Early Childhood Education Professional Development

Join the ICT in Education Teacher Academy

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Empowering young learners through technology requires early childhood educators to be equipped with the right tools, strategies, and support. That’s where the ICT in Education Teacher Academy comes in. Our professional development program is specifically designed to help early childhood educators integrate ICT into their teaching practice with confidence and purpose.

Why Focus on ICT in Early Childhood Education?

In the early years, children are naturally curious and eager to explore. Integrating technology into your teaching can:

• Enhance learning experiences through interactive and engaging tools.

• Support the development of foundational skills like problem-solving, collaboration, and creativity.

• Foster digital literacy, preparing young learners for a tech-driven world.

However, many early childhood educators face challenges, such as limited resources, lack of time, and uncertainty about age-appropriate technology use. The ICT in Education Teacher Academy is here to help you overcome these obstacles.

Tailored Workshops for Early Childhood Educators

Our academy offers exclusive workshops focused on early childhood education professional development. These workshops are:

• Hands-On and Practical: Learn how to integrate ICT tools and strategies that align with developmental milestones and curriculum goals.

• Led by Experts: Gain insights from early childhood education specialists who understand the unique needs of young learners.

• Flexible and Accessible: Participate at your own pace, with recordings available for on-demand viewing.

Ready-Made Resources to Save You Time

We know your time is valuable. That’s why our membership includes:

• Done-for-You Lesson Plans: Age-appropriate lesson plans with built-in learning goals to help you seamlessly integrate technology into your classroom.

• Activity Ideas: Fun and engaging activities designed to promote active learning and digital literacy.

• Guidance on Available Tools: Practical advice on using the technology you already have in meaningful ways.

Reflective and Measurable Growth

As part of your membership, you’ll receive a customizable workbook to track your progress and reflect on your journey. This ensures that your professional development is not only impactful but also tailored to your specific needs and goals.

Join a Supportive Community of Educators

When you become a member of the ICT in Education Teacher Academy, you’re not just accessing resources—you’re joining a vibrant community of like-minded educators. Share ideas, ask questions, and collaborate with peers from around the world who are also passionate about early childhood education and technology integration.

Affordable Professional Development

Investing in your professional growth has never been easier. For just $20 AUD per month or $200 AUD per year (with two months free), you gain access to:

• Expert-led workshops.

• Ready-made resources and lesson plans.

• A supportive and collaborative community.

Start Your Journey Today

Early childhood education professional development is the key to creating a tech-savvy and engaging learning environment for young learners. Join the ICT in Education Teacher Academy today and unlock the tools, strategies, and support you need to make a difference.

Sign Up Now and transform the way you integrate ICT into your early childhood classroom.

Harness the Potential of Technology in Early Childhood Education Today (Full Course)

• Price: ICT in Education Teacher Academy

This online PD for early childhood educators and carers delivers practical and immediately actionable advice on how to plan, teach and assess technology integration in the early learning environment. You will learn the expertise you need in order to lay the foundations for technological literacy and ICT capability in meaningful subject-related contexts. 

Learning Outcomes:

• Conduct a thorough analysis of the situation so that you can effectively plan your educational path
• Embed methods of observation and assessment that will inform your planning in technology integration and enable you to pass on meaningful information in transition statements
• Select developmentally appropriate ICT tools for learning so that each one will make a positive impact in child learning and empower young children in their technological surroundings
• Employ sound instructional decisions that will further enable you to respond to their technology skills, abilities, knowledge and interest
• Implement STEM activities that incorporate and develop technological capabilities in numeracy and science learning.
• Creatively encourage the use of technology through timely intervention and demonstration of ICT skills
• Implement a Universal framework for Inclusion with Technology with everyday strategies that will enable all children to learn
• Feel empowered in your capabilities in ICT by gaining the expertise you need to make a difference and building on your own capacity as an ECE practitioner

11 hours of PD addressing 2.6.2, 3.4.2, 3.2.2, 4.5.2 and 5.1.2.

Intentional Teaching and Learning witn ICT in ECE

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You will learn how to build on the home technology experiences of young children in your care by making sound instructional decisions that will support children's ICT capability and ICT literacy along with providing opportunities to use ICT as a tool to support their learning.

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand early childhood pedagogies in ICT
• Teach technology to preschoolers

2 hours of CPD 

Observation and Documenting Digital Play-based Learning in ECE

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You will learn an integrated system of assessment that will make it easier for you to make judgements about the conceptual and procedural technological knowledge of young children. Gain additional expertise in observation that will take you beyond just commenting on whether a child had completed technological work in transition statements.

Learning Outcomes:

• Plan for progression and continuity
• Monitor and intervene at the appropriate times
• Involve parents assessment
• Document ICT learning
• Provide feedback to children

3 hour of Online PD. 

