CHILD DEVELOPMENT & SCHEMA
THE ESSENTIALS
CHILD DEVELOPMENT COURSE
What does a birth - two, toddlers and preschooler educational program look like?
This workshop celebrates the developmental milestones of infants birth - 18 months, toddlers 2 3yrs and preschoolers 3-5 yrs with the aim to inform the choices we make for environments, planning and relationships.
Learning Outcomes;
- Understand where to source developmental milestones and what the elements are
- Learn what developmental theory is beneficial for, how to apply it to planning and what it is compared to other early childhood theories
- See new examples of how to use developmental knowledge to program based on relationships and attunement, schematic behaviour and agency
- Formulate ways to share developmental information with families
QA 1. Educational program and practice
2 hour workshop
$850.00
SCHEMA IN EARLY CHILDHOOD
Ready, set, go! Toddlers are not ready for academics, so what do we do with them!?
This workshop will teach you to identify the typical stages toddlers pass through and how to watch for schematic behaviour that can be used as the basis of a rich and dynamic program.
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand where to source developmental milestones and what the 18 month - 3 years elements are
- Learn what developmental theory is beneficial for, how to apply it to planning and what it is compared to other early childhood theories
- See new examples of how to use developmental knowledge to program for children 18 months - 3 years based on schematic behaviour
- Formulate ways to share developmental information with families
QA 1. Educational program and practice
2 hour workshop
$850.00
THEORY REFRESHER COURSE
Need to brush up on your developmental theory knowledge? Maybe you would like to see how to apply this and other theories in to your documentation?
This workshop will guide you through early childhood theory in a practical and contextual way. Learn how theories apply to the everyday magic of childhood and play.
Learning Outcomes:
- Learn what developmental theory is beneficial for, how to apply it to planning and what it is compared to other early childhood theories
- See new examples of how to use developmental knowledge to program for children
- Apply knowledge of developmental theory, socio-cultural theory and critical theory to common planning scenarios using
- Re-think how to incorporate links to theory and the EYLF in all parts of the planning cycle.
QA 1. Educational program and practice
2 hour workshop
$850.00