Early Years Learning Framework Professional Learning Project

The Early Years Learning Framework Professional Learning Program (EYLF PLP) provides ongoing professional support to services as they engage in the EYLF implementation process. The program is a national initiative and will take place in 2010–11.

The EYLF PLP has the following separate but interrelated elements:

a national program of 65 EYLF workshops
an online EYLF interactive Forum available to early education and care settings and educators
an online EYLF e-Newsletter
EYLF online e-Learning Videos focused on aspects of the EYLF
a series of short EYLF professional learning vignettes.

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About the EYLF

This is Australia’s first national Early Years Learning Framework (EYLF) for early childhood educators. Its aim is to extend and enrich children’s learning from birth- to five- years and through the transition to school.

The EYLF Professional Learning Workshops

A national program of EYLF Professional Learning Workshops were held in rural, regional and metropolitan areas from March to August 2011. The goal of the workshops was to deepen educators’ understanding of the EYLF and build their capacity to implement it in their settings. The workshops provided opportunities for professional conversation and reflection, with the potential to improve EYLF delivery and outcomes in an ongoing way. All participants received copies of the six ECA EYLF publications plus the ECA Code of Ethics. These provided tangible ongoing support for the implementation of the EYLF. Click here to access the workshop materials, including the PowerPoint presentation, videos, worksheets and a guide on how to use these resources to deliver the EYLF PLP Workshop to your staff and colleagues.

The EYLF PLP interactive online Forum
(available to all care and education settings and educators)

The interactive online Forum will support educators to confront the opportunities and challenges of working with the Early Years Learning Framework. High-calibre early childhood professionals with different areas of expertise will regularly make and respond to postings and encourage other educators to be part of the EYLF online community. The aims of the Forum are to focus on the questions about the EYLF raised by educators in the Forum and in the national workshop program; and to have regular, topical, responsive and high-calibre posts and comments that provide ongoing support. Click here to go to the EYLF PLP Forum

An EYLF PLP e-Newsletter
(available to all care and education settings and educators)

Free EYLF PLP folder display label and cover
Download a free folder spine display label and cover for your EYLF PLP e-Newsletters. The display label and cover have been designed to help you organise your EYLF PLP e-Newsletters in a folder for staff and families to access. Simply print and insert the cover in the front of a ring bound folder and slide the label down the spine of the folder.

The EYLF PLP 'Talking about practice' series
(available to all care and education settings and educators)

The EYLF PLP 'Talking about practice' series e-Learning videos provide an opportunity for leaders in ECEC services to engage deeply in significant issues related to the EYLF. Various early childhood scenarios are used to inspire these professional conversations. The initial EYLF PLP 'Talking about practice' series videos were delivered at the 2010 ECA Conference.

The format of the 'Talking about practice' series has been updated to provide a better viewing experience. The growing collection of 'Talking about practice' series videos includes:
EYLF PLP Talking about practice: Intentional teaching
EYLF PLP Talking about practice: Reflecting on practice
EYLF PLP Talking about practice: Environments for learning
EYLF PLP Talking about practice: Environments for belonging, being and becoming
EYLF PLP Talking about practice: Planning and Documentation

Due to popular demand, the original beta version video of the EYLF PLP Talking about practice: Play-based learning is still available online.

The ‘Connecting with practice – EYLF and NQS’ series of twelve short service practice and training videos

The development of these short EYLF professional learning vignettes feature short sequences of practice, viewed from a range of EYLF and NQS perspectives. These will provide educators who work alone or in small settings with a professional learning experience which mimics to some extent a conversation where a range of perspective on the EYLF is available. They may also be used as a professional learning tool in staff meetings or training institutions.

Discovering—Making Connections
Storytime transition to naptime

Resources

Free videos

Observing practice vignette series

These vignettes ask educators to observe closely and describe the interactions, the play, the environment and the learning.

Story Time
Preparing Lunch
Learning to take risks
Mixed age grouping
Linking literacy learning through outdoor play
Indoor time with toddlers
Preschoolers' group time
Arrival time
Creating with clay and natural materials
Inspired to draw—a visit to the art gallery
Whose turn is it? Marking the roll
Finger paint—a great sensory experience
Preschool conversations—Engaging with pets
Quiet time after sleep
Toddlers sleep time transition to afternooon tea
Engaging a child's interests—conversing about dinosaurs

Have you thought about...? vodcast series

Have you thought about what you can do to improve your practice lately? ECA's new series of professional learning videos, Have you thought about...? takes us around Australia in search of ways we can think about implementing the EYLF and approaching the National Quality Standard. Various ECEC experts from around the country will be logging the Have you thought about...? vodcasts, discussing the moments that have inspired them to reflect on practice, and asking us to do the same.

Facebook What do you think? free articles by Anne Stonehouse

Free Articles

Free articles from the EYLF Play and Learning issue of Every Child, Vol 16, No 3 2010:
Why play-based learning? by Lennie Barblett [PDF 140KB]

Implementing the EYLF: An evolving story by Wendy Forster [PDF 150KB]

Free article from Every Child, Vol 16, No 4 2010:
Starting right by Alison Elliott and Holly Quain

Free article from Every Child, Vol 17, No 1 2011:
Building on what children know by Jenni Connor [PDF 232KB]
Social and emotional learning as a basis for curriculum by Pam Linke [PDF 280KB]

Free articles from Every Child, Vol 17, No 2 2011:
Developing a space for belonging by Carmel Richardson [PDF 396KB]
Catering to diversity [PDF 306KB]

Free articles from Every Child, Vol 17, No 3 2011:
EYLF and NQS: Political, educational, social and individual influences: What has been our journey? by Ginie Udy [PDF 318KB]
Learning Stories: One way to assess and report—professionals and children working together by Mel Hazard [PDF 410KB]
Ethical assessment by Sue Dockett [PDF 271KB]

Free sample chapters

Free sample chapters from Early Childhood Australia's Research in Practice Series:

The Early Years Learning Framework: Getting started by Joy Goodfellow (PDF 949KB)
The Early Years Learning Framework: Building confident learners by Leonie Arthur (PDF 3.18MB)
Stars are made of glass: Children as capable and creative communicators—Supporting the Early Years Learning Framework by Leonie Arthur, Felicity McArdle and Marina Papic (PDF 2.57MB)
Learning and teaching through play—Supporting the Early Years Learning Framework by Anne Kennedy and Lennie Barblett (PDF 2.93MB)

Other Resources

Myths and realities, a document created to explain all the myths that have grown up around the EYLF and NQS and each myth's corresponding 'reality', in order to provide educators with clear and accurate information about what the NQS and EYLF means for them and their work.

Including Aboriginal Australia in your service

Y Chart—What does ‘belonging’ look like, sound like,feel like around here? Put up the Y Chart and invite families to add to the chart from their perspectives. Download the A4 version of the Y chart which first appeared in the the EYLF PLP e-newsletter No.5

Reviewing Practice Reflection Tool: Planning, documenting and assessing children's learning—originally featured in EYLF PLP e-Newsletter 16: Reviewing Practice.


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