Effective Teaching

Strategies
Observation
PUrpose:
NAEYC Professionals should have the ability to compare and contrast the educational
learning and teaching strategies used in child care and public school settings. (NAEYC
Standard: 4b)

Directions:
You will contact a STAR 3 or 4 Early Care Facility for your observation placement. You
will spend eight hours in this placement, but only two hours will be spent on this specific
observation task.

1. Have a teacher at the center sign your attendance form (on D2L) documenting your
two hours spent at this placement.

2. PRIOR TO YOUR VISIT… read Table 9.1 from your textbook to identify the teaching
strategies you should observe today.

3. During your two hours (spent in one or two visits), choose a teacher in an early
childhood classroom. Watch and record the details of the teaching behaviors/
strategies you observed on the chart for effective teaching strategies (located in D2L
with these directions) Answer these questions specifically in a reflection:

•Which strategies did you see used most often?

•Which strategies were not used at all?

•Which strategies were combined together?

•Which strategies did you observe most effective

4. Place the typed observation in the “Effective Teaching”

Dropbox by the due date

5. Don’t forget to also complete ONE 15 minute snapshot

while you are at this placement
and drop it in the “15 Minute Snapshot” Dropbox by the
due date
 Observation

1. Which strategies did you see used most often?

The strategies I saw used most often were modeling/demonstrating and giving cues, help and
hints. The teacher modeled how to draw an “s” so the children knew how to do it.

2. Which strategies were not used at all?

I did not see the strategy of working collaboratively used while I was at my placement.

3. Which strategies were combined together?

Scaffolding and modeling/demonstrating were combined together. The teacher’s modeling was
part of the scaffolding used to help children do things they wouldn’t otherwise be able to do.

4.Which strategies did you observe most effective?

I believe the strategy that was most effective was modeling or acknowledging and encouraging.
The teacher I watched specifically did not do any acknowledging or encouraging which disappointed me
a little. Another teacher did use it, and it was very effective.
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Standard:4b)

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