Introduction to Your Classroom Community - Teachers are asked to show how they structure their time, establish rules and routines, and organize space and materials in ways that promote children's social development, mutual respect and emerging independence. Teachers submit a written commentary and an accompanying videotape that highlights their interaction with children. Engaging Children in Science Learning - Teachers are asked to feature a learning experience that engages children in the investigation of a science concept. Central to teachers' written responses is a detailed examination of a learning experience they videotape. They are also asked to describe how this learning experience is embedded within an ongoing series of activities designed to promote children's understanding of science concepts and processes.
Teachers submit a videotape and a written commentary.
Examining a Child's Literacy Development - Teachers are asked to present the ways in which they foster literacy development in their classroom. They are also asked to analyze selected work samples from one child and discuss the steps they would take to support the featured child's literacy development. Teachers submit a written commentary and the work samples from the selected child. I - Teachers submit descriptions and documentation of those activities and accomplishments that illustrate their commitment to their students' families and the communities of their students. In addition, teachers are asked to compose a brief interpretive summary related to these accomplishments.