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

 



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This resource provides guidance for state policy makers who set requirements for teacher licensure and certification involving classroom video. It explains how video has become a standard tool in educator preparation—both for reflection and for performance assessments—and why securing personal information is essential. Developed by a national task force, the document offers principles to ensure student, teacher, and candidate privacy while clarifying acceptable and unacceptable uses of classroom video in state-mandated assessments.

*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)
- [ School/District Leader ](/audience/schooldistrict-leader)
- [ Teacher Effectiveness ](/focus-areas/teacher-effectiveness)
- [ Visibly Better ](/projects/visibly-better)
- [ 2016 ](/year/2016)
- [ K12 ](/sector/k12)