Learners are provided with clear and transparent criteria for assessment and readiness to advance and the provision of ongoing, effective feedback is a foundational value. A variety of learning strategies are embedded in courses and assignments, to ensure that learners have many opportunities to learn and succeed.
Learners in this program will experience small class sizes, and instructors who are committed to excellence in education and professional practice. There is a practical application of knowledge and skills throughout the duration of the program, culminating in a six-week practicum at the end of the first term.
The following toolkit of performance-based teaching, learning and assessment approaches/strategies will be used throughout the program:
Teaching and Learning Strategies
- Journals
- Observation
- Provocations
- Projects
- Research
- Practicum
- Self and joint formative assessment
- Lecture
- Discussion
- Group work
- Hands-on engagement of activities - labs
- Portfolios of children's work
- Role playing
- Case studies
- Games/simulations
- Videos
- Assignments - reading
- Debates
- Presenations
- Theoretical analysis
- Technology
Assessment Strategies
- Journals
- Child development studies
- Open book quizzes
- Essays
- Self and joint assessment
- Portfolios
- Case Studies
Presentation Plans
- Curriculum
- Group time
- Environmental
Projects
- Individual and group
- Research
- Policies
- Philosophy statements
- Budget creation
- Practicum
- Application of theory to practice
- Professional feedback
Tools
- Rubrics
- Marking guides
- Self assessments
- Clickers