The Early Years Learning Hub Podcast

This episode is about the value of block play and the amazing learning happening when children engage in block play. Our guest speaker is Dr Jo Grommond, Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Education, School of Education, Charles StrurtUniversity. We discuss the complex mathematical concepts, social skills and creative thinking skills that children are developing when they build with blocks.Related Early Years Learning Hub courses:
How to teach- https://earlyyearslearninghub.com.au/product/how-to-teach/
Intentional teaching- https://earlyyearslearninghub.com.au/product/intentional-teaching/
Responsive teaching and scaffolding- https://earlyyearslearninghub.com.au/product/responsive-teaching-and-scaffolding/

In this episode we talk to Amy Shine, Director of Forbes Preschool, about her and her team’s legendary transition practices. Including how the Forbes Preschool team creates partnerships within her community to improve outcomes for children and advocate for early childhood education.
Related early Years Learninh Hub courses:
Transition to school catalogue- https://earlyyearslearninghub.com.au/transition-to-school/

This episode is about all aspects of planning and setting up rich and meaningful learning environments as a part of the assessment and planning cycle. Including how to respond and modify based on the emergent curriculum.
Related early Years Learning Hub course:
Learning frameworks resources- https://earlyyearslearninghub.com.au/product/learning-framework-resources/

This episode is about the Australian Education Research Organisation or AERO’s early childhood learning trajectories. Specifically what they are and how they support teachers and educators to identify and scaffold learning. We chat with Rowena Shirtcliff, AERO's Early Childhood Program Director about AERO's function, the learning trajectories and other great resources. Links:
Early childhood learning trajectories resource collection: https://www.edresearch.edu.au/resource-collections/early-childhood-learning-trajectories
Play-based learning with intentionality discussion paper: ⁠https://www.edresearch.edu.au/research/discussion-papers/play-based-learning-intentionality⁠
Related Early Years Learning Hub courses:
Assessment and planning-
https://earlyyearslearninghub.com.au/product/assessment-and-planning-cycle/
Intentional teaching- https://earlyyearslearninghub.com.au/product/intentional-teaching/
How to teach- https://earlyyearslearninghub.com.au/product/how-to-teach/

This is the fourth and final episode in our 4-part series where we chat with Ebony Birch-Hanger, a Neuro-SensoryEducation Specialist. In this episode we unpack how strategies to support the sensory systems and showcase howmuch more effective it is than trying to manage ‘big’ behaviours.
Links: ⁠www.facebook.com/ebony.birch.hanger⁠
Related Early Years Learning Hub courses:
Inclusive practice bundle
Helping children to self-regulate