ECE112 - The Planning Cycle
| Year: | 2026 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online, Community Based Delivery (CBD)* |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in E330, E333, E334 |
| Prerequisite: | Students must have passed ECE111 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 2-hour on-campus seminar per week in non-placement teaching weeks NIKERI (CBD): 1 x 1-hour online seminars per week for 8-weeks |
| Scheduled learning activities - online: | 1 x 2-hour online seminar per week in non-placement teaching weeks |
| Note: | *Community Based Delivery (CBD): only for students of the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation NIKERI Institute (located at the Waurn Ponds campus) |
Content
In this unit, students will develop the skills necessary to create and implement effective, child-centred learning plans by engaging with all aspects of the early years planning cycle. Students will work with a range of observations that focus on individual, small groups, and whole groups of children to analyse their learning and make appropriate links to an approved early learning framework. The analysis of children’s learning will inform the planning of play-based experiences that extend on children’s knowledge. The plans developed by students will be responsive to children’s interests, strengths, abilities and learning dispositions. Students will learn a range of teaching strategies to effectively support children’s engagement and learning and how to evaluate, reflect upon and revise plans.
Unit fee information
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