Curricula

Objectives

You recognise and are able to substantiate and evaluate your own professional, ethical and pedagogical principles in early childhood education work. In a goal-oriented manner together with your colleagues, you are capable of planning, implementing and evaluating pedagogical activities that are in accordance with the principles of the early childhood education plan and support children’s participation. You are familiar with the main contents of early childhood education and are able to apply different working methods in early childhood education work.

Content

• Early childhood education plan, early childhood education objectives, extensive learning and areas of learning
• Early childhood education methods, observation and evaluation
• Positive pedagogy, child-centred pedagogy and child participation
• Planning of pedagogical activities
• Assessment of the development of personal professionalism in early childhood education work

Learning materials and recommended literature

Ahonen, L. & Roos, P. 2021. Untuvikot. Alle 3-vuotiaiden pedagogiikka. PS-Kustannus.
Opetushallitus 2022. Varhaiskasvatussuunnitelman perusteet
Hujala, E. & Turja, L. (toim.) 2020 Varhaiskasvatuksen käsikirja.PS-kustannus.
Koivula, M., Siippainen, A. & Eerola-Pennanen, P. (toim.) 2017( tai uudempi). Valloittava varhaiskasvatus. Tampere: Vastapaino.

Teaching methods

Webinaariopetus 5 kertaa
itsenäiset tehtävät
ryhmätehtävä
Tekoälyn käyttö on sallittua tällä opintojaksolla opiskelun ja tehtävien tukena, mutta se pitää kertoa tehtävien yhteydessä ja noudattaa JAMKin ja Arenen linjauksia.

Exam dates and retake possibilities

Oppimistehtävien palautusajat löytyvät Moodlesta syyskuun 2024 alussa.
Palautus yksilö- ja ryhmätyölle marraskuussa 2024

International connections

Luentojen lähteinä hyödynnetty kansainvälisiä lähteitä tai tutkimuksia suomalaisten lähteiden ja tutkimusten tukena.

Alternative completion methods

Opintojakson voi hyväksilukea aiemmilla korkeakoulutasoisilla (vähintään 5op) varhaiskasvatuksen pedagogisilla opinnoilla.
Opintojaksosta ei voi saada hyväksilukua työkokemuksella.

Student workload

4op = 108h, josta
webinaariopetus 15h
itsenäiset tehtävät ja työskentely 43 h
ryhmätehtävä 50h

Content scheduling

Viisi webinaarikertaa syys-marraskuussa 2024, joiden välillä toteuteaan pieniä välitehtäviä sekä aloitetaan ryhmätehtävää. Ryhmätehtävä arvioidaan numeerisesti. Yksilötehtävän arviointi hyv-hyl.

Further information for students

Tarkka kuvaus Moodlessa syksyllä 2024

Avoin amk: 5 paikkaa (sosionomin täydentävät vaka-opinnot-kokonaisuus)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Adequate (1) You describe your pedagogical principles briefly. You know the basics of planning, implementing and evaluating pedagogical activities in early childhood education work. You recognise only a few principles of supporting child participation. You partially recognise the contents of the early childhood education plan and know some early childhood education working methods. In written assignments, you describe the phenomena of the subject matter without substantiating them and use little source material.

Satisfactory (2) You are able to recognise and describe your pedagogical principles. You know the basics of planning, implementing and evaluating pedagogical activities in early childhood education work. You recognise principles of supporting child participation. You partially recognise the main contents of the early childhood education plan and know some early childhood education working methods. In written assignments, you describe the phenomena of the subject matter without substantiating them and use little source material.

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

Good (3) You are able to substantiate and evaluate your pedagogical principles. You are able to plan, implement and evaluate pedagogical activities in early childhood education work. You recognise principles of supporting child participation. You mostly know the main contents of the early childhood education plan and are able to use different working methods in early childhood education. In written assignments, you demonstrate an ability to describe and substantiate various subject area phenomena by making use of source material.

