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Activities - Discuss: learning experiences
Think of how you were taught something...
What were you taught?
How did that learning happen?
Was it successful/unsuccessful? Why?
Finish the sentence: It would have been even better if...
In table groups, refer to the reading below to find direct quotes that explore the educator's role in play.
The playing learning child: towards a pedagogy of early childhood, Samuelsson & Carlsson (2008) pp. 631-635
Consider the following:
[Using] children's experiences as a point of departure
Variation, discernment and simultaneity is the source of play and learning
Meta-cognition, meta-cognitive dialogues and meta-communication
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To assist with the above questions, you may like to consider the following reading: Play facilitation: the science behind the art of engaging young children.
Jensen, H., Pyle, A., Zosh, J. M., Ebrahim, H. B., Zaragoza Scherman, A., Reunamo, J., & Hamre, B. K. (2019). Play facilitation: the science behind the art of engaging young children (white paper). The LEGO Foundation, DK.
In groups, reflect on how the one or more of videos above connect to the points raised by Samuelsson & Carlsson.
Describe what you have observed - how did the EC educator respond?
How do the actions connect to Samuelsson and Carlsson? Convince us with your elaboration.
As a result, what happened in terms of learning or identity formation?
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