Pedagogical Activities in Early Childhood Education (10 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

Students will know how to plan, implement, document and evaluate children’s learning and pedagogically emphasized, transversal and goal-oriented activities that support well-being. Students will identify special features of children’s culture and community and use them in their professional activities. They will be capable of connecting children’s activities to their immediate environment and a sustainable lifestyle. They will know how to evaluate and develop pedagogical and goal-oriented activity in early childhood education community.

Content

Different areas of learning in early childhood education: language, expression, artistic experience, communality, exploring, multi-literacy, physical education, taking care of oneself and managing daily life. Children’s projects and play through storytelling. Optional pedagogies.

Teaching methods

lectures
training
workshops
independent study, pair work and group work
learning assignments
project with children
Assignments in Metropolia's HyMy-village.

Teaching is organized on the Myllypuro campus.

Changes are possible and they will be announced in the orientation lecture.

Please note! All students are expected to participate in the orientation lecture, other lectures and to the last lecture. If you can't participate, you have to do reflection assignment.

Location and time

Course starts at the week 3 and ends at the week 18. See the schedule draft in the Finnish version, changes are possible.

20.01.2022 08.30-11.45 MPA 2028 Orientation lecture (Each student is assumed to participate in the orientation.)
25.01.2022 12.45 - 16.00 MPA2022 Visual arts
27.01.2022 12.45 - 16.00 MPA2022 Visual arts
02.02.2022 08.30 - 11.45 MPA2022 Topics in early childhood education: sustainable development, multiliteracy, the many forms of expression and the joy of movement!
03.02.2022 12.45 - 16.00 MPA2022 Visualt arts
04.02.2022 08.30 - 11.45 MPA2030 Narrative play and 5. dimension
08.02.2022 12.45 - 16.00 MPA2030 Music
09.02.2022 12.45 - 16.00 Independent work
10.02.2022 12.45 - 16.00 MPA2030 Narrative play
11.02.2022 12.45 - 16.00 MPA2022 Visual arts
15.02.2022 08.30 - 11.45 MPBK030 Joy of movement
15.02.2022 12.45 - 16.00 MPA2022 Visual arts
17.02.2022 08.30 - 11.45 MPBK030 Narrative play
17.02.2022 12.00 - 16.15 MPA1010 Early childhood education seminar in Finnish (voluntary participation)
01.03.2022 08.30 - 11.45 MPA2030 Music
08.03.2022 08.30 - 11.45 MPBK030 Joy of movement
29.03.2022 08.30 - 11.45 MPBK030 Narrative play in HyMy-villages Family cafe
04.05.2022 12.00 - 16.15 MPA1010 Early childhood education seminar in Finnish (voluntary participation)
05.05.2022 12.45 - 16.00 MPA6018 "kevätkatselmus", spring festival (final lecture of the course)

Learning materials and recommended literature

materials are annouced later in the course

Internship and working life connections

The child project -assignment is implemented in working life, in early childhood education.
In addition, exercises and cooperation also with Metropolia's HyMy village (eg in the family café) and with other students studying there. Groups of children may also attend the lectures.

Exam dates and retake possibilities

no exam

Student workload

10 x 27 h = 270 h

Content scheduling

Course starts at the week 3 and ends at the week 18.
Orientation lecture on week 3
weeks 3-13 lectures, trainings and workshops

Weeks 11-15, doing project with children in a Day care centre (planning, implementig and evaluating) / allow time enough to put in practice the project
week 18 presenting the project

The assignments can be written in English.

Further information for students

Any AHOT application related to the course should be made before enrollment in the course. For questions related to the AHOT application, contact Satu Hakanen.

If the student has a special support decision that affects the course, the student must contact the course supervisor immediately after the end of the registration period.

Teachers have the right to give the student additional duties, for example, due to absenteeism, on pedagogical grounds.

20.01.2022 08.30-11.45 MPA 2028 Orientation lecture (Each student is assumed to participate in the orientation.)
25.01.2022 12.45 - 16.00 MPA2022 Visual arts
27.01.2022 12.45 - 16.00 MPA2022 Visual arts
02.02.2022 08.30 - 11.45 MPA2022 Topics in early childhood education: sustainable development, multiliteracy, the many forms of expression and the joy of movement!
03.02.2022 12.45 - 16.00 MPA2022 Visualt arts
04.02.2022 08.30 - 11.45 MPA2030 Narrative play and 5. dimension
08.02.2022 12.45 - 16.00 MPA2030 Music
09.02.2022 12.45 - 16.00 Independent work
10.02.2022 12.45 - 16.00 MPA2030 Narrative play
14.02.2022 8.30-11.45 NOTE! MPB1005 How to plan play to support a child’s development. Lecture together with occupational therapy students.
11.02.2022 12.45 - 16.00 MPA2022 Visual arts
15.02.2022 08.30 - 11.45 MPBK030 Joy of movement
15.02.2022 12.45 - 16.00 MPA2022 Visual arts
17.02.2022 08.30 - 11.45 MPBK030 Narrative play
17.02.2022 12.00 - 16.15 MPA1010 Early childhood education seminar in Finnish (voluntary participation)
01.03.2022 08.30 - 11.45 MPA2030 Music
08.03.2022 08.30 - 11.45 MPBK030 Joy of movement
29.03.2022 08.30 - 11.45 MPBK030 Narrative play in HyMy-villages Family cafe
04.05.2022 12.00 - 16.15 MPA1010 Early childhood education seminar in Finnish (voluntary participation)
05.05.2022 12.45 - 16.00 MPA6018 "kevätkatselmus", spring festival (final lecture of the course)


The tuition is both in English and in Finnish.
The lectures are mainly in Finnish, but the materials (lecture and other materials) are in both languages. Students can use the language of their choice.

Teachers in the course:
Satu Hakanen
Seija Mäenpää
Saila Nevanen
Jouni Piekkari

Assessment methods and criteria

Active participation in contact teaching,
approved completion of learning tasks and project.

Numerical grade is given for the project / project report, based on which an overall evaluation of the course is given.

In addition feedback from teachers during lectures, trainings and workshops. feedback from the peer group, self-evaluation

Accepted course progress requires 3/4 attendance during the classroom working and reflection is required for each absence.

A complete explanation about the assessment criteria during the orientation lecture.

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Assessment:
Assessment criteria as the attachment of the curriculum.
The teacher of the study unit informs the assessment criterias in the beginning of the study unit.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Assessment:
Assessment criteria as the attachment of the curriculum.
The teacher of the study unit informs the assessment criterias in the beginning of the study unit.