Certificate Course on Foundation of Early Childhood Development

12

Days

30h

Duration

Synchronous

Modality

2.5h

class

English

Language

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৳ 11,322.00

Class Starts

12th September, 2022

Registration Deadline

8th September, 2022

Class Time

6:00 PM – 8:30 PM

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Overview

Early childhood offers a critical window of opportunity to shape a child’s holistic development trajectory and build a foundation for their future. The course is designed to give participants the foundation for understanding the field of child development. It establishes the knowledge base for domains of early childhood development (ECD), developmental milestones, the impact of context and culture on child development, etc. This course will introduce the major theories and the strengths and shortcomings of each. This course will also present a range of concepts and issues on play, play-based ECD models, and BRAC’s Play Lab Model & HPL as successful implementation of learning through play pedagogy, creativity, socio-emotional learning, and mental health of children. The course addresses basic concepts of school readiness, factors affecting children’s school readiness, the purposes of individualized teaching & the dimensions of the individual child. Additionally, the course will provide strategies for teachers to practice individualized teaching in classroom contexts. The course also looks at the issue of children with special needs, and contemporary issues in child development. Adults’ role in child development will be discussed throughout the course.

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course it is intended that the participants will have:

Pedagogy of the Course

A participatory and interactive approach will be taken to share, review and analyze participants’ experiences and views based on the concepts discussed. The overall approach will be learner-centered, and discussion and dialogue will be the main pedagogical processes. 

A thoughtful combination of the following techniques will guide the overall teaching-learning process:

Detailed Course Content

  • What is development?
  • What is Early Childhood Development?
  • Domains of Early Childhood Development
  • Principles of Early Childhood Development and controversies
  • Why Study Early Childhood Development?
  • Why study Early Childhood Development from a multicultural perspective?
  • Erikson’s Emotional Development Theory
  • Piaget’s Cognitive Developmental Theory
  • Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory
  • Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory
  • What is play & why is it important
  • Brain development and play
  • Children’s right to play
  • Characteristics of play & playfulness
  • Factors affecting play and development
  • What is creativity
  • Importance of creative art (Creative Expressions through Play: Dance, Music, Drama, Drawing and Play)
  • Creative Teacher
  • Adult’s (teachers’) role in supporting children’s play & creativity
  • Socio-Emotional Development and Learning
  • Learning standards for socio-emotional development and wellbeing
  • Judgement-free positive environment
  • Introduction to ‘Resilience’
  • Introduction to school readiness and factors affecting children’s school readiness
  • Seven key messages for policymakers
  • Introduction to Individualized Teaching
  • Reflection on learning experiences
  • The Purposes of Individualized Teaching
  • The Dimensions of the Individual Child
  • Strategies: Toolbox
  • Deeper look: Understanding children with special needs (early identification)
  • Management of special needs children
  • Play-Based ECD Models: Some global models can be included e.g. Reggio Emilia and Anji
  • Grounding play-BRAC’s Play Lab Model & HPL as successful implementation of learning through play pedagogy
  • Concept of emergency
  • Common types of disasters in the global context and in Bangladesh (for example, refugees, COVID-19, etc.)
  • Case study on child vulnerability during emergencies (special focus on mental health)
  • Play-Based ECD Models: Some global models can be included e.g. Reggio Emilia and Anji
  • Grounding play-BRAC’s Play Lab Model & HPL as successful implementation of learning through play pedagogy

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