The role of a seasoned early childhood professional who has been hired by the local chamber

  Take on the role of a seasoned early childhood professional who has been hired by the local chamber of commerce to prepare a presentation for the families in your community about effective early childhood programs and practices in your local area. Before submitting your Assessment, carefully review the rubric. This is the same rubric the assessor will use to evaluate your submission and it provides detailed criteria describing how to achieve or master the Competency. Many students find that understanding the requirements of the Assessment and the rubric criteria help them direct their focus and use their time most productively. Access the following to complete this Assessment: In the Know: Early Childhood Programs in Our Community PowerPoint Presentation How to Create a PowerPoint with Narration Fixing Sound Problems For this Performance Task, you will take on the role of an early childhood expert in your community who has been hired by the chamber of commerce to prepare a presentation for local families about effective early childhood programs and practices in your local area. Getting to Know Our Early Childhood Community You have been working in the early childhood field for many years. You have watched (and helped) the field become more professional and held various positions in a number of programs in your community. Currently, you are excited by a project the Chamber of Commerce has proposed. They have asked you to create a presentation for families that will provide both an overview of and insights about the types of early childhood programs available in your area. You touch base with various colleagues and make arrangements to observe in their programs. Through your conversations and observations, you determine that there are quality programs for young children that represent four different types of pedagogical approaches: Head Start/Early Start, Montessori, Reggio Emilia, and Nature-Based. It also occurs to you that families should know about three different types of “organizational structures” that typify some of the early childhood care and education opportunities in your area: Parent Co-ops, Bilingual/Multilingual, and Home-Based/Family Child-Care. To complete this Assessment: Create a PowerPoint Presentation with narration that: Explains the program and effective practice for each of the following: Head Start/Early Start Reggio Emilia Nature-Based Montessori For each program, be sure to include: A brief summary of the program’s mission/philosophy/approach (1-2 paragraphs) Ages of children who can enroll Opportunities for family involvement (or not) 5 insights or facts you believe would help family members decide if this is a program they should further investigate for their child/children At least one recommended resource about each—annotated and cited with a URL link (1 paragraph) Explains the structure and unique features of the organizational approaches in: Parent Co-ops Bilingual/Multilingual Home-Based/Family Child-Care For each organizational approach, be sure to include