EarlyEdU Approach
Coaching Companion Assignment Guide
In general, there are two types of assignments in Coaching Companion: those requiring a video for participants to view and those requiring participants to upload their own videos. EarlyEdU in-person courses will require you to set up the Coaching Companion assignments in your Coaching Companion Account. All EarlyEdU online courses come with Coaching Companion assignments as the in-person course already set up and configured into the LMS; in addition to the pre-programmed assignments, you can add additional Coaching Companion assignments to your online course.
Coaching Companion Instructor Upload
The following assignments described here require instructors to upload video. This is facilitated by direct access to the Media Library in the Coaching Companion.
| Assignment Type | Relationship | Comments | Suggestions for use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reflection
This assignment type allows instructors to upload a video and then have participants reflect on the action. |
1:1 | Participant | Promotes observation and comment on practices of others.
Can be used to promote objective observation of child development and/or teacher practices. |
| Play by Play: Instructor Upload
This assignment type allows instructors to upload a video, and the participant can then tag the videos with the specified teaching interactions. |
1:1 | Instructor/ Participant | Allows participants to demonstrate their ability to accurately identify specific teaching practices and to engage in targeted conversation with instructor. |
| Community Play by Play
This assignment type allows instructors to upload a video and then have participants reflect on the action using Play-by-Play within Community of Reflection and Practice (CORP) groups. |
Group | All | |
| Community Reflection
This assignment type allows the instructor to create Community of Reflection and Practice (CORP) and upload videos for groups of participants to identify, discuss, and analyze authentic problems of practice. Allows practice of feedback skills and development of professionalism. |
Group | All | Provides opportunity to observe, learn from observation, and practice providing feedback that is respectful and productive. |
Coaching Companion Student Upload
The following assignments require participants to upload video. They are ordered in how much emotional risk they may require.
| Assignment Type | Relationship | Comments | Suggestions for use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline
This assignment allows the participant to capture themselves interacting with one or more young learners and is filmed at the beginning of the quarter / course / program. This baseline video allows participants to re-watch and reflect as they learn new strategies and skills. |
1:1 | Instructor | Beginning of quarter/course of study instructor assessment of participant practices.
End of quarter/course assessment of change in participant practices. Use same baseline across courses. |
| Upload and Reflection
This assignment type allows participants to upload a video and provide a brief annotation/commentary. The instructor may also comment on this video allowing for a back-and-forth conversation around practices. |
1:1 | Instructor/ Participant | Promote participant observation and written reflection on practice.
Can be used at beginning/end of quarter in place of “baseline” if participant reflection on beginning and end of quarter practices is desired. Note: Encourage participants to view their video, then write their reflection. |
| Play by Play: Participant upload
This assignment type allows participants to upload a video, and the instructor to use Play by Play to tag interaction categories with additional comments. |
1:1 | Instructor/ Participant | Allows analysis of participant practices by instructor to highlight when (and how) participants are implementing practices. |
| Community Reflection
This assignment type allows the instructor to create Community of Reflection and Practice (CORP) groups of participants to upload their own videos, watch their CORP group videos and comment on CORP member videos. |
Group | All | Provides opportunity to observe, learn from, and provide feedback to peers.
Need to set up expectations of online participant-to-participant interactions to ensure all feedback is respectful and productive. |