As we've learned in our resources this week, focused observations can be a powerful tool for teaching and learning in the early childhood classroom, but only if conducted well and used wisely. You're going to practice skills in this area now. Take a look at this video: Toddler watches garbage truck

Note: You'll need to watch more than once.

Instructions:

• Provide an objective and detailed account of what you saw and heard. Include the exact language of the participants. Submit the observation as your initial post.
• Provide a critique to two peers' observations. In your responses to their work, respectfully comment on whether they met the observation criteria below:
  • Was the observation vividly detailed?
  • Was the observation objective?
  • Did the observation capture the exact language of the participants?
  • Was the observation clear, organized and free of writing errors for the most part?
• Be descriptive when you answer the questions--include more than just a "yes" or "no". Provide examples to support what you're saying.