Economics and Pedagogy of Early Childhood Education · early childhood education: ... inquiry based learning. Each strategy is discusses through actual examples of long term investigations

Economics and Pedagogyof Early Childhood Education

October 2018 > May 2019

CAS

EXECUTIVE PROGRAMME

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A new program in Innovative Early Childhood Education

A program engaged with today’s most renowned and innovative educational approaches.

Built on the strength of our international lecturers from the United States, Scandinavia, and beyond.

Based on the expertise of the Graduate School of Management and Economics, University of Geneva.

The program provides participants with the tools they need toimplementthemostinnovativeeducationalapproaches.

Participants will learn to integrate design thinking, visible thinking,project work, outdoor-natural classrooms, forest school strategies,constructivism, and the principles of the Reggio Emilia and Tuscan-Pistoiaapproaches.Theywillgaintoolstodesignandassesseducationalprograms, to integrate research into the classroom, and to buildlaboratory-schools.

WediscussDesign ThinkingandVisible Thinking, launchedbyStanfordand Harvard University respectively, and practiced in educationthroughout the world. Design Thinking fosters a new pedagogicalmindset–onethatallowsparticipantstobecomeinnovators,problemsolvers, thinkers, and doers. Our discussion will equip them withstrategies to produce student-centered schools, where professionalsdesignthoughtfulprograms.Visible thinkingandthepracticeinvideoanalysis will enable participants to implement project-based curriculaandtomakechildren’sthinkingvisible.Videoanalysisisapowerfultoolfordevelopingnewcapacitiesthroughself-reflectivepractices,andforintegratingresearch.

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We investigate The Returns from Early Childhood Education, studiedby economists including the Nobel Laureate professor J. Heckman.Participants will gain a deep understanding of interventions inearly childhood education: how to bring research to schools, how tomeaningfully and reliably measure the effects of changes in theireducational policies, and how to productively assess and designinterventions. We discuss the strategies for promoting capacitydevelopmentandinvestmentsinearlychildhoodeducation.

We delve into the world-renowned Reggio Emilia and Tuscan-Pistoia approaches to education.Participantswillacquire thetoolsneededtoadapttheseapproachestotheir localcontexts.Theywillengagewithconcepts, practices, strategies, and long term investigations in both0-3and3-6education:howtocreatemeaningfulspacesforcompetentchildren,makefulluseofvibrantmaterials,integratephotos,media,andotherformsofdocumentation,andcenterchildrenastheprotagonistsandactivecreatorsoftheirownlearning.

We explore Outdoor-Natural Classes and Forest Schools. Participantswill leave this discussion equipped to transform a school’s outdoorenvironment into a "nature classroom", and to implement effectiveoutdoor education. We cover Project-Based Learning and strategiesfor implementing a comprehensive socio-constructive, project-basedapproach. Participants will learn how to sustain long-term, in-depthinvestigations,howtostretchchildren’sthinkingandkeepthemactivelyengaged,andhowtoinvolvetheminauthentic,inquiry-basedlearningandthinking.

TheprogramincludesexpertsfrombothEuropeandtheUS–speakerswhoareinfluentialnotonlyinthosecountries,butalsoinChina,Japan,Singapore, and Latin America. The international component allowsparticipantstoengagewithadiversesetofeducationalrealities.Theywill gain unique perspectives and practical strategies relevant to allcontexts–fromlocalschoolstoforeigneducationalsystems.


DIRECTION¡Prof. Salvatore di Falco, Geneva School of Economics and

Management(GSEM),UniversityofGeneva¡Prof. Michele Pellizzari,GSEM,UniversityofGeneva¡Paola Trigari,InternationalEducationalConsultant;GSEM,University

ofGeneva

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE¡Giovanni Ferro-Luzzi,GSEM,UniversityofGeneva¡José Ramirez, University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HES-SO)

Geneva¡JayaKrishnakumar,GSEM,UniversityofGeneva¡Domenico Tabasso,UniversityofEssex,UK

COORDINATIONPaola Trigari,InternationalEducationalConsultant;GSEM,UniversityofGeneva


SPEAKERS¡Pietro Biroli, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics,

UniversityofZurich,Switzerland¡Caterina Calsamiglia, ICREA Research Professor at Barcelona IPEG,

Barcelona,Spain¡Giacomo De Giorgi, Professor of Economics, GSEM, University of

Geneva,Switzerland¡Isabelle Durand, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Interaction & Training

Team,UniversityofGeneva,Switzerland¡George E. Forman,EmeritusProfessor,UniversityofMassachusetts,

US¡Anna Lia Galardini, Professor at the University of Florence, Italy;

formerDirectoroftheEarlyChildhoodServicestheMunicipalityofPistoia

¡Laurent Filliettaz, Professor of Adult and Vocational Education,UniversityofGeneva,Switzerland

