Education and Training Centre
Education & Training Centre SSTUWA Early Childhood Education Forums and Conferences for 2021 The SSTUWA invites early childhood education (ECE) teachers to join us throughout 2021 for a range of outstanding learning opportunities. Save the dates and join one of the afternoon forums on offer or schedule yourself to attend the annual ECE conference. Each event will support your professional practice, build knowledge and understandings related to working with young learners.
Afternoon Forum One:
Monday 29 March, Noon – 3.30pm
Location: SSTUWA Education and Training Centre, West Perth Beginning Your Inquiry: How to Get Started
Rebecca Duncan, ECE Consultant
The SSTUWA looks forward to welcoming Rebecca as guest presenter at the first ECE Afternoon Forum for 2021. Rebecca will introduce ECE participants to the essential elements that have been found to underpin quality inquiry pedagogies, making connections between these and the principles of the educational project of Reggio Emilia. Rebecca’s presentation will feature stories of practice captured in diverse Western Australian settings, providing illustrations of powerful cultures of inquiry that harness children’s innate attitudes of curiosity and research. Insights will also be shared into the genesis of various inquiry-based projects, offering possibilities for embarking on your own journeys of inquiry alongside children.
About Rebecca Duncan Rebecca has been working in education since 1998. Inquiry pedagogies, early literacy and numeracy, learning through play, integrative approaches, responsiveness to children, learning technologies, and the Early Years Learning Framework represent a few of Rebecca’s areas of specialty. Rebecca is currently a consultant with the Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia’s (AISWA) early childhood team. She began as a writer for AISWA in 2010. This culminated in the publication of the acclaimed book, Early Years Learning Framework: In Action. 28
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