Varhaiskasvatuksen lähtökohdat / Principles of Early Childhood Education (5 op)

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Sisällön jaksotus

Teaching on Mondays, weeks 3-6
Teaching in English at Salo campus

Mon 15.1.2024, 9:00 - 14:30 (TS)
- Course info & study assignments
- Introduction to early childhood education: The central goals of early childhood education
- The legislation concerning early childhood education and the related service system
- The competence requirements for a social pedagogue in early childhood education

Mon 22.1.2024 10:15 - 14:30 (KP)
- The development of children under school age

Mon 29.1.2024 9:00 - 14:30 (TS)
- The national core curriculum for early childhood education and care and the early childhood education plan
- Early childhood education as children’s learning environment
- Visitor from Pilke päiväkodit / Pilke Daycare Center, Elina Kutila (12:00 - 12:45, via Zoom): pedagogical documentation and learning environment in Pilke daycare

Mon 5.2.2024 10:15 - 14:30 (KP)
- Discussion on learning diary and observation assignment, course feedback

Tavoitteet

• tunnet varhaiskasvatusta ohjaavan lainsäädännön ja palvelujärjestelmän
• tunnet varhaiskasvatussuunnitelmien kokonaisuuden ja ymmärrät sen merkityksen
• tiedät varhaiskasvatuksen keskeiset päämäärät ja tavoitteet ja perehdyt varhaiskasvatukseen lapsen kasvuympäristönä
• tunnet lapsen oppimis- ja kehitysprosessin
• tiedät varhaiskasvatuksen sosionomin kompetenssit

Sisältö

• varhaiskasvatuksen lainsäädäntö ja lapsen oikeuksien sopimus
• varhaiskasvatuksen kehittyminen ja yhteiskunnalliset tehtävät
• varhaiskasvatuspalveluiden kokonaisuus
• varhaiskasvatussuunnitelman perusteet ja lapsen varhaiskasvatussuunnitelma
• alle kouluikäisen lapsen kehitys

Oppimateriaalit

National core curriculum for ECEC in Finland
The Act on Early Childhood Education and Care in Finland
Teaching materials

Opetusmenetelmät

Individual work, pair work, group work
Literature-based, lecture-based and learning assignment-based work

Toteutuksen valinnaiset suoritustavat

If you have a Finnish degree on early childhood education and at least two years working experience from Finnish early childhood education, you have a possibility to complete the course by recognition (theoretical assignment). In this case, please contact the responsible teacher for further details.

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

Learning diary in pair work 4 ECTS
Observation assignment and participation in contact teaching 1 ECTS

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

Learning diary in pair work (F-5)
- first submission deadline 12.2.2024
- second submission deadline 26.2.2024

Hylätty (0)

Student:
- is not sufficiently familiar with the legislation governing early childhood education and care and the early childhood education service system in Finland.
- does not sufficiently know the basics of the Early Childhood Education Plan and understand its significance in early childhood education.
- does not know the key goals, objectives or basic task of early childhood education and is not familiar with early childhood education as a child's growth environment.
- does not sufficiently know the learning and development process of the child.
- has not participated in contact teaching according to the requirements
- has not completed all the learning assignments of the course

Arviointikriteerit, tyydyttävä (1-2)

Student:
- has some knowledge of the legislation governing early childhood education and care and the early childhood education service system in Finland.
- has some knowledge of the basics of the early childhood education plan and some understanding of its significance in early childhood education.
- knows some of the key goals, objectives and basic tasks of early childhood education and is slightly familiar with early childhood education as a child's growth environment.
- knows a little bit about the child's learning and development process.

Arviointikriteerit, hyvä (3-4)

Student
- is familiar with the legislation governing early childhood education and care and the early childhood education service system in Finland.
- knows the basics of the early childhood education plan and understands its significance in early childhood education.
- knows the key goals, objectives and basic task of early childhood education and becomes familiar with early childhood education as a child's growth environment.
- knows the child's learning and development process.

Arviointikriteerit, kiitettävä (5)

Student:
- is well acquainted with the legislation governing early childhood education and care and the early childhood education service system in Finland.
- is well acquainted with the basics of the early childhood education plan and understands its significance and applicability in early childhood education.
- knows well the key goals, objectives and basic task of early childhood education and understands the significance of early childhood education as a child's growth environment.
- knows well the child's learning and development process.

Esitietovaatimukset

Valinnaiset asiakasryhmäkohtaiset opinnot voi aloittaa, kun opintoja on suoritettuna vähintään 60 opintopistettä. Opinnot suoritetaan kokonaisina moduuleina.

Varhaiskasvatuksen moduulit on vuoden 2025 alusta lähtien suoritettava järjestyksessä: ensin perusopinnot (1. moduuli) ja tämän jälkeen syventävät opinnot (2. moduuli). Tästä voidaan poiketa, jos se on opiskelijan HOPS:n näkökulmasta perusteltua ja opiskelijalla on aiempaa työkokemusta vähintään vuosi varhaiskasvatuksen työtehtävistä Suomessa tai aiempia korkeakoulutasoisia varhaiskasvatuksen opintoja, jotka on hyväksiluettu hänen opintoihinsa Turun AMK:ssa.

Lisätiedot

Presence in contact teaching is mandatory. In case of absence, compensative assignment must be completed (instructions in Itslearning). Max. absence is 50 % of the contact teaching.

Changes are possible.