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Rebecca Swartz, Early Learning Specialist
Early Care and Parenting Collaborative
Engaging Early
Childhood Educators in
Reflective Dialogue
During Online Learning
Who is learning with us today?
What brought you to the session?
What are you hoping to learn?
Use high-quality
prompts
Structure the
reflective process
Provide meaningful
feedback
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
Where do you begin?
Resources
Search Box
Target Audience
Popular
Resources
Graphic Tip Sheets
Videos
• Benchmark
• Parenting
• Guidelines
http://illinoisearlylearning.org/videos/tower.htm
Early Intervention Resources
•Resources from the Early
Intervention Clearinghouse
•Lending Library
•EI Notes
•Resource Guides
eiclearinghouse.org
E.I. Notes – tip sheets
written for parents
Available in English &
Spanish
eiclearinghouse.org
Resource Guides
• Topic-based guides
to EI Clearinghouse
library and the Web
• Books, DVDs,
articles, & Web
resources
• Guide to Spanish-
Language materials
eiclearinghouse.org
• Emphasize the process of observation
• Explore biases that interfere with observation
• Provide structured formats for responses
• Share examples that demonstrate how to meet
expectations
• 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.
•
• 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?
Problem Solve
Empathize
Amplify/Soften
Reframe
Consider what feedback
would be most meaningful to
student in a particular
situation.
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
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.
Ideas?
Plans?
Questions?
Wonderings?
What do you need to read and learn more
about?
Please explore and share our
resources!
• Eiclearinghouse.org
• Illinoisearlylearning.org
• Read our e-newsletters!
• Follow us on
• Contact Rebecca at
rswartz@illinois.edu

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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?
  • 3.
  • 4.
  • 5.
  • 6. Use high-quality prompts Structure the reflective process Provide meaningful feedback
  • 7.
  • 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
  • 11.
  • 13. Videos • Benchmark • Parenting • Guidelines http://illinoisearlylearning.org/videos/tower.htm
  • 14.
  • 15. Early Intervention Resources •Resources from the Early Intervention Clearinghouse •Lending Library •EI Notes •Resource Guides
  • 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. • • 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?
  • 21. Problem Solve Empathize Amplify/Soften Reframe Consider what feedback would be most meaningful to student in a particular situation.
  • 22.
  • 23.
  • 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.
  • 26. Ideas? Plans? Questions? Wonderings? What do you need to read and learn more about?
  • 27. Please explore and share our resources! • Eiclearinghouse.org • Illinoisearlylearning.org • Read our e-newsletters! • Follow us on • Contact Rebecca at rswartz@illinois.edu