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Here is our early childhood education research round-up. We hope you find what you're looking for among our 30+ topics, but if you can't, please get in touch and we'll do our best to provide it

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Culturally responsive pedagogy in ECE

Understanding the families you work with: Reflective questions to uncover cultural differences

November 22, 2022

A set of useful questions to help you notice and understand the beliefs, values and practices of diverse families.

Culturally responsive pedagogy in ECE

Principles for culturally responsive teaching in early childhood education

November 22, 2022

Culturally responsive pedagogy in ECE

How to use a superdiversity approach to work with migrant families in early childhood care and education settings

November 22, 2022

Culturally responsive pedagogy in ECE

How to support recently immigrated children and families with culturally responsive practice

November 22, 2022

Culturally responsive pedagogy in ECE

How to support Māori children with culturally responsive teaching

November 22, 2022

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Working theories in ECE

Enriching children’s working theories

COMING UP: 8.00PM TUESDAY FEBRUARY 21
Dr Daniel Lovatt (Aro Arataki Early Childhood Centre) will discuss how children use working theories to make sense of their world, and offer practical advice for teachers

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Teacher inquiry in ECE

Engaging with research in early childhood education

COMING UP: 8.00PM WEDNESDAY MARCH 1
The Education Hub's Dr Vicki Hargraves will join Nina Hood to talk about some of the key ideas emerging from recent early childhood research and how this research can inform teachers’ practice

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Curriculum design in ECE

Children’s voices in early childhood curriculum

COMING UP: 8.00PM MONDAY APRIL 3
Professor Marek Tesar will discuss the importance of incorporating children’s voices in to curriculum design and implementation in early childhood settings

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Digital technologies in ECE

Representations of children in social media

COMING UP: 8.00PM THURSDAY MAY 11
Dr Madeleine Dobson will discuss her research into the representation of children on social media

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Neurodiversity in ECE

Understanding ADHD

COMING UP: 7.30PM WEDNESDAY MAY 24
Dr Dione Healey will share insights from her extensive research into ADHD, much of which is concerned with supporting children with ADHD through cognitive training

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Autism in ECE

Autism and culturally responsive practice

COMING UP: 8.00PM WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 18
Dr Jessica Tupou will share insights from her ongoing research into supporting autistic children and the importance of taking a culturally responsive approach

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Recent webinars

Culturally responsive pedagogy in ECE

Bilingualism in early childhood settings

October 4, 2022

Associate Professor Mere Skerrett from Victoria University of Wellington shares insights into her work on bilingualism and language development in early childhood settings

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Culturally responsive pedagogy in ECE

Samoan indigenous philosophy and practice in ECE

September 5, 2022

Insights from the second stage of the TLRI (Teaching and Learning Research Initiative) study that aims to develop New Zealand’s first Samoan Indigenous framework for Samoan infant and toddler pedagogy

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Early mathematical thinking

Supporting early mathematical thinking in ECE settings

July 23, 2022

Dr Erica Zippert talks about how to support children to explore and develop their understanding of foundational maths skills involving numeracy, patterns, and spatial understanding

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LATEST INSIGHT ON KEY ISSUES

Professional Learning Communities: Teachers collaborating for professional learning and improvement

November 25, 2022

Key insights from our webinar with Sue Cherrington, Kate Thornton, and Rachel Denee on the role of PLCs in teacher professional learning.

Teacher self-efficacy and the visual arts in early childhood education

November 25, 2022

Supporting children to become bilingual in Aotearoa New Zealand

October 29, 2022

Exploring Samoan epistemology and pedagogy for culturally responsive practice with infants and toddlers

September 15, 2022

Developing mathematical skills in early childhood

August 10, 2022

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Here is our early childhood education research round-up. We hope you find what you're looking for among our 30+ topics, but if you can't, please get in touch and we'll do our best to provide it

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