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Monday, August 10, 2015
Documentation - Making Learning Visible
I love to make wall panels. It is a great way to "show" the learning. I always include the children's work, their dialogue and a explanation of what they are learning. So much more than just a photo display!
I recently started helping families learn how to document there observations and find the joy of their child's early development and silly pictures and quotes. for my infants I ask my students parents to document what their child reacts too and facial expressions or verbal expressions. I encourage moms and dads or grandparents to post the art work and observation somewhere the child can revisit in often in homes. I encourage the families with infants to post there art, photos and observations on their social media pages to help encourage other moms they know to become a more in dept thinker when it comes to their little ones. I have learned from this class how empowering personal work and good observations can empower families and their child's outlook of themselves.
Now that I am working with toddlers they don't identify their name yet so when I display their art around the classroom I add their name and a picture to their work. They get so excited to see their work on the wall and say "this is mine"
I don't have a classroom or work with kids at the moment other then coaching my nephews soccer team so I had to look up some ideas for this post. I found a link to a teachers blog called learningwithmrsparker.blogspot and she recently commented on Documenting students learning with Seesaw. Its a free App you can get from any smart phone or Ipad. It lets you take pictures, videos, draw and add notes. She says its very simple to use and even taught her own kindergarten class how to use it. Every child was able to take a picture or video of their drawing, art work or activity they were working on in class and up load it to a unique link. Parents are given a unique link to their child's work via the parent Acc's app. One of the best features on the app is that you are able to communicate directly with the parent. I think its a great way for parents to see their child's learning and see the activities they are working on throughout the year.
I love to scrapbook and one of things that I would love to do is document the children’s work by doing a scrapbook for each child. I will take pictures and document thru the year and once a week I will give the children their own pictures so they could scrapbook and with their pictures there art work and writing what they have accomplish thru the year. At the end of the year they will have a book of memories of what they did during the school year and they could say, “I made my own scrapbook.” It’s going to be great.
For documentation I will love to use a portfolio once I start working with children. I believe a portfolio is a great idea in keeping all the work, drawings, pictures, quotes, and everything a child made while in the classroom. As a matter of fact, each child will have a portfolio that will be kept in the class at children’s reach. Teachers will be adding the work of children as they finish important activities or etc. Indeed, whenever the child wants to remember an activity they created or look at that picture when they were doing an activity then they can go back open the portfolio and remind themselves of what they learned that specific day. A portfolio is great and once the semester is over children get to take the work inside the portfolio as a memory.
When documenting to see how children are learning an specific skill we need to take into consideration some of following elements: conducting an observation; taking notes and pictures, collecting information individually and interpreting what children are trying to express, ask other teachers to help with your observations, and asking for feedback from colleagues. Building a tower in the block area could be a nice activity to work on as a group.
Currently I am using the Learning Genie, I like it because you can share your work with parents. Parents get a code and download the app and they can check from home any time I add something. Also I do a portfolio with the children's work, one page per month.
For documentation I take observation, pictures, art work examples, dictations from children. I display children's art around the classroom at children's eye level, so children and parents can admire the art. I also document what children say while they are creating their art. Their dialogue is add it to the art, so parents can read and have a better understanding of what their child is learning in the classroom. Also I use portfolios through the school year, I include all the observations, art work, learning games etc. Portfolios are available for parents at any time they want to see how their child is doing; usually at the end of the school year they are welcome to take the portfolio home.
In my current classroom documentation is a working process; we are constantly tanking pictures and anecdotes of children art work and pictures of them working in the classroom. After displaying pictures for parents and children to see their work, we put them inside the child’s portfolio and we shared them again with the parents during parent teacher conferences. One of the main reasons why we like to take pictures of children art work is because we encourage the children to take their work home and share it with their family. I really like the idea of having the portfolios available for the children to access whenever they like, this is something that I will consider after figuring out how it can be done.
Everyday we take pictures and make a college from the app pic collage. Then I print it out and post in our parent board. Through out the classroom I also do the same thing with any activity, art work, open centers and/or outdoor activities. I write a brief explanation on what is going on in the picture. If there is a conversation going on I try to write out the whole conversation.
