Michael Patte

Michael M. Patte (PhD, Pennsylvania State University) is Professor of Early Childhood Education and Program Coordinator for the Child Life Specialist and Playwork Programs at Commonwealth University. He is a visiting scholar in the Play, Education, Toys, and Language (PETaL) – Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Degree Program University of Cordoba (Spain), Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon (Portugal), and Marmara University (Turkey) – and Co-Editor of The International Journal of Play (https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rijp20/current).

Peer-Reviewed Publications

• Brown, F. & Patte, M.M. (2012). Rethinking Children’s Play. London: Continuum Press.
• Patte, M.M. (2011). Examining pre-service student competence in developing family/school partnerships. Accepted for publication in The School Community Journal
• Patte, M.M. (2011). Implementing a playful pedagogy into a standards driven curriculum. Play and Culture Studies, 12.
• Patte, M.M. (2010). Is it still ok to play? Journal of Student Wellbeing, 4(1), 1-6.
• Patte, M.M. (2010). Can you imagine a world without recess? Childhood Education, 87(1), 62-63.
• Patte, M.M. (2010). The therapeutic benefits of play for hospitalized children. Play and Culture Studies, 10, 3-22.

Conference Presentations

• Baltrusaitis, S. & Patte, M.M. Examining the role of recess on student behaviors in the elementary school classroom. Presented at the Association for the Study of Play’s 37th Annual Conference in Rochester, New York.
• Brown, F, Patte, M.M., & Law, S. Playwork in the UK and America. Presented at the Association for the Study of Play’s 37th Annual Conference in Rochester, New York.
• Patte, M.M. Getting beyond the old “child centered” versus “teacher-directed” learning debate: Searching for a pedagogy of appropriate practice. Presentation at the 25th World Play Conference in Lisbon, Portugal.
• Patte, M.M. (2010, May). Getting beyond the old “child-centered” versus “teacher-directed” learning debate: Searching for a pedagogy of appropriate practice. Presented at the Centre for Research in Childhood’s Annual Meeting in Leeds, United Kingdom.
• Patte, M.M. Looking for play-based pedagogy in diverse school settings. Presented at the Association for the Study of Play’s 36th Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
• Patte, M.M., & Brown F. Playwork: A profession that challenges societal factors devaluing children’s play. Presented at the Association for the Study of Play’s 36th Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
• Baltrusaitis, S. & Patte, M.M. Examining the role of recess on elementary student in-class behaviors. Presented at the Association for the Study of Play’s 36th Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia.
• Patte, M.M. Reclaiming play environments for children: An examination of adventure play in the UK. Presented at the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s Annual Conference in Anaheim, California.
• Patte, M.M. Wanna play? Bringing comfort to hospitalized children and families. Presented at the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s Annual Conference in Anaheim, California.
• Patte, M.M.; Johnson, J.E.; Cohen, L.; Nell, M.; Jarrett, O.; Kuschner, D.; Sluss, D.; Tarwick-Smith; J.; Van Thiel, L; Graves, S.; Reifel, S.; Mahoney,-Ferster, M.; Cemore, J.; Tolentino, E.; Waite-Stupiansky; S.; Sevimil-Celik, S.; and Baltrusatis, S. Clearing away rubble from the wellspring: Making room for play in the lives of children. Presented at the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s Annual Conference in Anaheim, California.
• Drew, W.; Blandford, S.; Rankin, B.; Nell, M; Durkin, P.; Wetsel, J.; Patte, M.M.; Peterson, A.; Al Mansour, M.A. The play experience: Strengthening value-added strategies to meet early learning standards. Presented at the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s Annual Conference in Anaheim, California.