Early childhood pedagogics
| Structure Type: | Study unit |
|---|---|
| Code: | SAVA0102 |
| Curriculum: | SA 2018V |
| Level: | Bachelor of Social Services |
| Year of Study: | 3 (2021) |
| Semester: | Spring |
| Credits: | 5 cr |
| Responsible Teacher: | Saikkonen, Sanna |
| Language of Instruction: | Finnish |
Courses During the Year 2021
| Impl. | Group(s) | Study Time | Teacher(s) | Language | Enrolment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3002 | SA2019-3A, SA2019-3B | 2021-08-01 – 2022-04-30 | Tiina Järvelä | Finnish | 2021-08-01 – 2021-09-06 |
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Learning Outcomes
The student
- reaches the more extensive understanding of pedagogics as a part of the professional skills of the early childhood educator
- knows how to interpret and apply he theoretical and pedagogical approaches of early childhood education
- knows how to plan, realize and evaluate in a versatile way the child-centered and pedagogical activities by reflecting and developing their own skills as an educatior
- how to evaluate education and teaching practices critically
Contents
The planning and evaluating the early childhood teachers work
Observation and documentation of the actions
From sessions to project working
Pedagogical practices and pedagogical understanding
Sensitivity of an adult
Multiculturality and support of the integration
I as a kindergarten teacher
Pedagogical trends
The process for cooperation with the parents and childs own nurse
Early childhood education as a preventive child protection
High quality early childhood education
Assessment Criteria
Grade 1: the student knows how to
- use extendedly the early childhood education operation models when planning, realizing and evaluating versatile, pedagogic and child-oriented activities for the child group
- use knowledge and evaluate his/her own skills and actions as an educator in supporting child’s individual growth, development and learning
Grade 3: the student knows how to
- choose and apply in an expert manner early childhood pedagogic’s action models when planning, realizing and evaluating versatile, pedagogic and child-oriented activities for a child group
- apply knowledge and reflect his/her own skills and actions as an educator in supporting child’s individual growth, development and learning
Grade 5: the student knows how to
- apply and evaluatet extendedly the theories of early childhood pedagogics when planning, realizing and evaluating versatile, pedagogic and child-oriented activities for the child group
- analyze knowledge and develop on the basis of that knowledge his/her own skills and actions as an educator in supporting child’s individual growth, development and learning comprehensively