Early Childhood Professional Experience 3: Kindergarten to Pre-Primary Learning Environments

• • Pedagogical Approaches to early childhood environments and the importance of developing an Early Childhood philosophy; Diversity and cultural competence
  • The digital professional portfolio; Looking forward to the AfGT Element 1 and 2
  • Approaches to guiding behaviour: guiding and managing behaviour and environments; emotional support; routines and transitions
  • Approaches to guiding behaviour: The place of feedback; praise and punishment in the early childhood environment; Children becoming responsible for their own behaviour
  • Observation and Interpretation; Documentation as assessment for learning; Consideration of diverse groups of children
  • Planning and assessment for inquiry; Developing questions to guide inquiry; Inquiry as intentional teaching; Differentiating teaching through inquiry
  • Secure, respectful and reciprocal relationships; Creating environments for all children and families; Designing a supportive learning environment; Maintaining supportive environments
  • Preparation for professional experience: Planning, school processes, lesson starters
  • Assessment strategies; Collecting and presenting data sets; Analysis of data
  • Using data to plan for learning and teaching; Making consistent and comparable judgements
  • Review of digital portfolio planning and teacher resilience

You won't be able to enrol into this subject if you've already successfully completed or currently enrolled in the following subject(s) as they are considered anti-requisites due to the similarity of the content.

• CUR-EDE322-Professional Studies in Supporting Learning Environments with Three to Five Year Olds (No longer available)

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or currently be enrolled in the following subject(s) in a prior study period; or enrol in the following subject(s) to study prior to this subject:

one of

• CUR-EDE360-Early Childhood Professional Experience 2: Quality Frameworks in Early Learning Centres
• CUR-EDE325-Professional Studies with Early Learning Quality Frameworks in the First Five Years of Life (No longer available)
• CUR-EDE222-Professional Studies in Teaching and Assessment in Junior Primary (No longer available)

Please note that your enrolment in this subject is conditional on successful completion of these prerequisite subject(s). If you study the prerequisite subject(s) in the study period immediately prior to studying this subject, your result for the prerequisite subject(s) will not be finalised prior to the close of enrolment. In this situation, should you not complete your prerequisite subject(s) successfully you should not continue with your enrolment in this subject. If you are currently enrolled in the prerequisite subject(s) and believe you may not complete these all successfully, it is your responsibility to reschedule your study of this subject to give you time to re-attempt the prerequisite subject(s)

Additional requirements

• Placement requirements - This subject includes a 4-week professional experience placement in a school. placements are undertaken on a full-time basis in a continuous block.
• Other requirements -

  Please note that all relevant, valid working with children checks and clearances must be provided as requested prior to commencement of the placement.

This is the third in the suite of professional experience subjects and includes both a theory and a practical component (a placement in a Kindergarten or Pre-primary setting). With a focus on children aged three to five years old, approaches to creating emotionally supportive, equitable, healthy, safe and effective learning environments are critically examined. The design of supportive environments is contextualised within approaches to constructing collaborative partnerships and positive reciprocal relationships with children, families, and communities. The subject emphasises the application of learning, teaching and assessment approaches to meet the diverse needs of children in this age group. The examination of data relevant to early childhood education and the implications for learning and teaching are explored. The professional experience practical assessment is a four (4) week full-time block placement in a Kindergarten or Pre-primary setting intended to enable practical application of knowledge and skills covered in the theory, along with providing further insights into the complexity of the teacher’s role. All required clearances to work with children must be obtained and valid, and all other professional experience requirements met. Both theory and practical components must be passed in order to pass the subject.

To view the Professional Experience Calendar, please see below:

2023 Bachelor of Education Prof Exp Calendar (PDF)

Please Note: If it’s your first time studying a Curtin University subject you’ll need to complete their compulsory ‘Academic Integrity Program’. It only takes two hours to complete online, and provides you with vital information about studying with Curtin University. The Academic Integrity Program is compulsory, so if it’s not completed your subject grades will be withheld.

Find out more about the Academic Integrity module.

• Professional task (50%)
• Learning and Teaching Report (50%)

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