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
learning assignments
project with children
Assignments in Metropolia's Perhekylä (HyMy-kylä)

Location and time

Course starts at the week 34 and ends at the week 48. See the schedule draft in the Finnish version, changes are possible.

Learning materials and recommended literature

materials are annouced later

Internship and working life connections

The child project -assignment is implemented in working life, in early childhood education

Exam dates and retake possibilities

no exam

Student workload

10 x 27 h = 270 h
80 h lectures and workshops, 190 h independent and pair work
Students are required to have 75 % attendance in compulsory classroom teaching.

Content scheduling

Course starts at the week 34 and ends at the week 48.
Orientation lecture on week 34
weeks 35-48 lectures, trainings and workshops

Weeks 36-46, doing project with children in a Kindergarten (planning, implementig and evaluating) / allow time enough to put in practice the project
week 48 presenting the project descrictions (feedback from teachers and peer students)

The assignments can be written in English.

Further information for students

Lecturers:
Satu Hakanen
Seija Mäenpää
Saila Nevanen
Jouni Piekkari

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.

Assessment methods and criteria

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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.