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Born in Canada, love that land, and landed in the USA as a young bride. Turned gypsy for a time travelling this land in our hippie mobile VW van, young and free. Soon mother to be , until seven children later and six grandchildren here I be, blessed by them all.

Saturday, October 6, 2012

Getting to Know Your International Contact - Part 2

I had a lot of fun this week reading over the e letter and checking out the facebook page for Early Childhood Australia. They really had an exciting week as they held their Early Childhood Australia National Conference in Perth. It looked very exciting with over a 1000 people attending.


Photo: Margaret Young speaking at the Welome Reception on Wednesday October 3, 2012
Photo: Ferre giving his keynote presentation
                             Photo: The audience enthralled at Ferre's keynote   

Here is one of their interesting videos from their facebook page.
            This a great little video regarding early brain development, it really gives you a good visual .

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNNsN9IJkws&feature=player_embedded#!



Go to https://www.facebook.com/earlychildhoodaustralia to see more and be friends with them on facebook



Their e- letter (NQS PLP-e-newsletter) is charged with great articles, on this week was on the vital role of play in children s learning, as well as educators role in ensuring that children s learning is effective and meaningful for them.   Something that deepened my understanding of belonging was the simple reference in their e-letter saying that our sense of belonging is in part about both having things in common with others and being valued for who we are, for our uniqueness.
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2 comments:

  1. Trichelle WilliamsOctober 6, 2012 at 8:41 PM

    Research has shown that play has a significant role in brain development. Play offers children an opportunity to solve simple problems, and helps to develop language and vocabulary skills, even in children who are non-verbal. The central role of the teacher is to create a caring environment in the classroom. An effective teacher helps children become effective learners by giving the children developmentally- appropriate tools to work with and room to question.

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  2. Ebony WilliamsOctober 7, 2012 at 5:06 PM

    Play is essential to the development because it contributes to the cognitive, physical, social and emotional well-being of children. Play is important to healthy brain development and very influential in the future success of our children.

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