Bachelor of Education (Early Childhood Studies) - Creativity in Early Childhood

Edith Cowan University

This specialisation explores ways of engaging scaffolding and assessing childrens creative expression through the arts and STEM science technology engineering and mathematics Preservice teachers will develop professional skills to plan implement and assess learning programs that challenge children to expand their reasoning imagination and understanding of the world You will investigate ways of developing engaging and stimulating environments through the creative use of space and resources that foster curiosity and exploration A number of strategies for enhancing childrens creativity thinking and problemsolving skills will be investigated across a range of early childhood settingsCourse learning outcomesApply broad discipline knowledge to a range of theoretical and practical early childhood situationsCommunicate early childhood knowledge and values in professional and public contextsDemonstrate a global outlook with respect for cultural diversity including Indigenous cultural competenceDemonstrate autonomy accountability and judgement for own learning and professional practiceThink creatively to anticipate challenges and generate discipline specific solutionsresponsesThink critically to analyse interpret and conceptualise complex early childhood problemsUse digital technologies and literacies to access evaluate and synthesise relevant information from multiple sourcesWork collaboratively and demonstrate initiative to implement social sustainable and ethical values

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