Outline
Outline
This major is designed for those who aim to teach children from kindergarten to year 2, or work with children aged 0–8 in early childhood education and care.
You will learn about the school curriculum, general pedagogical approaches and the management and leadership of early childhood education and care centres.
The Early Childhood Education Major is part of the Master of Teaching.
What jobs can the Early Childhood Education lead to?
CAREERS
- Early childhood teacher
- Junior primary teacher
- Education advisor and reviewer
- Early learning centre manager
- Nanny
- Early learning centre educator
What you'll learn
- draw from theory and research to apply knowledge of the needs of students from diverse backgrounds and across the full range of abilities to enhance learning
- apply high-level discipline knowledge, principles and concepts associated with effective teaching; demonstrate personal literacy and numeracy competencies to the required accreditation standard
- assess student learning and analyse diverse sources of data to support valid judgements of student learning
- plan and deliver effective teaching and learning experiences with demonstrated impact
- use technologies appropriately for learning and teaching
- engage in professional learning and demonstrate capacity for leadership
- engage in critical and reflective practice based on local, national and international research
- create and manage positive learning environments for all students, including those from diverse cultural backgrounds
- communicate professionally and engage collaboratively with colleagues, parent/carers, and the community