Overview

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Offerings

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

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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.

Communicate 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.