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Child Development
Given that every child is both unique and a competent learner from birth, it is crucial that educators encourage and support each child to thrive in every area of development at their pace and in their own individual ways.
How Children Learn
This new edition summaries the findings and ideas of thirty educational theorists and psychologists and their different approaches to education. Historical background of each theorist is provided and their theory is explained, the influence it has had, and the criticisms it has received. It links the theory with practice and indicates what practice, based on the theory, would look like.
Online Videos
Classroom Transitions
Learn ways to help children use positive behaviors during classroom transitions in this short overview. This video is part of a series of 15-minute in-service suites on Engaging Interactions and Environments.
Giants of Psychology Series
This ten-part series introduces students to key theorists whose concepts are basic to an understanding of psychology. Rare archival materials bring these seminal thinkers to life, while meticulously shot contemporary footage reinforces the vocabulary and concepts necessary to understanding psychological research.
Life at Series
The Life At TV Series aims to unlock the secrets of child development by following a group of children from birth. The series examines how children grow and develop in different circumstances, including the impact of family relationships, finances, work, health and education.
Problem Solving In The Moment
Teachers can use the problem solving approach of this in-service suite with children in their classrooms. It helps children resolve social problems as they arise “in the moment.”
The Montessori Method
Gorton Mount Primary in Manchester, Headteacher Carol Powell has gained funding for Montessori training for her teachers and introduced the methods for Early Years and KS1. How are they combining the Montessori method with their own working practice?
Sensory program aims to connect students to nature
School students are spending more time outdoors in a bid to entice the class away from their electronic devices. Retrieved from ABC News 23 Mary 2024
Websites
ARACY - Australian Reserach Alliance for Children and Youth
Dedicated to ensuring all Australian children and young people thrive.
Reggio Emilia Approach
The Reggio Emilia Approach® is an educational philosophy based on the image of a child with strong potentialities for development and a subject with rights, who learns through the hundred languages belonging to all human beings, and grows in relations with others.
Montessori Australia
The Montessori Australia Foundation offers an extensive range of services to support Montessori in Australia. These include services for Montessori schools, Montessori professionals and parents. Schools can access services through an annual service fee. Individuals can access many of the services via subscription.
Steiner Education Australia
A Steiner education fosters the human spirit in children and young adults, allowing them to flourish in a holistic learning environment that is oriented towards moral growth, social consciousness and citizenship.
Child Development
Defines development, includes the 5 key areas of child development and discusses early intervention when developmental delays are recognised.
Student Health and Wellbeing
Our schools are committed to providing quality education for all students in a safe, inclusive and caring learning environment.
Books
Caring for School-Age Children
Current research has established the importance of quality after-school programs due to their tremendous impact on children’s academic achievement, overall happiness, and self-esteem. To address this reality, the new edition presents the latest research and information on school-age childcare, and offers numerous practical applications and activities that can be put to use immediately in a child care setting.
Child and Adolescent Development for Educators
Covering development from early childhood through high school, child and Adolescent Development for Educators provides future teachers with authentic, research-based strategies and guidelines for their classrooms.
Counselling Children (5th edition)
The definitive guide to the skills and techniques used when working with children experiencing emotional problems, this book covers all you need to know about, including: The goals for counselling children and the child-counsellor relationship Practice frameworks for working effectively with children Play therapy and the use of different media and activities Building self-esteem and social skills through the use of worksheets.
Developmental Profiles (8th edition)
This book highlights major characteristics for each of the developmental domains in a concise, non-technical, point-by-point format. It covers the full range of stages in child and adolescent development, highlighting important safety considerations at each developmental stage. This edition provides extensive information that teachers, families, and service providers will find useful for promoting individualized learning and identifying developmental delays in their earliest stage.
Learning Theories Simplified
Are you struggling to get your head around John Dewey's educational pragmatism? What exactly is Jean Piaget saying about cognitive development? Maybe you're running out of time making sense of Carol Dweck's mindsets? Written for busy teachers, trainers, and students, this guide makes theories of learning accessible and practical. It explores over 100 classic and contemporary learning theorists in an easy-to-use, bite-sized format with clear relevant illustrations.
Montessori for the New Millennium
There are countless nursery schools throughout the world using the "Montessori Method," the core of her thinking has remained largely misunderstood. Most people regard the method as a system for the education of very young children. What is less well-known about Montessori's work is that she began by establishing the effectiveness of her approach at the pre-elementary level, but also strongly encouraged the extension of her method to the higher levels of education. Wentworth's purpose in writing this book is to elucidate this vital aspect of Maria Montessori's life's work and to show how it applies to real-life teaching situations.
Child Development
Given that every child is both unique and a competent learner from birth, it is crucial that educators encourage and support each child to thrive in every area of development at their pace and in their own individual ways.
Health and Wellbeing : Growing and Developing, Physical and Emotional Wellbeing
Given that every child is both unique and a competent learner from birth, it is crucial that educators encourage and support each child to thrive in every area of development at their pace and in their own individual ways.
How Children Learn
This new edition summaries the findings and ideas of thirty educational theorists and psychologists and their different approaches to education. Historical background of each theorist is provided and their theory is explained, the influence it has had, and the criticisms it has received. It links the theory with practice and indicates what practice, based on the theory, would look like.
Caring for School-Age Children
Current research has established the importance of quality after-school programs due to their tremendous impact on children’s academic achievement, overall happiness, and self-esteem. To address this reality, the new edition presents the latest research and information on school-age childcare, and offers numerous practical applications and activities that can be put to use immediately in a child care setting.
Child and Adolescent Development for Educators
Covering development from early childhood through high school, child and Adolescent Development for Educators provides future teachers with authentic, research-based strategies and guidelines for their classrooms.
Counselling Children (5th edition)
The definitive guide to the skills and techniques used when working with children experiencing emotional problems, this book covers all you need to know about, including: The goals for counselling children and the child-counsellor relationship Practice frameworks for working effectively with children Play therapy and the use of different media and activities Building self-esteem and social skills through the use of worksheets.
Developmental Profiles (8th edition)
This book highlights major characteristics for each of the developmental domains in a concise, non-technical, point-by-point format. It covers the full range of stages in child and adolescent development, highlighting important safety considerations at each developmental stage. This edition provides extensive information that teachers, families, and service providers will find useful for promoting individualized learning and identifying developmental delays in their earliest stage.
Learning Theories Simplified
Are you struggling to get your head around John Dewey's educational pragmatism? What exactly is Jean Piaget saying about cognitive development? Maybe you're running out of time making sense of Carol Dweck's mindsets? Written for busy teachers, trainers, and students, this guide makes theories of learning accessible and practical. It explores over 100 classic and contemporary learning theorists in an easy-to-use, bite-sized format with clear relevant illustrations.
Montessori for the New Millennium
There are countless nursery schools throughout the world using the "Montessori Method," the core of her thinking has remained largely misunderstood. Most people regard the method as a system for the education of very young children. What is less well-known about Montessori's work is that she began by establishing the effectiveness of her approach at the pre-elementary level, but also strongly encouraged the extension of her method to the higher levels of education. Wentworth's purpose in writing this book is to elucidate this vital aspect of Maria Montessori's life's work and to show how it applies to real-life teaching situations.