One of the things I experienced documenting children’s learning in the past was an overload of photos, notes, and observations. While they all speak to the unique learning of each child, I was always left with too many photographs and notes. After much reflection, I decided to simplify our process and use the Learning Stories […]
Pedagogical Documentation: An Introduction to Te Whāriki’s Learning Stories
Happy August! Wow! I can’t believe summer is halfway done, and if you are anything like me, you are probably starting to think a little bit about classroom ideas and maybe even how you might refine your teaching practice just a little bit more. This coming school year is extra special for me as I […]
Making Learning Visible: Co-creating our Winter Documentation Panel
“It’s January, don’t you think it’s time to change the bulletin board?” pointed out a colleague. I looked at our Fall Explorations documentation panel and agreed that it was time to add some of our learning about the changing seasons to keep it current. Over the course of that week, I began searching for a […]
Three Ways to Create Meaningful Documentation
With fall transitioning into winter, and colder weather arriving in a few short weeks, we decided to create a documentation panel to frame our autumn inquiry. Naturally, we began the process by collecting evidence of student learning such as photographs, artwork, observational drawings, records of conversations and anecdotal notes to help us communicate student learning […]
Changing Seasons: Reggio Emilia Inspired Fall Explorations
The young children in our classroom have began to notice hints of fall in the changing colours of leaves, the temperature outside and activities at home such as baking pies and apple picking. As we begin to explore the season and document our observations, wonderings and understandings about fall, I thought I would share some […]
