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Child-Centered Classroom Assessment and Interview Form

 

Name and Type of Program:                                          

 

Ages of Children Served: 

 

Before you begin, thank the professional and provide a brief overview of your assignment. 

 

Part 1:  Observation

 

For each of the following factors, indicate supporting evidence in the right-hand column. If absent, please indicate. Add the two factors you have chosen at the bottom of the chart.

 

Note: If you do not see any of the factors below, make a note to ask the teacher in your interview about whether they are a part of the program.

 

Factor	Evidence
Learning experiences encourage creative self-expression       Â
Children have choices with regard to activities in which they engage
Learning materials are relevant to children’s life experiences (open-ended but purposeful)	Â
Time is provided for children to initiate and take part in activities	Â
Teaching and learning experiences are integrated rather than blocks of time separated subject by subject/content area by content area (literacy, math, social studies, science as separate entities)	Â
Open-ended opportunities for creative exploration are provided         Â	Â
Learning centers are well organized and filled with objects based on children’s interests           Â	Â
Learning centers provide a broad range of activities to accommodate varying interests and levels of development           Â	Â
Multi-level activities to accommodate children’s varying abilities are provided           Â	Â
Opportunities to create and experiment abound           Â	Â
Schedules and child-created lists promote self-regulation           Â	Â
Provided materials  complement and extend classroom activities           Â	Â
There are opportunities to explore and document nature           Â	Â
Children are engaged in both free and directed play and/or exploration           Â	Â
[The additional factor that you have chosen to observe]         Â	Â
[The additional factor that you have chosen to observe]         Â	Â

 

Part 2: Questions for the Professional

 

Professional’s Role in Program:

 

 

Interview Questions:

1.     What does the term child-centered mean to you?

 

 

 

 

2.     What strategies do you use to get to know children’s interests and support children’s engagement and learning in your environment?

 

 

 

 

3.     What roles do discovery, exploration, and building on children’s interests have in your curriculum?

 

 

 

 

4.     What do you see as the role of play and exploration in early childhood classrooms?

 

 

 

 

5.     What do you see as potential challenges, if any, associated with implementing curriculum based on children’s individual interests?

 

 

 

 

Is there anything else you would like to share with regard to the ways in which you effectively foster healthy development and learning that meet the strengths and needs of every child in your setting?

Note the requirements for the reflection:

·         Begin with the title page.

·         Include the observation template

·         In the Reflection I suggest using sub-heading to ensure you address each question of the assignment:

·         Observation Overview

• Give a brief overview of the observation and interview experience

·         Learned From Observation

• Describe the ways in which what you learned from your observation and interview reflected and/or contradicted what you have learned about effective programs and practice with regard to child-centered curriculum and play/discovery learning.

·         Program Effectiveness

• Based on your assessment of the program's effectiveness, what practices do you feel should be continued? Be sure to share your rationale for these choices.

·         Suggestions for Improvements

• What additional suggestions for additions or enhancements would you make? These is always room for improvement in every program.  Be sure to give the rationales for these suggestions?

·         When answering these four questions above, be sure to give examples from the observation AND use supportive information from our readings and videos. EVERY paragraph should have ideas and refer to key instructional points from our readings. Each paragraph should also have a cite.

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·         Be sure the reflection is at least 1 ½ pages long. This is the minimum to show critical thinking.

 

 

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