ECA Community of Practice: Trauma and big behaviours: Responding to children’s needs in a post-pandemic world

Join this online blended learning community. Each learner will be supported in understanding how  the needs of children have been impacted in a post-pandemic world. This online community provides the opportunity to unpack the pandemic, as well as big life events and discover strategies to support the emerging complex needs of children.

This 10-week program provides professionals with theoretical and practical knowledge to strengthen their pedagogy to guide children’s behaviour in respectful and responsive ways.

You will seek to identify, through action research and critically reflective dialogue, the role individual culture plays in each child’s learning journey, and create a plan for meaningful support, change or learning within your own environment.

Delivery style:

Each Community of Practice contains carefully curated professional learning resources to support and expand your knowledge based on the chosen topic area. Your engagement with the learning materials will foster deeper thinking and facilitate conversation about pedagogy and practice. Choosing to be part of a Community of Practice will take your learning experience to the next level.

• Printed professional learning materials
• Online learning courses (through the ECA Learning Hub)
• Online live events
• Forums for networking with other community members
• Case study examples
• Self-reflection and action research

Learning outcomes:

• Shift and extend your pedagogical understanding of children’s behaviours and the impact of big life events
• Collaborate with colleagues to further develop skills in designing safe and respectful environments for children
• Design, implement and evaluate an effective action research project
• Become an active member of the CoP by engaging in critically reflective dialogue with peers and colleagues across Australia