Planning for Play: Observation and Assessment

by Audrey Rowland MS, MBA

Effective teachers must conduct observations and assess a child's skills and knowledge to individualize learning and guide development. Finding time to observe, document, and assess can seem overwhelming. In this session, we review the fundamentals of observation and discuss practical solutions to getting it done in a busy classroom.

What's included?

  • PowerPoint Presentation
  • Course Activities
  • Downloadable Resources
  • Certificate of Completion

Learning Objectives

  1. Review the fundamentals of Emergent and Play based learning
  2. Practice observation and planning 
  3. Document learning

Course Requirement

This course provides 3  hours of professional development for early childhood educators.

Participants are required to view the complete virtual training and complete the activities. Participants must receive a score of 80% or higher to receive credit for this course.  

Course certificates are emailed upon successful completion of the full training and quiz.

Meet the instructor

Audrey Rowland

Audrey Rowland has over 20 years of experience as an early childhood professional. Drawing from her expertise as a teacher and administrator, Audrey creates resources and provides professional development for early educators, administrators, parents, and policy-makers. She founded Green Space Learning, providing early childhood professional development for educators and creating play-based indoor and outdoor learning environments for early childhood programs. An engaging speaker and trainer, Audrey translates information into application. Audrey earned a MS from the University of North Texas in Child Development and Family Studies and a MBA from Texas Woman’s University. She is a Master Trainer with the Texas Early Childhood Professional Development System (#1743).
Patrick Jones - Course author