Online Videos for Educators

Sustained Shared Thinking

This professional learning example shows how one Prep teacher priorities sustained shared thinking to support learning in her Prep classroom.

by QCCA Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority

(Creative Commons Attribution Licence)

Extending Children's Ideas

This is the first in a series of four videos with examples of intentional teaching strategies in an indoor play environment. Further resources including reflection questions and transcripts can be found on the Queensland Studies Authority website at www.qsa.qld.edu.au/20413.html

by QldStudies Authority

Discovering - Sustained Shared Conversation

This vignette shows four-year-olds in a group setting examining and having a rich conversation with an educator about birdseed.

It shows what and how children are learning and the educator’s roles and contribution to the learning.

It can help you reflect on your practice and take action that will lead to improved ways of supporting children’s learning.

by ECA Learning Hub

Documentation in the Early Years

Documenting how children are learning is an important activity for early childhood professionals to engage in on a regular basis. Two preschool teachers and one toddler teacher describe the various ways they document as well as how they use documentation to help achieve different goals.

When adults engage in a variety of documentation practices, it can help them to assess learning, reflect on and adjust their teaching practices, support children to revisit their own learning, communicate with families, and advocate for their programme.

By EarlyChildhoodVideos

Authentic Child Assessment

Authentic child assessment practices include methods and strategies for identifying the contextual and adult behavior that promote a child’s participation and learning in everyday activities.

The assessment practices involve observing children’s engagement in everyday activities, the learning opportunities that occur in the activities, child strengths and abilities displayed in the activities, and the adult behavior that can support child participation and learning in the activities.

By Puckett Institute

Observation, Screening, Assessment, and Documentation

This video addresses “Observation,” “Screening and Referral,” “Assessment,” “Documentation,” and “Interpretation, Planning, and Implementation.”

By ECE CompSAT

Importance of Play

Rowan Professor Karen Hutchison talks about the importance of play for young children.

By Rowan University

How to get into Play-Based Learning - What is Play?

In this video, explore the characteristics of play, and some common misconceptions about a play-based classroom. What do play and scientific experimentation have in common? Watch and find out!

By OntarioScienceCentre

How to get into Play-Based Learning - Small steps to a Playful Classroom

In this video, learn how to scaffold playfulness in your classroom, and explore Grade 1 learning opportunities linked to Daily and Seasonal Changes.

By OntarioScienceCentre

How to get into Play-Based Learning - A Playful Classroom Environment

In this video, learn how to create a classroom environment conducive to play, and explore Grade 2 learning opportunities linked to air, water, solids and liquids.

By OntarioScienceCentre

How to get into Play-Based Learning - Assessment in a Playful Classroom

In this video, learn how to document and assess student learning, and explore Grade 3 learning opportunities linked to Soils in the Environment.

By OntarioScienceCentre

The Role of Play in the Overly-Academic Classroom

Play is being banished from kindergarten classrooms across the U.S. Learn how this impacts on the children. Note that Children in a Grade 1 class mentioned in the video are 6-7 years old.

By KABOOM!