While completing lab hours, find a learning moment and begin the process of documentation. You may use your phone to take video. If you are having a hard time finding a moment, ask a teacher for help. Revisit your video many times to really see what is happening. Look for examples of children’s thinking and subtle moments. BE VERY thorough in your writing. This will make the process easier as you could potentially transition this learning moment over to your final pedagogical documentation assignment.
Link/embed your video here.
What would you name this moment as you think about documentation?
What is this moment about?
Who/what are the key players in the moment?
How is interest represented in this learning moment?
How is experimentation represented in this learning moment?
How is collaboration represented in this learning moment?
What type(s) of knowledge is/are represented in this moment? Explain thoroughly. (This is for us to think deeply about what the children are thinking. You do not need to include this information in your final project, unless it helps make the learning visible.)
Introduce the moment
THE FACTS/OBSERVATION
Use this space to collect the facts (Just the Facts, Ma’am) from your data. Get as much of the language used by children and teachers as you can. Include MANY pictures. Connect pictures to facts.
Interpretations (Thinking) and Wonderings (Curriculum)
What are your interpretations of the play and your wonderings that might move the curriculum forward? List them out use italics to help keep them separate when you put your final presentation together.
Connections to NC Foundations for Early Learning and Development (NC FELD)
Use this space connect what you see in the children’s learning to NC FELD
Conclude the moment.