For documentation we use anecdotal notes, pictures, parent's feedback from learning games (when parents do a learning game with their child they give us feedback by writing down a brief description of the interaction and what child did), work samples and check lists. this documentation is for the development of child's portfolio and it is amazing when parents see the difference from how the child started and at the level child is at the third period because shows growth. it's all worth IT. -Samantha Rivero
I really Love the idea of using portfolios but also printing pictures and making albums is also something important because children can watch their activities and work as often as they want. Documentation is displayed or easily accessible to teachers, children and families. Documentation is not about what we do, but what we are searching for, because that way we can see how children have evolved over time, also respectful displays of children's the process of children's art communicates to children that their work is valued, and that they have a little space on the classroom through documentation and display, children see their own ideas and images having an impact on the physical space around them.. I totally love all ideas and someday I will put into practice all these things learned from this class. Thanks Mrs. Julie Pretzer-Huezo I really enjoy being in your class:) Johanna Torres 1624060
Once a year at our center we have an "Art Exhibition" Where we display creative art, writing, clay representations, photos (of the child process) and documentation of children's recent studies. The children take their parents on a tour of the exhibit and we usually leave it displayed for a few days; so that our visitors and administrators can visit/ view as well. This supports documentation, parent education /engagement and children's development; as they proudly strut the adults around pointing their work out to them. Since we started doing this about six years ago, the feedback from the parents has always been positive and they gain a better understanding of our curriculum and child development.
I am working like Home Visitor, during my home visit every week I work with my student’s art and activities where we document each with documentation. For example, this week we talked about pumpkins texture, what color are the pumpkins, also, we explored inside the pumpkin, if have seeds or not. When they done to exploring, each child made depend their imagination a pumpkin. Each of them drawing in different ways and different manners. When they finish we are wondered what they had done or how is the Pumpkin. So each of them explained to us, what they drawn? Then we wrote the dictation or documentation. It’s a great idea to invites the child to develop vocabulary and explorer their imagination in their own drawing. At the same time, we work not only with the child but with the mother or father too. In itself the mother learns how to work with them at home and help them develop their language asking open-ended question to them.
One great way to document child's progress is to make a portfolio. In the portfolio you can add pictures, notes, art work, and observations. The portfolio is a great resource to share with parents during parent-teacher-conferences.
I love to save the children art work and I do get upset when parent throw it away. I remember one time, a child was so excited to show his dad what he had mad and his dad was, " no,no,no more trash." The child was only two years old but he felt proud of himself the art work he had done. Another case, I work as a home visitor, I had a mom that put her sons art work up in the wall and she told me that he would go the picture and point at him self. His mom will tell him yes you made it and he would get a big smile on his face. I think documenting and child art work it is great because it help you plan next week curriculum .
I believe documentation is a very important thing to reinforce the importance of a child's work an made them feel proud of their work. But also to show parents the evolution of the child work. You can show from the beginning of the school year and how they can compare ate the end. Also it helps you as a teacher on which areas the children need more support or which are their areas of interest. I like put art work around the classroom and taking pictures. One thing that I will try to start doing is a child portfolio for each child with notes and pictures a long with work.
I think documentation is really important, I do not have a classroom where to post the children’s pictures or work but as a home visitor, I always ask open-ended question to the toddlers about their picture, what are they drawing and I write exactly what they are saying, and later at the end of the year I put all their art work together and give it to them, they loved because they see it, they recognize what they did, they see the pictures and get really excited. Sometimes even when they are done with their projects without the mom saying anything they go and paste it on the refrigerator door, so that they can show other families what they did, that is awesome because they are toddlers. Now I found out that documentation is really more important than what I thought, and I would continue implementing it and finding new ways of documentation with the families.
Yolanda Padilla Documentation is a great way to see how much the child has grown during their school year. I keep a portfolio on each child in my classroom,additionally I document their art work with a note of each child pictures and what was their story of the picture that they created in my classroom.
I work with infants and toddlers. I document on a weekly basis on the child's progress. I use photos and videos as part of my observations. When we do an activity when toddlers about anything I write their name on it and praise their work. For infants I document what they do, how they observe, how they play, talk, babble, and how they master their abilities. I document all of these with pictures, writing, and videos. Before going to a home visit I ensure that planned activities and experiences support the development of each child at his or her unique pace and document.
Documenting children's work is a great way to see how children improve throughout the year. When I worked in the classroom, I use to ask my students about the art they created. On their paper, I would write exactly what they said along with the date. Each one of my students had a binder where their work was collected. This was a way for me to see how my students had grown. At the end of the year I would give the binder to the parents.
I documented all children's work, drawing, hand writing and what they say about their drawing. I keep all their hand writing, drawing, and arts work in a binder. By the end of the year, I make a book for the parent to see how much their child had improved in the year. Documenting children's work is good way to see how much the children had grow and improved their capability throughout the year.
