Part 1: Introduction Start Slide 1 Teaching and learning mathematics: Making the most of everyday opportunities to support early learning Mary Holwell - Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) Caroline Cohrssen - The University of Melbourne Twilight Seminar 3, 2017 End of Slide 1 Mary Holwell: Both Caroline and I are both very pleased to have this opportunity to share the session with you all this evening. As educators we think it’s very important that we know what our story is, what it is that we are looking for as we practise, so we recognise the myriad everyday opportunities to support and progress, whether it’s the child’s learning, or the family’s understanding of that child’s learning. Because mathematics is an enormous discipline area we’ve chosen to use video from a recent research project that Caroline was involved in, that focused on young children’s spatial thinking – and that’s just one strand of mathematics. This evening’s presentation will build on a presentation delivered at the recent ELAA conference, Together We Grow, and it will explore some of the concepts in detail. Start Slide 2 Today How did this collaboration come Intentional teaching in Early Childhood Education Practice Principles Video Quality interactions for learning? Why? What? When? Joining in play teaching, learning and assessment – Opportunities abound! Conclusion End 2 Mary: The VCAA has an ongoing working relationship with Caroline that has developed from a common interest in how our current resources are used in the early years, along with exploring and maximising the opportunities to support and improve educator practices that exist in the everyday. We will discuss intentional teaching and what this looks like in the early years, and look at how the evidence-based VEYLDF Practice Principles guide and inform the work of early years professionals.
Part 1: Introduction Start Slide 1 Teaching and learning mathematics: Making the most of everyday opportunities to support early learning Mary Holwell - Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA) Caroline Cohrssen - The University of Melbourne Twilight Seminar 3, 2017 End of Slide 1 Mary Holwell: Both Caroline and I are both very pleased to have this opportunity to share the session with you all this evening. As educators we think it’s very important that we know what our story is, what it is that we are looking for as we practise, so we recognise the myriad everyday opportunities to support and progress, whether it’s the child’s learning, or the family’s understanding of that child’s learning. Because mathematics is an enormous discipline area we’ve chosen to use video from a recent research project that Caroline was involved in, that focused on young children’s spatial thinking – and that’s just one strand of mathematics. This evening’s presentation will build on a presentation delivered at the recent ELAA conference, Together We Grow, and it will explore some of the concepts in detail. Start Slide 2 Today How did this collaboration come Intentional teaching in Early Childhood Education Practice Principles Video Quality interactions for learning? Why? What? When? Joining in play – teaching, learning and assessment Opportunities abound! Conclusion End 2 Mary: The VCAA has an ongoing working relationship with Caroline that has developed from a common interest in how our current resources are used in the early years, along with exploring and maximising the opportunities to support and improve educator practices that exist in the everyday. We will discuss intentional teaching and what this looks like in the early years, and look at how the evidence-based VEYLDF Practice Principles guide and inform the work of early years professionals.
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