“The Habit of Kidwatching” by Timothy O’Keefe is an
informational article that clarified for me what kidwatching is all about. The author talks about his former copious
efforts at anecdotal note-taking in which he had disjointed files on every
child, and that amassing this huge amount of data did not take him in the
direction of really getting to know each child’s learning processes. He has since engaged in “kidwatching” as clarified
by Carolyn Burke. This article not only
defines kidatching but also suggests simple and fundamental ways to effective
anecdotal note-taking. O’Keefe then goes
on to describe coaching as the most significant teaching and evaluation
tool. I do see how I can implement
anecdotal note-taking through kidwatching in my classroom.
I agree about the implementation of anecdotal note-taking through kid-watching. I think as a grade level, we should compare what we are seeing with our students. This will give a good insight of what most students are missing out when they are reading independently.
ReplyDeleteSpiller I hope you will see great things about your students as you continue your Kidwatching observations. I also think Jordan has a good idea about comparing notes!
ReplyDelete