CAS Economics and Pedagogy of Early Childhood Education Objectives Build a deep understanding of the most innovative education, to apply to any context Obtain a unique international perspective: through instructional experts from the USA and the Scandinavian countries Obtain a multidisciplinary understanding of education - pedagogy, neuroscience, psychology and economics Hands-on learning with direct and interactive deep-dive experiences Learn to integrate project work, constructivism, design thinking and outdoor natural classrooms Become an innovator and problem seeker-solver along with the children Build strategies for onsite training, capacity development and investments in early childhood education Acquire expertise to assess and design interventions and educational programs Audience Professional working with children, students and teachers, teacher and director of preschools, primary schools and international schools, Educational Consultant and Pedagogical Coordinator, International Institution and NGO: professional working on educational best practices, designing national and international educational programs and training onsite teachers in developing countries, international student and professional Duration Programme 3 October 2018-24 May 2019 6 modules : • Children Thinking Made Visible. Video Analysis - Documentation - Constructivism • 18 ECTS credits Design Thinking, Empathy and Innovation in Early Childhood and Primary Education • The Reggio Emilia and the Tuscan approaches to Education • The Role of Self-Reflective Practices - Video Registration Deadline Analysis •Project Approach and Outdoor Natural Classes in Early Childhood and Primary 31 May 2018 Education • Early Childhood Education: a Narrative of Selected Interventions Modules can be followed individually Directors Prof. Salvatore DI FALCO, Prof. Michele PELLIZZARI, Geneva School of Economics and Management Information (GSEM) and Paola TRIGARI, International Education Consultant, University of Geneva Paola TRIGARI Paola.Trigari@unige.ch Co-ordinator unige.ch/formcont/casearlychildhood Paola TRIGARI, University of Geneva 118 éducation et formation Université de Genève