Making the Assessment and Planning Cycle Work For You (3-part series)

This 3-part series with Jennifer Ribarovski will provide you with an understanding of the assessment and planning cycle and its capacity to respond to individual contexts and approaches. The importance of the components of the Assessment and Planning Cycle will be highlighted as an authentic driver of curriculum decision making, rather than a tick-a-box system.

In this series of workshops, you will learn about the components of the Assessment and Planning Cycle and how to implement the cycle in ways that are authentic and reflective of your context. This series aims to position the Assessment and Planning Cycle as a valuable, responsive process to drive curriculum decision-making, as opposed to an unnecessary burden. 

 

Session 1: 

In this session, we will introduce the Assessment & Planning cycle aligned with the EYLF V2.0 and explore the Assessment & Planning cycle components in practice. 

In workshop 1, you will: 

  • Unpack the Assessment & Planning cycle as it is presented in the EYLF V2.0. 
  • Reflect on the Assessment & Planning cycle components in authentic practice. 

 

Session 2:

In this session, we will focus on the why and the how of observation in the Assessment & Planning cycle. We will explore the assess, plan, and implement stages of the cycle and consider practice perspectives. 

In workshop 2, you will: 

  • Learn about the how and why of observation in the Assessment & Planning cycle, and the different methods that can be used to observe children. 
  • Learn about the why and how of the assessment, planning and implementation components of the Assessment & Planning Cycle, and different methods that can be used to implement these. 

 

Session 3:

In this session, we will focus on the why and the how of evaluation and critical reflection in the Assessment & Planning cycle. We will discover “the Sara Lee effect”– and how to avoid it (hint – documentation quality over quantity). 

In workshop 3, you will: 

  • Reflect on the why and how of evaluation and critical reflection in the Assessment & Planning cycle, and the different methods that can be used to implement these. 
  • Explore the concept of quality of quantity – consider what is worthy of documenting, what isn’t and why.  

 

 

Recommended audience:  Teachers and Educators

  • No future dates available.