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This user guide is for teachers and educators working in early childhood education and care (ECEC). It will help you use the learning trajectories, to strengthen your curriculum and inform your pedagogical decision-making.

This activity invites you to collect and reflect on examples from your early childhood education and care (ECEC) service, individually and with colleagues, to deepen your knowledge and understanding of the learning trajectories.

You can use this early childhood learning trajectory to observe children’s progress in social and emotional learning, and to plan the next steps in their learning and development.

Explains the domains of children’s learning and development that are covered by the early childhood learning trajectories.

This example lesson plan was developed by Ochre Education and science teacher Darcie Clarke. It outlines her approach to teaching a Year 8 science lesson on revising cells.

This example lesson plan was developed by Ochre Education and science teacher Darcie Clarke. It outlines her approach to teaching a Year 8 science lesson on conducting a diffusion experiment.

This example lesson plan was developed by Ochre Education and science teacher Darcie Clarke. It outlines her approach to teaching a Year 8 science lesson on describing the digestive system.

This example lesson plan was developed by Ochre Education and science teacher Darcie Clarke. It outlines her approach to teaching a Year 8 science lesson on reviewing how particles diffuse.

Understanding the cognitive science behind how students learn to read and the research on effective instruction makes it easier for educators to align policy and classroom teaching with evidence.

Explicit instruction is a teaching practice that evidence says makes a difference. In this video, Sue Davis explains how she uses explicit instruction in her mathematics lessons.

Explicit instruction is a teaching practice that evidence says makes a difference. In this video, Darcie Clarke explains how she uses explicit instruction in her science lessons.