Description
The Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) and National Quality Standard (NQS) advocate ‘Learning Through Play’ as one of the core pedagogical practices in early childhood classrooms, across Pre-Kindergarten to Year 2. However:
- Does ‘play’ look the same in Years 1 and 2 as it might for younger students?
- How can play (and playful learning) support children to meet the standards of the WA Curriculum in Years 1 and 2?
This workshop will make connections with the WA Curriculum whilst revising and extending upon ideas introduced in AISWA’s previous ‘EYLF for Years 1 and 2’ PLs and ‘Playing with the Australian Curriculum’ PLs (held over 2013-2016). It will cater both for those who have attended these previous PLs and for those who have not. The workshop will support educators to meet various elements of the National Quality Standard, particularly in Quality Area 1: Educational program and practice.
Taking an informal ‘action research’ approach, educators will be asked to trial personally-selected ideas from Day 1 in their own classroom during Term 3, and informally share their observations and findings after school in Term 4.
Specifically tailored to Year 1 and 2 contexts, areas of focus will include:
- The importance of play
- Definitions of play
- Play vs playful learning, and connections with explicit instruction
- Case studies and practical examples from Year 1 and 2 classrooms
Presenters
Rebecca Duncan (AISWA Staff)
Consultant | Early Childhood
Rebecca Duncan has been working in education since 1998. Along with teaching experience in each year level across Kindergarten to Year 4, her roles have included Coordinator of the Learning Development Centre at Christ Church Grammar Preparatory School as well as leadership in the integration of learning technologies, including at All Saints' College. In 2004, Rebecca was the recipient of a National Excellence in Teaching Award (NEiTA) for Western Australia.
Rebecca has been with AISWA since late 2010, when she was contracted to write a resource to support educators in their implementation of the Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF). This project culminated in the publication of the acclaimed book, 'Early Years Learning Framework: In Action'. Ongoing employment as a consultant for AISWA followed, initially in the Curriculum, Literacy, and most recently, Early Childhood, teams. She has led numerous projects at AISWA, including initiatives to connect the Australian Curriculum and EYLF, one of which led to AISWA’s publication of 'Playing with the Australian Curriculum' (2013). Her teacher resource, 'Journeys of Inquiry', was published in 2018, highlighting case studies of inquiry in early childhood. This has now been accompanied by a second volume of inspiring stories of inquiry pedagogies in 'Further Journeys of Inquiry', which was published by AISWA in 2020. In 2021, Rebecca authored the text, 'Playful STEM: Using Blocks in Kindergarten to Year 2', followed by being the lead representative and editor for AISWA on the cross-sectoral publication, 'The National Quality Standard in Action: Western Australian schools', due for publication in late 2024. Inquiry pedagogies, literacy and numeracy, learning through play, integrative approaches, responsiveness to children, learning technologies, and the Early Years Learning Framework represent a few of Rebecca’s areas of specialty. She continues to stay deeply connected to classroom practice through mentoring, coaching and working alongside educators across the primary years of schooling.
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Segments
Full Day
Date / Time
27 Jul 2017 Starts: 08:30 Finishes: 15:30Delivery Format : In Person
Boulevard Centre (The) - Floreat
PL Hours : 6.50
Event Segment
Date / Time
12 Oct 2017 Starts: 15:30 Finishes: 17:30Delivery Format : In Person