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Teaching children who live in poverty
This Webinar explores the topic of teaching children who live on the lowest incomes. Recent theory and research will inform participants about what specialist writers and/or researchers in the ECE field are saying about poverty in ECE. The Webinar will also identify two key strategies for teaching practice that can support the inclusion of children living in poverty.
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This Webinar explores the topic of teaching children who live on the lowest incomes. Recent theory and research will inform participants about what specialist writers and/or researchers in the ECE field are saying about poverty in ECE. The Webinar will also identify two key strategies for teaching practice that can support the inclusion of children living in poverty.
Participants will
- gain a deeper understanding of poverty and how it is constructed
- appreciate the responsibility to make a positive difference for children living in poverty
- appreciate different perspectives of poverty, for example, the perspectives of children
- learn about two key strategies for teaching practice which will support inclusion of those living in poverty
- respond to reflective questions to provoke and inform thinking about own practice
This webinar is suitable for student and qualified teachers.
Time to complete: 45 minutes
Presenter
Lesley Robinson, Senior Lecturer | Pūkenga matua, Te Rito Maioha
Lesley has had teaching and course development experience in a range of initial teacher, graduate and post-graduate programmes with Te Rito Maioha and has also been involved in a number of research projects. Lesley’s broad and enduring interests are ECE curriculum and pedagogy. Prior to her current mahi, she taught in a community-based care and education centre both with infants and toddlers and with young children.