ECE Learning Unlimited

Keeping Current in Early Childhood Education

Education EN ↓ 32 episodes

ECE Learning Unlimited provides professional learning opportunities for early years educators and leaders, supporting quality best practices and outcomes for children. We are on a mission to; - Support early years educators and leaders to be their best. - Make the world a better place for children. By making the education jungle more straightforward and more knowledge filled for early years educators and leaders. Through; - Timely, valuable learning content. - A beautifully curated, effective, accessible platform.

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Understanding Dispositions in Early Childhood Education 30.11.2021 10:56

Send us Fan Mail If you are working in an early childhood environment, you will no doubt have heard the term "dispositions" used when talking about children's learning. When teachers assess children's learning, they will look for their dispositions. But what exactly are dispositions? And why are they so important in ECE? In this lunch bite podcast of only 10 minutes I unpack wh...

10 Tips for effectively leading learning with your ECE teachers 23.11.2021 14:02

Send us Fan Mail Do you ever feel frustrated that your ECE teachers are just not meeting your expectations? Do you have teachers in your team whose performance could be so much better? If you are in a position of leadership in ECE, one of your primary objectives must be to lead the learning of your teachers. Because your teachers are the ones who spend the most time with children. What they say, w...

Six tips for getting your manager to listen to you 22.11.2021 13:15

Send us Fan Mail We all know how frustrating it can be when we really want to make some changes in our ECE environment (whether it be to routines or systems) but our manager just won't listen or let us change anything. This podcast is one of our new lunch time bites, where you can quickly listen during a break or on a walk to get some great advice for you as a teacher or leader in early chil...

Developing Sustainable Practices in ECE and Introducing Cloth Nappies with Kate Meads 11.05.2021 51:40

Send us Fan Mail If you have a passion for helping to save our planet, or want to know about introducing washable nappies into your ECE service then you MUST listen to this podcast! Introducing Kate Meads - New Zealand’s very own waste free warrior. Kate is so easy to listen to, and she leaves a fire in your belly to go out and make changes today!! In this podcast we cover; Biodegradeable and com...

RIE Based Practice in ECE 14.12.2020 46:38

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast interview with Sharon Smith we discussed; How Sharon came to be a RIE Associate - her personal journey. What is the RIE philosophy all about in a nutshell - an explanation for beginners. The main RIE principles that all infant and toddler teachers need to know, understand and practice. Some of the common misconceptions about RIE practice in ECE group care. What the...

Learnings from Pikler and becoming an Infant Toddler Pedagogue 14.12.2020 1:01:20

Send us Fan Mail In this podcast interview with Katherine Bussey we talk about the importance of care and connection with our infants and toddlers and also; Her experiences in Budapest learning about the Pikler approach . Katherine’s explanation of the Pikler approach for beginners. Relevant findings from Katherine’s doctoral research The shifts in infant and toddler teacher practice Katherine has...

Nathan Wallis: The impact of Neuroscience Research for Early Childhood Teachers 16.11.2020 54:12

Send us Fan Mail Today I had the immense pleasure of speaking with Nathan Wallis - neuroscience educator. Nathan’s work shares how the brain works, and how neuroscience can better inform our day to day interactions with children and young people. If you haven’t yet had the opportunity to hear Nathan speak, then you must listen to this podcast! In this interview with Nathan, we talk about the impor...