I really love the idea of creating portfolios to document the children’s work, observations, comments written by the teacher, children’s comments, and pictures from the beginning through the end of the school year. Also, this will help parents to be aware of what their children are learning and experiencing in school. The children will feel very proud and important because we are seriously observing what they are doing. Another great idea would be to display the children’s artwork or pictures in places that are eye level for the children. When the parents visit their children’s classroom they will enjoy seeing their children’s work on display. It would also be a great idea to have the portfolios accessible for the children.
I love using pictures and captions for documentation. A picture says a thousand words and shows exactly how engaged a child really is. I love showing the children the picture after its taken, months down the line to show them their growth. Pictures also save space in a portfolio. Plus, you can take pictures of projects that are too large.
Portfolios are a great idea to keep documentation of children progress. I loved the idea of adding pictures, of children doing something that cannot be put in paper. For example when children are working in a project, using something that won't last or will be hard to keep on a portfolio. When I was working with infants and toddlers, I used photos as documentation because most of my activities where physical or using eatable materials for my activities like finger painting with baby food. Also parents loved the idea of keeping their child portfolios when the child exited the program.
We keep portfolio's of the children's work so parents and the children can see their progress and work that they have done. It is great seeing the children share their portfolio's with their family because they can show their parents or sisters/brothers the things that they have done in the classroom. I also document each child's progress with pictures and assessments/notes- this helps us understand the child and see where they are at a particular time.
There are many ways to document children's work and make it last a lifetime. When students complete a new assignment, for instance a drawing or a painting then it is a good idea to post it in the classroom so they can all see and compare. After it's been up a week or two then I would put it in a scrap book specifically made for each child until the end of the school year. When the child completes that grade I would send it home with them so they and their parents would have a whole year worth of work to look back on and keep forever.
I like that you put the photo with the art project. They can see the picture and talk about the day they did the project. I put some pictures of some activities that the kids did in the year and they love to talk about the fun they had doing certain activities and also compare how much they have grown or change in the year.
For about every single art or project piece my children do in class, I document what they have to share or say about it. whether it is colored/paper art or a 3D sculpture design. It is very simple to document what children have to say because they give you no more than a sentence for a description. I do have a designated wall in the classroom to display their art but I still display in all the areas of the classroom, even on our furniture pieces. A good tip one of my mentors taught me was to laminate colored construction paper and staple it on the wall along with a paper clip, using this technique allows the teachers to swap out art pieces as often as they like without the use of a stapler and their art gets a colored border background.
The County of San Bernardino’s Preschool Services Department, Head Start, program requires documentation for all the students. This documentation is used to record the child’s progress. As an Early Head Start Home Base teacher, I am required to login the case notes for every home visit into Child Plus (computer program) this will assist with the final documentation. The final documentation for each child is a portfolio. I create the portfolios by doing the following: I write notes and I take pictures. 1. The notes are used to document the activities (observations) for each domain. This information helps to evaluate child’s progress. The notes will be transferred to the portfolio to identify the pictures. 2. Pictures are taken at each visit and most of the activities are documented. The pictures will be transferred to the portfolio.
The portfolio is created to document the progress each child. It give an overview of each session along with the view of the entire year. In addition to the portfolio, I save some work from the activities to make a file for the parents, so they have a record of the child’s learning progress during the year.
To me, documentation is important because it helps to see where the children are on their development at the beginning of the year and how much they have grown and developed by the end of the year. I also like having some type of documentation to show families when doing parent teacher conferences. My favorite way to capture children learning in any environment is by taking pictures or videos. Also taking notes is a great way to document because then if there was a conversation or if the child said something important then it can be documented in writing and posted somewhere either on the wall or in a portfolio along with pictures. I also like doing this just for children to explore, for example, making a book for the children to read and look at their own pictures, I like to use big bold lettering that can catch the children's attention and get them interested in the print while they look at pictures that are familiar to them.
Hello, Documentation is very important to centers because it shows the children's academics. I like to put up the children's work on the wall with a brief description of the work. I also write down what the child think he/she drew. Parents are always impress with the wall of work from the children. It shows the curriculum in progress and supports what the school is going for. DRDP is a great way to keep track of the children's work/progress they are 52 measures. DRDP takes time but it is worth it towards the end.
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ReplyDeleteI recently started helping families learn how to document there observations and find the joy of their child's early development and silly pictures and quotes. for my infants I ask my students parents to document what their child reacts too and facial expressions or verbal expressions. I encourage moms and dads or grandparents to post the art work and observation somewhere the child can revisit in often in homes. I encourage the families with infants to post there art, photos and observations on their social media pages to help encourage other moms they know to become a more in dept thinker when it comes to their little ones. I have learned from this class how empowering personal work and good observations can empower families and their child's outlook of themselves.
