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Assessment in Action: Using Data and Daily Observations to Support Responsive Teaching and Programming in Early Childhood
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST
Presented by Nicol Russell, Ed.D., Former Early Childhood Educator, Current Chief Academic Officer, Teaching Strategies
Sponsored by Teaching Strategies
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Purposeful, comprehensive assessment in early childhood education goes beyond documentation—it is a responsive practice that helps teachers see, support, and celebrate each child’s unique growth. In this edWebinar, Dr. Nicol Russell explores how observation-based and formative assessment practices can inform individualized teaching, strengthen partnerships with families, and promote continued growth for all children.
Viewers examine how to interpret data through a strengths-based lens and use it to guide daily interactions, curriculum decisions, and continuous program quality improvement—ensuring that every child’s story of learning is seen, valued, and acted upon. Viewers:
- Discover how responsive, observation-based assessment supports responsive teaching and individualized learning
- Identify when and how to use different types of assessment to inform instruction and program decisions
- Practice strategies for embedding assessment into play-based learning and relationship-based routines
This recorded edWebinar is of interest to PreK teachers, school leaders, and district leaders.
About the Presenter
Dr. Nicol Russell is the Chief Academic Officer for Teaching Strategies, where she oversees the development of effective implementation and change management solutions for school administrators and early childhood educators who leverage their groundbreaking products. Previously, Dr. Russell has worked as an early childhood teacher, school administrator, Head Start state collaboration director, and state-level administrator for the Arizona Department of Education. Her research interests include studying the implementation practices of early learning programs and considering ways to create more equitable opportunities for all children and educators. Dr. Russell holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in early childhood and early childhood special education and a Doctor of Education degree in Educational Leadership.
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Teaching Strategies is the leading provider of early childhood curriculum, assessment, professional development, and family engagement solutions. Its products, including the most widely used curriculum and assessment solutions, The Creative Curriculum® and GOLD®, are found in over 270,000 classrooms and more than 80 countries around the world and reach over 4 million children each year. A trusted partner and advocate for the early education community for 45 years, today Teaching Strategies connects teachers, children, and families to inspired teaching and learning experiences, insightful data, stronger family partnerships, and professional learning through the leading early learning platform and resources.
