Build confidence. Strengthen practice. Plan with purpose.
What does intentional teaching actually mean in an early childhood setting? How do Te Whāriki, Kōwhiti Whakapae, learning outcomes, working theories and dispositions fit together – and how do you use them to make better decisions about children’s learning?
Strengthening Intentional Teaching & Planning – Part I is a practical online professional learning module designed to build confidence in the foundations of intentional teaching, assessment and curriculum planning in New Zealand ECE.
Perfect for both experienced and developing ECE teams
This module is ideal for ECE kaiako, team leaders, centre managers and owners.
For people working in or leading ECE who don’t have an ECE teaching qualification, it provides an accessible introduction to important curriculum and teaching concepts – without needing to undertake a full teaching qualification just to understand the language, documents and thinking that underpin effective curriculum practice.
For qualified and experienced kaiako, it provides a valuable refresher and an opportunity to revisit key concepts, reflect on current practice and strengthen the connection between assessment, intentional teaching and curriculum planning.
Understand the thinking behind effective curriculum planning
Rather than simply showing you how to complete a planning template, the module helps you understand why we plan and the professional thinking that sits behind good planning.
Explore concepts including:
- what intentional teaching is – and what it isn’t
- noticing and recognising children’s learning
- using evidence to understand where a child is currently at
- Te Whāriki learning outcomes
- dispositions and working theories
- schemas and other assessment lenses
- understanding and using Kōwhiti Whakapae
- recognising children’s progress
- making informed decisions about what learning to strengthen or extend
- building the foundations for meaningful curriculum planning.
Throughout the module, practical ECE examples help you apply the concepts to real observations and children’s learning.
Professional development that works around you
Complete the module online, at your own pace. Work through it in one sitting or leave and return to continue your learning when it suits you.
At the end of the module, participants can print a certificate of completion to retain as evidence of professional development and add to their professional learning records.
Get your whole team on the same page
A multi-user licence is an excellent option for services wanting to strengthen intentional teaching across the whole team.
Rather than individual kaiako having different understandings of assessment, planning and intentional teaching, your team can work from a shared foundation, common language and consistent understanding of what quality curriculum planning looks like.
Use the module as part of:
- team professional development
- induction for new kaiako or leaders
- mentoring and professional growth
- curriculum improvement
- strengthening assessment and planning practice
- building leadership capability.
A practical way to build curriculum knowledge, strengthen intentional teaching and give your team greater confidence in the professional thinking behind effective ECE planning.
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