Due Date: October 23rd, 2022 @ 11:59 EC time

Assessment 1- Group Project - 40%

Assignment Description: Workshop
Group Project - History and Current Trends in Early Childhood Education Workshop for Early
Childhood Educators: (A power point is needed for your presentation)
In your small groups, you are asked to plan, lead and complete a History and Current Trends in
Early Childhood Education Workshop for Early Childhood Educators showcasing the following:
 Give a summary of the history of the origin of Early Childhood Education (ECE) in the
Caribbean.
 State how ECE in the Caribbean has evolved over the last ten years to facilitate the needs
of pre-school aged students in the 21st Century.
 Demonstrate how Jerome Bruner’s Theory of Development and Urie Bronfenbenner’s
Ecological Systems Theory have influenced change in teaching methods previously used
in the Early Childhood setting.
 Identify 4 benefits to be derived by parents, the community, and other stakeholders in
having an early childhood center/school in the community.
 Select ONE (1) other Caribbean country that is presently promoting and investing in the
development of ECE. Highlight what is currently being done (in the selected country) to
effect/promote change. Explain how the COVID-19 pandemic impacted the government
initiatives that are taking place in ECE. Propose five (5) strategies to address the effects
the pandemic had on the education of the students in the ECE. Discuss three emerging
trends in ECE that is currently taking place in the Caribbean.
Percentage of Overall Grade: 40%
Assignment Instructions:
 The assignment is a group assignment; therefore, no individual assignment will be
accepted or assessed/marked.
 Ensure that the objectives of the workshop are clear (at least 3 solid objectives)
 You will prepare a PowerPoint presentation of 20 slides (excluding title page, references
& appendix), for your group’s 15-minute presentation. Manage your time.
 Use sub-headings on each slide. Do not place too much information on the slides. Present
the main ideas/points only, and then elaborate on these in your oral aspect of the
 presentation.
 Ensure that your information is supported by literature/research. Use a minimum of 7
scholarly sources no older than 5-7 years. (Ensure you use a good mix. Journal entries,
books etc).
 Your presentation must end with a reference list. All sources cited must be included on
the reference list, and vice versa. You should refer the APA (7th Edition) Referencing
Style in completing this assignment.
 After you have completed your PowerPoint, have someone video-tape you making the
presentation. The video is to be created for viewing on YouTube (link required). Ensure
the link (URL) for your video is on the cover slide. Your facilitators will view your video
and grade your presentation.
 Each group member MUST introduce herself/himself and must present a part or an
element. This is NOT a voice-over; we MUST see each of you presenting during the
video as each person will be graded INDIVIDUALLY for speaking skills and quality of
delivery (see rubric-Speaking skills/Elocution).
 Do remember to be CREATIVE and use the technology wisely. It’s a presentation so try
to avoid reading from your power point. Make it more conversational.
 Assignment must be submitted to TURNITIN.
 Note as it is a group assignment each group will only submit one copy of the presentation
to TURNITIN. Your assigned group leader should be the one to complete this task and
share the similarity report with the group for adjustments accordingly, where applicable.
 Penalty for late submission is applicable (See Late Submission Policy on your course
page).
Guidelines:
 Select a group leader
 Conduct research
 Pay attention to assigned presentation time
 Refer to the rubric when completing your assignment
 You are asked to update us on the progress of your meetings by uploading at least five
minutes of your group meetings under your group in the forum. No group evaluation
instrument will be used so if you encounter any issues as a group (with group members),
 speak up early so this can be resolved.
 The group leader ONLY is responsible for uploading the assignment to Turn-It-In
(should more than one group member attempt this, the similarity level would be very
high).
Score Breakdown
 The maximum points you will be awarded for this assessment item total 70 points.
 NB: Your final mark of 40% will be prorated based on the total number of points you are
awarded.
 You will see this final mark listed against your name on the course page.

Assignment Submission Instructions

 All students must submit a copy of the video link, on assignment due date, into the
assigned Drop Box on the LE.
 Submission Deadline Date: October 23, 2022
 Submission Deadline Time: 11:59 p.m.…. EC Time 10:59 p.m.…JA Time

