Introduction to Human Development and Learning Theories

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In Course 3 you will be studying aspects of children’s learning development and brain development:

You will be:

creating and evaluating learning resources designed to support children’s learning of Māori language skills and you will make a presentation of the implementation of your resources.
planning and implementing a cultural event showcasing the language, culture and identity from different local communities.
researching different theories of brain development in infants, toddlers and young children and analyse how knowledge of these theories can help kaiako develop appropriate teaching and learning activities.
looking at the effect of undue stress on children and how to recognise the signs.
continuing to investigate how te Whāriki underpins early childhood education and care in Aotearoa New Zealand and creating resources which relate to its principles and strands.
creating a planning cycle using theories of children’s development and reflect on its effectiveness using a method of reflection you studied in Course 1.

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Credits	30
Learning Hours	300
Learning Outcome 1	LO 1 Produce and evaluate learning resources that support children to develop Māori language skills in an early childhood context (4 credits)
Assessment	03A1
Learning Outcome 2	LO 2 Apply knowledge of brain development of infants, toddlers, and young children to inform the development teaching and learning activities (3 credits)
Assessment	03A2
Learning Outcome 3	LO 3 Implement resources that support the principles of Te Whāriki to promote children’s learning in Aotearoa (6 credits)
Assessment	03A3
Learning Outcome 4	LO 4 Implement and evaluate a planning cycle, linking planning to theories of child development (4 credits)
Assessment	03A4
Learning Outcome 5	LO 5 Produce and evaluate safe, age-appropriate resources for the development of infants, toddlers and/or young children (3 credits)
Assessment	03A1
Learning Outcome 6	LO 6 Apply strategies to develop responsive and reciprocal relationships that promote whanaungatanga and manaakitanga within the ECE community. (4 credits)
Assessment	03A1
Learning Outcome 7	LO 7 Apply knowledge of culturally competent practice to plan and present an event that supports language, culture, and identity of tamariki from different cultures. (6 credits)
Assessment	03A1

You are free to plan your studies in the way that works best for you, but we know that guidance on how to do this is also helpful. We suggest following way to navigate through the learning content over the next few weeks:

Week 1	Topics Introduction to Course 3. Creating presentations. Age-appropriate resources. Evaluate online resources for age group and safety. Create resources to promote Māori language skills for infants, toddlers and young children.
Week 2	Topics Create resources to promote Māori language skills for infants, toddlers and young children. Evaluate created resources and justify their age-appropriateness and safety for intended age groups.
Week 3	Topics Submit 03A1 presentation 1. Reciprocal relationships Whanaungatanga Manaakitanga Plan/document a cultural event
Week 4	Topics Plan/document a cultural event
Week 5	Topics Plan/document a cultural event
Week 6	Topics Plan/document a cultural event Submit 03A1 presentation 2 Brain development in infants, toddlers and young children
Week 7	Topics Brain development in infants, toddlers and young children Stressors Toxic stress Te Whāriki – how does it support children’s learning and development? Plan two resources linked to specific principles or strands of te Whāriki. Submit assessment 03A2
Week 8	Topics Develop and document two resources linked to specific principles or strands of te Whāriki.
Week 9	Topics Develop and document two resources linked to specific principles or strands of te Whāriki. Submit assessment 03A3 Planning cycles
Week 10	Topics Planning cycles – design planning cycles Planning cycles – evaluate planning cycles Planning cycles – reflect on planning cycles Submit assessment 03A4

Welcome to Course 3 of the Level 5 Diploma in Early Childhood and Care, Human Development and Learning Theories. This course has four assessments: one presentation (03A1) and three written assessments (03A2, 03A3, 03A4).

Key topics studied in this course include:

Producing and evaluating safe and age-appropriate learning resources to develop Māori language skills
Using knowledge of brain development to inform teaching and learning activities
Implementing resources which embody the philosophy and principles of te Whāriki
Implementing and evaluating planning cycles

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M00983A

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