ReplyDeleteNow that I am working with toddlers they don't identify their name yet so when I display their art around the classroom I add their name and a picture to their work. They get so excited to see their work on the wall and say "this is mine"
ReplyDeleteI don't have a classroom or work with kids at the moment other then coaching my nephews soccer team so I had to look up some ideas for this post. I found a link to a teachers blog called learningwithmrsparker.blogspot and she recently commented on Documenting students learning with Seesaw. Its a free App you can get from any smart phone or Ipad. It lets you take pictures, videos, draw and add notes. She says its very simple to use and even taught her own kindergarten class how to use it. Every child was able to take a picture or video of their drawing, art work or activity they were working on in class and up load it to a unique link. Parents are given a unique link to their child's work via the parent Acc's app. One of the best features on the app is that you are able to communicate directly with the parent. I think its a great way for parents to see their child's learning and see the activities they are working on throughout the year.
ReplyDeleteI love to scrapbook and one of things that I would love to do is document the children’s work by doing a scrapbook for each child. I will take pictures and document thru the year and once a week I will give the children their own pictures so they could scrapbook and with their pictures there art work and writing what they have accomplish thru the year. At the end of the year they will have a book of memories of what they did during the school year and they could say, “I made my own scrapbook.” It’s going to be great.
ReplyDeleteFor documentation I will love to use a portfolio once I start working with children. I believe a portfolio is a great idea in keeping all the work, drawings, pictures, quotes, and everything a child made while in the classroom. As a matter of fact, each child will have a portfolio that will be kept in the class at children’s reach. Teachers will be adding the work of children as they finish important activities or etc. Indeed, whenever the child wants to remember an activity they created or look at that picture when they were doing an activity then they can go back open the portfolio and remind themselves of what they learned that specific day. A portfolio is great and once the semester is over children get to take the work inside the portfolio as a memory.
ReplyDeleteWhen documenting to see how children are learning an specific skill we need to take into consideration some of following elements: conducting an observation; taking notes and pictures, collecting information individually and interpreting what children are trying to express, ask other teachers to help with your observations, and asking for feedback from colleagues. Building a tower in the block area could be a nice activity to work on as a group.
ReplyDeleteCurrently I am using the Learning Genie, I like it because you can share your work with parents. Parents get a code and download the app and they can check from home any time I add something. Also I do a portfolio with the children's work, one page per month.
ReplyDeleteFor documentation I take observation, pictures, art work examples, dictations from children. I display children's art around the classroom at children's eye level, so children and parents can admire the art. I also document what children say while they are creating their art. Their dialogue is add it to the art, so parents can read and have a better understanding of what their child is learning in the classroom. Also I use portfolios through the school year, I include all the observations, art work, learning games etc. Portfolios are available for parents at any time they want to see how their child is doing; usually at the end of the school year they are welcome to take the portfolio home.
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ReplyDeleteIn my current classroom documentation is a working process; we are constantly tanking pictures and anecdotes of children art work and pictures of them working in the classroom. After displaying pictures for parents and children to see their work, we put them inside the child’s portfolio and we shared them again with the parents during parent teacher conferences. One of the main reasons why we like to take pictures of children art work is because we encourage the children to take their work home and share it with their family. I really like the idea of having the portfolios available for the children to access whenever they like, this is something that I will consider after figuring out how it can be done.
ReplyDeleteEveryday we take pictures and make a college from the app pic collage. Then I print it out and post in our parent board. Through out the classroom I also do the same thing with any activity, art work, open centers and/or outdoor activities. I write a brief explanation on what is going on in the picture. If there is a conversation going on I try to write out the whole conversation.
ReplyDeleteFor documentation we use anecdotal notes, pictures, parent's feedback from learning games (when parents do a learning game with their child they give us feedback by writing down a brief description of the interaction and what child did), work samples and check lists. this documentation is for the development of child's portfolio and it is amazing when parents see the difference from how the child started and at the level child is at the third period because shows growth. it's all worth IT.
ReplyDelete-Samantha Rivero
I really Love the idea of using portfolios but also printing pictures and making albums is also something important because children can watch their activities and work as often as they want. Documentation is displayed or easily accessible to teachers, children and families. Documentation is not about what we do, but what we are searching for, because that way we can see how children have evolved over time, also respectful displays of children's the process of children's art communicates to children that their work is valued, and that they have a little space on the classroom through documentation and display, children see their own ideas and images having an impact on the physical space around them..
