Are you a life-long learner?

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How to move from a fixed to growth mindset …

Tip #1: Exercise your brain

Tip #2: Set some learning goals, and look for small wins

For example:• Read one book a month• Learn conversational Mandarin• Start a blog

Tip #3: Define your mission

Professionalisation of the ECE industry is of critical importance for

societal well-being

Tip #4: Unlearn learning

Learning doesn’t have to be like this

                              

   

                                         

                                    

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Or this!

Learning can be …Interesting Useful

1. Principles and Practices in Preschool Education

2. Child Development and Learning

3. Curriculum Development and Pedagogy

4. Personal Growth and Professional Development

5. Safety, Health and Nutrition

International Certificate in Education for

Preschool Professionals

1. Principles and Practices in Preschool Education

2. Child Development and Learning

3. Curriculum Development and Pedagogy

4. Safety, Health and Nutrition

5. Personal Growth and Professional Development

Media-rich content

• Facilitators are experts but new content comes thick and fast

• Learners need to be encouraged to share materials they find

• Acting as co-contributors to the curriculum increases engagement

Collaborative learning model

• Learning is creation, not

consumption.

• Knowledge is not something a learner absorbs, but something a learner creates

Old paradigm: Assessment of learning

Content

Assessment

Learning outcomes

New paradigm: Assessment for learning

Learning outcomes

Assessment

Content

Authentic assessment … the bridge between theory and practice

Technology … creating authentic

learning environments

Evidence based assessment

What I used to think, what I think now, and how I will do things differently in the future

“I’m not very good with IT, will I cope?”

Can you play a YouTube without this happening?

Bachelor’s degree in Early Years Education

Awarded by a UK university

International Certificate in Education for Pre-school Professionals (ICEPP)

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