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Mosaic e-CPD

Online Continuing Professional Development for the Professional Educator

Let’s invigorate your early childhood pedagogical practice

Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Programmes provided by MOSAIC are hugely successful all across the country. The secret to MOSAIC CPD is its uncomplicated format, enabling Educators to refresh and up-skill in specific areas of pedagogical practice.

A tried and tested MOSAIC delivery model adopts a practical, jargon free approach with high levels of transferrable learning to practice outcomes. In everyday terms, when time is precious and tasks are high, this is what Educators need from CPD!

MOSAIC programmes are underpinned by the principles and objectives of early childhood quality and regulatory frameworks – however, they are delivered in an accessible, common sense style that enables Educators to make real and sustainable changes and improvements to everyday practice.

We offer practical explanations and tools that will streamline your work and provide clarity where confusion and overthinking may have taken over!

e-CPD Programme Menu

Have a look through our e-CPD Programme Menu. We are sure you will find something of interest!

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A Suitcase Full of Stories - Book information feature

This short presentation will give you a flavour of the creative new book A Suitcase Full of Stories by Avril McMonagle on pedagogical documentation for early education. 'A Suitcase Full of Stories' is an essential resource for Educators, Pedagogical Leaders and students to maximise the impact of meaningful child-led documentation for learning using a story approach. Packed with examples of learning stories, child voice and emergent planning, this book is about capturing children’s stories. It supports educators to develop the skills to tune-in to young children, to see and hear their voice and to use this information to build meaningful learning experiences through a child-led curriculum of play. Available from Amazon.uk/com Purchase here and from the MOSAIC Website A Suitcase Full of Stories - Paperback - MOSAIC (mosaicearlyed.com) This presentation is for information purposes only. Downloadable flyer in 'Reference Document' section.

0.5 Hours

Free

Interactions and Relationships with the Under 3's

Quality can be defined as an 'environment of relationships' where the consistency of interactions and attachments are the first, middle and end point of early childhood learning and care’. The quality and stability of a child’s relationships in early childhood lay the foundation for intellectual, social, emotional, physical and moral development. 'Interactions and Relationships for the under 3’s' is a practical programme that puts the spotlight on the importance of engagement and interaction strategies with very young children. The programme includes 4 components that will support educators to understand how interactions and relationships underpin quality early childhood practice. The main component of the programme explores a variety of practical everday interaction strategies and techniques for the professional educator. The programme contains 2 self reflective excercises to enable the educator to reflect on their own practice. The Resource Document section contains useful handouts and information blogs.

03 Hours

€25.00

Emergent Curriculum (2nd ed. April 2023)

Emergent curriculum is a method of providing early childhood experiences that respond to children’s interests and needs as they develop naturally in real time. ‘Emergent Curriculum’ will enable the educator to understand what emergent curriculum is, the quality principles it is based upon and how to implement this pedagogical strategy when working with babies, toddlers and young children. The programme contains a number of 'think about' activities to reflect on current practice in specific areas. Components include: 1. What is Emergent Curriculum? 2. What does Emergent Curriculum look like in practice? 3. Providing child-led experiences 4. Meaningful, Responsive and Flexible Curriculum Planning 5. The role of the skilled educator. The Resource Documents section contains printable handouts to support the programme content and a Certificate of Participation is saved to the educator profile on completion. *PLEASE READ YOUR 'NOTES FOR THE COURSE' BEFORE STARTING YOUR PROGRAMME*

2.5 Hours

€25.00

About MOSAIC

MOSAIC is a company that provides a range of time and cost saving solutions for early childhood services. Our products and services include the MOSAIC Educator and Family Apps, specialist research, mentoring and training, online CPD and the development of policies and procedures.

With over twenty five years’ experience in early childhood care and education including management, academic training and development, mentoring, research and policy – we offer an extensive package of supports to assist you to become a high quality service that provides positive experiences for children.

Our Consultants

Avril McMonagle - Lead consultant

Avril has dedicated her working life to early childhood care and education and possesses a diverse skills-set consisting of practical, academic and policy experience and expertise accumulated over the past 20 years. The legacy of her work and being at the forefront of a range of pioneering initiatives to enhance early childhood education locally, regionally and nationally; is well evidenced.

Not least she worked as an Education Officer with the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment to develop Aistear, Irelands first early childhood curriculum framework. She worked as Manager of Donegal County Childcare 2008-2018 bringing forth and developing a range of legacy projects and initiatives during that time including Ireland’s first piece of national research into the cost of childcare.

Avril was awarded a State Appointment and served as the nominee of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs on the Council of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment from 2015-18. She holds an MEd from Queens Graduate School of Education and a BA (Hons) in Early Childhood Studies from Queens University Belfast.