Early Childhood Australia: http://www.earlychildhoodaustralia.org.au/
- What are some of the current international research topics?
STEM: Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (STEM) link with other curriculum areas and programming in early childhood settings.
Learning and teaching through play
How quality early learning benefits children, families and our whole society
- What surprising facts/insights/new ideas about early childhood did you gain from exploring this international early childhood website?
It was great to see that everyone around the world is advocating for children and their rights and that there are a lot of organizations that are working towards providing a healthy and safe environment for every child regardless of their race, socioeconomic status, and/or ability.
I also enjoyed exploring this website and the webinars and modules that are provided for educators (no cost or for a minimal fee).
- What other noteworthy information did you find on this website?
I found a lot of great up-to-date information on child development for educators as well as for parents.
Topics for parents
How to create a nurturing home environment for learning
Early Childhood Australia – 2015: Belonging – at the heart of relating to others
Early Childhood Australia – 2011: Responding to your child’s emotional needs
Early Childhood Australia – 2011: Making the most of your environment
Raising Children Network – Relationships and Child Development
The Benevolent Society – Resilient Practice Framework Guide 2: Secure & Stable Relationships
Early Childhood Australia – 2011: Making the most of your environment
Raising Children Network – Relationships and Child Development
The Benevolent Society – Resilient Practice Framework Guide 2: Secure & Stable Relationships
Presentations and workshops for educators
Start Early aims to help educators explore, through short online courses, how everyday behaviours and attitudes shape a child’s lifelong relationships.
The Raising Good Kids online course series for early childhood professionals (fee)
Reyna,
ReplyDeleteI agree its seems that many other countries understand the importance of support the growth and development of children and their families. I enjoyed your post.
Neisha,
DeleteYes STEM is becoming a big thing everywhere. Many schools here are gearing towards it and some organizations are also focusing on that. I also think that early childhood education in Australia is a lot like it here. Thank you for your comment.
Reyna
Great resource Reyna.
ReplyDeleteI see that math and STEM are important all around the world. I do appreciate the resources Australia provides in regards to nurturing home environments, so important! Thank you.
Hi Reyna
ReplyDeleteSTEM has been having a buzz in regards to new trends in early childhood therefore any resource is a great resource. Growth and development are essential to any educational program and supporting families is essential.Have you utilize any of your findings? Did you find that in Australia they support safe nurturing environments for children? Thanks for the resources. Great post!
Martine
Hi Loren,
DeleteYes I found that safe and nurturing environments is a big focus in Australia. They have a whole section on that topic for parents that discuss how to create a safe and nurturing environment in their home.
Reyna
Reyna, Great information provided, thank you. I too enjoyed seeing that they had a plan and goals in place for advocacy. There goals were similar to the goals that the U.S. has. They want to spend a little more each year on early childhood care and education, they want to provide quality and trained educators, and provide inclusion for all. It makes me happy to know that many around the world have these same objectives and can relate to similar issues and trends.
ReplyDeleteHi Reyna,
ReplyDeleteIt is clear that STEM education has come to the forefront of many pedagogies and teaching organizations; I am not surprised to learn that STEM education is coming to fruition in Australia. I am also not surprised to learn that Australia has a focus on parent education; studies all over the world indicate that parenting can be enhanced through education about the early years. I do not think that the early childhood education climate in Australia differs a whole lot from what is found here in the United States.
Hello Reyna,
ReplyDeleteGreat post! I also chose Australia but it was nice to see that even though a lot of us picked Australia we had different topics. I was amazed by all the different publications that they have. There are much information that one can give to help the parent and the children in all learning development aspect.
Regards,
Vivian Lopes
Thank you Vivian. Yes, there's so much information and I enjoy the fact that even though many of us explore the same topics, we find different things and we share our experience and how we interpret things in our own way. Best part is that we learn from each other.
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