Key facts
UNE unit code: EDEC355
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- Trimester 1 - Online
- Yes
- No
- No
- 6
Unit information
Children engage with numerate thinking in almost every aspect of life – from counting and making patterns, to measuring, questioning and making sense of their surrounding environment.
This unit is designed to develop your understanding of young children's problem solving from their exploration of their everyday world.
You will develop an appreciation of children's transitions into mathematical understandings in their everyday life and across the curriculum by recognising and appropriately addressing the range of mathematical thinking in young children. Moreover, you will implement appropriate learning strategies with reference to relevant national policies and curriculum documents.
This unit reflects a birth to eight years focus. It includes a 10-day block of professional placement in an ACECQA-approved centre-based early childhood education setting.
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| Teaching period | Mode/location |
|---|---|
| Trimester 1 | Online |
*Offering is subject to availability
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Notes
This unit requires a 10 day block placement in an ACECQA approved centre-based early childhood education setting with a four year degree qualified supervising teacher and children aged 3-5 years. Before entering the setting, all students must have completed online Anaphylaxis training, an online Child Protection module, and have obtained a valid Working with Children Check clearance (for those students wishing to complete their placement in NSW) or equivalent (for those students wishing to complete their placement outside NSW). Please see the Office for Professional Learning Important Information webpage for more information.
This unit addresses ACECQA's Curriculum requirements, referred to as Curriculum Specifications (CS).
Please refer to the student handbook for current details on this unit.
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Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
- identify and demonstrate strategies for meeting the learning needs of a wide range of children in mathematics education (CS 1.6, 2.2);
- apply an understanding of numeracy teaching strategies across a variety of environments and contexts (CS 2.2, 6.3);
- identify and demonstrate verbal and non-verbal communication strategies to actively engage children in mathematics learning experiences (CS 2.4);
- interpret assessment of children's learning for future planning and learning (CS 6.1, 6.2);
- demonstrate autonomy and judgement to professional standards of communication, modelling skills applicable in a professional career (CS 5.3, 6.3, 6.5); and
- demonstrate the ability to act professionally when working with young children (CS 1.1, 1.6, 1.7, 2.4, 3.3, 4.3, 5.4, 6.1, 6.2, 6.9).
Assessment information
Assessments are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
| Title | Must Complete | Weight | Offerings | Assessment Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 | Yes | 50% | All offerings | Report. No. Words: 2000 |
| Assessment 2 | Yes | 50% | All offerings | Assessment Report. No. Words: 2000 |
| Professional Experience | Yes | All offerings | Requires a 10 day block placement in an ACECQA approved centre-based early childhood education setting with a four year degree qualified supervising teacher and children aged three-five years. A satisfactory report from their supervisor(s) is required in order to successfully pass this unit. |
Learning resources
Textbooks are subject to change up to 8 weeks prior to the start of the teaching period in which you are undertaking the unit.
Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material. Please note that textbook requirements may vary from one teaching period to the next.
Maths is All Around You: Developing Mathematical Concepts in the Early Years
ISBN: 9781922530738
Knaus, M., Teaching Solutions 2nd ed. 2023
Text refers to: All offerings
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