Very good (4) You are able to substantiate and evaluate your pedagogical principles. You are able to plan, implement and evaluate pedagogical activities in early childhood education work. You understand the principles of supporting child participation. You are able to present the main contents of the early childhood education plan and different areas of learning and know how to use and apply different early childhood education working methods. In written assignments, you demonstrate an ability to describe and substantiate various subject area phenomena in a critical manner by way of personal reflection and by making use of current sources.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5) You are able to substantiate your pedagogical principles and evaluate them in a critical manner exceptionally well. You are able to plan, implement and evaluate pedagogical activities in early childhood education work in a justified manner. You understand the principles of supporting child participation. You know the main contents of the early childhood education plan and different areas of learning and are able to use and apply different early childhood education working methods. In written assignments, you demonstrate an ability to describe and substantiate various subject area phenomena in a critical manner by way of personal reflection and by making use of current sources.

Prerequisites

The student has an overall knowledge of the growth, development and learning of a child under school age. The student has the ability to develop and consider the principles behind their education work.

Further information

This course is part of the qualification of early childhood education and social pedagogy (total 60 cr).

Objectives

You recognise and are able to substantiate and evaluate your own professional, ethical and pedagogical principles in early childhood education work. In a goal-oriented manner together with your colleagues, you are capable of planning, implementing and evaluating pedagogical activities that are in accordance with the principles of the early childhood education plan and support children’s participation. You are familiar with the main contents of early childhood education and are able to apply different working methods in early childhood education work.

Content

• Early childhood education plan, early childhood education objectives, extensive learning and areas of learning
• Early childhood education methods, observation and evaluation
• Positive pedagogy, child-centred pedagogy and child participation
• Planning of pedagogical activities
• Assessment of the development of personal professionalism in early childhood education work

Learning materials and recommended literature

Ahonen, L. & Roos, P. 2021. Untuvikot. Alle 3-vuotiaiden pedagogiikka. PS-Kustannus.
Opetushallitus 2022. Varhaiskasvatussuunnitelman perusteet
Hujala, E. & Turja, L. (toim.) 2020 Varhaiskasvatuksen käsikirja.PS-kustannus.
Koivula, M., Siippainen, A. & Eerola-Pennanen, P. (toim.) 2017( tai uudempi). Valloittava varhaiskasvatus. Tampere: Vastapaino.

Teaching methods

Webinaariopetus, itsenäiset tehtävät, pienryhmätehtävät

Further information for students

Avoin AMK 10 (Sosionomin osaajakoulutus: täydentävät varhaiskasvatuksen opinnot)
Campusonline 5

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Adequate (1) You describe your pedagogical principles briefly. You know the basics of planning, implementing and evaluating pedagogical activities in early childhood education work. You recognise only a few principles of supporting child participation. You partially recognise the contents of the early childhood education plan and know some early childhood education working methods. In written assignments, you describe the phenomena of the subject matter without substantiating them and use little source material.

Satisfactory (2) You are able to recognise and describe your pedagogical principles. You know the basics of planning, implementing and evaluating pedagogical activities in early childhood education work. You recognise principles of supporting child participation. You partially recognise the main contents of the early childhood education plan and know some early childhood education working methods. In written assignments, you describe the phenomena of the subject matter without substantiating them and use little source material.

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

Good (3) You are able to substantiate and evaluate your pedagogical principles. You are able to plan, implement and evaluate pedagogical activities in early childhood education work. You recognise principles of supporting child participation. You mostly know the main contents of the early childhood education plan and are able to use different working methods in early childhood education. In written assignments, you demonstrate an ability to describe and substantiate various subject area phenomena by making use of source material.

Very good (4) You are able to substantiate and evaluate your pedagogical principles. You are able to plan, implement and evaluate pedagogical activities in early childhood education work. You understand the principles of supporting child participation. You are able to present the main contents of the early childhood education plan and different areas of learning and know how to use and apply different early childhood education working methods. In written assignments, you demonstrate an ability to describe and substantiate various subject area phenomena in a critical manner by way of personal reflection and by making use of current sources.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5) You are able to substantiate your pedagogical principles and evaluate them in a critical manner exceptionally well. You are able to plan, implement and evaluate pedagogical activities in early childhood education work in a justified manner. You understand the principles of supporting child participation. You know the main contents of the early childhood education plan and different areas of learning and are able to use and apply different early childhood education working methods. In written assignments, you demonstrate an ability to describe and substantiate various subject area phenomena in a critical manner by way of personal reflection and by making use of current sources.

