Best Choices: The Ethical Journey
91资源recognizes its responsibility to promote ethical practices and attitudes on the part of Early Care & Learning professionals. This four-part series guides participants on a journey of ethical discovery and awareness.
To learn more about the online course and to register please visit:
Pilot Course:
Best Choices Ethical Journey in French!
In collaboration with the Fédération des parents francophones de C.-B. 91资源is excited to announce this second pilot course.
Space is limited. Please register via the email in the flyer!
The Program
Best Choices – The Ethical Journey program supports Early Care and Learning professionals to think and reflect deeper about the relationships they have with young children. The quality of the interactions between young children, families and early childhood educators has a significant, enduring impact on a children’s lives. The intimacy of the relationship and the potential that exists to enhance or do harm call for a commitment on the part of early childhood educators to the highest standards of ethical practice. 91资源recognizes it’s responsibility to promote ethical practice and attitudes on the part of Early Care and Learning professionals. This four-part series guides participants on a journey of ethical discovery and awareness. Participants will have the opportunity to explore personal values, beliefs and assumptions, and examine complexities in ethical decision making.
In 2019, 91资源received funding from the Ministry for Children and Family Development to review and update the 91资源Code of Ethics and Best Choices. The updated training reflects the many changes in early care and learning over the past decades. We are also happy to announce that we have developed an online version of the training, allowing increased access for professionals from across the province.
Training Series Modules
Both face to face and online training is divided into four modules, which focus on the four key areas that impact ethical practice in early childhood education.
Module 1 is about self-awareness, which is key to ethical practice in ECE and our ethical behaviour in general.
Module 2 focuses on the essential skill set (thinking skills) needed to put ethical principles into action: observation and interpretation, verification of knowledge and facts, and impartiality without prejudice. These skills are used in both daily practice and when making decisions if principles conflict or there is an ethical dilemma.
Module 3 examines the principles in the 91资源Code of Ethics. Participants will learn what they mean, what they look like in practice, and how to use them to guide daily practice and make decisions when faced with dilemmas.
Module 4 focuses on the final key area: taking action. Ethical practice in early childhood education requires putting the principles into action every day.
Upcoming Intake Dates:
The course is a combination of self-paced online modules and virtual "face to face" calls between participants and a Best Choices Guide.
The mandatory calls are held weekly starting with the first day in each cohort. Find out more and register on the .
-
January 2025
Wed. Jan. 8th 6:30 to 7:30pm
Wed. Jan. 15th 6:30 to 8:30pm
Wed. Jan. 22nd 6:30 to 8:30pm -
February 2025
Thur. Feb. 6th 6:30 to 7:30pm
Thur. Feb. 13th 6:30 to 8:30pm
Thur. Feb. 20th 6:30 to 8:30pm -
March 2025
Mon. March 3rd 6:30 to 7:30pm
Mon. March 10th 6:30 to 8:30pm
Mon. March 17th 6:30 to 8:30pm -
April 2025
Wed. April 2nd 6:30 to 7:30pm
Wed. April 9th 6:30 to 8:30pm
Wed. April 16th 6:30 to 8:30pm -
May 2025
Tues. May 6th 6:30 to 7:30pm
Tues. May 13th 6:30 to 8:30pm
Tues. May 20th 6:30 to 8:30pm -
June 2025
Saturday June 7th 9:30 to 10:30am
Saturday June 14th 9:30 to 11:30am
Saturday June 21st 9:30 to 11:30am
For More Information
For more information about participating in Best Choices – the Ethical Journey or bringing the program to your community, please contact Annette Maglieri at amaglieri@ecebc.ca. To learn more about the online course, visit .