Active Supervision Self-Assessment

Management Safe Environments Lesson 3 Apply Active Supervision Self-Assessment Program Tool	WWW.VIRTUALLABSCHOOL.ORG ACTIVITY ID: 18196 Name Certifier Date
Provide this self-assessment to direct care staff and have them reflect on their supervision practices. Use their responses to think about how you might strengthen program-wide use of active supervision strategies. Key: R = Rarely S = Sometimes A = Always Perform regular headcounts R S A Position myself so that I can always see all the children in my care R S A Scan playgrounds to assess for risks R S A Stay moving around spaces where children are playing and learning R S A Collaborate with other staff members to ensure adequate supervision for all children R S A Use my mobile device when supervising children R S A Chat with other staff members when supervising children R S A Anticipate unsafe behaviors and intervene before someone gets hurt R S A Engage and support children with potential unsafe tasks and transitions R S A Rearrange learning spaces to address safety hazards R S A Prepare materials ahead of time to stay engaged with supervising children R S A If you marked any of these with “sometimes,” or “rarely,” what steps might you take to improve your supervision practices in those areas? What kind of support would help you in developing and using more active supervision strategies?

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ACTIVITY ID: 18196

Name

Certifier

Date

Provide this self-assessment to direct care staff and have them reflect on their supervision practices. Use their responses to think about how you might strengthen program-wide use of active supervision strategies.

Key: R = Rarely S = Sometimes A = Always

Perform regular headcounts
R
S
A
Position myself so that I can always see all the children in my care
R
S
A
Scan playgrounds to assess for risks
R
S
A
Stay moving around spaces where children are playing and learning
R
S
A
Collaborate with other staff members to ensure adequate supervision for all children
R
S
A
Use my mobile device when supervising children
R
S
A
Chat with other staff members when supervising children
R
S
A
Anticipate unsafe behaviors and intervene before someone gets hurt
R
S
A
Engage and support children with potential unsafe tasks and transitions
R
S
A
Rearrange learning spaces to address safety hazards
R
S
A
Prepare materials ahead of time to stay engaged with supervising children
R
S
A

If you marked any of these with “sometimes,” or “rarely,” what steps might you take to improve your supervision practices in those areas?
What kind of support would help you in developing and using more active supervision strategies?