ED2590 - Early Childhood Education and Care 1

Credit points:	03
Year:	2013
Student Contribution Band:	Band 1
Administered by:	School of Education

Core subject for BEd (ECE) students.

This subject introduces students to early childhood principles and practice, based on the <i>National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education</i>, <i>Early Years Learning Framework</i> and the <i>Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guideline</i>. Taking a play-based approach, the curriculum decision-making processes of planning, interacting, monitoring, assessing and reflecting will be explored in relation to documenting the learning and development of a focal child. Ten half days of professional experience in a childcare, kindergarten or Pre Prep setting will offer students the opportunity to link theoretical learning to classroom practice.

Learning Outcomes

• be familiar with early childhood principles and practice, based on the <i>National Quality Framework for Early Childhood Education</i>, the <i>Early Years Learning Framework</i> and the <i>Queensland Kindergarten Learning Guideline</i>;
• demonstrate how to implement a play-based approach to curriculum decision-making;
• develop skills in documenting young children's learning and development.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The acquisition of coherent and disciplined sets of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics from at least one discipline area;
• The ability to speak and write clearly, coherently and creatively;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to work individually and independently.

Assumed Knowledge:	Assumed knowledge in this subject includes an understanding of the development of the young child in terms of physical, social, emotional, cognitive and language development as studied in ED1481:03 Foundations of Educational Psychology.
Prerequisites:	6 credit points of level 1 ED subjects

Availabilities
External, Study Period 1
Census Date 28-Mar-2013
Coord/Lect:	Dr Reesa Sorin.
Contact hours:	25 hours professional experience
Method of Delivery:	WWW - LearnJCU
Assessment:	situational analysis (20%); discussion board responses (20%); documentation and curriculum decision-making tasks (60%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	Satisfactory completion of the professional experience component.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.