Communicating well with children is essential to their development. Responsive communication helps babies and children feel safe and secure in their world and builds strong relationships.
As educators in a sometimes stressful and time poor environment, we can unintentionally fall into a pattern of verbally directing and demanding when interacting with young children. Great conversations make us feel good about ourselves and our place in the world, no matter how old we are. Orders, directions, and demands can make us feel resentful and annoyed.
Participants will explore 5 strategies to enhance their interactions and conversations with children. There will be an opportunity to reflect on current practice to identify ways to optimise meaningful conversations with children.
2 hour contribution
NESA accredited PD
Completing 5 Ways to better conversations with children will contribute 2 hours of NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) Accredited PD in the priority area of Delivery and Assessment of NSW Curriculum/EYLF addressing standard descriptors 3.5.2 from the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers towards maintaining Proficient Teacher Accreditation in NSW.
- Teachers attending this session must provide their NESA Teacher Accreditation number to CELA.
- Teachers must attend for the duration of the session in order to receive the NESA Hours. CELA will be keeping records of attendance and participation during the session.
National Quality Standard Areas
Area 5 – Relationships with children
Area 1 – Educational Program Practice
Area 4 – Staffing arrangements
Available Dates
Date: Tuesday, 28 February 2023
Time: 6.00pm - 8.00pm
Delivery Method: Webinar
Venue: Webinar
Date: Wednesday, 15 March 2023
Time: 1.00pm - 3.00pm
Delivery Method: Webinar
Venue: Webinar
Date: Tuesday, 04 April 2023
Time: 1.00pm - 3.00pm
Delivery Method: Webinar
Venue: Webinar
Date: Friday, 12 May 2023
Time: 10.00am - 12.00pm
Delivery Method: Webinar
Venue: Self Paced
Date: Thursday, 22 June 2023
Time: 10.00am - 12.00pm
Delivery Method: Webinar
Venue: Webinar