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Wellbeing for early childhood educators and children is a unit designed to build teaching capacities for engaging with and leading colleagues and children to a positive education perspective that upholds wellbeing as fundamental and integral to learning. Through a whole child lens, the unit explores current research pertaining to wellbeing in schools and early learning settings taking a strengths-based approach that recognises early childhood as a unique and formative period of life. Students will build knowledge and understanding of the core capabilities of positive education and explore concepts including trauma, mental health, growth mindset and resilience. They will also consider the broader context of their own self-care investigating strategies for stress management and factors that positively impact wellbeing for enhancing teaching and learning in the early years.
Compacted: 8 x 4hr workshops to be offered in Semester Two
Must have passed ECS2240, IPP2260, EDS3240
On completion of this unit students should be able to:
Students will engage in learning experiences via ECU’s LMS as well as additional ECU learning technologies
This is a compacted unit which embeds authentic learning opportunities to build a personal wellbeing plan and a repertoire of practical strategies to support the wellbeing of children. The unit incorporates the expertise of resident researchers and guest speakers to connect students with industry.
GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units
Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit information may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | Personal wellbeing plan | 50% |
| Assignment | Wellbeing strategies for early learning contexts | 50% |
| Type | Description | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio | Personal wellbeing plan | 50% |
| Assignment | Wellbeing strategies for early learning contexts | 50% |
For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.
Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. Informal vivas may be conducted as part of an assessment task, where staff require further information to confirm the learning outcomes have been met. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.
Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work as well as any generative artificial intelligence tools that may have been used. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.
Breaches of academic integrity can include:
Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.
ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.
All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.
In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment Procedure - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.
Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment Procedure - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.
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