SETTING UP SYSTEMS FOR A YEAR OF DOCUMENTATION

Tuesday, September 15th 5:00-6:00pm

Documentation is a dynamic process of listening, observing, analyzing to make learning visible. It is an ongoing journey that is developed over time with practice and thoughtful systems. Andrew Hauner will share how everyday systems for observation, note-taking, and data collection lead to a reflective and research-based approach. If you are new to documenting or are working on finding ways to build it into your practice this is a great opportunity to integrate systems that can carry you throughout the year. 

Bio

BIO: Andrew Hauner, M.F.A., is an early childhood educator and artist–researcher. He is a head teacher at the Reggio-inspired Beginnings Nursery School. He has worked with children and families across educational contexts in NYC, including Brooklyn Public Library, Brooklyn Children’s Museum, Imani House, Blue School, and P.S. 10K. His arts-based research into creativity and education has been exhibited internationally. He has presented on artist biofiction in children’s picture books at College Art Association and early intercorporeality at New York City’s Art of Play and Wonderment Conference. Hauner’s recent articles are “Artistic Research as Citational Practice” (Acta Academiae Artium Vilnensis) & “Creative Documentation: Making My Research Lens Visible” (Innovations in Early Education: The International Reggio Emilia Exchange). His forthcoming work is a chapter entitled “There is No Arts-Based Research Without Arts-Based Learning” to be featured in a volume addressing the interplay between creative practice and pedagogical practice (Vernon Press, 2026). He is interested in the Reggio Emilia approach as a way of seeing, challenging, and leveraging his teacher subjectivity and cultural lens.