Reference no: EM133691626 , Length: word count:2000

Question: Design a one-week curriculum that incorporates inquiry-based approaches to human culture. Base your curriculum on themes from human culture such as history, philosophy, geography or religion. Use theoretical concepts from different perspectives discussed in the class and critically reflect on the relationship between theories and pedagogy.

Criteria
A design of one-week curriculum that incorporates inquiry-based approaches to human culture.
Clear basis of curriculum on themes from human culture such as history, philosophy, geography or religion.
Critical reflection of the relationship between theories and pedagogy.

Word count: 2000 words equivalent

Formatting: 12-point serif font (eg. Times New Roman). 1.5 or double line spacing.
Referencing: APA7

Identity
A kindergarten child who has a strong sense of identity:
• Children feel safe, secure and supported
• Children develop their emerging autonomy, inter-dependence, resilience and agency
• Children develop knowledgeable, confident self-identities and a positive sense of self-worth
• Children learn to interact in relation to others with care, empathy and respect
Connectedness
A kindergarten child who is connected with and contributes to their world:
• Children develop a sense of connectedness to groups and communities and an understanding of their reciprocal rights and responsibilities as active and informed citizens
• Children respond to diversity with respect
• Children become aware of fairness
• Children become socially responsible and show respect for the environment
Wellbeing
A kindergarten child with a strong sense of wellbeing:
• Children become strong in their social, emotional and mental wellbeing
• Children become strong in their physical learning and wellbeing
• Children are aware of and develop strategies to support their own mental and physical health and personal safety
Active learning
A kindergarten child who is a confident and involved learner:
• Children develop a growth mindset and learning dispositions such as curiosity, cooperation, confidence, creativity, commitment, enthusiasm, persistence, imagination and reflexivity
• Children develop a range of learning and thinking skills and processes such as problem solving, inquiry, experimentation, hypothesising, researching and investigating
• Children transfer and adapt what they have learned from one context to another
• Children resource their own learning through connecting with people, place, technologies and natural and processed materials
Communicating
A kindergarten child who is an effective communicator:
• Children interact verbally and non-verbally with others for a range of purposes
• Children engage with a range of texts and gain meaning from these texts
• Children express ideas and make meaning using a range of media
• Children begin to understand how symbols and pattern systems work
• Children use digital technologies and media to access information, investigate ideas and represent their thinking

Critical reflection (1700 words):

• Critical reflection of the relationship between theories and pedagogy.
• Related to EYLF/NQS: critical reflection against the framework/standards and available research data.