Karla – learning
Welcome to Karla, our Knowledge and Resource Library Assistant
We have gathered a rich selection of resources, and learning material which will guide you through the essential educational skills that you need for a successful career in early childhood.
Case study – Toddler Liam the non-listener, climber, hitter, pusher, swearer……
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Supporting your educators to deal with extreme behaviour in children
[ms-user] We will teach you how to support your educators when they are struggling to manage extreme behaviour in children. In this section we’ll work through a case study including hitting educators, swearing and hurting other children. We will teach you how to support your educators in events like this to modify the child’s behaviour …
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1.2.1 Intentional teaching
[ms-user] Educators are deliberate, purposeful, and thoughtful in their decisions and actions. Go through the checklist and be honest so your Educational Leader and Nominated Supervisor know how to help you be the best. E = Embedded, yes, I do that ALL the time. K = We know we need to do that, but we …
The dark reflection
[ms-user] Have you had a visit from any previous children who are now at school? How amazing do our former students look in their new school uniform. This time of year, really pulls at the heart strings when we see our children grow and take on the next stage of life. Which brings me to …
Guidance determining exceeding NQS
[ms-user] A rating of Exceeding NQS means going above and beyond what is expected at the Meeting NQS level for a standard. The following three themes must be demonstrated in service practice for a standard to be rated as Exceeding Theme 1: Practice is embedded in service operations Theme 2: Practice is informed by critical reflection Theme …
Why Reflective Practice?
[ms-user] As educators we are always making decisions. It is a form of ongoing learning that involves engaging with questions of philosophy, ethics and practice. Its intention is to gather information and gain insights that support, inform and enrich decision making about children’s learning. (EYLF, p.14). The EYLF and MTOP says we must reflect The …
How Can I Be a Reflective Practitioner?
[ms-user] The key to reflections is to be: Open-minded Responsible Involved Whole-hearted Educators who reflect are those who have a commitment to self- improvement and have higher self esteem (Killen 2007). What Can Reflections Look Like? Reflective Journals Reflective Portfolios Reflective Conversations Reflection Meetings Reflective Questions Family Reflections Reflections from the Kitchen Educational Leader’s role. …
Viewpoints and questions to guide critical reflection
[ms-user] Nothing in law or regulations says we need to write critical reflections down, but you must do them. The most important part of a critical reflection is showing your assessor examples of what’s changed because of your critical reflection. In the below picture, the educator is trying to see the world through the child’s …
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Using video to critically reflect
[ms-user] Using video to promote early childhood teachers’ thinking and reflection is an article written by Sue Cherrington and Judith Loveridge. Research was conducted by Victoria University of Wellington, Donald Street, Karori, Wellington, New Zealand Published in Teaching and Teacher Education 2014. Reflection is not always productive. It’s unproductive for example, if it lacks focus, …
What you will see in your Assessment and Rating report
[ms-user] Don’t forget we need to reflect on ALL the standards across all the seven-quality area. Below is an example from a service that missed out in QA4 as they had no evidence for critical reflection. Remember: we need to prove that we have critically reflected on all the standards to achieve Exceeding theme 2: …
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How to look at the Standards to identify what to critically reflect upon
[ms-user] The standard that guides the three exceeding themes contains a lot of information. When we look at it as whole we might feel overwhelmed, therefore we need to break it down into small steps and find a sentence, or even a few words. Let’s have a look at Standard 2.1. There is a lot …
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Create ‘Daily or Weekly Talking Points’ to give you direction and enable leadership
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Medical Conditions Communication Plan and Risk Minimisation Plan
[ms-user] Medical Management Plans are not usually a problem because they are provided by the doctor. However, services often have trouble with the Medical Communication Plan and the Medical Risk Minimisation Plan. Let us teach you how to read the Regs and discover all the little hidden parts that can sometimes catch us out. When …
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The little things in the NQS elements that get missed
[ms-user] In February 2018 the number of NQS elements was reduced to 40, but the overall content was not reduced. ACECQA added more detail to the remaining elements, meaning they’re more jam packed with little sub-sections that are easily missed. In this part of our seminar we will teach you how to understand those sub-sections …
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What’s working well in other centres?
[ms-user] We will be showcasing services from across the country and present best practice for working with the NQS to deliver great practice for their unique location, their community, families and children. Old Bar Early Learning Centre Annabelle Rodgers, Educational Leader Our bush program and outdoor experiences. Our service is on 4 acres of land …
Exceeding theme three is causing some problems
[ms-user] The new 2018 Assessment and Rating introduced the three exceeding themes and today we are going to focus on community section of exceeding theme 3 by starting with the element that looks for quality community engagement, 6.2.3. Standard – 6.2 Collaborative partnerships Collaborative partnerships enhance children’s inclusion, learning and wellbeing. Element – 6.2.3 Community …
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What are tokenistic practices?
[ms-user] Do you have strong connections to the local Aboriginal community? If not, how could you enhance it to create learning opportunities? What are tokenistic practices? Avoiding cultural tokenism Cultural tokenism occurs when aspects of cultures are acknowledged superficially or because we have to. Even when well-intentioned, cultural tokenism oversimplifies cultural differences and at its …
Consistently maintain effective partnerships
[ms-user] What does it mean to consistently maintain effective partnerships with other early childhood professionals and the community to enhance each child’s learning, wellbeing and inclusion? Visit to the Accountants – Our GST needs submitting “I know, we can visit the accountant’s office behind the centre” said Tash. This will really help with our learning …
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What rating do you want?
[ms-user] Exceeding Indicators Embedded practices Across the service, the observed and discussed approach to building collaborative partnerships with the community displays a strong commitment to the principles and practices of the approved learning framework/s, and aligns with the educational program and with resources that support community engagement and inclusion. Critical reflection Educators, co-ordinators and the …
Musical experiences should be integrated with other learning experiences to enhance learning
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