services including on-site coaches, professional training for school staff who support recess, and consultative partnerships.Learn more about the organization at https://www.playworks.org/.She is also the author of Why Play Works. You can find the book at https://www.playworks.org/illinois/2021/08/24/playworks-founder-jill-vialet-publishes-why-play-works/. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube: https://podfollow.com/playfulhumans/Theme Music: Chasing the Sunshine by Pink Zebra - Licenced at Envato ElementsSupport the show (https://paypal.me/mikedmontague)

Meett Jill Vialet: Now if you don't already know Jill… buckle up. Jill Vialet is an incredible social entrepreneur, author and public speaker. She is the co-founder of Oakland's Museum of Children's Art (www.mocha.org) and the founder of Playworks (www.playworks.org), a national nonprofit committed to bringing out the best in students by leveraging the power of play. In 2006, Jill was a Fellow at Stanford's Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (better known as the dschool), and as a result co-founded Substantial (www.substantialclassrooms.org) to redesign the way that schools and districts recruit, train and support substitute teaching.   She is the author of the middle grade novel, Recess Rules and the forthcoming nonfiction book Why Play Works: Big Changes Start Small Jill is a frequent public speaker, including several amazing Ted talks  Jill is currently teaching a course on Design for Play at Stanford's Hasso Plattner Institute of Design (better known as the d.school) and Social Entrepreneurship at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business. Jill is also a Visiting Scholar at Haas where she is exploring the intersection of democracy, social entrepreneurship, business and play. What I love about Jill is that she has dedicated her career to one of the foundational elements to real success in life… the power of play. In a world where it is all too easy to fall prey to the seriousness of both our own life and the world around us, play is possibly the best antidote for so many of our problems. Stress, lack of creativity, energy levels, brain health, overall health and so much more is dramatically improved by incorporating play into our lives. Spending just a little bit of time in Jill's presence and you will not only be energized by her amazing wisdom and spirit but you will be armed with the mindset and the tools to bring more joy into every area of your life. Connect with Jill:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jillvialet Twitter: @jillvialet Instagram: @jillvialet Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jill.vialet ... If you're interested in learning more about challenges and how you can use them to maximize your reach, increase your impact and grow your coaching business just click here: http://mychallengecreator.com/

Devin: What is your superpower? What do you think of as that singular strength that helps you to be so incredibly successful?Jill: You know, I have a really good friend, Marion Fredman, who told me once when I was a young leader at my first nonprofit Museum of Children’s Art, she said, “Jill, we’re many different people in our lives.” I think similarly, we have many different superpowers. I think more recently, the superpower that has given me the most success has been my ability to convince other people of their transformative power to make the world a better place, to really contribute, to make a difference.Jill Vialet founded the national nonprofit Playworks, which operates effective programs both during and after school across the country. She recently wrote a book, Why Play Works, about the lessons she’s learned over 25 years. Her insights demand our attention.Jill sees play as relevant not only for healthy childhood development but also for adults. Bemoaning the current political environment in which people vilify their political rivals—often including friends and neighbors whose cars have the wrong bumper sticker or caps have the wrong slogan—she sees play as a part of the solution.She notes that play teaches us that we need “healthy competition to get better.” Republicans challenging Democratic policies could be seen as helping to hone the principles and polish the messages to convince people of their value. In addition, she observes that play helps get us comfortable with rules. You can’t imagine playing sports without rules. That framework helps us tolerate rules that govern work and society, too.Jill attributes learning creativity and innovation to play. She adds that leadership is also learned that way. This is true perhaps, especially for unstructured play. Recently, she hike the John Muir Trail from Yosemite to Moun Whitney admitting that there was no structured purpose for this play but values it just the same.One critical thing value she sites for play is its ability to teach us to manage risks. “Play is this—it's an undeniably risky behavior that has survived evolution nonetheless, partly because the way you learn to handle risk is by taking manageable risks. Play really is that that tool. People climb jungle gyms or they play hide and seek; in a lot of ways, those are just playing out, dealing with fears of heights and or being worried about abandonment.”Having left her full-time role at Playworks during the pandemic, which sadly required a layoff in which she included herself, Jill has shifted her time and focus to academia. She now teaches at both the University of California Berkeley and Stanford. She describes her superpower as “my ability to convince other people of their transformative power to make the world a better place, to really contribute, to make a difference.”How to Develop the Ability to Convince Other People of Their Transformative Power As a SuperpowerJill’s leadership at Playworks is just one piece of evidence of that ability. In 1988, she founded the Museum of Children’s Art (or MOCHA) which continues to thrive today. In fact, the high school intern, Nina Woodruff-Walker, who volunteered to help Jill launch it 34 years ago is now the executive director. Her leadership ability, including what she describes as her superpower, has left an impressive mark on her community and the country. She adds that she pairs her superpower with “my ability to get the hell out of the way.” While uttered in jest, I suspect there is a foundation of truth there. She is also keen on holding people accountable. When Playworks earned support from AmeriCorps members, she fired one. Someone said,  “You can’t fire Americorps members.” Jill describes her response as, “I’m like, Oh yes, we can.” Accountability is a partner of empowerment.As a professor, she teaches her students a key principle, that there is not only one right answer. She invites guest lecturers with whom she disagrees to present to the students to help them develop their personal sense of mission, purpose and values. She sees this an empowering approach that will enable them to change the world. Remembering this can help you do the same. Your vision for how you change the world should be defined by your passions and life experiences, not Jill’s—or mine. You can change the world. And you can convince other people of their transformative power as well. With practice, this can become one of your superpowers. Get full access to Superpowers for Good at devinthorpe.substack.com/subscribe

