Using Data to Celebrate
Emily Erwin: I think it's ... I mean, we share this with our parents that we really think it's a real privilege that we get to help their children grow and learn, and it's really amazing to see ...
Sonia Holloman: The progress that they make.
Emily: ... from where they were just, even just a few months ago to now, and all the new things they're doing.
Sonia: You forget—you forget how quickly they progress and you forget where—where we started so it's fun to go back and reread some of the data that we've taken before and everything [Laughing] and we're going, "Oh my gosh! I remember when ..." [Laughing]
Emily: Or even thinking where we were at the beginning of the year, I mean, with, you know, just the way that we taught and interacted with the children, and where they are now, and our routines and how ...
Sonia: We learn as much as they do.
Emily: Yes. They teach us things every day.
Sonia: They do. They teach us every day. It helps us grow as teachers. It really does.
Linda Chui: We're really doing this for our families, especially our children. And I know that there's a lot of challenges with the paperwork. I think for us to really hang in here is really to remember why we're here. It's really for our children and our families. And that's the reason why we have so much documentation because we want to make sure that we are heading the right direction.
View this video to learn ways educators share how they use data to celebrate their work in early childhood programs. This video is part of the Ongoing Child Assessment to Support Learning module, one of several EarlyEdU Alliance Higher Education Learning Modules.
