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Excellence Matters Training Resources Mentoring Early Childhood Education Melbourne

Intentional Teaching
​ In-House Workshop

Empower your team to be more intentional, thoughtful, purposeful and deliberate in their practice

Participants in this workshop will refresh, update and grow their knowledge and in order to enhance their intentional teaching skills.  Educators will reflect upon their current practice, why intentional teaching is effective and explore practical strategies for intentional teaching in daily action.

" Intentional Teaching | Educators are deliberate, purposeful, and thoughtful in their decisions and actions."

- NQS 1.2.1

" Intentional Teaching is the opposite of teaching by rote or continuing  with traditions simply because things have 'always' been done that way" 

- NQS 1.2.1

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This workshop is for your service if...

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  • Your team needs additional support from an experienced early childhood professional to implement strategies to continue to be intentional consistently every day.
  • Educators are finding that they are in a rut or going through the motions.
  • You have staff that are confused about intentional teaching.
  • Support is required in preventing your program from becoming 'stale'.
  • You have new or inexperienced educators who find it difficult to apply formal learning about intentional teaching to their daily practice
  • You want to provide this workshop as part of regular professional development to further equip your team of educators to be mindful, intentional and apply best practice.

Workshop Content

Prior to booking, we will discuss any special requirements and the reasons why you want to hold this workshop in order to customise this professional development for your service. In general, this workshop covers the following topics:


  • The key elements  and practice of intentional teaching
  • The benefits of intentional teaching
  • The NQS, EYLF, VEYLDF requirements, pedagogical practice and guidelines for intentional teaching
  • Providing experiences and opportunities to support children's play and learning
  • Adult and child initiated learning
  • Spontaneity and emergent curriculum
  • Example of intentional teaching in action
  • Reflecting and learning from current practice
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What you can expect

Venue

We come to your service anywhere in metropolitan Melbourne and most parts of regional Victoria too.

Length

The usual length of this workshop is

2 hours . It can be shortened or lengthened to suit your service.

Time

Workshops can be held during the day, at night or on the weekend when your team is available.

Interaction

This workshop is interactive and includes activities. Participants will get involved to engage different learning styles.

Q&A

The facilitator will allow time for questions and answers so that the workshop is relevant to your service.

Resources

Participants will be provided with the slide presentation for future reference & links to further sources of information.

NQF References

This workshop relates to NQS Quality Areas 1 |EYLF Outcome 1 & 4 Principle 5,  Practice: Holistic, Responsiveness, Intentional, Play, Environments, High | National Law 323 | Regulation 73

Facilitator

All our facilitators are highly experienced early childhood professionals (many still working in services).

Further Support

One on one coaching and mentoring is available to support this workshop along with online workshops (additional cost).

Outcomes from this workshop

  • Participants can openly discuss and reflect on any concerns, difficulties or barriers they have in being intentional in their practice
  • Participants have a refreshed understanding of the guiding principles and practices for intentional teaching
  • Participants are empowered with specific strategies to enhance their daily practice leading to better outcomes for children
  • Participants know more about their individual role and responsibilities in respect intentional teaching
  • Participants have a deeper understanding about the benefits of intentional teaching ​
  • Participants have a renewed sense of engagement in the program
  • Participants know which sections of the NQF apply to this area of care and education and what it looks like to meet these
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Contact us now about a INTENTIONAL TEACHING in-house workshop at your service

We will provide a quote and confirm that this workshop meets the needs of your service and your team. 

FAQ

Here are answers to some frequently asked questions by services like yours:

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Enquire about this workshop

Contact us by clicking the link below.  We will be in touch within 24-48 hours to answer any questions, confirm your requirements and provide a no obligation quote

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