Criteria Excellent Very Good Good Weak

Presentation of All Some sub- Few One sub-
Content/Required subheadings headings are subheadings headings are
information (20 are clearly and clearly and are clearly and included but
Points) (Group comprehensive comprehensive comprehensive not clearly and
grade) ly addressed. ly addressed. ly addressed. comprehensive
Expounded Mostly Occasionally ly addressed.
clearly on expounded on expounded on Does not
information information information expound on
presented on presented on presented on information
slides. slides Displays slides Displays presented on
Displays some ability to limited ability slides. The
ability to synthesize and to synthesize ability to
evaluate and communicate and synthesize and
communicate ideas fluently communicate communicate
ideas fluently and cogently. ideas fluently ideas fluently
and cogently 11-15 Points and cogently. and cogently is
16-20 Points 6-10 Points not evident.
0-5 Points
Speaking Skills/ Uses a clear Presenter’s Presenter's Presenter
Elocution- voice and voice is clear. voice is low. mumbles talks
individual grade speaks at a The pace is a The pace is very fast and
(10 Points) good pace so little slow or much too speaks too
audience can fast at times, rapid/slow. quietly for
hear but most Audience has audience to
presentation. persons can difficulty hear &
Pronunciation hear hearing understand.
and intonation presentation. presentation. Pronunciation
are always Pronunciation Pronunciation and intonation
correct. and intonation and intonation are always
Presented are mostly are seldom incorrect.
within 3-5 correct. correct. Presented
minutes time Presented Presented below or above
frame below or below or above 3-5 minutes
above 3-5 3-5 minutes time frame
minutes time time frame 0-2 Points
9-10 Points frame 3-5 Points
6-8 Points
Quality of Presenter is Presenter is Presenter is Presenter lacks
Delivery very mostly occasionally confidence and
(5 Points) confident; confident and confident, enthusiasm No
enthusiastic in enthusiastic in enthusiastic eye contact
delivery and delivery and rarely made.
maintained maintained eye maintained eye 0-1 Point
eye contact. contact contact.
5 Points sometimes. 2-3 Points
4 Points
Organization Information is Information is Tutor has Tutor cannot
(5 Points) presented in a mostly difficulty understand or
logical and presented in a following follow
interesting logical and presentation presentation
sequence interesting because it because there
which is easy sequence lacks clear is no sequence
to follow. which is easy transitions. of information.
Flows well. to follow in 0-1 Point
5 Points most parts.
2-3 Points
4 Points
Quality of the The video is Editing is not Very little, if Video is totally
video well edited done as well as any editing. unedited with
(10 points) and moves it should have Many poor no transitions
smoothly from been. Some shots remain. or audio
scene to scene poor shots Video is very support of any
with proper remain. Video fragmented kind. 0-2
use of is somewhat and choppy Points
transitions. choppy. Audio with little to no
Audio and and other audio
 other enhancements reinforcement.
enhancements are utilized, 3-5 Points
are well used. but not for
9-10 Points maximum
effect.
6-8 Points
Visuals/ Graphics Appropriate Most visuals Few visuals Little or no
/ Font visuals are are appropriate are appropriate visuals are
(PowerPoint) used to to complement to complement used to
(5 Points) complement the content. the content. complement
the content. Font formats Font formats the content and
Font formats (size, colour, (size, colour, there is too
(size, colour, bold, italic) bold, italic) is much text on
bold, italic) have been not adequately slides. Font
have been adequately used and it is formats (size,
carefully used to hard to read. colour, bold,
selected to enhance italic) makes it
enhance readability and very difficult
readability and content. to read the
Content material.
2-3 Points 0-1 Point
5 Points 4 Points
Mechanics Presentation Presentation Presentation Presentation
(Grammar, (written & (written & (written & (written &
spelling, oral) has no oral) has no oral) has no oral) has five
punctuation, etc.) grammatical, more than more than four or more
(5 Points) spelling or three grammatical, grammatical,
punctuation grammatical, spelling or spelling or
error. spelling or punctuation punctuation
punctuation errors. errors.
errors.
5 Points
4 Points 2-3 Points 0-1 Point
Use of Evidence/ Critical and Critical and Relevant No scholarly
Sources wide range of wide range of literature from source is used.
relevant relevant only one In-text citation
literature from literature from scholarly and reference
(5 Points) at least three two scholarly source. In-text list are mostly
scholarly sources. In- citation and not written in
sources. In- text citation reference list keeping with
text citation and reference are not the APA (7th
and reference list are mostly consistently Edition)
list are written written in written in format.
in keeping keeping with keeping with
with the APA the APA (7th the APA (7th
0-1 point
(7th Edition) Edition) Edition)
 format. format. format.

5 points 4 points 2 – 3 points

Length of Presentation is Presentation is Presentation is Presentation is
Presentation within the 2 minutes 3 minutes 4-5 minutes
(5 Points) allotted time. more/less of more/less of more/less of
the allotted time the allotted
time time
5 Points
4 Points 2-3 Points (1 Point).
Presentation is
over 5 minutes
more/less of
the allotted
time
(0 Point)

*Total = 70 points
Calculation of grade: * 60/70 X 40 = Grade