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The value of play

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Understanding the value of play is fundamental knowledge for early career educators or those wanting to refine their practice. Play offers children opportunities to engage with the world around them. Being intrinsically motivated and freely chosen, it allows children control over their actions and their learning. Play also helps children develop their self-regulation and problem-solving capacity, and it enriches their vocabulary and language skills.

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Learning Outcomes

  • What play is and why it is important in early childhood.
  • How significant play is for children’s learning and development.
  • Understand the role of educators in supporting effective play-based learning.
  • How educators can balance intentional teaching with play-based approaches in a variety of early childhood settings.
  • The characteristics of play as well as the many aspects of play to be considered and planned for.
  • How to develop an argument in support of play-based programs.

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Early childhood education and care professionals at all stages of their careers.

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Dr Luke Touhill

Dr Luke Touhill has worked in early childhood education and care (ECEC) for over twenty years, as a teacher, director, manager, trainer and lecturer. He earned a PhD from Macquarie University through research that investigated the design of children’s services in Australia. He strongly believes that a well organised and well-resourced physical environment is a key factor in the quality of ECEC practice.

Luke’s PhD thesis, Designing for children, explored the history, development and design of early childhood environments in Australia from the first free-kindergartens in the 1890s to the present.

Luke was the co-host of ECA’s Environment makeover documentary and has written and spoken widely on the topic of early childhood learning environments.

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Duration

2 hours
National Quality Standard

Quality Area 1: Educational program and practice, Quality Area 5: Relationships with children
Australia Professional Standards for Teachers

Standard 1: Know students and how they learn, Standard 2: Know the content and how to teach it, Standard 3: Plan for and implement effective teaching and learning, Standard 4: Create and maintain supportive and safe learning environments

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