Play-based learning professional learning package

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	The value of play Play offers children opportunities to engage with the world around them. Being intrinsically motivated and freely chosen, it allows children control over their actions and their learning. Play also helps children develop their self-regulation and problem-solving capacity, and it enriches their vocabulary and language skills. Today, nearly 200 years after Froebel first argued for its importance in children’s lives, play remains an essential part of effective early childhood learning. This is reflected in the Early Years Learning Framework when it describes play as a ‘context for learning through which children organise and make sense of their social worlds, as they actively engage with people, objects and representations’. Subscribe to the ECA Learning Hub and get twelve months of high-quality, flexible online learning!	1
	Play-based learning: Using the Pedagogical Play-framework Play-based learning is a cornerstone of early childhood education. In recent years, the concept of intentional teaching has also gained momentum. This on-demand webinar discusses a new approach to balancing open-ended play with intentional teaching, using the Pedagogical Play-framework. According to the framework, three main types of play—open-ended, modelled and purposefully framed—can be used in multiple combinations to support young children’s learning. Subscribe to the ECA Learning Hub and get twelve months of high-quality, flexible online learning!	1
	Take me outside: An introduction to outdoor learning This introductory course is about the importance of outdoor learning in young children’s lives. It will inspire you to create an outdoor learning environment full of wonder, curiosity and active play that will stimulate healthy risk-taking and support the development of skills such as agency, self- resilience and confidence. The course will also explain the role of active play in the outdoors and help you facilitate experiences based on children’s interests and needs. You will discover theories and approaches to planning in outdoor learning environments and find out how to overcome challenges in different service settings and locations. You will also be introduced to the concept of ‘going beyond the gate’ and how to embed this into your early learning curriculum. Subscribe to the ECA Learning Hub and get twelve months of high-quality, flexible online learning!	1
	A good place to be a child: Creating effective early learning environments According to architect Christopher Day, a building for small children must be magical and full of reverent wonder, like an ancient fairy tale. The physical environment—often known as the ‘third teacher’—is a key factor underpinning good practice, and the way in which it is organised can shape children’s behaviour as learners. A carefully planned and well-organised environment can offer a range of learning experiences for children and adults alike. In this on-demand webinar, Dr Luke Touhill talks about creating effective early learning environments that can capture the image of the child and shape the behaviour of both children and adults. He also examines what makes a successful learning environment. Subscribe to the ECA Learning Hub and get twelve months of high-quality, flexible online learning!	1
	Engineering creativity: Celebrating loose parts play for all ages Engineering creativity in loose parts play involves open-ended and easily manipulated materials that children can use to construct, deconstruct and transport, both to support them in developing working theories of the physical world and to augment their social and imaginative play. Since Simon Nicholson first formally described this natural aspect of children’s play in 1971, understandings of loose parts play have widened and diversified. In contemporary research, it is considered to be completely without boundaries and mix easily with other kinds of learning. This webcast will examine many practical examples of loose parts play using materials that are recovered, upcycled or drawn from nature. These include opportunities for loose parts play in infant and toddler spaces and in symbolic and imaginative play. Special emphasis will be placed on provisions that are environmentally responsible, encourage co-operation and problem-solving, and are cheap as chips! Subscribe to the ECA Learning Hub and get twelve months of high-quality, flexible online learning!	1

SKU: LHPACKAGE028 Category: Pedagogy and Curriculum Tags: ECA, Engineer, EYLF, Learning, Online, Outdoor, Package, Play, QA1, QA4, QA5, QA6

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Presented by	Dr Luke Touhill, Prof. Susan Edwards, Robin Christie, Victoria McDowell
Links to the National Quality Standard	Quality Area 1: Educational program and practice, Quality Area 4: Staffing arrangements, Quality Area 5: Relationships with children, Quality Area 6: Collaborative partnerships with families and communities
Australian Professional Standards for Teachers	3 – Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning, 5 – Assess, provide feedback and report on student learning
Course Duration	9 hours

Play-based learning professional learning package

The value of play

Play-based learning: Using the Pedagogical Play-framework

Take me outside: An introduction to outdoor learning

A good place to be a child: Creating effective early learning environments

Engineering creativity: Celebrating loose parts play for all ages

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