This unit includes a study of different approaches to curriculum decision making which can be applied to a variety of early childhood settings including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander contexts. Students develop the skills needed to undertake planning and programming for young children. In addition, students explore the issues involved in the implementation of an anti-bias curriculum. The field experience component of this unit is with children in an early childhood service. It includes a series of observation days and a 15 day teaching block. It enables students to explore decision-making processes involved in planning for children in differing contexts. -- Course Website
Instructor: Ms Sandra Cheeseman
Prerequisites: (ABEC320 or ECH231) and ABEP230