Course summary
This course outlines the changes made in the Early Years Learning Framework: Belonging, Being and Becoming v2 and how these differ from the previous EYLF, giving educators an understanding of how these changes benefit child and educator learning.
You will learn:
The changes that have occurred in the EYLF and:
- where sustainability used to exist in the EYLF and in practice
- the role of sustainability in the EYLF V2
- how the new emphasis on sustainability can provide new opportunities to educators and children
- how to authentically implement sustainability into the planning cycle.
Course time:
This course will take you 2 hours to complete. Enjoy it in one session or spread it out over a few weeks. You will have ongoing access via your personal dashboard so long as you maintain a Cool+ subscription.
Accreditation:
This course is mapped to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers. It is accredited for professional development hours at the following levels:
Proficient Teacher – all states and territories except NSW:
- 3.3 Select and use relevant teaching strategies to develop knowledge, skills, problemsolving and critical and creative thinking.
- 4.1 Establish and implement inclusive and positive interactions to engage and support all students in classroom activities.
This program has been approved for accreditation within the ACT for 2023. Please be advised you will be accredited within 14 days of completion.
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Course Content
Getting started
Changes to the early years learning framework
Sustainability in belonging, being and becoming
Sustainability in belonging being and becoming
Your teaching
Reflection
Course instructors
Hayley Sommeling-Farrugia is an education nerd. She assigned herself extra subjects in high school and threw herself into subjects like Linguistics and Latin once at uni. Once she has an idea, she professionally roles with it, making her a big ball of educational knowledge and experience. Hayley is an experienced Swimming Teacher, Early Years Education Teacher, Primary School Teacher and has experience ranging from teaching inclusive practices, primary school French, to a term of high school Photography, somehow. This experience of crashing into new areas of education and diving deep to become as knowledgeable as possible in them all, has made Hayley an asset in developing content that considers the educational journey from start to finish, as she knows first-hand the experiences and knowledge and challenges of the educators.
Jarryd Bendall from Cool Australia is your course teacher. He comes from a long line of teachers, which is why he initially avoided this calling. After a myriad of roles in law, medicine, used car sales, and as the mascot for the Western Bulldogs AFL team, Jarryd eventually taught primary school for a number of years, before combining his love for writing and education at an Education Specialist role with Cool. This role sees him as a bridge between knowledgeable industry experts and classroom teachers, bringing excellence into the classroom and challenging the average curriculum with innovative and effective ideas.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long will this take to complete?
This course will take you 2 hours to complete. Enjoy it in one session or spread it out over a few weeks. You will have ongoing access via your personal dashboard so long as you maintain a Cool+ subscription.
Will I get proof of completion?
You will get a Cool.org certificate when you finish, which you can access any time via your personal dashboard, it will also be sent to you by email.
Is this course accredited?
This course is mapped to the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers. It is accredited for professional development hours at the following levels:
Proficient Teacher – all states and territories except NSW:
- 3.3 Select and use relevant teaching strategies to develop knowledge, skills, problem solving and critical and creative thinking.
- 4.1 Establish and implement inclusive and positive interactions to engage and support all students in classroom activities.
This program has been approved for accreditation within the ACT for 2023. Please be advised you will be accredited within 14 days of completion.
What are the curriculum links?
The curriculum used in this Professional Learning is the Early Years Learning Framework v2: Belonging, Being and Becoming (2023)
Principles of focus:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives
- Sustainability
- Critical reflection and ongoing professional development
Practices of focus:
- Holistic, integrated and interconnected approaches
- Play-based learning and intentionality
- Assessment and evaluation for learning, development and wellbeing
Learning outcomes of focus:
- Outcome 2: Children are connected with and contribute to their world
- Children develop a sense of connectedness to groups and communities and an understanding of their reciprocal rights and responsibilities as active and informed citizens
- Children respond to diversity with respect
- Children become aware of fairness
- Children become socially responsible and show respect for the environment
- Outcome 4: Children are confident and involved learners
- Children resource their own learning through connecting with people, place, technologies and natural and processed materials.
- Outcome 5: Children are effective communicators
- Children engage with a range of texts and gain meaning from these texts
