Observation and Documentation
Articles
Why Observe Children?
This article discusses the purpose of observation and factors to consider when observing children
Pedagogical Documentation in Early Childhood
This article explains what documentation and highlights the factors to consider when documenting.
The Power of Documentation
This document discusses the importance of documentation as an early childhood educator and explains what, why and how an educator should document.
Videos
Planning for and Documenting Children’s Learning
Understand intentional teaching and the power of observing and documenting children's learning.
The Purpose of Observation and Documentation
This video really helps educators to understand the true purpose behind observation and documentation in the early childhood setting.
Activities
Highlighting Your Centre
Having children engaged in meaningful conversations can create such diversity and uniqueness throughout the classroom environment. This resource helps you to take steps towards engaging children in these meaningful conversations so you can all work towards more rich and deeper talking experiences.
Improving Observation Skills
Through navigating this resource you will find several ways to enhance your own and your students' observation skills
Books
The Importance of Observation in Early Childhood Education
This resource provides great insight as to the importance of observation and documentation in education.
The Power of Observation Activities & Games
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Observation skills are not just for educators, it is also important for children to develop these attributes as well. This resource discusses and lists some observation activities that can improve children's performance in the classroom environment.
Websites
The Key to Intentional Teaching
Making teaching intentional can change the experience for both educators and students. This website explains the key ways to help make teaching more intentional, and it begins with understanding the role of observation.
Practical Tools and Strategies
7 Free Tools for Digital Document Management in the Classroom
This site lists resources for educators to use to help them with documentation during a typical day in the classroom.
Tips for Teaching Effective Documentation
This resource provides educators with valuable tips to improve their ability to effectively document in the classroom environment.