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Pedagogy for infants and toddlers

Infants and toddlers pedagogy

July 31, 2020

The key components of effective pedagogy when working with infants and toddlers

Indoor spaces

Designing indoor spaces for living and learning in early childhood education

July 29, 2020

A guide to some key considerations when designing and adapting indoor spaces in early childhood settings.

Indoor spaces

The concepts underpinning good design in ECE

July 29, 2020

Dr Mike Bedford on what is needed for good design in ECE

Philosophical approaches

The Pikler/Resources for Infant Educarers™ approach

July 21, 2020

A summary of the key tenets of the Pikler/RIE philosophy of early childhood care and education.

SCHOOLS / LATEST UPDATES

Homework

Homework for secondary school students

July 29, 2020

An overview of research-based approaches to setting high-quality homework for secondary school students that is effective and purposeful.

Emotional and behavioural disorders

July 29, 2020

An overview of some of the most common emotional and behavioural disorders experienced by school students, and strategies that schools and classroom teachers can use to support these students.

Instructional coaching

Schools webinar: Introducing instructional coaching in schools

July 16, 2020

Assistant Professor David Blazar from the US explains how instructional coaching is one of the most effective educational interventions

Executive function

Executive function in primary school

July 8, 2020

An overview of executive function, why it’s important, and how it can be supported and developed at primary school.

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How should we be approaching Communities of Learning | Kāhui Ako and their role in school improvement moving forward?

August 4, 2020

How well are CoL currently working and what type of approach to innovation and improvement could replace them?

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Bullying and aggression in ECE – what teachers need to know

July 13, 2020

Key ideas for teachers discussed in our bullying and aggression in ECE webinar with Dr Cara Swit.

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The power of outdoor play for children

June 18, 2020

Why outdoor play is so beneficial for children and how to incorporate risky play in ECE

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Social emotional learning (SEL)

A brief introduction to social emotional learning

April 28, 2020

A brief introduction to what social emotional learning is and why it's important

Science of learning

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Dr Jenny Ritchie

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Professor Christine Rubie-Davies

Professor Graeme Aitken

Professor Helen Timperley

Professor Gavin Brown

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Check out our newest resources here, or choose a topic from
ECE RESOURCES or SCHOOL RESOURCES in the main menu

_{Next ECE webinar:}
Exploring relationships, collaboration and participation in diverse teaching teams

_{Next schools webinar}Introducing instructional coaching in schools

Dr
Jenny Ritchie

Professor
Christine Rubie-Davies

Professor
Graeme Aitken

Professor
Helen Timperley

Professor
Gavin Brown

Associate Professor
Matt McCrudden

Associate Professor
Hunter Gehlbach

Dr
Aaron Wilson

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Meet our newest Bright Spots awardees
Supported by NEXT Foundation and Congnition Education Trust