A Highly Effective Preschool

Introduction

  1. While viewing the video, take notes to refer back to as you complete your assignment.  

  2. What do you notice?

    • In the classroom?
    • About the teacher?
    • Lessons?
    • Students?
    • Make sure to include positives and negatives about anything that sparks your interest.

Task

Of all 50 states, the one that spends the most money on public preschool is Oklahoma. And researchers at Georgetown University have concluded that Oklahoma's investment easily pays for itself over students' lifetimes. 

Watch the video to get a glimpse of a preschool classroom in Tulsa

 [video:https://youtu.be/wbWRWeVe1XE/watch?v=uN1qUeId autoplay:1]

Process

Requirements

  1. Create a Venn diagram that can help you quickly and efficiently compare and contrast our child lab to the preschool in the video. 
  2. Then write a paper comparing and contrasting the two schools (based on what you saw).  
  3. In your paper, make suggestions for ways to improve our preschool, lessons, and learning centers. What do you think would work in our set-up with so many instructors? How can we make this a highly effective preschool?
  4. Hand in your Venn diagram with your paper.

Paper requirements: Must be 2 pages, typed, double spaced, 12 point font! 

How to Create a Venn Diagram

  • To make a Venn diagram, simply draw two overlapping circles, one circle for each preschool.
  • In the center area where they overlap, list the traits the two items have in common.
  • Assign each one of the areas that doesn’t overlap; in those areas, you can list the traits that make the preaschools different. 
  • Here's an example comparing two pizza restaurants:

Evaluation

The following rubric will be used for grading: 

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/lesson_images/lesson275/c…

Conclusion

Hand in to me by April 7, 2016.