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Child Development and Early Childhood Curriculum: Shifts in Research and Practice (Synchronous & Asynchronous e-Learning)

Name: Child Development and Early Childhood Curriculum: Shifts in Research and Practice (Synchronous & Asynchronous e-Learning)
Price: 660 SGD

Training Provider: SINGAPORE UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Course Reference: TGS-2021003995

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About This Course

To provide participants with the following learning outcomes:• Compare major findings in child development research
•Examine the complexity of child development in the first 1000 days
•Discuss ways in which research findings can influence curricular and pedagogical approaches
•Contrast the child development assumptions underlying national early childhood curriculum frameworks
•Create a series of play-based learning experiences informed by contemporary views on child development
•Evaluate how adults’ use of language can facilitate children’s thinking and learning

What You'll Learn

This course provides an overview of how child development research and more contemporary views on brain development have influenced changes in early childhood curriculum and pedagogy around the world and in Singapore. This knowledge should provide participants with an understanding of how “quality” in early childhood care and education is continually defined in different ways to meet different accountability needs. The course will enable participants to (re)think their image of young children as active thinkers and learners, provide opportunity for participants to be able to observe children in their learning process, and facilitate participants’ understanding of what adults should do and say in order to facilitate young children’s active and experiential learning. This course should serve the needs of those who are working on policies, programmes or projects pertaining to improving the lives of young children and their families.

Entry Requirements

an undergraduate degree and current work is related to the ECE industry or directly caters to the education of young children and their families and work experience of at least 4 years OR the individual is recommended by his/her employer.