Authentic Assessment and Preschool Outcomes

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These videos are NOT extracted in any form from child assessment records but rather were produced by CDE for professional development activities.

Videos for Authentic Assessment and Preschool Outcomes

These clips were developed to be used in professional development activities to give early care and education providers an opportunity to practice observation and documentation skills.

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DEC Recommended Practices 2014

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Narrated by Mary McLean, the Chair of the DEC Recommended Practices Commission, this video offers an overview of the new DEC Recommended Practices. The Recommended Practices were produced through a collaboration of the Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children, the Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center, and the Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Education. Thanks to Results Matter at the Colorado Department of Education and the Desired Results access Project, funded by the California Department of Education's Special Education Division, for permission to use selected video clips. Produced by Larry Edelman.

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Child Outcomes Step by Step

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The U.S. Department of Education has adopted a set of three child outcomes. These outcomes address three areas of child functioning necessary for each child to be an active and successful participant at home, in the community, and in other places like a child care program or preschool.

Measuring progress on the outcomes helps Colorado meet federal reporting requirements for children with disabilities, state requirements for monitoring of student growth and provides a common measure to reflect results across different assessments, age groups, programs and even different state outcome data.

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What Is Authentic Assessment?

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Using Child Assessment Data to Achieve Positive Outcomes

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The Essential Role of Observation and Documentation

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Connecting Learning Opportunities

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The Benefits of Using Authentic Assessment in a Child Care Program

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The Results Matter Expansion Project Step By Step

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This video illustrates how the Colorado Department of Education’s Results Matter Expansion Project supported a child care center to begin using Teaching Strategies GOLD™. The director of the program and two teachers discuss and illustrate the transition process and the benefits for children, families, and teachers.

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