Prerequisites

The student has an overall knowledge of the growth, development and learning of a child under school age. The student has the ability to develop and consider the principles behind their education work.

Further information

This course is part of the qualification of early childhood education and social pedagogy (total 60 cr).

Objectives

You recognise and are able to substantiate and evaluate your own professional, ethical and pedagogical principles in early childhood education work. In a goal-oriented manner together with your colleagues, you are capable of planning, implementing and evaluating pedagogical activities that are in accordance with the principles of the early childhood education plan and support children’s participation. You are familiar with the main contents of early childhood education and are able to apply different working methods in early childhood education work.

Content

• Early childhood education plan, early childhood education objectives, extensive learning and areas of learning
• Early childhood education methods, observation and evaluation
• Positive pedagogy, child-centred pedagogy and child participation
• Planning of pedagogical activities
• Assessment of the development of personal professionalism in early childhood education work

Learning materials and recommended literature

Opetushallitus 2022. Varhaiskasvatussuunnitelman perusteet ja materiaali verkko-oppimisympäristössä.
Hujala, E. & Turja, L. (toim.) 2017 Varhaiskasvatuksen käsikirja
Koivula, M., Siippainen, A. & Eerola-Pennanen, P. (toim.) 2017. Valloittava varhaiskasvatus. Tampere: Vastapaino.

Teaching methods

Monimuoto-opetus

Student workload

Webinaarit 16 t, verkko-opiskelu ja oppimistehtävät 119 t

Further information for students

Avoin AMK, Sosionomin täydentävät opinnot 10
Campus Online 8

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Adequate (1) You describe your pedagogical principles briefly. You know the basics of planning, implementing and evaluating pedagogical activities in early childhood education work. You recognise only a few principles of supporting child participation. You partially recognise the contents of the early childhood education plan and know some early childhood education working methods. In written assignments, you describe the phenomena of the subject matter without substantiating them and use little source material.

Satisfactory (2) You are able to recognise and describe your pedagogical principles. You know the basics of planning, implementing and evaluating pedagogical activities in early childhood education work. You recognise principles of supporting child participation. You partially recognise the main contents of the early childhood education plan and know some early childhood education working methods. In written assignments, you describe the phenomena of the subject matter without substantiating them and use little source material.

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

Good (3) You are able to substantiate and evaluate your pedagogical principles. You are able to plan, implement and evaluate pedagogical activities in early childhood education work. You recognise principles of supporting child participation. You mostly know the main contents of the early childhood education plan and are able to use different working methods in early childhood education. In written assignments, you demonstrate an ability to describe and substantiate various subject area phenomena by making use of source material.

Very good (4) You are able to substantiate and evaluate your pedagogical principles. You are able to plan, implement and evaluate pedagogical activities in early childhood education work. You understand the principles of supporting child participation. You are able to present the main contents of the early childhood education plan and different areas of learning and know how to use and apply different early childhood education working methods. In written assignments, you demonstrate an ability to describe and substantiate various subject area phenomena in a critical manner by way of personal reflection and by making use of current sources.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5) You are able to substantiate your pedagogical principles and evaluate them in a critical manner exceptionally well. You are able to plan, implement and evaluate pedagogical activities in early childhood education work in a justified manner. You understand the principles of supporting child participation. You know the main contents of the early childhood education plan and different areas of learning and are able to use and apply different early childhood education working methods. In written assignments, you demonstrate an ability to describe and substantiate various subject area phenomena in a critical manner by way of personal reflection and by making use of current sources.

Prerequisites

The student has an overall knowledge of the growth, development and learning of a child under school age. The student has the ability to develop and consider the principles behind their education work.

Further information

This course is part of the qualification of early childhood education and social pedagogy (total 60 cr).