Nurturing Creativity in Early Childhood Education

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You will learn how to implement open-minded and meaningful ICT experiences that support your pedagogy and understanding by exploring creative opportunities in your learning environment and developing a hands-on learning approach.

2 hour Online PD addressing 2.6.2 and 3.4.2.

How to Enhance Mathematics in Early Childhood Education with Technology?

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You will learn how to successfully integrate digital technology to facilitate and enhance the learning of mathematics by applying sound instructional strategies in your early learning environment today.

What you will learn:

• The relationship between ICT and numeracy.
• Planning a maths lesson when ICT is involved.
• Scaffolding in early childhood learning environments
• Teacher knowledge of ICT tools.
• Developing digital literacy.
• Choosing DAP technology.
• Whole class teaching.
• Using computers and other digital technologies.

Digital Storytelling in Early Childhood Education

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You will learn how to promote resilience and inclusivity in literacy and language learning and development by embedding effective and responsive strategies that provide evidence of child participation with DAP ICT resources that you have critically selected and reflected on in a meaningful way.

APST 2.5.2, 2.6.2 and 3.4.2

3 hours PD

High Impact Teaching Strategies in ECE

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Programming and Planning in Early Childhood Setting

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You will learn how to effectively plan for digital play-based learning by applying sound instructional decisions in your early childhood learning environment that will ensure that digital technology is viewed as a tool to enhance and support teaching and learning. Thread the digital technologies into the early learning goals and early play experiences to improve the quality and effectiveness of learning today.

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand why planning is important in ECE
• Develop an understanding of ICT resources
• Apply early learning goals with digital resources
• Promote progression in capabilities
• Inform your planning by understanding relationships
• Plan to challenge children with digital resources
• Plan digital storytellling
• Consider appropriate uses of digital resources
• Match digital resources to intended learning.

Problem-solving with ICT in ECE

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Technology and Language Development in Preschool: Where to start?

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You will learn how to maximise the use of digital technology in play-based learning to support communication, language, and literacy learning and development by applying sound instructional strategies that will enhance learning and develop digital literacies in a meaningful context.

Key Teacher Takeaways:

• How to create a language-rich environment with digital technology?
• What are the benefits of ICT in language development?
• Strategies for communication and language development
• Communicative competencies with technology

How to teach computers to Preschoolers?

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Using ICT to Promote Higher Order Thinking Skills

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Technology Courses for Teachers in ECE: What Makes the Right One Worth It?

Not all courses are created equal—especially when you want practical results in your early learning environment.

Early childhood educators searching for technology courses for teachers often feel overwhelmed. There are endless PD options promising “integration” and “confidence with ICT,” but few deliver actual, usable change in the classroom. The problem isn’t the lack of content—it’s the lack of support for implementation, observation, and reflection. This is where most courses fall short.

If you're an educator looking to make meaningful progress in digital learning and ICT capability, here's what to look for—and what sets the ICT in Education Teacher Academy apart.

What Should Technology Courses for Teachers Include?

Here’s What Educators Actually Learn by Doing

Instead of watching a video or clicking through a presentation, members of the Academy engage directly with practical lessons like:

• 🖥️ Learning About Computers: Children interact with a real computer or tablet, learning parts like the monitor and keyboard, while also practicing typing and using a mouse. [Includes EYLF 4.4, 3.2, 5.4]Learning about computers

• 🎤 Outdoor Digital Storytelling: Children use mobile devices to capture nature sounds and craft audio-based stories with Book Creator or iMovie—building ICT, collaboration, and communication skillsOutdoor digital storyte…

• 🧠 Problem-Solving with Bee Bots: From spelling their names to creating obstacle courses, children develop directional language, early coding skills, and collaborative thinkingBEEBOT~1

• 🔍 Augmented Reality Nature Walks: Using apps like Seek, children identify plants and insects, then record findings in digital journals—fostering inquiry, digital literacy, and science understandingAugmented Reality outdo…

Each activity includes step-by-step lesson plans, extension ideas, classroom differentiation, and observation guides. You won’t just “learn about” digital tools—you’ll teach with them.

A Different Kind of Technology Course for Teachers

The ICT in Education Teacher Academy is not just another online PD. It’s a professional learning membership where technology integration is designed for practical success, guided by:

• The Success Path: a clear, step-by-step framework guiding your growth from basic adoption to confident innovation.

• A downloadable workbook: helps you plan, observe, reflect, and document your progress.

• The Wisdom Tool and community hub: get real answers and support from fellow educators already implementing digital learning activities.

You’ll have the confidence to use technology in developmentally appropriate ways—and the evidence to show it.

Are you ready to stop watching and start doing?

If you're looking for technology courses for teachers that support early childhood development with hands-on, creative, and curriculum-aligned learning—you're in the right place.