Inspire Me Professional Development Company will be facilitating an online Webinar via ZOOM.

Embedding Theoretical Perspectives into Educational Program and Practice. UPDATED VERSION 2025.

Learning Outcomes:

Are you passionate about embedding theoretical perspectives into your documentation and planning? Are you interested in exploring the range of theories and philosophies that underpin the Early Childhood Profession? The session will consider a range of theories in Early Childhood Education and Care to support you with documentation and planning. Perhaps you identify with a range of theorists and philosophies. Bowlby, Bronfenbrenner, Erikson, Gardner, Montessori, Malaguzzi, Piaget and Vygotsky.

Come along to the Webinar 'Embedding Theoretical Perspectives in Professional Practice'.

* Howard Gardner's Multiple Intelligences

* Urie Bronfenbrenner's Ecological System Model

* Jean Piaget's Cognitive Development theory

* Lev Vygotsky's sociocultural theory

* Erik Erikson's Psychosocial Developmental theory

* John Bowlby's Attachment theory

* Loris Malaguzzi's Reggio Emilia Approach

* Maria Montessori's Montessori Education

* Drawing on a range of perspectives to improve documentation at the service.

* Embedding the Theorists and Philosophies underpinning Early Childhood Education and Care into the documentation at the service.

* Gaining professional knowledge and skills in everyday practices.

* Reflection on pedagogy and professional practice

Belonging, Being, Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia Principle 5 - Ongoing learning and reflective practice - What theories, philosophies, and understandings shape and assist my work? Are there other theories or knowledge that could help me to understand better what I have observed or experienced? What are they? How might those theories and that knowledge affect my practice?

"Different theories about early childhood inform approaches to children’s learning and development". (Belonging, Being, Becoming: The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia, AGDE, 2022)

NQS 1 Educational program and practice

EYLF Principle - Critical reflection and ongoing professional learning

EYLF Practice - Holistic, integrated, and interconnected approaches. Play-based learning and Intentionality.

Event Details:

Date: Thursday 28th August 2025

Time: 5:00 p.m. until 6:30 p.m.

Venue: ZOOM Webinar

Cost: $65.00 pp (earlybird $60.00 pp)

Certificates of Participation provided for PD

Contact: joanna.merton.inspireme@gmail.com or 0450 548 101

Embedding Theoretical Perspectives into Educational Program and Practice REVISED VERSION 2025

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