The Desired Results access Project, a part of the Desired Results System accountability initiative from the California Department of Education to assist its Special Education Division, has launched a digital video initiative to help practitioners enhance their practices and achieve better outcomes for young children and their families.
Video can be a valuable tool for early care and education practitioners to use for their professional development related to many aspects for programming like documenting child progress, evaluation, assessment, coaching, consultation, reflective practice, reflective supervision, family education, and staff training. In the first year of the digital video initiative, the Desired Results Access collaborated with teachers from the Los Angeles Unified School District to create videos illustrating a variety of ways for practitioners to develop their practices.
More video clips will be added over time, but the following videos are already available for downloading and viewing:
- Inclusion and Joy–Two preschool teachers discuss and illustrate the importance of joy for children and teachers and its relationship to early childhood inclusion.
- Using Video to Support Inclusion and Collaboration with Families–Head Start staff illustrates ways that video can enhance collaboration with families and support inclusion.
- A Proud Moment for Carlos–Head Start staff shares a story of how the use of video helped support Carlos’ self-esteem, improve his ability to play with other children, and provide family education.
- Time for Oliver–Shows how staff at an early education center used video to support a young boy’s joy of learning and transition between activities. The team uses video for documentation, assessment, reflective practice, family education and support, and the development of Individualized Education Programs.
For additional resources related to the Desired Results System, visit the Desired Results Training and Technical Assistance Project website which includes Head Start-specific resources like tips for teachers, activities and practices for working with dual language learners, alignment, and more.
