Linking Standards and Observations with Play Session Facilitators: Daila Dávila-González

Linking Standards and Observations with Play
Session Facilitators: Daila Dávila-González & Heidi Given

Session Four

· Welcome and Introductions

· Opening Reflective Activity:

o An exercise in play

· The meaning of play

o Setting the Stage: Breaking down the elements of play

· Looking through the window of children’s play: Documentation as a form of assessment

o Presentation: Observing and documenting young children’s play and interactions

§ Small Group Activity –Video and Discussion

o From documentation to learning goals: linking standards to children’s everyday activities

§ Standards as learning goals

§ TS GOLD

§ Work Sampling

STRETCH BREAK: 5 min.

· Small Group Activity: Using data to improve the quality of learning goals Video and Discussion

o TS Gold – Using Objectives for Development and Learning

o Work Sampling – Using Functional Components & Areas of Learning

o State Standards – Using the MA Frameworks

· Questions and Reflections

· Evaluation and Wrap-Up