School: Education

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Constructing Early Childhood Curriculum
  • Unit Code

    ECE6130
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mrs Leonie Nicole MENZEL

Description

This unit explores current research and issues in the construction of early childhood curriculum and the strategies educators employ to make it engaging, effective and appropriate for children birth to eight years. This unit will assist students with the development of socially inclusive curriculum that assists with children's holistic learning in: early literacy and language; early mathematics and science; technologies; creative arts and music; social and environmental education; and physical and health education. Students will explore how concepts across these areas can be integrated and represented in meaningful ways for children. Further, students will explore how the environment is used in curriculum implementation and critique resources and strategies that complement practical learning in engaging ways. This unit highlights young children as competent learners and includes a range of strategies for guiding behaviour.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate knowledge of a responsive emergent curriculum through high quality learning environments that support children's engagement in play, learning and development.
  2. Critically analyse and evaluate theories of emergent language and literacy learning and development for children, and implications for practice and the environment.
  3. Demonstrate knowledge of early childhood pedagogical principles and practices that develop learning and foster positive attitudes to language and literacy, mathematics, science, technology, the creative arts and social and environmental education.
  4. Consider a range of pedagogies and opportunities for engaging children in learning in all curriculum areas examining integrated and inquiry approaches.
  5. Apply knowledge, skills and dispositions for understanding and promoting child health, wellbeing and safety and teaching physical education.
  6. Critically examine a range of strategies on ways to manage and guide children's behaviour.

Unit Content

  1. Characteristics of an emergent curriculum and elements of effective play based environments.
  2. Theories of emergent language and literacy learning and development for children, and implications for practice and the environment.
  3. Early childhood pedagogical principles and practices that develop learning and foster positive attitudes to language and literacy, mathematics, science, technology, the creative arts and social and environmental education.
  4. A range of pedagogies and opportunities for engaging children in learning in all curriculum areas examining integrated and inquiry approaches.
  5. Knowledge, skills and dispositions for understanding and promoting child health, wellbeing and safety and teaching physical education.
  6. Approaches for guiding behaviour through all aspects of the curriculum including routines, transitions and teaching strategies.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 1Not Offered10 x 3 hour seminarNot Offered
Semester 2Not Offered10 x 3 hour seminarNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l

Additional Learning Experience Information

A combination of lectures, workshops, guest speakers, videos, required readings and group and individually assigned work are used to achieve the unit outcomes. Students are required to become independent learners, who can adapt to the roles of practitioner or learner as they contribute to workshops as competent team members.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ExercisePlanning document10%
ReportAnalysis of children's learning in play40%
AssignmentLearning environment50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
ExercisePlanning document10%
ReportAnalysis of children's learning in play40%
AssignmentLearning environment50%

Core Reading(s)

  • Irving, E., & Carter, C. (2018). The Child in Focus : Learning and Teaching in Early Childhood Education. Oxford. Retrieved from https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ecu/detail.action?docID=5407336
  • Irving, E., & Carter, C. (2018). The Child in Focus : Learning and Teaching in Early Childhood Education. Oxford. Retrieved from https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ecu/detail.action?docID=5407336

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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School: Education

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Constructing Early Childhood Curriculum
  • Unit Code

    ECE6130
  • Year

    2021
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
    Online
  • Unit Coordinator

    Mrs Leonie Nicole MENZEL

Description

This unit explores current research and issues in the construction of early childhood curriculum and the strategies educators employ to make it engaging, effective and appropriate for children birth to eight years. This unit will assist students with the development of socially inclusive curriculum that assists with children's holistic learning in: early literacy and language; early mathematics and science; technologies; creative arts and music; social and environmental education; and physical and health education. Students will explore how concepts across these areas can be integrated and represented in meaningful ways for children. Further, students will explore how the environment is used in curriculum implementation and critique resources and strategies that complement practical learning in engaging ways. This unit highlights young children as competent learners and includes a range of strategies for guiding behaviour.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Demonstrate knowledge of a responsive emergent curriculum through high quality learning environments that support children's engagement in play, learning and development.
  2. Critically analyse and evaluate theories of emergent language and literacy learning and development for children, and implications for practice and the environment.
  3. Demonstrate knowledge of early childhood pedagogical principles and practices that develop learning and foster positive attitudes to language and literacy, mathematics, science, technology, the creative arts and social and environmental education.
  4. Consider a range of pedagogies and opportunities for engaging children in learning in all curriculum areas examining integrated and inquiry approaches.
  5. Apply knowledge, skills and dispositions for understanding and promoting child health, wellbeing and safety and teaching physical education.
  6. Critically examine a range of strategies on ways to manage and guide children's behaviour.

Unit Content

  1. Characteristics of an emergent curriculum and elements of effective play based environments.
  2. Theories of emergent language and literacy learning and development for children, and implications for practice and the environment.
  3. Early childhood pedagogical principles and practices that develop learning and foster positive attitudes to language and literacy, mathematics, science, technology, the creative arts and social and environmental education.
  4. A range of pedagogies and opportunities for engaging children in learning in all curriculum areas examining integrated and inquiry approaches.
  5. Knowledge, skills and dispositions for understanding and promoting child health, wellbeing and safety and teaching physical education.
  6. Approaches for guiding behaviour through all aspects of the curriculum including routines, transitions and teaching strategies.

Learning Experience

ON-CAMPUS

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 1Not Offered10 x 3 hour seminarNot Offered
Semester 2Not Offered10 x 3 hour seminarNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

ONLINE

Students will engage in learning experiences through ECUs LMS as well as additional ECU l

Additional Learning Experience Information

A combination of lectures, workshops, guest speakers, videos, required readings and group and individually assigned work are used to achieve the unit outcomes. Students are required to become independent learners, who can adapt to the roles of practitioner or learner as they contribute to workshops as competent team members.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
TestEmergent Curriculum Test10%
Reflective PracticeAnalysis of children's learning in play40%
AssignmentLearning environment50%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
TestEmergent Curriculum Test10%
Reflective PracticeAnalysis of children's learning in play40%
AssignmentLearning environment50%

Core Reading(s)

  • Irving, E., & Carter, C. (2018). The Child in Focus : Learning and Teaching in Early Childhood Education. Oxford. Retrieved from https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ecu/detail.action?docID=5407336
  • Irving, E., & Carter, C. (2018). The Child in Focus : Learning and Teaching in Early Childhood Education. Oxford. Retrieved from https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/ecu/detail.action?docID=5407336

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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