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Beyond Activities

Deeper understandings of children’s interests.
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Beyond Activities

This webinar with Professor Helen Hedges delves beyond traditional, child-centered perspectives to explore how children's genuine interests can shape a more meaningful curriculum.

Presented By

Helen Hedges (PhD)

Webinar Duration

Approximately 60 minutes

Skill Level

Suitable for ECE Educators

What will you learn?

Discover how children’s play activities and experiences reflect their true curiosities, provided they have the right resources. Helen also explores the valuable role of teacher interests, demonstrating how they can add depth and substance to curriculum and pedagogy. Perfect for educators seeking a fresh, purposeful approach to integrating children’s interests in ECE!

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Children's Interests, Inquiries and Identities

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About the presenter

Helen Hedges (PhD)

Helen Hedges is a professor of early childhood education at the University of Auckland. Her research programme has centred on ways curriculum is co-constructed by teachers and children from their interests and knowledge.

A book bringing together her research, called “Children’s interests, inquiries and identities: Curriculum, pedagogy, learning and outcomes in the early years” was published this year by Routledge, UK.

What others said about this webinar:

The importance of deeply listening to children, not just identifying their interests, but also understanding why those interests matter. By uncovering these motivations, we can create more meaningful, child-led experiences.
— PATRICIA
To take children's learning through play seriously. Children's interests are also important to them as this allows their learning of interests in their own play to be able to build, to encourage and to share with other children including their teachers.
— JUNE
This webinar is amazing, wow! My mind is full of ideas about interests, and I have realised that I do have some longstanding assumptions. As kaiako, we shouldn't trivialise children's real interests, and we need to understand the true children by visiting their families, group discussions, and let our interests coincide with those of children.
— XUAN

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