Engaging with Place through Rethinking Childhoods and Development

In this unit, pre-service teachers will be introduced to approaches that are supportive and responsive to children’s needs and interests. Pre-service teachers will develop their skills and understanding of how children's learning, development and caring pathways are integrated, complex, cumulative and subject to change over time (inclusive of a range of developmental, and post-developmental perspectives). Pre-service teachers will engage in teaching and learning pedagogies that are underpinned by the concepts of critical place inquiry, image of the child and families as capable and reciprocal relationships. Pre-service teachers will also undertake a period of Playwork placement at Pop-Up Play spaces in urban environments. In addition, pre-service teachers’ will work collaboratively with their peers to engage with families and community members to support children's play.