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Transitions

Insight: How ECE teachers can help parents through the transition to school

September 30, 2020

Key ideas for supporting parents and children through the transition to school.

Visual arts in ECE

Key ideas for designing play spaces for children using contemporary art

September 28, 2020

Ideas from Dr. Louisa Penfold's webinar about how teachers can plan a material-based play space and scaffold children’s creative learning.

Transitions

Supporting children and their families through the transition to school

September 25, 2020

Practical ways that ECE and primary school teachers can help ensure that the transition to school is a positive and successful experience for children and their families.

Philosophical approaches

The importance of an ECE centre’s philosophy

September 23, 2020

Nikki Gardyne from Oma Rāpeti Early Learning Centre shares their centre’s philosophy and what it means for children and their families.

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Bullying in schools

Bullying in secondary school

September 29, 2020

A guide to some of the more common bullying behaviours at secondary school and how to prevent them.

Transitions

Supporting children and their families through the transition to school

September 25, 2020

Practical ways that ECE and primary school teachers can help ensure that the transition to school is a positive and successful experience for children and their families.

Culturally responsive pedagogy in ECE

Teaching to the North-East

September 23, 2020

Exploring the key ideas from Russell Bishop's book 'Teaching to the North-East'.

Transitions

Insight: How primary schools can help parents through the transition to school

September 23, 2020

Key ideas for supporting parents and children through the transition to school.

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Insight: How primary schools can help parents through the transition to school

September 23, 2020

Key ideas for supporting parents and children through the transition to school.

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The role of research in professional learning – the Art and Science of Learning podcast

September 7, 2020

Nina discusses the importance and challenges of research informing professional development in schools.

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Why is literacy important?

September 7, 2020

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Assessment in ECE

ECE assessment principles

August 18, 2020

An animation outlining principles that should guide effective assessment in ECE

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Designing play spaces for children using contemporary art

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