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Expanding Our Knowledge – Building on How Does Learning Happen? to Consider New Pedagogical Approaches to Deepen Our Practice

With ECCDC Training Team

There are multiple pedagogies that surround early learning and child care. Some familiar, some less familiar, with some pedagogies grounded in research, and some not so much. However, when choosing pedagogies to incorporate within their practice, early learning and child care practitioners need to ensure that they are grounded in current research. Whether you are a seasoned educator who wants to expand the pedagogical approaches that you utilize within your work or you're a newer educator who is curious to explore new pedagogies, there’s something for you in this series. If you want to find out more about the pedagogies of social justice, slow pedagogy, and sustainable pedagogy, practical strategies, and how they can be utilized within our practice, this new 3-part series is for you.

Series outcomes:

Participants will gain an understanding of additional pedagogical approaches that can be adopted with their settings; participants will be able to evaluate which pedagogical approaches are appropriate to incorporate within their practice; and participants will be able to strategize how to utilize new pedagogical approaches within their programing.

Full Series (3 Sessions)
Thursday, April 9th 2026, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM EST
Type: Webinar

Session 1: Slow Pedagogy; Thursday April 9, 2026
‘It takes a whole load of slow to grow’. Educators have been encouraged to slow down in our work with children to truly see them. The Froebelian theory of slow pedagogy reenforces this concept of slowing down. This session will explore what slow pedagogy is, the research behind slow pedagogy, and practical strategies that educators can adopt to make time for children’s development and learning in their programs. The session will utilize case studies and stories to explore slow pedagogy.

Session 2: Social Justice Pedagogy; Thursday May 7, 2026
“Children from very young ages internalize messages about power and privilege with regard to gender, race/ethnicity, class, sexual orientation, and language, which they perpetuate through their play and talk” (Ryan & Grieshaber 2004). This session will explore what social justice is, why it matters, and how educators can create more equitable and ethical settings through adapting a pedagogy of social justice. Participants will explore how they can mitigate the inherent power and privilege that dominate society and the role of children’s rights and democracy within a pedagogy of social justice. They will gain practical strategies that can be utilized within their practice to explore fairness and equity with the children they work with.

Session 3: Sustainable Pedagogy; Thursday June 11, 2026
‘A development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs’ is how sustainability has been described, but how does this link to our work with children and what can it look like within our practice? The third and final part of this series will investigate what sustainable pedagogy is, its key components, and what it can look like within our settings. Case studies and stories will be utilized to explore the pillars of sustainable pedagogy and practical strategies will be shared to support educators in affording young children experiences to develop sustainable relationships with the environment.

6:30 to 8:30 pm EST (All Sessions)

Niagara Educators (Full Series)
C$30.00
Outside Niagara Educators (Full Series)
C$55.00