Sharing a Zoho doc called 'Learning'

Learning and pedagogies

Learning is a transformational process of active engagement that encompasses:

• learning to live together
  
• learning to be
  
• learning to know and to do

From birth through the first five years of life, children participate in social environments that enrich and shape their learning. Educators use their knowledge of children, the wisdom that families contribute about each child and a broad range of pedagogical possibilities to actively engage with children in learning.  They:

• create opportunities for children to engage with others, their environment and in a range of experiences
  
• intentionally guide children and assist them to discover their potentials and achieve their learning goals
  
• ensure that children encounter cognitive challenges through teaching techniques such as modeling, open questioning, speculating and explanation.

Educators in early childhood settings help children to develop positive dispositions towards learning, including imagination, resilience and reciprocity.  Learning dispositions and styles become important parts of children's learning identities, which they take into new settings, such as school, and also provide the foundation for future formal learning.

Infants and toddlers are naturally curious, and when provided with appropriate opportunities and encouragement will explore the world around them.  These early lerning experiences lead on to preschoolers' exploration of ideas, finding their own solutions to problems and collaborating to pose problems and search for solutions.  This learning is fundamental to lifelong growth and development.