Browsing Education Conference Papers by Subject "130102 Early Childhood Education (excl. Māori)"
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Beautiful and usable
(2015-06)This paper is concerned with two of the workshop questions: what are the precursors to computer science skills and what are the relationships between programming and computational thinking? Firstly, we suggest that a ... -
Catering for individual needs in infants & toddlers
(2014-08-23)* As teachers we are obliged to abide by the code of ethics and do what is right for each child and their families * This is further strengthened by the Regulations 2008 which states that the curriculum should: Respect ... -
Challenging positional authority : navigating leadership as collaboration
(2016-08-05)Challenging positional authority Collective nature of leadership Kaupapa Māori model of leadership Building people’s capabilities Sustainable leadership Distributed leadership is transformational -
Children in a community of learners: Encouraging respectful interactions
(2013)Questions to consider: What do children learn from how we treat them? What impact does our treatment have on them as members of a community? What does it mean to hold children in unconditional positive regard? Some ... -
Children's art, children's languages: A Mirror of the "hundred languages" of children, in and through their creative expressions.
(2014)This research has at its core a deep respect for children and artistic, non-verbal and linguistic expression. It seeks to explore the depth and complexity in the artwork particularly the visual arts that may reveal a sense ... -
Culturally inclusive pedagogies
(2018-11)The project focuses on the authors’ narratives of the teaching and learning experiences with students in a tertiary education setting that includes Pasifika and Indian students. Our aim is to share our experiences as ... -
Culturally responsive practice as quality early childhood care and education provision.
(NZEI Te Riu Roa, New Zealand Educational Institute, 2013)Over the last two decades New Zealand has become one of a small number of culturally and linguistically superdiverse countries. Superdiversity indicates a level of cultural complexity surpassing anything previously ... -
Enabling children to go beyond the horizon : a lateral thinking workshop
(2018-07-20)Session overview: Aim: to consider ways of thinking that support children to “thrive beyond the horizon” Intro-choose an item-what does it say about you. The difference between vertical and lateral thinking The ... -
Enacting culturally responsive pedagogies in early childhood education
(Charles Sturt University Faculty of Arts and Education, 2020-11)The project focuses on teachers’ narratives of teaching and learning experiences within early childhood education setting that includes Maori, Pasifika, Pākehā, Indian and other communities in early childhood. The research ... -
Encouraging Men into the ECE Sector. Having Informed Conversations.
(Early Childhood Education - Associate Teachers’ Symposium, 2013)In the ECE sector, & indeed in our wider society, there is a growing awareness that the current dearth of men teaching in the ECE context is neither ‘natural’ nor ‘as it should be’. The profound lack of men working in ECE ... -
Karawhiua the reo : unlease te reo and give it heaps
(2018-06-30)Te Whāriki (MoE, 2017) emphasises the importance of weaving te reo Māori and tikanga Māori for all children into the everyday curriculum. Research however continues to reflect significant under-use of te reo Māori ... -
Ko tōku whānau tēnei : a whakapapa based approach to building community in mainstream ECE
(2017-07)Within te ao Māori whanaungatanga is seen as a quintessential value, requiring the establishment and maintenance of a pattern of right relationship between people, place, space and time (Williams, 2005). Early childhood ... -
Making steAm : exploring science, technology, engineering and maths through loose parts and ephemeral arts
(2018-10)This workshop explores ways early childhood teachers can integrate science, engineering, technology and maths knowledge and skills through visual art and design. -
Neoliberalism and Discourses of ‘Quality’ in Early Childhood Care and Education in Aotearoa New Zealand
(NZEI Te Riu Roa, New Zealand Educational Institute, 2013)In order to proceed to unveil the impact of neoliberal policies on early childhood care and education in Aotearoa New Zealand, we have considered it preliminarily necessary to investigate our historicity, identifying the ... -
Nga tikanga a nga mokopuna : crises in early childhood education policy in Aotearoa New Zealand
(2013)In this paper I propose the existence of a multi-faceted crisis in early childhood care and education in Aotearoa, comprising: -privatisation of the sector (in 2009 40% were privately owned, as opposed to 26% in the year ... -
Pāngarau : mathematics in the environment workshop
(2018-08)The aim of this workshop is to connect you to your inner mathematician “An effective mathematics curriculum begins with the premise that all children are powerful mathematics learners irrespective of age and ability”. ... -
Play therapy and well being in early childhood
(2019-10-12)Play is the work of children when it comes to learning, however it a medium in which children can make sense of their emotions and their experiences, become unstuck with developmental hurdles and gain a greater sense of ... -
Reconnecting with your infant's environment
(2018-10-06)AIMS OF THIS WORKSHOP: 1.The value of loose parts play for infants and toddlers 2. Empowering infants and toddlers through partnership and trust 3.Critiquing what we offer infants and toddlers in our environments