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Play2Do Project - Cyprus Multiplier Event
Working with students facing certain intellectual disabilities and learning difficulties On Monday, 2 April 2018, we had the pleasure to organise the Play2Do Cyprus Multiplier Event at Youth Makerspacein Larnaca, Cyprus, in a successful collaboration with the Private Learning Centre G.E and the Youth Board of Cyprus! The event focused on training the participants on how to effectively address children and students with special educational needs in their professional practice. It was run as an education seminar targeting teachers, educational psychologists, academics, carers, parents, as well as any other interested person from the Cyprus society. Further to a presentation of
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Testing the Play2Do Game with Experts in Cyprus
Small-scale Pilot Following the release of a complete version of the Play2Do game-based simulated practice environment, we held a small pilot testing with education experts in Nicosia, Cyprus. The meeting was held on Friday, 12/01/2018, at 15:30 – 18:00, at Presse Café (http://pressecafe.com.cy/en/stores/66/). Eight experts joined us in this pilot testing: one psychologist, one educator in elementary schools, two educators in high schools, two currently unemployed high school educators, one expert in assistive technology and special education and one from the Ministry of Education and Culture (policy making organisation). During the meeting, we performed an interactive test of the Play2Do game/simulation environment, which was followed by an open discussion and reflection on the