Description

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The what, the why, and the how of pedagogical documentation

What does your classroom say about the children's ideas, inquiries, learning, and play? An inspiring step-by-step guide to documenting children's ideas, questions, play, and learning in a way that enhances teachers' thinking and understanding at the same time, Pedagogical Documentation in Early Childhood will help you answer those questions and create documentation that tells the story of children's exploration.

This practical guide provides rich ideas, useful references, beautiful visuals, and the framework to get you started, as well as ideas for developing the documentation habit, design tips, and tools for communicating the curriculum and children's experiences to families and others. Each chapter concludes with an invitation to explore, which offers you a starting point if you are new to pedagogical documentation, or a pathway to deeper reflection if you are already practicing it.

The book has been revised and expanded for the second edition, including material on:

• Digital documentation.
• Documentation of infants and non-verbal children.
• Using documentation as a "thread" to follow the unfolding inquiries of children, including the use of sketch notebooks.
• Including the teacher's voice, as well as the children's, and the role of teacher's curiosity.
• Bringing forward new thinking from the educators in Reggio Emilia.
• Leveraging pedagogical narration as a form of teacher-growth.

About the Author

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Susan Stacey has worked in the field of early childhood for over 35 years, as an early childhood educator, director, and practicum advisor. She obtained her Master's degree at Pacific Oaks College, Pasadena, California. Stacey frequently presents across North America about emergent curriculum, reflective and responsive practices, inquiry, documentation, and the role of the arts in ECE. She teaches adult ECE students at the N.S. College of Early Childhood Education, and belongs to several professional organizations such as NAEYC and the Canadian Childcare Federation. Stacey has presented frequently at NAEYC conferences, and has been published in Young Children, Young Exceptional Children, and Exchange. Her books with Redleaf include Emergent Curriculum in Early Childhood Settings, The Unscripted Classroom, and Pedagogical Documentation in Early Childhood.