SPP 133: The Power of Play Special thanks to MedTravelers for sponsoring this episode! https://www.medtravelers.com/SchoolPsyched/ Join #psychedpodcast to have a conversation about the benefits of play! https://www.playworks.org/about/staff/meet-ceo-founder/ Jill Vialet is the founder of Playworks, the leading national nonprofit leveraging the power of safe, fun, and healthy play at school every day. Playworks creates a place… Continue reading SPP 133: The Power of Play

Jill Vialet (Founder of Playworks) joins Phil to discuss her new book; Why Play Works - Big Changes Start Small. In this conversation Jill shares; - Her introduction to play and how she forged a career in this industry - A story about a colleague interacting with a school that didn't have recess - How the research supports the importance of play - The activity that she often ends her programs with. Find out more about Playworks - playworks.org Find out more about Jill - jillvialet.com

Dr. Ronald Beghetto is joined by Jill Vialet and Amanda von Moos of Substantial Classrooms to discuss the opportunity that exists (and is necessary) to rethink substitute teaching. Von Moos and Vialet invite listeners to reimagine substitute teaching, providing ideas about the impact that these individuals can have on school climate, students' lives, and more. Substitute teachers are present for roughly 10% of a student's education, and by recognizing substitutes for their professionalism and varied areas of expertise, the school community benefits. You can learn more about Jill and Amanda's work by visiting substancialclassrooms.org website for resources and tools, or check out their new book: Substantial Classrooms: Redesigning the Substitute Teaching Experience. You can also follow Jill on Twitter @jillvialet, or explore more of their work @PlayworksThe Learning Futures Podcast is produced at the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University. Executive Producers are Dr. Sean Leahy and Claire Gilbert. The show is produced by Dr. Clarin Collins and Karina Muñoz Baltazar. Audio production provided by Claire Gilbert.

Jill Vialet serial social entrepreneur, Ashoka Fellow -- waves anonymity and speaks her mind about Boards, philanthropy, DEI issues, technology and why she does the work. The conversation is far ranging and even touches upon the concept of national service, and the all important “magic wave” – what would she do if she could magically improve the sector. Join us for a conversation with the founder of MOCHA, Playworks, and Substantial. For more information and available downloads, go to http://arcaandassociates.com/ © 2020 Philip Arca

