ECE352 - Supporting Emerging Mathematical Skills for Infants and Toddlers
Unit details
| Year: | 2022 unit information |
|---|---|
| Important Update: | This unit has an indicative number of professional experience placement days. For the most up-to-date advice regarding your placement please see here. |
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Cloud (online), CBD* |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Virginia Kinnear |
| Cohort rule: | Students must be enrolled in course E330, E333 or E334 |
| Prerequisite: | Students must have completed ECE211 and ECP228 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the trimester undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 1 x 3-hour seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud: | 2 x cloud conferences per trimester 1 x 2-hour online workshop per fortnight 3 x 1-hour online class per trimester (recordings provided) |
| In-person attendance requirements: | Placement Details: There is a 20-day placement in an infant and toddler attached to this unit (0-3 year old) |
Note:*Community Based Delivery (CBD) refers to the National Indigenous Knowledges, Education, Research and Innovation (NIKERI) Institute | |
Content
In this unit, students will examine and analyse the mathematical learning that occurs in the youngest generation of children; infants and toddlers. Learning is subtle during this time of life and can be missed if not understood. In this unit you will explore what mathematics looks like for infants and toddlers, how this learning sets them up for their later mathematics learning, and how teachers can support infant and toddlers mathematics.
Students will have the opportunity to put their knowledge into practice during a 10-day placement with infants and toddlers.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Critically analyse, evaluate and apply knowledge of mathematical purpose, content knowledge and pedagogy for teaching and learning in infant and toddler settings. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO2 | Evaluate and investigate theories and perspectives that provide insights into key foundational learning for mathematics that develop and are refined by infants and toddlers over time. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Interpret and reflect on own and others teaching and learning practices, pedagogies and knowledge to set professional learning goals through the analysis of reflections, feedback and professional practice documentation | GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management GLO7: Teamwork |
| ULO4 | Apply knowledge of curriculum, policy and regulation required of teachers into their professional practice, including assessment and interpretation of children’s learning, lesson planning and a range of teaching practices | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical Thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management |
| ULO5 | Apply a critical mathematical lens to infants and toddlers’ play and plan for play that demonstrates awareness of the content and continuum of mathematics learning. | GLO3: Digital literacy GLO4: Critical thinking |
These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year.
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - Learning Purpose and Practice Knowledge | 800 words | 15% | Week 3 |
| Assessment 2 - Planning for practice | 1200 words | 35% | Week 7 |
| Assessment 3 - Developing a practice portfolio for mathematical teaching | 2000 words | 50% | Week 12 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Hurdle requirement
| Brief summary of hurdle requirement | Rationale | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
| 20-days of professional experience placement. Satisfactory completion of the Professional Experience component is compulsory in order for the complete the unit. | Successful completion of practical teaching experience is a requirement of the Victorian Institute of Teaching and ACECQA. ECE352 has a professional experience component of 20 days embedded and as such, the academic tasks and practical teaching knowledge and competencies must be successfully completed in order to pass this unit. If students do not pass either the practicum or assessment parts of this unit, the entire unit, including placement will need to be repeated. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities; GLO4: Critical thinking GLO5: Problem solving GLO6: Self-management GLO7: Teamwork |
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: ECE352
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Recommended Learning Resources
Hughes, AM. author. 2015, Developing play for the under 3s : the treasure basket and heuristic play, Third edition., Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
Hughes, AM 2012, Problem Solving Reasoning and Numeracy in the Early Years Foundation Stage, Practical Guidance in the EYFS, Taylor and Francis
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