ABSTRACT

This chapter focuses on the practice of pedagogical documentation by two teachers bringing their first- and second-grade children "Out and About" in their local place in Australia, seeking to understand learning within the relationship children develop with the more-than-human. The tensions, ponderings, and epiphanies of teachers and researcher are shared describing the process of pedagogical documentation, while participating in a research project focused on relations with place and the more-than-human. The chapter presents the collaborative voice that was generated in reciprocal conversations provoked by a consideration of place in the process of pedagogical documentation. The roots of pedagogical documentation are political, confronting the fascist discourse prevalent in Italy following World War II by promoting "tolerance and respect, experiential learning, relationships and a myriad of ways to discover the world". Pedagogical documentation is visible listening as it creates a way to revisit experiences, inspiring and expanding questions, theories, and processes.