Faculty Profile prashantha K EEE dept Sri Sairam college of Engineering
Engaging Early Childhood Educators in Reflective Dialouge During Online Learning
1. Rebecca Swartz, Early Learning Specialist
Early Care and Parenting Collaborative
Engaging Early
Childhood Educators in
Reflective Dialogue
During Online Learning
2. Who is learning with us today?
What brought you to the session?
What are you hoping to learn?
8. IEL Project
• Funded by the Illinois State Board of
Education
• Support teachers and families of young
children
• Focus on Illinois, but have an international
audience
9.
10. Where do you begin?
Resources
Search Box
Target Audience
Popular
Resources
17. E.I. Notes – tip sheets
written for parents
Available in English &
Spanish
eiclearinghouse.org
18. Resource Guides
• Topic-based guides
to EI Clearinghouse
library and the Web
• Books, DVDs,
articles, & Web
resources
• Guide to Spanish-
Language materials
eiclearinghouse.org
19. • Emphasize the process of observation
• Explore biases that interfere with observation
• Provide structured formats for responses
• Share examples that demonstrate how to meet
expectations
20. • Observation: “Zoom in” on one child. Tell a “story” in detail.
• Interpretation: Make sense of the story…Provide an
explanation of what you think the child’s behavior,
communication, and actions mean. Make a connection to the
IELGs.
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• Reflection on Teaching Practices: What might you do as a
teacher to continue to support this particular child in this
developmental area? Zoom out… What have you seen in the
classroom that promotes or hinders the child’s development or
learning?
24. Problem Solve: Help develop concrete ways to address the situation
Empathize: Show understanding of the situation and emotions around it
Amplify/Soften:reinforce positive thoughts and acknowledge, validate, but
redirect negative thoughts to positive messages
Reframe: take a challenging situation and find a new way of looking at it
25. 1. Read the student work
2. Respond and Promote Reflection- Share a PEAR.
Which type of feedback would be most meaningful?
3. Write ideas for sample feedback
4. We will come back together and share our thoughts.