ASSIGNMENT | Early Childhood education

Instructions

Watch this video (click on link below) on documentation from Eastern Connecticut State University. After viewing and reading about the importance authentic assessment and documenting children\’s learning in your textbook, take this time to articulate your understanding of this topic. Remember you are coming from the stance of an early childhood care and education professional. What do you want others both in our field and outside the field to know about this topic. After viewing answer the five Questions for Reflection.

http://www.easternct.edu/cece/e-clip-documenting-childrens-learning/

1. What sorts of things do I regularly document? What areas might I be missing?
2. What methods do I currently use to document children’s learning? What are some new methods I might try?
3. How do my documentation practices help my understanding of children’s needs? How do I use documentation to adjust how I teach and support children?
4. How can I set aside time to ensure that planned documentation happens regularly? How can I plan ahead to ensure that I am prepared to document spontaneous moments?
5. How do I share what I document with families? With other colleagues? With the children themselves?

SAMPLE SOLUTION