Early Childhood Education Summer Institute

Early Childhood Centre Practitioner Professional Development

Date:  July 21st-Aug1; Aug. 4th -15th

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Monday：Arrival to Seneca College. Seneca Residence Welcome Dinner.

Tuesday：Class instructions (afternoon) Child Development: 

The foundation for teaching & Learning:

·   Brain Development

·   Sensitive Stages

·   Behaviour Guidance

Wednesday：Visit Kindergarten / Daycare(morning) Class instruction (afternoon)

Play/Inquiry:

·   Child as Explorer and Scientist

·   How children learn

·   Role of the adult

·   Image of child

·   ELECT Developmental Continuum

·  Behaviour Guidance

Thursday：Visit Kindergarten / Daycare(morning);Class instruction (afternoon)

Environment as Teacher:

·    The learning environment

·    Loose materials/ intelligent materials

·    Outdoor play

·    Behaviour Guidance

·    Self-Regulation

Friday：Visit School / Daycare(morning)；Class instruction (afternoon)

Approaches to ECE:

·   Philosophies of pedagogy

·   Thinking, creativity vs. rote learning

Saturday：One-day tour to visit Toronto and Niagara Falls 

Sunday: Study

Monday：The art of teaching English through storytelling.

(Will be taught by Canadian famous storytelling artists.)

Tuesday：Class observation / visit (morning)；Class instruction (afternoon)

Program Planning:

·   Observation to determine children’s interests

·   Webbing

·   Implementation

·   Evaluation

·   Documentation (Family Community)

·  Behaviour

Wednesday：Class instruction (afternoon)

Health Safety:

·   Intro to DNA

·   Practical policies

Thursday：Class observation / visit (morning); Class instruction (afternoon)

Language/Reading:

·   Oral language acquisition

·   Preliminary reading (early literacy skills)

·   Role of adult

Friday：Class instruction (afternoon)

ECE Science Methodology

·   Numeracy skills

·   Child as scientist

LOGICAL THINKING AND SKILLS

Student Presentations

Farewell Dinner

·       *  Critical thinking and co-construction vs. rote learning, and Inclusion will be woven through curriculum, and modeled through teaching style.  

     Saturday：学业结束，开始加东三日游，然后飞回北京。