Child Assessment: The Essentials of Individualizing
Participants will learn how to recognize what each child in their classroom needs to reach their full potential. Explore the principles of child assessment, the role of observation, and techniques for collecting anecdotal notes. Participants will have the opportunity to survey a variety of assessment tools and will reinforce how to link assessment results to planning for each child as an individual. This is a 4-hour course worth 0.4 CEU's.
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Participants will learn how to recognize what each child in their classroom needs to reach their full potential. Explore the principles of child assessment, the role of observation, and techniques for collecting anecdotal notes. Participants will have the opportunity to survey a variety of assessment tools and will reinforce how to link assessment results to planning for each child as an individual. This is a 4-hour course worth 0.4 CEU's.
This course can be utilized to meet the training requirements to earn or renew your Child Development Associate (CDA) credential. Course content is aligned with the CDA Subject Area 7: Observing and recording children’s behavior.
Assessment
Approved for 0.4 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) in all 50 states.
This course is approved for CEUs in every state. It is also approved for state training hours in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Virginia.
All teachers and administrators of children birth to age 5.
"This course was a great reminder to not only be attentive to the children individually, but to also observe them individually with growth in mind...to always have on the lens of embracing where a child is and at the same time encouraging growth."
-Christa H., TN, 2021