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- 6 Sections
- 24 Lessons
- 18 Weeks
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- Module 1 - The Importance of Early Childhood Care & Education4
- 1.1The formative years: physical, socio-emotional, language and cognitive ability
- 1.2Early childhood educators (ECEs) and early childhood education
- 1.3Cognition, developing motor skills, a sense of self, preparing children for education
- 1.4Early years settings, learning environments, early childhood developmental milestones
- Module 2 - The Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS)4
- 2.1EYFS welfare and development goals, standards for childcare, measuring children’s progress
- 2.2Areas of learning and development, EYFS principles, Aims of EYFS curriculum and guidelines
- 2.3Learning goals, learning objectives, learning outcomes
- 2.4EYFS profile, observation and making assessments, uses of results from the profile
- Module 3 - Early Childhood Educators4
- 3.1ECE professionals, requirements, duties and responsibilities, essential character traits
- 3.2Providing a learning environment for young children, planning, supervision, safety
- 3.3Addressing children’s emotional, cognitive, social and physical needs, developing children’s social skills
- 3.4ECE education and training, professional development, staying up to date with research
- Module 4 - Early Childhood Learning Environments4
- 4.1Safe, responsive, and nurturing early learning environments, physical and environmental factors
- 4.2Transitioning in learning environments, learning through play, materials, learning opportunities
- 4.3Social interactions, children and teachers, collaborative activities, areas of interest, daily schedules and routines
- 4.4Designing learning spaces for safety, children’s bodies, accessibility, stimulation, special needs
- Module 5 - Pedagogy4
- 5.1Education programmes, courses, modules, units, lessons, subjects, topics, the importance of play
- 5.2Components of pedagogy, strategies, influencing learning, positive outcomes, teaching methodology
- 5.3Curriculums, learning processes, cognitive skills, the three principles of learning
- 5.4Pre-school, kindergarten, developing school-readiness skills, play schools, playgroups
- Module 6 - Teaching Strategies and Methods4
- 6.1Teaching and instructional strategies, teacher-oriented and student-oriented teaching
- 6.2Teaching methodology, methods used for instructing a class, how teachers explain or teach
- 6.3Educational philosophy, a teacher’s choice of teaching methods, interactive teaching
- 6.4Pre-school teaching methods: playway, Reggio Emilia, Montessori, Waldorf Steiner, Bank Street, STEM, Head Start programs
Educational philosophy, a teacher’s choice of teaching methods, interactive teaching
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