6.3 Additional Resources
Additional Resources
- CECE Practice Notes: Professional Relationships [PDF]
- Whole Leadership Framework. McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership
- Updates to the Whole Leadership Framework (Summer 2024) [PDF]
- Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Framework
- How Does Learning Happen? Ontario’s Pedagogy for the Early Years
- Think, Feel, Act: Lessons from Research About Young Children
- The Ministry of Education’s link to Think, Feel, Act includes a link to the PDF document with research articles and various video resources of the researchers themselves speaking to various pedagogical topics.
- The MEHRIT Centre Home – Shanker Self-Reg ®
- College of Early Childhood Educators
- Strive
- Strive is a collaborative group of child care and early years professionals dedicated to supporting learning and growth to elevate effective practice.
- Association of Early Childhood Educators, Ontario
Visit 6.3 Additional Resources to access these resources.
- CECE Practice Notes: Professional Relationships [PDF]
- Whole Leadership Framework. McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership
- Updates to the Whole Leadership Framework (Summer 2024) [PDF]
- Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Framework – Canada.ca
- How Does Learning Happen? Ontario’s Pedagogy for the Early Years
- Think, Feel, Act: Lessons from Research About Young Children | Ontario.ca
- The Ministry of Education’s link to Think, Feel, Act includes a link to the PDF document with research articles and various video resources of the researchers themselves speaking to various pedagogical topics.
- The MEHRIT Centre Home – Shanker Self-Reg ®
- College of Early Childhood Educators
- Strive
- Strive is a collaborative group of child care and early years professionals dedicated to supporting learning and growth to elevate effective practice.
- Association of Early Childhood Educators, Ontario
Fanshawe College Virtual Reality (VR)
Another way to prepare for your leadership experience is to think about your “soft skills.” Soft skills are the ways you interact with people. We focus a lot in the ECL program on using soft skills to be responsive and build secure relationships with children, families, and peers. Soft skills are not always specifically taught like content in a lecture or reading, but are very important in our practice as emerging Early Years Educators. Many soft skills are part of our Program’s Degree Level Standards. Soft skills like problem-solving, communicating effectively, and being self-aware are developed through experience and practice.
Sometimes, we may not have the experience or limited opportunities to practise these skills. If you are looking to practise your soft skills or learn new ways to be more comfortable using these skills, consider coming to Fanshawe’s VR skills lab in D 2013.
General Information
- Bodyswaps Modules Library
- Download the Bodyswaps App
- How to get started with the modules? [Video]
- Fanshawe Simulation Labs & Technology
- You can also find more details under Diane Blake Centre of Excellence in XR here: Fanshawe Library: Find Space in Innovation Village.
Open Labs on Thursdays – 10 am – 1 pm
In your seminar course, we will be using the VR lab and the application “Body Swaps.” You can visit the lab on your own, too, and try out a couple of these applications during their open labs time.
Suggested scenarios to try:
- Communicating in a Person-centered Way – Getting to Know Each Individual
- Equity & Anti-racism
- Inclusive Leadership – Resolving Conflict
- Navigating Angry Conversations
- Talented Teamwork
