WEBINAR: Documenting Learning with Floorbooks in Early Childhood

PL # 13729

  • Starting on 23 May 2023
  • Cancellation permitted until 13 May 2023
  • Event registrations closed on 13 May 2023

Delivery Format : Webinar

Event registration is Closed

Description

Talking and Thinking Floorbooks TM (developed by Claire Warden) are a powerful, engaging strategy in any early childhood classroom for documenting and reflecting on children's learning and determining the 'next steps', whilst demonstrating connections with the curriculum. This approach allows children and educators to make thinking and learning visible, and to develop and document responsive programs. 

If you have been intrigued by Claire’s research into Consulting with Children, and are keen to learn more about how to engage children with Floorbooks TM, we welcome you to this highly practical online workshop facilitated by Rebecca Duncan. 

Presenters

Rebecca Duncan (AISWA Staff)

Consultant | Early Childhood

Rebecca Duncan <span>(AISWA Staff)</span>

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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WEBINAR: Documenting Learning with Floorbooks in Early Childhood

Date / Time

23 May 2023 Starts: 16:00 Finishes: 17:30

Delivery Format : Webinar

Webinar - Online Only

PL Hours : 1.50

Learning Area

  • Early Childhood

School Area

  • Preschool (PK-K)
  • Early Childhood (PK - 2)
  • Pre-Primary
  • Kindergarten
  • Year 1
  • Year 2

Event Contact

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