#  Education Prep Programs: What You Need to Know about Privacy and Classroom Video Recordings for Teacher Preparation 

 



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As educator preparation programs increasingly use classroom video for performance assessments, reflection, and licensure, this guidance document highlights the importance of protecting student and teacher privacy. It explains why video is valuable for candidate growth, outlines state and program requirements, and identifies essential steps to secure personal information. The document emphasizes parental consent, clear policies for video use and storage, and adherence to federal, state, and local privacy laws, while providing principles developed by a national task force to guide ethical use.

*This resource is part of the* [*Visibly Better*](https://prod-cepr.drupalsites.harvard.edu/visibly-better) *project, an initiative designed to create a vision for the future around the use of video for professional learning.*



 

 

 See also:- [ Practictioner Resource ](/resource-type/practictioner-resource)
- [ Privacy and Consent ](/visibly-better-tags/privacy-and-consent)
- [ Teacher ](/audience/teacher)
- [ Teacher Effectiveness ](/focus-areas/teacher-effectiveness)
- [ Visibly Better ](/projects/visibly-better)
- [ 2017 ](/year/2017)
- [ K12 ](/sector/k12)