Coaching an Instructional Leader
High Quality Environments
Virtual Classroom Tour
In the video Let’s Take a Virtual Classroom Tour (3:54), the educator provides insights into the key elements of an early learning environment. Throughout the tour, she showcases the arrangement of materials and more.
Space
In the video Using Your Space to Design Your Environment (3:45), a detailed exploration of classroom setups is presented.
Materials
In the video Enhancing Quality Through Interactions with Materials (0:39), a focused exploration of material interactions is presented. The discussion highlights key factors contributing to quality interactions, emphasizing thoughtful material choices and their impact on children’s learning experiences.
Health, Safety, Supervision
In the video Routine Conversations at a Family Childcare (5:17), the focus is on promoting health, safety, and supervision practices within childcare settings. The educator demonstrates how routine conversations during daily activities, such as applying sunscreen, serve as opportunities to reinforce important concepts related to health.
Schedules, Transitions
In the video What are visual cues and strategies used in the classroom? (0:43) and the video Transiciones-Cuenta Regressiva/Transitions-Countdown (1:27), the focus is on enhancing quality through effective scheduling and smooth transitions. The discussion centers on techniques and visual cues employed in classrooms to facilitate transitions between activities.
Cite these videos:
Cultivate Learning (Producer). (2022). Enhancing Quality Through Interactions with Materials. University of Washington [Video File]
Cultivate Learning (Producer). (2022). Using Your Space to Design Your Environment. University of Washington [Video File]
Cultivate Learning (Producer). (2022). Enhancing Quality Through Interactions with Materials. University of Washington [Video File]
Cultivate Learning (Producer). (2022).Routine Conversations at a Family Childcare. University of Washington [Video File]
Cultivate Learning (Producer). (2022). What are visual cues and strategies used in the classroom?. University of Washington [Video File]
Cultivate Learning (Producer). (2022). Transiciones-Cuenta Regressiva. University of Washington [Video File]