ReplyDeleteI totally love all ideas and someday I will put into practice all these things learned from this class.
Thanks Mrs. Julie Pretzer-Huezo
I really enjoy being in your class:)
Johanna Torres 1624060
Once a year at our center we have an "Art Exhibition" Where we display creative art, writing, clay representations, photos (of the child process) and documentation of children's recent studies. The children take their parents on a tour of the exhibit and we usually leave it displayed for a few days; so that our visitors and administrators can visit/ view as well. This supports documentation, parent education /engagement and children's development; as they proudly strut the adults around pointing their work out to them. Since we started doing this about six years ago, the feedback from the parents has always been positive and they gain a better understanding of our curriculum and child development.
ReplyDeleteI am working like Home Visitor, during my home visit every week I work with my student’s art and activities where we document each with documentation. For example, this week we talked about pumpkins texture, what color are the pumpkins, also, we explored inside the pumpkin, if have seeds or not. When they done to exploring, each child made depend their imagination a pumpkin. Each of them drawing in different ways and different manners. When they finish we are wondered what they had done or how is the Pumpkin. So each of them explained to us, what they drawn? Then we wrote the dictation or documentation. It’s a great idea to invites the child to develop vocabulary and explorer their imagination in their own drawing. At the same time, we work not only with the child but with the mother or father too. In itself the mother learns how to work with them at home and help them develop their language asking open-ended question to them.
ReplyDeleteOne great way to document child's progress is to make a portfolio. In the portfolio you can add pictures, notes, art work, and observations. The portfolio is a great resource to share with parents during parent-teacher-conferences.
ReplyDeleteI love to save the children art work and I do get upset when parent throw it away. I remember one time, a child was so excited to show his dad what he had mad and his dad was, " no,no,no more trash." The child was only two years old but he felt proud of himself the art work he had done. Another case, I work as a home visitor, I had a mom that put her sons art work up in the wall and she told me that he would go the picture and point at him self. His mom will tell him yes you made it and he would get a big smile on his face. I think documenting and child art work it is great because it help you plan next week curriculum .
ReplyDeleteI believe documentation is a very important thing to reinforce the importance of a child's work an made them feel proud of their work. But also to show parents the evolution of the child work. You can show from the beginning of the school year and how they can compare ate the end. Also it helps you as a teacher on which areas the children need more support or which are their areas of interest. I like put art work around the classroom and taking pictures. One thing that I will try to start doing is a child portfolio for each child with notes and pictures a long with work.
ReplyDeleteI think documentation is really important, I do not have a classroom where to post the children’s pictures or work but as a home visitor, I always ask open-ended question to the toddlers about their picture, what are they drawing and I write exactly what they are saying, and later at the end of the year I put all their art work together and give it to them, they loved because they see it, they recognize what they did, they see the pictures and get really excited. Sometimes even when they are done with their projects without the mom saying anything they go and paste it on the refrigerator door, so that they can show other families what they did, that is awesome because they are toddlers. Now I found out that documentation is really more important than what I thought, and I would continue implementing it and finding new ways of documentation with the families.
ReplyDeleteYolanda Padilla
ReplyDeleteDocumentation is a great way to see how much the child has grown during their school year. I keep a portfolio on each child in my classroom,additionally I document their art work with a note of each child pictures and what was their story of the picture that they created in my classroom.
I work with infants and toddlers. I document on a weekly basis on the child's progress. I use photos and videos as part of my observations. When we do an activity when toddlers about anything I write their name on it and praise their work. For infants I document what they do, how they observe, how they play, talk, babble, and how they master their abilities. I document all of these with pictures, writing, and videos. Before going to a home visit I ensure that planned activities and experiences support the development of each child at his or her unique pace and document.
ReplyDeleteDocumenting children's work is a great way to see how children improve throughout the year. When I worked in the classroom, I use to ask my students about the art they created. On their paper, I would write exactly what they said along with the date. Each one of my students had a binder where their work was collected. This was a way for me to see how my students had grown. At the end of the year I would give the binder to the parents.
ReplyDeleteI documented all children's work, drawing, hand writing and what they say about their drawing. I keep all their hand writing, drawing, and arts work in a binder. By the end of the year, I make a book for the parent to see how much their child had improved in the year. Documenting children's work is good way to see how much the children had grow and improved their capability throughout the year.
