Journeys

Pedagogical narration is a way of recording ordinary moments of children's play through photos, video, or transcription. Inspired by Reggio Emilia's call to look at documentation as a valuable tool for making learning more visible, pedagogical narration offers an opportunity to move beyond checklists and quick answers to a more complex understanding of how children learn through play, and how teachers might facilitate and support that learning in innovative ways. Many early childhood educators are familiar with pedagogical narration, but are less clear on how to integrate it into their teaching or practice. This book is designed to help instructors do just that, and to inspire them and their students with new ideas. The book includes both a rationale for the need to critically reflect on early-years education and an outline of the process for doing pedagogical narration in the classroom. It includes stories the authors have collected and discussions of how to use these stories to render a more complex understanding of how children learn. The goal of this cutting-edge work is to create possibilities for alternative childhood pedagogies and to revitalize early childhood education and practice.