Workshop Description

Come to Nature Play HQ at Wittunga House for the Supporting Children’s Development Through Playful Pedagogies (Applying the Australian Early Development Census) workshops. Maria Taylor and colleagues from Nature Play SA, with Dr Amy Farndale from UniSA, will provide provocations where educators can apply knowledge of the AEDC domains to their understanding of children, childhood and emergent literacy and numeracy in playful and play-based settings. Educators reflect upon the AITSL Professional Standards for Teachers in this work and consider how pedagogical documentation may illustrate their co-constructed work with children and families, as they seek deeper engagement in learning experiences which build child efficacy and capacity, informed by knowledge of the AEDC developmental domains.

Core FOCI and Priorities

• Supporting children's early development
• Use of the Australian Early development Census (AEDC)
• Playful and play-based pedagogies
• Emergent literacy and numeracy
• Nature play

AITSL National Professional Standards for Teachers Include

Standard 1: Know students and how they learn
Standard 2: Know the content and how to teach it
Standard 3: Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning
Standard 4: Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments
Standard 5: Assess, provide feedback and report on student learning
Standard 6: Engage in professional learning

Audience: Early Years Educators and Leaders, Play Group Coordinators, and Interested Leaders of Learning / School Leaders

Facilitators: Maria Taylor & Colleagues, Nature Play Sa and Dr Amy Farndale, UniSA

Workshop Enquiries: sarah.wight@cesa.catholic.edu.au / T: 8301 6181

Registration Enquiries: adeline.mcloughlin@cesa.catholic.edu.au