ECA Podcast - Talking Pedagogies by ECA Events https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z en-us 2023-05-17 05:29:09 UTC 2023-10-04 04:23:30 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/2051431178/2a1e038c4392ac6551bcf69e25efa002/ECA_Conference_2023_FAV_Icon_140x140px.jpg Provocation ECAEventsTeam https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2608807199 Define unique features of pedagogy here in Australia. 

- Do you have any suggestions for new landings or alternatives to those discussed?
- What brings joy to your pedagogy? Does it have a unique Australian flavour? 

Join the conversation in the comments section below. ]]> 2023-05-30 07:26:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2608807199 Comment ECAEventsTeam https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2609692920 1. Where’s the joy in using equity to frame our work? 

2. When have you been surprised by a child? When have your assumptions been blown out of the water and what happened?

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]]> 2023-05-31 00:04:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2609692920 Comment ECAEventsTeam https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2609698100 1. How is it that we can claim nature pedagogy as uniquely Australian? 

2. If we are going to define this as part of our pedagogy, how would we do so? What words and language are we using to define that? 

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]]> 2023-05-31 00:09:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2609698100 Comment ECAEventsTeam https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2609698217 1. How courageous are you when it comes to introducing technology in your program? Tell us about that. 

2. Where do you sit on the divide between nature play and technology play?

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]]> 2023-05-31 00:09:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2609698217 Comment ECAEventsTeam https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2609698317 1. Does our relationships with families and community define our unique Australian pedagogy? 

2. How are you engaging with children, families & community in relational pedagogy? Provide some examples. 

Join the conversation in the comments section below. ]]> 2023-05-31 00:09:49 UTC https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2609698317 Comment ECAEventsTeam https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2609698427 1. What are you afraid of in terms of assessment? 

2. How can we claim authentic assessment? 

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]]> 2023-05-31 00:09:58 UTC https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2609698427 Comment ECAEventsTeam https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2609698493 Is there a unique Australian pedagogy that we can see through these platforms?

]]> 2023-05-31 00:10:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2609698493 Comment ECAEventsTeam https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2609699442 1. Do you believe that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing and being form part of our unique Australian pedagogy? 

2. What are the practices that you are currently engaging in that will sustain us in terms of the future, so that we can take this talk and transform it into walk?

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]]> 2023-05-31 00:11:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2609699442 Read ECAEventsTeam https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2615321939 Early Childhood Australia's Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan 2023 - 2026 Winanggaay: Look, Listen and Learn]]> 2023-06-06 01:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2615321939 ECA Learning Hub ECAEventsTeam https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2615321989 Reconciliation in Children's Education and Care - Taking the First Steps

This course will help you take your first steps towards embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives and reconciliation into your daily practice. By referencing the truth about Australia’s history, this course explains how knowledge and personal beliefs may impact your experience of reconciliation and how they form the foundation for building reconciliation in education and care practice. 


]]> 2023-06-06 01:08:16 UTC https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2615321989 Read ECAEventsTeam https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2615322161 Educator perspectives on embedding Acknowledgement to Country practices in early learning centres in Australia

This article explores the practices of ‘Acknowledgement to Country’ in Australian early childhood education contexts. 
Twenty educators across six early learning centres participated in semi-structured interviews to explore the experience, processes and resources that supported the implementation of Acknowledgement practices.]]> 2023-06-06 01:08:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2615322161 Read ECAEventsTeam https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2623096990 Statement on the inclusion of children in early childhood education and care – October 2016
This statement explains inclusion. It outlines why inclusion is important, and it sets out what is required from everyone involved in the delivery of early childhood education and care to ensure inclusion of every child]]> 2023-06-14 06:10:08 UTC https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2623096990 Learning Hub ECAEventsTeam https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2623099075
This resource is a curated collection of innovative online professional learning resources to support inclusive practices in early childhood education and care settings.

This collection of free resources aims to support increased knowledge, skills and confidence in the inclusion of children with a diagnosed disability, but also children with other factors that may affect their general wellbeing and engagement in early learning, such as:

  • cultural and linguistic diversity
  • dysregulation and maladaptive behaviours
  • anxiety and trauma
  • children experiencing diminished wellbeing as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic
  • Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander children
  • vulnerable or at-risk children.


]]> 2023-06-14 06:12:47 UTC https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2623099075 Learning Hub ECAEventsTeam https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2628643485 Claire Warden: Learning with nature – Complete package

The ten modules in this package are all about developing higher-order thinking using an inquiry-based learning approach within the context of natural sciences. The package is designed to raise the awareness and skill level of all staff working with children and families from Birth to 11 years. 