ReplyDeleteI really love the idea of creating portfolios to document the children’s work, observations, comments written by the teacher, children’s comments, and pictures from the beginning through the end of the school year. Also, this will help parents to be aware of what their children are learning and experiencing in school. The children will feel very proud and important because we are seriously observing what they are doing. Another great idea would be to display the children’s artwork or pictures in places that are eye level for the children. When the parents visit their children’s classroom they will enjoy seeing their children’s work on display. It would also be a great idea to have the portfolios accessible for the children.
ReplyDeleteI love using pictures and captions for documentation. A picture says a thousand words and shows exactly how engaged a child really is. I love showing the children the picture after its taken, months down the line to show them their growth. Pictures also save space in a portfolio. Plus, you can take pictures of projects that are too large.
ReplyDeletePortfolios are a great idea to keep documentation of children progress. I loved the idea of adding pictures, of children doing something that cannot be put in paper. For example when children are working in a project, using something that won't last or will be hard to keep on a portfolio. When I was working with infants and toddlers, I used photos as documentation because most of my activities where physical or using eatable materials for my activities like finger painting with baby food. Also parents loved the idea of keeping their child portfolios when the child exited the program.
ReplyDeleteWe keep portfolio's of the children's work so parents and the children can see their progress and work that they have done. It is great seeing the children share their portfolio's with their family because they can show their parents or sisters/brothers the things that they have done in the classroom. I also document each child's progress with pictures and assessments/notes- this helps us understand the child and see where they are at a particular time.
ReplyDeleteThere are many ways to document children's work and make it last a lifetime. When students complete a new assignment, for instance a drawing or a painting then it is a good idea to post it in the classroom so they can all see and compare. After it's been up a week or two then I would put it in a scrap book specifically made for each child until the end of the school year. When the child completes that grade I would send it home with them so they and their parents would have a whole year worth of work to look back on and keep forever.
ReplyDeleteI like that you put the photo with the art project. They can see the picture and talk about the day they did the project. I put some pictures of some activities that the kids did in the year and they love to talk about the fun they had doing certain activities and also compare how much they have grown or change in the year.
ReplyDeleteThis comment has been removed by the author.
ReplyDeleteFor about every single art or project piece my children do in class, I document what they have to share or say about it. whether it is colored/paper art or a 3D sculpture design. It is very simple to document what children have to say because they give you no more than a sentence for a description. I do have a designated wall in the classroom to display their art but I still display in all the areas of the classroom, even on our furniture pieces. A good tip one of my mentors taught me was to laminate colored construction paper and staple it on the wall along with a paper clip, using this technique allows the teachers to swap out art pieces as often as they like without the use of a stapler and their art gets a colored border background.
ReplyDeleteThe County of San Bernardino’s Preschool Services Department, Head Start, program requires documentation for all the students. This documentation is used to record the child’s progress. As an Early Head Start Home Base teacher, I am required to login the case notes for every home visit into Child Plus (computer program) this will assist with the final documentation. The final documentation for each child is a portfolio. I create the portfolios by doing the following: I write notes and I take pictures.
ReplyDelete1. The notes are used to document the activities (observations) for each domain. This information helps to evaluate child’s progress. The notes will be transferred to the portfolio to identify the pictures.
2. Pictures are taken at each visit and most of the activities are documented. The pictures will be transferred to the portfolio.
The portfolio is created to document the progress each child. It give an overview of each session along with the view of the entire year. In addition to the portfolio, I save some work from the activities to make a file for the parents, so they have a record of the child’s learning progress during the year.
To me, documentation is important because it helps to see where the children are on their development at the beginning of the year and how much they have grown and developed by the end of the year. I also like having some type of documentation to show families when doing parent teacher conferences. My favorite way to capture children learning in any environment is by taking pictures or videos. Also taking notes is a great way to document because then if there was a conversation or if the child said something important then it can be documented in writing and posted somewhere either on the wall or in a portfolio along with pictures. I also like doing this just for children to explore, for example, making a book for the children to read and look at their own pictures, I like to use big bold lettering that can catch the children's attention and get them interested in the print while they look at pictures that are familiar to them.
ReplyDeleteHello,
ReplyDeleteDocumentation is very important to centers because it shows the children's academics. I like to put up the children's work on the wall with a brief description of the work. I also write down what the child think he/she drew. Parents are always impress with the wall of work from the children. It shows the curriculum in progress and supports what the school is going for. DRDP is a great way to keep track of the children's work/progress they are 52 measures. DRDP takes time but it is worth it towards the end.