Modified Observation Assignment
For Students Unable to Observe in a School due to COV-19 Restrictions, the 20 Hours are via Video Assignment
1. Select 20 videos that are 30-60 minutes. The videos can be obtained via library resources, educational multi-media sites, YouTube, etc. Five videos are to be selected in each of the areas that follow:
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• Physical Environment
• Curriculum
• Adult-child Interactions
• Parent or Community Involvement in the Classroom
An Example Using Videos Less than 30 minutes:
https://highqualityearlylearning.org/
o “The High Quality Early Learning Project conducts and communicates research about teaching that supports effective learning for young children and their families.”
o https://www.engageny.org/video-library/
Using this site, you would need to choose three videos per hour needed to satisfy the observation requirement to view. Select videos from the Pre-K, Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, 3rd Grade, or 4th Grade categories. Note: Select the videos from the same category for each hour needed to satisfy the observation assignment.
2. Write a summary report of each video using the prompts that follow and compile (see sample below) in one document entitled, The Observation Assignment document:
• Write the name of the video and author (if indicated) and URL.
• Write one to three sentences summarizing the video.
• Who do you think is the intended audience?
• How do you think the creator wanted the audience to respond? List evidence from the video and your knowledge about who made it that led you to your conclusion.
REMEMBER: This is a 20-hour observation. Therefore, you should have a great deal of information to select for your paper.
