ITI CORNER
What Children Do
Reason
Represent
Think
Build
Draw and paint
Adopt the perspective of someone
else (e.g., in role play)
Compare
Collaborate with peers
Predict
Investigate and experiment
Draw conclusions
Create roles and scenarios
Tell stories in role
Negotiate plans and roles with peers
Test theories
Self-regulate
Try out new ideas (innovate)
Propose what to do or how to do it
(take initiative)
What Educators Do
Observe
Assess
Listen
Think aloud
Write
Share ideas
Determine goals
Ask questions
Plan and coordinate
Inquire
Reflect on documentation
Clarify ideas
Evaluate ideas, rethink
Negotiate
Document learning
Wonder aloud
Collaborate
Make connections
Read
Imagine
Interpret
Problem solve
Think
Extend and challenge children’s
thinking and learning
Document
Support children’s self-regulation
Provide what’s needed to provoke
and support learning – time, space,
opportunity, materials
Notice and name the learning
Determine next steps for learning
Respond
Create a safe, inclusive learning
environment that functions as a
“third educator”
Support children’s sense of
belonging and contributing
Model
What children and educators do to co-construct learning
Make Learning Visible
Ensuring that the learning that is happening in the classroom
is documented, organized and displayed in such a way as to
to be easily accessed and understood by children, parents
and teachers is essential to the leaning process. Like most
things in a high functioning ECE classroom, children must be
co-creators of this visible learning.
Portfolios
Taking photos, videos and physical examples of children’s
work and displaying it in such a way that tells a story about
learning is great way to start. With a little encouragement,
children will tell you what they are thinking, and demonstrate
what they know. They will happily caption their work,
talk about photos and videos featuring themselves and
their friends, and even explain processes that they have
completed. This serves to both demonstrate the learning
that they have accomplished and can give educators a lot of
ideas about where to go next and how they can challenge
the children during the next learning cycle.
Mind Maps
Mind Maps are a great way to visually track learning, and see
the connections between play and learning. Mind maps can
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