‘Inquiry-based Learning with the Floorbook Approach’ is aimed at all professionals working within Early Years Childcare and Education who want to reflect on and grow their own practice. This course starts at an introductory level and therefore no pre-requisite learning is required.
By the end of this course you will be able to:
1. Understand the potential of inquiry-based learning as an inspiring approach to engage and support
children.
2. Feel confident in creating a stimulating learning environment for children.
3. Document children’s voices with Floorbooks.
4. Demonstrate how to set up your Floorbook and use it in your planning cycle.
5. Describe how to obtain breadth and balance in your planning and documentation.
6. Monitor the quality of your Floorbooks.
7. Effectively use the Floorbook Approach with infants and toddlers to implement at the moment
planning.
8. Explain the purpose of Talking Tubs and how they support child-led learning.
9. Describe the practicalities of creating Talking Tubs that inspire children to participate in their learning.
10. Create a variety of Talking Tubs for use within your setting.
11. Explain how to promote higher-order thinking skills (HOTS).
12. Understand children’s rights and the role of the adult.
13. Feel confident in your role and put excellent pedagogy into practice.
This online course provides a minimum of 10 hours of professional development. You'll have access to it for one year from the time of purchase.
