Overview

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Academic contacts

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Offerings

MURDOCH-S1E-EXT-2018-ONGOING
MURDOCH-S1E-INT-2018-ONGOING

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Enrolment rules

Concurrent enrolment is permissable for EDN208, EDN221

Other learning activities

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Learning activities

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Learning outcomes

1.

Identify and describe the necessary elements of a high quality early years program.

2.

Demonstrate a sound knowledge of the principles and outcomes of the Early Years Learning Framework and the Australian Curriculum

3.

Justify the necessity for early childhood educators to provide a play based learning environment

Assessments

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Additional information

Unit content:Early childhood then and now: Locating ourselves in the field Children’s learning and development: Contemporary perspectives Play as a medium for creativity, investigation and thinking Looking inside early learning environments Children, their families and communities as participants and partners: Communities of Practice Children’s ideas and interests: Emergent curriculum approaches Learning and teaching interactions: Socio-cultural approaches and intentional teaching Approaches to observation and documentation Action-Reflection: tools for professional development and change Nuts and Bolts: Planning and programming for the ‘real world’ Curriculum and Pedagogy in the early years
Other notes:External students have weekly tasks to complete online.