“Worldwide studies and science support exercise for relieving symptoms related to ADD, OCD, anxiety, depression, addiction and aging. Exercise unleashes a cascade of neurochemicals and growth factors that physically bolster the brain’s infrastructure." ~Dr. John Ratey So then what keeps us from making it a necessary part of our day? Join us as we dive into the power of play and exercise through the work of Jill Vialet, Founder and CEO of PlayWorks and Dr. John Ratey, author of "Spark" and "Go Wild."   About Dr. John Ratey , MD, is an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Research Synthesizer, Speaker, Author, and Clinical Psychiatrist maintaining a private practice in Cambridge, Mass. He has lectured and published 60 peer-reviewed articles on the topics of Aggression, Autism, ADHD, and other issues in neuropsychiatry, and has authored or co-authored seven books. His latest book, GO WILD explains the scientific evidence behind why maintaining a lifestyle more like that of our ancestors will restore our health and well-being. With his previous book, "Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and The Brain,” Dr. Ratey established himself as a leading expert in the brain-fitness connection. A highly sought after speaker, he has embarked on a worldwide mission to re-engineer schools, corporations, and individual lifestyle practices by incorporating exercise to achieve peak performance and optimum mental health.   About Jill Vialet Jill Vialet is the CEO and founder of , the leading national nonprofit leveraging the power of safe, fun, and healthy play at school every day. Playworks creates a place for every kid on the playground to feel included, be active, and build valuable social and emotional skills. Learn more at Vialet is the author of Recess Rules, a fictional book written for children from 8 to 13 years old. She has received numerous honors, including being selected as an Ashoka Fellow in 2004 and named to the Forbes Impact 30 as one of the 30 leading social entrepreneurs worldwide in 2011, as well as being asked to speak at TEDMED in 2014. She also is one of a small group of Californians honored with the 2013 James Irvine Foundation Leadership Award. Jill is a graduate of Harvard University.   Links Follow Dr. John Ratey on  |  | Follow Playworks on  | | | | | | Follow Monica on | | |

Play belongs in every classroom. Today, Jill Vialet shows us how. www.coolcatteacher.com/e490 Bio as submitted Jill Vialet is the Founder and CEO of Playworks, the leading nonprofit leveraging the power of play to transform children's social and emotional health. For more information, visit: www.playworks.org.   Blog: https://www.playworks.org/about/staff/meet-ceo-founder/   Twitter: @jillvialet  

Harvard graduate and rugby player, Standford design school fellow, and entrepreneur several times over, Jill Vialet talks about the role of an active lifestyle in her life as well as her experiences going through Design Thinking process in order to start two of her businesses, Playworks and Substantial Classrooms.

Harvard graduate and rugby player, Standford design school fellow, and entrepreneur several times over, Jill Vialet talks about the role of an active lifestyle in her life as well as her experiences going through Design Thinking process in order to start two of her businesses, Playworks and Substantial Classrooms.

On this Episode: - What healthy play looks like - The positive results of healthy play in the classroom and in life - What play teaches us about trust, communication, society, and interdependence - The results seen in adults and society from a lack of healthy play

On today's episode we feature two conversations: First is a discussion with Jill Vialet, founder and CEO of Playworks, who opened Chautauqua's week of lectures on "The Art of Play" on July 9. Then, Chautauqua Theater Company Artistic Director Andrew Borba sits with playwright Chelsea Marcantel and champion air guitarist Matt "Airistotle" Burns. Chelsea's newest play, Airness, is about air guitar competitions — CTC's production of Airness runs July 14 to 29 on the Bratton Theater stage. Jill Vialet is founder and CEO of Playworks, a nonprofit that operates on a belief “in the power of play to bring out the best in every kid.” From its beginnings in two schools in Berkeley, California, Playworks has grown to a staff of 700 and now reaches about 900,000 students in 23 regions around the United States, and is present within 1,800 schools and organizations. During the 2015–16 school year, Jill was an Education Fellow at Stanford’s d.school — very familiar to us at Chautauqua — where she launched a new project called Substantial, re-designing the way we recruit, train, and support substitute teachers. Prior to Playworks, Jill founded, and was the executive director for nine years, of the Museum of Children’s Art (MOCHA) in Oakland, California. Follow her on Twitter at @jillvialet, and read The Chautauquan Daily's recap of her Amphitheater lecture here: http://chqdaily.com…. Chelsea Marcantel is the playwright behind Airness, and also Everything is Wonderful, Ladyish, Devour and Tiny Houses, which CTC produced as part of its New Play Workshop in 2016. Airness was recently honored with the 2018 Elizabeth Osborn New Play Award by the American Theatre Critics Association. Matt Burns is a special guest at Chautauqua this week — he is a waiter and world-class competitive air guitarist living in New York City. Matt decided to try air-rocking almost a decade ago when he saw the documentary Air Guitar Nation, and has since become a two-time champion at Air Guitar World Championship. Follow them on Twitter at @AChelseaDay and @aYo_MattBurns. CTC produces Airness from July 14 to 29 in Bratton Theater — click here to purchase tickets.

