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This two-day professional development workshop explores how young children learn through Approaches to Learning—the attitudes, dispositions, and habits that shape engagement, thinking, and problem-solving in early childhood. Designed for educators working with children aged 18 months to 6 years, the workshop examines key learning approaches such as play-based, inquiry-based, experiential, and project-based learning. Participants engage in hands-on observation stations, collaborative planning studios, and reflective discussions to identify how learning behaviours emerge in authentic classroom contexts. The workshop emphasises the educator’s role in designing environments, interactions, and provocations that nurture curiosity, resilience, collaboration, and creativity. By the end of the workshop, participants will confidently plan and implement learning experiences that intentionally support Approaches to Learning, using observation and documentation to guide practice and make children’s learning visible within their own school settings.
Objectives
Participants will be able to:
- Understand the core dimensions of Approaches to Learning—curiosity, persistence, creativity, engagement, and self-regulation—and why they are foundational to lifelong learning in early childhood.
- Recognise and interpret children’s learning behaviours across ages 1.5–6, using observation and documentation to make learning dispositions visible.
- Design environments, provocations, and interactions that intentionally nurture positive learning dispositions rather than focusing solely on outcomes.
- Apply strategies to support diverse learners, including children who show hesitation, frustration, or disengagement, through responsive teaching practices.
- Translate theory into practice, identifying concrete ways to embed ATL into daily routines, projects, play, and assessment back in their own classrooms.
Outline
Day 1:
- Defining Approaches to Learning (curiosity, engagement, resilience, creativity, collaboration)
- Overview of learning approaches
- Observation stations using photos, videos, learning stories, and artifacts
- Identifying ATL behaviours across ages
- The educator as facilitator, co-learner, and observer
- Environment as an enabler of learning dispositions
Session 2:
- Translating learning approaches into daily practice
- Designing provocations and invitations to learn
- Planning studios by age group
- Writing learning experiences with ATL intentions
- Using documentation to make learning behaviours visible
- Developing an action plan for classroom implementation
Presenter’s Profile
With over 26 years of distinguished experience in Early Childhood Education, Patrick L. is an internationally respected trainer, mentor, and curriculum specialist known for transforming teaching practice and elevating professional standards across schools and organizations. He holds a Master of Arts in Education from Birmingham City University, blending strong academic grounding with deep, real-world leadership experience.
Renowned for his dynamic, engaging, and practical training style, Patrick has delivered a wide range of professional development programmes for teachers, school leaders, and parent communities. His expertise covers curriculum implementation, professional communication, leadership presence, service excellence, campus tour facilitation, and organizational culture-building. He has conducted trainings internationally across Australia, the UK, Dubai, India, China, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Singapore.
Driven by a deep belief in educators as thinkers, researchers, and leaders, Patrick brings clarity, inspiration, research-informed practice, and strategic insight to every engagement—empowering early childhood professionals to teach with greater confidence, purpose, and impact.
Methodology
- Small-group collaboration
- Experiment & observation stations
- Visual and material-based provocations
- Case studies and real classroom scenarios
- Planning templates and peer feedback cycles
Target Audience
Teachers, early childhood educators, curriculum coordinator, parent educator and administrators of children aged 2 to 6 years.
Fees
1 person: EUR772.00/person
2 to 4 person: EUR672.00/person
5 person & more: EUR572.00/person
Venue
Madrid, Spain (exact location to be advised)
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Other Details
Duration: 2 days, 6 hours
Closing Date: 1 Aug 2026
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