FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

EDU1FCP

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject will support pre-service teachers to position themselves as responsive to and supportive of diversity and inclusion in early childhood education and care settings. You will also develop effective and professional partnerships with families and communities. You will examine the role of teacher relationships and partnerships with families, and the importance of engaging external professional and communities, in the development of inclusive education and care settings. Diverse family contexts, professional resources and a broad range of strategies that support inclusive practice will be critically examined in this subject. Focus will be given to ways in which this knowledge can be applied to maximise the recognition of every child's right to learn, regardless of their developmental trajectory, gender, race, linguistic, cultural and ethnic context, or learning styles and abilities. You will also develop skills that support partnerships with families and communities to empower young children in their education and care. This subject addresses La Trobe's Global Citizenship Essential

School: Education (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Leanne Grogan

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 1 - UG

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: Students must be enrolled in either of the following courses in order to undertake this subject: Bachelor of Early Childhood and Primary Education (EBECB, EBECP) or B. Educational Studies (EBEST EBESTB, EBESTM, EBESTP) or EBEL

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Programming and Planning in Early Childhood

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Prescribed

Author: N/A

Year: N/A

Edition/Volume: 7th Edition

Publisher: Cengage Learning

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Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing

COMMUNICATION - Cultural Intelligence and Global Perspective

COMMUNICATION - Digital Capability

DISCIPLINE KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Demonstrate understanding of the importance of being responsive to and supportive of diversity and inclusion in early childhood education and care settings, and draw on a range of theoretical perspectives to critically examine diverse family contexts, professional resources and support strategies relevant to inclusive early learning settings.

02. Identify the benefits of and resource contributions from partnering with families, other professionals and communities members in supporting children's engagement in the learning process in ways that are responsive to and inclusive of their developmental trajectory, gender, race, linguistic, cultural and ethnic context, and learning styles and abilities

03. Identify a range of professional collaborative skills that support professional partnerships with families and communities and describe how these collaborations can support and expand the professional practice and knowledge of teachers, and the learning experience for children.

Bendigo, 2020, Semester 1, Blended

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Leanne Grogan

Class requirements

Scheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.00 hour scheduled online class per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via online.

TutorialWeek: 10 - 22
One 2.00 hours tutorial per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
Written Analysis Who are you? (1600 words)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	40	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3
Essay What is Family? (1200 words)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	30	SILO1, SILO2
Video or Class Presentation - Family and Community Connections (1200 words)	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	30	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3

Shepparton, 2020, Semester 1, Blended