Power of Documentation: Making Learning & Teaching Process Visible

When / Where

10 Sep 2026 – 11 Sep 2026
9:00 am – 4:00 pm Asia/Dubai

Pedagogical documentation is a fundamental working tool and strategy for teachers, seeking to make visible and understand what takes place during pedagogical work, how much, and what, children know and can do. The crux of documentation is to make the learning and teaching process visible. In other words, it highlights how the children planned, carried out, and completed their work and the subtle way teachers facilitated learning. This two part workshop invites participation from individuals with experience and/or interest in the Reggio Emilia approach from preschool and early primary years. The workshop is designed to increase participants’ knowledge, skill and confidence level in documenting and using documentation to improve the learning and teaching process.

Objectives
Participants will be able to:

  • Understand the cycle of inquiry
  • Increase participants’ knowledge the documentation process
  • Documentation as an authentic assessment

Outline 
Day 1: Improving and making the teaching process

  • Reflect on their personal journey and teaching practices with the lens of a teacher as a researcher and documenter of learning.
  • The role of teacher during documentation
  • Examine ways teachers can make systematic observations and documentation as a vehicle to assess each child’s achievements, interests and learning styles.
  • Explore how quality documentation of children’s work and ideas contributes to the quality of an early childhood program in many ways including making learning and the teaching process visible.
  • Reflections

Day 2: Making children’s learning process visible

  • Build on the knowledge, skill, practical strategies and confidence gained to develop strategies on how to implement the documentation in their setting.
  • Imagineering session:
    • Experience a visual tour of teacher and children’s explorations projects and investigations
    • Quality documentation of children’s work and ideas contributes to the quality of an early childhood program in many ways
    • Benefits of documentation
  • Shaking up your system of assessment – What? How? When? Where?
  • Reflections

Methodology
This workshop will offer varieties of opportunities for experiential and collaborative learning. Participants will have the opportunity and are expected to be active participants in the discussion, both within the small and large group formats; reflecting on their own journey and learning in a supportive environment that allow them to gain practical knowledge that can be applied to teaching practices.

Target Audience
Teachers, early childhood educators, curriculum coordinator, parent educator and administrators of children aged 0 to 8 years.

Fees
1 person: USD972.00/person
2 to 4 person: USD827.00/person
5 person & more: USD672.00/person

Venue
UAE, Dubai (exact location to be advised)
Visa Requirements on Entering Dubai

Other Details
Duration: 2 days, 12 hours
Closing Date: 1 Jul 2026

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