¡Costas Meghir,ProfessorofEconomics,YaleUniversity,NewHaven,Connecticut,US

¡Michele Pellizzari, Professor of Economics, GSEM, University ofGeneva,Switzerland

¡Ariel Raz, Learning Experience Designer, Stanford Design School,StanfordUniversity,California,US

¡Paola Strozzi,Pedagogista,ReggioChildren,Italy¡Jane Williams-Siegfredsen, Inside-Out Nature, Forest schools and

OutdoorNaturalclasses,Denmark¡Dominique Trébert,AssistantProfessor,EESP(HauteÉcoledetravail

socialetdelasanté),Lausanne,Switzerland¡Paola Trigari,InternationalEducationalConsultant;GSEM,University

ofGeneva,Switzerland¡Marianne Zogmal,Post-DoctoralResearcher, Interaction&Training

Team,UniversityofGeneva,Switzerland


AUDIENCE¡Professionalworkingwithchildren,studentandteacher¡Teacheranddirectorofpreschools,primaryschoolsandinternational

schools¡Educationalconsultantandpedagogicalcoordinator¡International institution and NGO’s: professional working on

educational best practices, designing national and internationaleducational programs and training onsite teachers in developingcountries

¡Internationalstudentandprofessional

OBJECTIVES� Buildadeepunderstandingofthemostinnovativeeducationandto

applytoanycontext� Obtain a unique international perspective: through experts

instructionsfromtheUSAtotheScandinaviancountries� Obtainamultidisciplinaryunderstandingofeducation–pedagogy,

neuroscience,psychologyandeconomics� Learn to integrate project work, constructivism, DesignThinking,

outdoornaturalclassroomsandforestschooleducation� Become an innovator and problem seeker-solver along with the

children� Build strategies for onsite training, capacity development and

investmentsinearlychildhoodeducation� Acquireexpertisetoassessanddesigninterventionsandeducational

programs


LEARNING METHODS¡Interactiveworkshops¡Videospresentations¡Directanddeepdiveexperiences¡Handsonwork¡Smallgroupworkincollaborationwithparticipantsandexperts¡Actualcasestudiespresentedanddiscussed

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE¡The program is organized in 6 modules (3 days per module). It

involves18days,144hoursofdirectonsiteclasstime¡Participantsattending thefullprogramwillbegrantedadiploma,

correspondingto18ETCScredits¡Participants can attend: Individual modules, Combinations of

modules,Flexiblemodules


Module 1 | Children Thinking Made Visible Video Analysis – Documentation – Constructivism

October3,4,5,2018George E. FormanVisible thinking and video recording

Discussion and practice of video analysis as one of themosteffectivetoolfordesigningprojectbasedcurriculaand comprehensive interventions and educationalmodels.Atoolforsupportingcapacitydevelopmentthroughselfreflectivepractices¡To make children’s thinking visible and engage in

research¡Toadoptreflectivepracticesandhelpchildrenreflect

ontheirownthinking¡Tounderstandthechildren’sconstructivelearning¡To re-launch their theories within a constructivist

projectorientededucation


Module 2 | The Reggio Emilia (Part 1) The Pistoia-Tuscan Approaches to Education (Part 2)

Participants can attend one part only

Part1|December5,2018(In English)Paola Strozzi

Part2|December6,7,2018(In French)Anna Lia Galardini

At the forefront of education, the world-renownReggio Emilia and Tuscan-Pistoia approaches to earlychildhood education have spread throughout the US,Europe, Australia, Canada, Latina America and Japan.We will discuss their concepts, practices, and strategiesthrough photos, videos, and documentation. We willfocusonlongterminvestigationsforbothzerotothreeand three to five/six years old children.We will discussstrategies for implementing long term investigations,creating meaningful spaces for competent children,usingmaterialsandgivingthechildrentheopportunityto be the protagonists and active creators of their ownlearning.


Module 3 | The Role of Self-Reflective Practices Video Analysis

January17,18,andFebruary4,2019Laurent Filliettaz, Dr. Marianne Zogmal, Dr. Dominique Trébert, Dr. Isabelle DurandIn French

Discussion and practice of video analysis as a criticalmedium to implement self-reflective practices, tounderstand the teacher-children interactions, and toimprovethequalityofteaching.Weuseactualvideos–casestudies–topracticeunderstandingandinterpretingteachers-childreninteractions,andteachingpractices.

Module 4 | Design Thinking, Innovation and Empathy in Early Childhood and Primary EducationJanuary30,31andFebruary1,2019Ariel Raz

Innovators, problem seekers, thinkers and doers. DesignThinkingisamethodologytoaffectchangeinteamsandorganizations and foster a culture of innovation.Whenapplied to schools, DesignThinking provokes educatorstoshifttheirroles,andhelpsschoolstobemorestudent-centered. Design Thinking is widely implemented bythe most innovative Preschools and Primary schoolsin California and throughout the United States. Thisproject-based curriculum emphasizes inquiry, empathy,imagination, design, innovation, art integration, andcollaborativelearning.


