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Child-initiated play is one of our most important training modules for our team. Supporting our children to problem solve and to emotionally regulate through play is vital in developing their early learning experiences and creating confident young learners. Whilst holiday camps and wraparound care are places that the children come for fun and games after their long days/terms of lessons, it is still our responsibility as Early Years Educators to provide some learning based experiences and development opportunities for our children. We love to do this in a way that isn’t seen as ‘learning’ by the children and encourages them to develop themselves. Items we covered in our most recent training to support our children in our settings: - Open-ended activities - intentional questioning - intentional atmospheres - various accesible resources What do you do to support children’s self-development? We would love to hear your ideas and techniques 👏🏼

𝑯𝒂𝒗𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒅-𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚? 💡 With Adult-Initiated Guidance as an initial starting point, we can begin an introduction to a new learning topic, sporting skill, or activity which will spark interest within the children’s minds Read our latest blog to see how we implement this into our holiday provision...⬇️ #childcare #sportscoaching #childinitiatedplay

Bus, plane, train, car, taxi, elevator, walking, boat, ferry, barge, hoist, line dancing...you name it, I probably took it as mode of transport as I worked on the Queensland Home Care Workforce Support Program. If I could swim, I would have, to connect the strands of all the great work already happening to create better outcomes for older people through the workforce lens. Maybe not with the crocs though. Because that's the thing with these types of Programs, its not always about re-creating the wheel. Sometimes its about uncovering nuggets of gold that are already there and listening, learning, understanding and then finding the best way to wrap funding and supports around to enable the best chance of success. Making a connection to strengthen that spark of innovation. Then connecting that wisdom right back to the top where it needs to be heard to hopefully help guide the ship in the right direction. And I tell you what, can the line dancers of of the north tear up a dance floor! We are down to our last few spots for our forums next week, don't miss this opportunity to hear from Emeritus Professor Julie Byles AO B Med, PhD who led the program’s independent evaluation. Regos close tomorrow. Register here: https://lnkd.in/gps-7yre

𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱'𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸! Play provides opportunities for children to grow and develop skills, take risks, and be creative, all essential for learning. Integrating activities like readers' theater, signing, singing, reading, building, imaginary or role play, creative and inquiry-based projects, and essential outdoor play are necessary components of a child's day. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆v https://bit.ly/3w8Rl7u

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Proud of the important work our experts are conducting here at UMTRI!!! If you will be attending SAE today, check out this presentation by Jingwen Hu.

Since tomorrow is National Assistive Technology (AT) Awareness Day, we thought we'd start the celebrations a day early! Did you know there are more than 5,000 devices in Oklahoma ABLE Tech's Demonstration and Loan Programs' inventory, spanning all ten categories of AT? Check out this short video one of our Communications Interns, Campbell, made for her audio/video class to learn more about the ten categories of AT and a few select devices!

HELP! I’m exploring different evaluation instruments, that include a self evaluation, for my lead team and I to use to evaluate those we supervise at Boys & Girls Club! I’d love to know what you all use and why! Let’s start a discussion below.

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Come behind the scenes of our new Float to Live campaign. For the following three days, we'll introduce you to each cast member, but to kick off we delve into how the campaign language was tested and improved. We asked the University of Portsmouth to undertake practical research using The Extreme Environments Laboratory. 11 women and 14 men aged 20 to 60 volunteered for floats in different realistic, open water conditions. Participants had no previous experience of swimming or cold water research and weren't experienced water users. 68 % were not confident in their ability to float. The participants undertook three standard floats wearing swimming costumes and one fully clothed float. To test the effectiveness of our messaging, they first floated with no guidance. Then they watched our previous advert and read our previous poster before floating again. They were given individual float coaching from a qualified instructor before floating a third time. Finally, they simulated a fall into water for their last float. Floating difficulty and confidence were recorded before and after each float, and floating competence, perceived exertion and floating efficiency were recorded during each float. The research showed that our advice improved each participants ability to float, the individual coaching then further enhanced their ability and confidence. Based on these findings, recommendations were made by the University and accepted by us. Our updated float steps seek to explain floating in plain language, and mirrors what a coach would teach. For example, it was noted that words like sculling might not be easily understood, so this was changed to a description of what the person should do (moving your hands and using your arms and legs). Hopefully, by using clear and concise language we can save even more lives. The five float steps are now: 1. Tilt your head back with ears submerged 2. Relax and try to breathe normally 3. Move your hands to help you stay afloat 4. It’s OK if your legs sink - we all float differently 5. Spread your arms and legs to improve stability #RNLI #Press #FloatToLive #WaterSafety #DrowningPrevention #Media #Research https://lnkd.in/eGfpgBPj