Professional Studies in Supporting Learning Environments with Three to Five Year Olds
UndergraduateCUR-EDE3222018
Course information for 2018 intake
Learn how to create welcoming and supportive environments for children. Make collaborative partnerships and reciprocal relationships with children, families and communities via intentional and participatory approaches to teaching and learning.
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- Study method
- Online & on-campus
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- -
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Professional Studies in Supporting Learning Environments with Three to Five Year Olds
About this subject
At the completion of this subject students will be able to:
- appraise approaches to guiding behaviour, constructing positive relationships, and creating welcoming learning environments
- design a supportive learning environment that fosters shared resilience for adults and children
- evaluate the role of pedagogical documentation in sustaining democracy and making learning visible
- observe, interpret and document learning to inform planning of inquiry-based projects.
- Observation: Responsiveness to children
- Interpretation: Selecting evidence and linking to theory
- Documentation: Making learning visible
- Assessment for learning
- Approaches to planning for inquiry
- Developing questions to guide inquiry
- Inquiry as intentional teaching
- Early years settings as places of research: ongoing learning and reflective practice
- Approaches to guiding behaviour
- Promoting secure, respectful and reciprocal relationships
- Creating environments for children to be known and valued: the amiable school
- Maintaining supportive environments through collaborative partnerships
This subject focuses on 3, 4 and 5 year old children. Approaches to creating welcoming and supportive environments for children’s learning and behaviour 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 intentional and participatory approaches to teaching and learning and invites students to construct a resilient professional identity that is informed by research and inquiry. Students enact research processes by engaging in pedagogical documentation of learning and design of inquiry-based projects with a focus on interpreting observational data. Passing this subject is contingent on successful completion of the professional practice component of the subject.
To view the Practicum Calendar, please see below:
EDE322 Practicum Calendar 2018 (PDF, 25KB)
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- Investigation (50%)
- Case Study (50%)
- Prof Placement (Pass/Fail)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Prior study
You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:
Equivalent subjects
You should not enrol in this subject if you have successfully completed any of the following subject(s) because they are considered academically equivalent:
CUR-EDE206 (Not currently available)
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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