Module 5 | Outdoor Natural Classes, Forest Schools (Part 1) The Project Approach (Part 2)

Participants can attend one part only

Part1|March25,26,2019Jane Williams-SiegfredsenOutdoor learning and forest schools: full immersionin the outdoors; active hands-on learning experiencesin a natural environment that promotes self-esteem,co-operation, and risk-taking. Built on the children’snaturalinstincttoexploretheworldthroughactiveandphysicalinteractions.Builtontheneedtotakerisks:thefoundationoflearning,confidenceandautonomy.Aninteractivehands-oncoursetoequiptheparticipants¡With the tools to transform a school’s outdoor

environmentintoa"natureclassroom".¡With the skills to implement effective outdoor

education.Participants will have the opportunity to learn throughanoutdoorexperience.

Part2|March27,2019Paola TrigariProject approach: a pedagogy that fosters the childrenacquisitionofknowledgebyengagingtheminlongtermreal-life investigations. A meaningful learning, buildingonthechildren’sinnatedrivetoexplore;enablingthemtoresearch, problem-solve, innovate, and to become activeshapersoftheirworlds.Aninteractivecoursegivingconcretestrategiestosustainin-depth investigations, stretch the children’s thinking,keep them engaged and involve them in authentic,inquirybasedlearning.Eachstrategyisdiscussesthroughactual examples of long term investigations for children0-3, 3-6/7, from European and American project-basedconstructivists pre-schools and primary schools. Case-studies are shown through images and videos for theparticipants to actively connect to the investigationsdiscussedandanalyzethechildren’sthinkingandlearning.


Module 6 | Early Childhood Education: A Narrative of Selected Interventions May22,23,24,2019Costas Meghir, Pietro Biroli, Giacomo De Giorgi, Caterina Calsamiglia, Michele Pellizzari

We analyse selected interventions around the world,focusingonanumberofearlychildhoodinterventionsintheUnitedStates,LatinandCentralAmerica.Forexamplediscussion of Professor James J. Heckman's, Nobel Prize,and his team from Chicago work.We address potentialinequality in familial and educational environments ofyoungchildren;alsodiscussprojectsinvolvingthefamousAbecedarianandPerryPreschoolProjects,aswellasmanyothers.We will cover the impacton Cognitive and non-cognitiveSkills.Thefocusisonadeepunderstandingofinterventionsinearlychildhoodeducation;discussingthecurrentevidenceonreturnstoinvestmentsineducation,and its impact on the importance of early childhoodeducation,versushighereducation,foravarietyofadultincomes.Weprovidethetoolstodesignandtoeffectivelymeasure interventions; to understand the work oflab-schools: implement research in individual schools,measure the effect of changes in their educationalpractices and draw policy implications.We discuss howimperfect evaluating tools impact the equity and theefficiencyoftheschoolsystem.


ASSESSMENTSEachmodulewillbeassessedthroughinclassgroupworksand/orcasestudiesand/orwrittenreflectionsand/orpresentations.Studentswillbegiveninformationontheexactdetailsofassessmentsforthemodulesandothereducationalactivitiesatthestartoftheprogram.

DIPLOMA AWARDEDParticipants who pass the assessment requirements and successfullycomplete all 6 modules will be awarded the Certificate of AdvancedStudies(CAS)inEconomicsandPedagogyofEarlyChildhoodEducationby the Geneva School of Economics and Management (GSEM) of theUniversityofGeneva.Thediplomacorrespondsto18ECTS,equivalentto540teachinghoursofwhich144ofdirectclasstime.


PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Admission Criteria¡ A university (or master’s degree or qualification deemed to be

equivalent); or diploma/university degree from a university ofappliedsciences,oraqualificationdeemedequivalent;

and¡ Threeyears’experienceinthefieldconcerned.For applicants who do not satisfy the above criteria, the Directionreservestherighttoacceptapplications.

ApplicationbeforeMay 31st, 2018Online(orpdftobedowloaded)onwww.unige.chformcont/CASearlychildhood

Fees¡ CHF7,200.-fortheCAS(6modules)¡ CHF1,500.-perindividualmodule(3days)¡ CHF1,350.-permultiplemodules(2to5modules)

Moduleswith2parts:¡ CHF500-per1dayPartofamodule¡ CHF1,000-per2dayPartofamodule

Schedule¡ 9h00-18h00¡ 1hourlunchbreak¡ 2breaksof15minutesbothinthemorningandtheafternoon

LocationUniversityofGeneva,UniMail,40BdduPont-d’Arve–1211Geneva4

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Economics and Pedagogy of Early Childhood Education · early childhood education: ... inquiry based learning. Each strategy is discusses through actual examples of long term investigations