Create a professional development audiovisual presentation that includes a plan of useable strategies (ideas and experiences) for
Question:
Create a professional development audiovisual presentation that includes a plan of useable strategies (ideas and experiences) for improving educators' wellness and wellbeing in relation to two chosen issues, to be implemented in an early childhood setting. The professional development presentation should be created using PowerPoint (or a similar presentation method, e.g,. Prezi, Zoom) and have early childhood educators as the intended audience. You will record your voice onto the PowerPoint or your preferred presentation tool. This audiovisual presentation should be a resource that would be useful to provide professional development on educators' wellness and wellbeing in an early childhood setting. Refer to EC documents such as the EYLF, NQS, and the Code of Ethics at appropriate sections.
The following aspects, all of which should be drawn from the module content and assigned subject readings, and relevant EC documents must be included and referenced within your presentation:
1. Identify and discuss two issues that could adversely impact the wellness and wellbeing of educators in the early childhood education setting where you work.
2. Discuss the implications for educators if these identified issues remained unresolved.
3. Create a plan with useable strategies (ideas and experiences) to improve educator wellness and wellbeing in relation to these two issues that could be implemented in an early childhood setting. The strategies discussed must relate to ‘resolving’ the identified issue/s – not just general strategies for educators’ wellness and wellbeing.
4. Explain how the role of leaders and advocates in the early childhood profession is important in supporting the wellness and wellbeing of early childhood educators.
Rationale
This assessment task will assess the following learning outcome/s:
- be able to discuss the role leaders and advocates in the early childhood profession have in ensuring conditions in early childhood settings that support the wellness and wellbeing of children and educators
- be able to create a plan with useable ideas and experiences to improve wellness and wellbeing for early childhood educators that could be implemented in an early childhood setting.
This assessment task also provides students with opportunities to:
* Reflect on the social value placed on wellness and wellbeing and how this influences educators' perspectives on teaching practice in early childhood settings.
• Consider theoretical and practical means for fostering the wellness and wellbeing of educators in early childhood settings.
* Evaluate how well early childhood services provide for the wellness and wellbeing of educators.
• Explain the value of providing for the wellness and wellbeing of those involved in early childhood settings.
• Recognise and understand the role of leaders and advocates in the early childhood profession in ensuring conditions in early childhood settings support the wellness and wellbeing of educators.
• Practice some typical early childhood leadership skills, namely addressing an audience which in this case will be your colleagues.
• Develop concrete ideas to create change for the better in your early childhood setting.