Early childhood education and teaching as a profession require constant development and learning from the teachers themselves. In this course, you will become familiar with reflective development and create pathways for ongoing professional development. You will be introduced to self-reflective tools and methods. The main emphasis is on professional development plans. The course also focuses on the stakeholders of EY, which is particularly explored through the participation of families and parents. 

Goals:

·      set life-long learning goals for personal and professional development 

·       understand the basic methods for reflective development 

·       understand the role of parents in EY education 

·       recognise children’s and parents’ roles in the evaluation and development of practices 

·       able to implement reflective development process in the local premises  

 

Practices: 

·       consider parents’ and other stakeholders’ role in assessment practices 

·       plan the use of assessment tool(s) in practice for parental co-operation 

·       consider the continuous development practices 

·       practice the use of reflective development tools for developing the ECE quality 

·       practice the use of dynamic assessment tools for pedagogical quality 

·       identify development needs and opportunities for ongoing professional learning 

Early childhood education and teaching as a profession require constant development and learning from the teachers themselves. In this course, you will become familiar with reflective development and create pathways for ongoing professional development. You will be introduced to self-reflective tools and methods. The main emphasis is on professional development plans. The course also focuses on the stakeholders of EY, which is particularly explored through the participation of families and parents. 

Goals:

·      set life-long learning goals for personal and professional development 

·       understand the basic methods for reflective development 

·       understand the role of parents in EY education 

·       recognise children’s and parents’ roles in the evaluation and development of practices 

·       able to implement reflective development process in the local premises  

 

Practices: 

·       consider parents’ and other stakeholders’ role in assessment practices 

·       plan the use of assessment tool(s) in practice for parental co-operation 

·       consider the continuous development practices 

·       practice the use of reflective development tools for developing the ECE quality 

·       practice the use of dynamic assessment tools for pedagogical quality 

·       identify development needs and opportunities for ongoing professional learning