Summary

The strategies in this course (video analysis, collaborative learning, formative feedback) are designed to activate the practice-based approach of using the Intentional Teaching Framework, which is firmly grounded in principles of adult learning.

There's quite a bit of discussion about professionalizing the field of early childhood, and one of the central components of being a professional is having others to talk to about your practice, and to get feedback on your practice from your peers. The Competency-Based Educator Development Model is now part of your toolbox to support this.

Just to summarize the pedagogical strategies offered in this course:

We begin with video analysis to help improve the reliability of observation skills and to establish the relevance of the work that is happening in the field with actual teachers, children, and families.

We continue with collaborative learning in the context of small groups — Communities of Reflection and Practice — where we work with our peers to share reflections, analysis, and feedback around authentic problems of practice.

We follow with formative feedback that the instructor uses and that the students learn how to effectively use with one another on videos of their own practice, videos of others' practice, and exemplar videos to really learn how to provide the individualized feedback that helps to change practice.

The Competency-Based Educator Development Model