Included courses in this package - 

  • Introduction to nature pedagogy
  • Mud kitchens
  • Leaves
  • Light and shadow
  • Wind
  • Benefit risk assessment
  • Drips, drops and dribbles
  • Charcoal
  • Puddles
  • Rocks, stones and pebbles
 
]]> 2023-06-21 02:02:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2628643485 Read ECAEventsTeam https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2628648439 Adventures by the river
Every Child Vol. 27 No. 4 2021

A Western Australian school’s innovative nature-based program, led by early childhood educator Asha Rojahn, encourages young children to learn more about themselves and the wide world around them.]]> 2023-06-21 02:06:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2628648439 Additional Resources ECAEventsTeam https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2628651944 Box of Provocations for our Earth
$149.95 
$134.96 Member Price 

ECA’s Box of Provocations for Our Earth will help educators carefully embed sustainable practice into their early learning setting, teaching children to restore, preserve and nurture the natural world. 
]]> 2023-06-21 02:09:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2628651944 ECA Learning Hub ECAEventsTeam https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2634075744 The eSafety Professional Learning Modules are unique professional learning opportunities developed by the eSafety Commissioner and Early Childhood Australia. 

There are 4 modules available: 
  • eSafety Early Years: We WATCH and EXPLORE with technology 
  • eSafety Early Years: We MAKE and DO with technology
  • eSafety Early years: We SAY and SHARE with technology 
  • eSafety Early Years: Creating a safe online environment 
]]> 2023-06-28 05:15:28 UTC https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2634075744 Statement on young children and digital technologies ECAEventsTeam https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2634077850 The Statement, developed in consultation with the sector and under the guidance of ECA’s Digital Policy Group, provides an evidence base from which educators can make decisions regarding digital technologies that are relevant and sensitive to the digital contexts experienced by children and their families. 

The Statement on young children and technologies supports the early childhood education and care sector, children, families, decision-makers and technology developers to understand technology use with and for young children. 

]]> 2023-06-28 05:18:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2634077850 ECA Learning Hub ECAEventsTeam https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2639038755 Partnerships with families
This course has been developed to help educators build and strengthen partnerships with families on an ongoing basis, taking into account different circumstances and settings. It includes video interviews with educators from three service types, including long day care, family day care and outside school hours care. ]]> 2023-07-05 23:37:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2639038755 ECA Learning Hub ECAEventsTeam https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2639039129 Partnerships with Communities
This module explores ways for educators to build and strengthen partnerships with the communities in which they work and live. The module includes written information, a three-part video interview with the nominated supervisor at an early childhood service, and self-reflection activities. The module specifically addresses community diversity and cultures, including Indigenous cultures. ]]> 2023-07-05 23:37:56 UTC https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2639039129 Read ECAEventsTeam https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2639051282 In this article on The Spoke, Susan Jones, preschool teacher at Hughes Preschool in Canberra explores how her educators and children maintained relationships during lockdown and what that looks like now that they are back to face to face learning. ]]> 2023-07-05 23:59:53 UTC https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2639051282 ECA Learning Hub ECAEventsTeam https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2643921071 This professional learning package is designed for those who are responsible for documenting and assessing children’s learning in an early childhood setting. ]]> 2023-07-13 01:30:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2643921071 Read ECAEventsTeam https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2643936699 In this co-authored blog piece with Storypark, we pose questions for services to reflect on their approach to documentation. 
As an educator your work is a balancing act and you may often feel a lot of pressure to meet the expectation of presenting observations that seem complete. Perhaps it is time to look at documentation with a new lens.  ]]> 2023-07-13 01:43:19 UTC https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2643936699 Read ECAEventsTeam https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2648132759 In this article, Lennie Barblett,
Sandra Cheeseman and Catharine Hydon
emphasise children’s right to learn through
play no matter the age. Additionally, they
suggest that all educators lead and be
articulate in their advocacy of play-based
pedagogies for children’s learning,
development and wellbeing.]]> 2023-07-19 23:22:13 UTC https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2648132759 Learning Hub ECAEventsTeam https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2648134452 Play-based learning is a cornerstone of early childhood education. In recent years, the concept of intentional teaching has also gained momentum. This on-demand webinar discusses a new approach to balancing open-ended play with intentional teaching, using the Pedagogical Play-framework. According to the framework, three main types of play—open-ended, modelled and purposefully framed—can be used in multiple combinations to support young children’s learning. ]]> 2023-07-19 23:27:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2648134452 Assessment for Learning https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2664371012 I think that what we could contribute to the world would be the creation of some new instruments of measurement that somehow capture some of the intangibles that make our work so powerful. When I hear assessment, I think of occasions where a child has made a breakthrough in being kind, in offering care to a friend, or in overcoming a fear, to try something new. My associations with 'assessment' are that they are more based on things that are easy to measure (like results of tests), but that really miss the point when describing whole human beings. How do you measure bravery? compassion and care? a willingness to make mistakes, and to keep going in the face of those mistakes? Why not highlight these things in our developing toolkit (and not just through daily photoblasts...).]]> 2023-08-17 07:02:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ECAEvents/he2uaycogqmach7z/wish/2664371012