Read the full Forbes article and watch the interview here: http://onforb.es/1Uhe6Kt. Subscribe to this podcast on iTunes by clicking here: http://bit.ly/ymotwitunes or on Stitcher by clicking here: http://bit.ly/ymotwstitcher. Jill Vialet, one of Forbes’ Impact 30 in 2011 and founder of the national nonprofit Playworks, takes us inside the organization to look at key financial metrics and the mission it serves. Vialet stakes her claim to being a social entrepreneur, saying, “I’ve spent more than 25 years in the nonprofit sector, focusing entrepreneurial skills on creating and developing two successful nonprofit organizations for kids.” Prior to founding Playworks in 1996, she founded the Museum of Children’s Art. Playworks works to solve big problems in public schools by helping kids have more fun. Vialet explains, “Ask any elementary school principal what the toughest part of the day is, and most will answer with one word: recess. Teasing, fighting, bullying, the injuries, and the disciplinary referrals are enough to keep any principal up at night.” Read the full Forbes article and watch the interview here: http://onforb.es/1Uhe6Kt. Please consider whether a friend or colleague might benefit from this piece and, if so, share it.

Susan Sontag, The Rolling Stones, and “rock, paper, scissors” as a conflict resolution strategy. In this episode I talk to Jill Vialet, CEO and Founder of Playworks, a national non-profit that believes in the power of play to bring out the best in every kid. They strive to create safe, inclusive school environments that allow kids to thrive and discover their own superpowers.   Music Show Opening Mix: Brand New – Salt-n-Pepa Brand New – Pharrell Williams (with Justin Timberlake) Brand New Key – Melanie Brand New – Kanye West (feat. Rhymefest)   Can’t You Hear Me Knocking – The Rolling Stones   Show Closing Mix: Brand New Funk – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince Brand New You’re Retro – Tricky Brand New Me – Dusty Springfield Brand New Me – Isaac Hayes   Reading List The Ambiguity of Play - by Brian Sutton-Smith  Lateral Thinking: An Introduction - by Edward de Bono Experience And Education - by John Dewey The Volcano Lover: A Romance – by Susan Sontag Scaling Up Excellence: Getting to More Without Settling for Less - by Robert I. Sutton and Huggy Rao Recess Rules - by Jill Vialet   Watch List Jill’s TEDMED talk: Why play matters Headspace meditation site and app John Oliver on the Supreme Court   ** If you like my show, please subscribe and review in iTunes, or wherever you get your podcasts. For more information, visit brandnewways.com --> Find the show on Twitter: @brandnewways_ --> Send me an email: show@brandnewways.com

We'll explore how meaningful play and physical activity can help improve the health and well-being of children with Jill Vialet, the CEO and founder of Playworks.

Research shows that kids who are physically active are not only healthier, but are also likely to perform better academically, and short activity breaks during the school day can improve concentration, behavior, and enhance learning. In short, school-based physical activity is valuable exercise -- it aids cognitive development, increases engagement and motivation, and is essential to a whole child approach to education. In this episode of the Whole Child Podcast, we discuss new ways to encourage movement and how schools are bringing physical activity out of the gym and into the classroom to maximize learning and well-being.

Technology has increased the flow of information and made our decision-making more transparent. In this panel discussion on empathy and ethics, Bill Drayton, Mary Gordon, Keith Hammonds, Kirk Hanson, and Jill Vialet consider how empathetic ethics has to begin with individuals and can only then move into the organizations we lead and the societies we serve. https://ssir.org/podcasts/entry/panel_discussion_-_skoll_world_forum_empathy_and_ethics