How can you use SECD online resources?
You can explore SECD resources and delve into a variety of early years topics. For tips on finding what you’re looking for, see “Getting Started with SECD NL Access”.
For staff professional learning, select topics to encourage critical thinking and discussion. For suggestions for early learning and child care professionals, see “Using SECD Resources for Professional Learning”. While this document outlines plans for group learning, you can easily adapt it for remote or individual learning – for example, have individuals review selected material on their own and then discuss it with others in a virtual/online meeting forum.
For new staff member orientation, use SECD for self-study to provide an orientation and essential information. For some practical ideas, see “Using SECD Child Development Primer for Staff Orientation“.
SECD resources are ideal for teaching and learning in a variety of courses or programs. For ideas about how to use the North American Edition, North American Intro Edition, and the Primer in child development and early childhood education courses, see “Integrating SECD into ECE and early years courses”. For ideas about how to use the Prenatal Module in nursing and health courses, see “Integrating SECD Prenatal Module into nursing and health courses”.
For parent education, share information and show the video examples to parents/clients. See “Using SECD for Parent Education” for ideas. Note: while this document outlines plans for group learning, you can instead share the content suggestions with parents to explore on their own.
More tools and tip sheets are in the works. Do you have an idea? Contact us at: ResearchHSCS@RRC.CA
