Pedagogia da Infância - Educação Pré-Escolar e Creche

Learning objectives
-Compare different pedagogues' postures, regarding central aspects of childhood pedagogy -Reflect on pedagogical discourses, adjusting them to the pedagogical practice development in nursery and pre-school education -Analyze pedagogical perspectives and learn to use them as a tool for reflection on structuring curricular dimensions of childhood education (nursery and pre-school education) -Convert knowledge in pedagogical documentation production processes -Reflect on pedagogical models and discuss its implementation -Analyze and identify practices characteristics of the underlying pedagogical models -Take a reflective, critical and investigative approach on educational practice

Syllabus
1- Perspectives on first childhood Pedagogy 1.1-The approach of Northern Italy; The HighScope model; The Goldschmied and Jackson perspective 2-Organization of the educational environment and educational principles of nursery 2.1-Space, materials, time, group activities/projects and interaction 2.2- Scenarios to play, discover, manipulate, play, express, feel and communicate 3- Childhood Pedagogy -perspectives/trends 3.1-Curricular Models in pre-school education-contextualization and analysis 3.2 Curriculum development integrated dimensions 3.2.1-Space/materials, time, interactions, activities/experiences and projects, group as building elements of curriculum 3.2.2-Relationship between observe, plan, act and evaluate; Evaluation of educational context as an instrument of knowledge of child and to regulate the educator's practice 4-Documentation on Educational experiences and projects

Teaching methodologies (including evalution)

Used strategies and resources: Exposition; Debate; Document Analysis; Individual assignment; Group assignment; Assessment methods and its weighting: Teamwork- 60%; Individual critical thinking- 40%

Essential Bibliography (including ISBN)

Ceppi, G.. e Zini, M. (2013). Crianças, Espaços, Relações - Como Projetar Ambientes para a Educação Infantil. Porto Alegre: Editora: Penso. ISBN: 9788565848688 Goldschmied, E. e Jackson, S. (2006). Educação de 0 a 3 anos. Madrid: Morata Ed. ISBN:9788536306940 Kishimoto, T. M. e Oliveira-Formosinho, J. (2013) Em busca da Pedagogia da Infância - Pertencer e Participar. Porto Alegre: Ed. Penso ISBN 978856848695 Malavasi, L. e Zoccatelli, B. (2013).Documentar os projetos nos serviços educativos. Lisboa: Ed. APEI. ISBN: 978-989-98072-2-8 Oliveira-Formosinho, J.; Gamboa, R. (orgs.) (2011). O Trabalho de Projeto na Pedagogia-em-Participação. Porto: Porto Editora. ISBN 978-972-0-344670 Oliveira-Formosinho, J.(Coord.) (2007). Modelos curriculares para a educação de infância. Porto: Porto Ed. ISBN978-972-0-01345-3 Post, J. e Hohmann, M.(2011). Educação de bebes em infantários. Cuidados e primeiras aprendizagens. Lisboa: Ed. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian. ISBN 978-972-31-1018-0