Review your selected stocks and decide if you want to make changes.  Discuss which stocks you want to change and why you would change them or why you would keep what you have. Submit the 5 stocks you selected. Running head: Environment Evaluation 1 Environment Evaluation Annette Williams ECE671: Management and Administration of Early Childhood Programs Instructor Guevara March 9, 2020 Environment Evaluation - 1 - [no notes on this page] Environment Evaluation 2 The environment to be observed is the preschooler classroom. Color has been used efficiently in the classroom to enhance students' learning. The most dominant colors are yellow and red, and these colors tend to bring excitement to children and increase their brain activity. The floor covering is a mat that contains letters of the alphabet and the wall coverings have different flags and shapes. The three recommendations for improvement in the classroom environment are to incorporate natural light into the classroom, provide adequate materials for learning and use more wall coverings to enhance children's learning and understanding. The classroom lighting scheme should consist of both natural and artificial light. Both students and teachers would benefit from incorporating natural light into the classroom. “Natural light is shown to benefit the health, concentration and even test scores of pupils” (Cassidy et al, 2015). Architectural constraints may, however, limit the incorporation of natural light into the classroom. there should be an optimum illuminance of light. This is because low illuminance leads to reduced concentration while high illuminance affects the concentration of students negatively. Adequate learning materials should be provided such as lacing cards, wooden pattern blocks, trace-n-erase chalkboards, LEGO blocks, puppets, Magna-tiles, and puzzles. “Using puppets to talk to children adds an element of fun to teaching an important lesson” (Hirsh-Pasek et al, 2017). Wooden block patterns would improve math learning amongst the students. Lacing cards would be effective in helping children gain fine motor skills while the trace-n-erase chalkboard would be useful in teaching students the letters of the alphabet. More wall coverings can be added. These may include the calendar and paintings of various wild animals such as zebras, lions, and elephants. The modes of transport may also be included in the walls such as buses, bicycles, motorcycles, ships, and planes. The strengths of the - 2 - 1 2 3 4 5 1. brain could it be too much? [Frank Guevara] 2. natural are you saying that there is insufficient natural light? or just that this is best practice? [Frank Guevara] 3. provided so the room you observed is lacking sufficient materials? [Frank Guevara] 4. lesson” citation error- direct quotes require: (author, year, page or para#) [Frank Guevara] 5. motorcycles, what benefit would be a.

1. Review your selected stocks and decide if you want to make
changes.
Discuss which stocks you want to change and why you would
change them or why you would keep what you have.
Submit the 5 stocks you selected.
Running head: Environment Evaluation 1
Environment Evaluation
Annette Williams
ECE671: Management and Administration of Early Childhood
Programs
Instructor Guevara
March 9, 2020
Environment Evaluation
- 1 -
[no notes on this page]
Environment Evaluation 2

2. The environment to be observed is the preschooler classroom.
Color has been used
efficiently in the classroom to enhance students' learning. The
most dominant colors are yellow
and red, and these colors tend to bring excitement to children
and increase their brain activity.
The floor covering is a mat that contains letters of the alphabet
and the wall coverings have
different flags and shapes. The three recommendations for
improvement in the classroom
environment are to incorporate natural light into the classroom,
provide adequate materials for
learning and use more wall coverings to enhance children's
learning and understanding.
The classroom lighting scheme should consist of both natural
and artificial light. Both
students and teachers would benefit from incorporating natural
light into the classroom. “Natural
light is shown to benefit the health, concentration and even test
scores of pupils” (Cassidy et al,
2015). Architectural constraints may, however, limit the
incorporation of natural light into the
classroom. there should be an optimum illuminance of light.
This is because low illuminance

3. leads to reduced concentration while high illuminance affects
the concentration of students
negatively.
Adequate learning materials should be provided such as lacing
cards, wooden pattern
blocks, trace-n-erase chalkboards, LEGO blocks, puppets,
Magna-tiles, and puzzles. “Using
puppets to talk to children adds an element of fun to teaching an
important lesson” (Hirsh-Pasek
et al, 2017). Wooden block patterns would improve math
learning amongst the students. Lacing
cards would be effective in helping children gain fine motor
skills while the trace-n-erase
chalkboard would be useful in teaching students the letters of
the alphabet.
More wall coverings can be added. These may include the
calendar and paintings of
various wild animals such as zebras, lions, and elephants. The
modes of transport may also be
included in the walls such as buses, bicycles, motorcycles,
ships, and planes. The strengths of the
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1

4. 2
3
4
5
1. brain
could it be too much? [Frank
Guevara]
2. natural
are you saying that there is
insufficient natural light? or
just that this is best practice?
[Frank Guevara]
3. provided
so the room you observed is
lacking sufficient materials?
[Frank Guevara]
4. lesson”
citation error- direct quotes

5. require: (author, year, page or
para#) [Frank Guevara]
5. motorcycles,
what benefit would be
achieved? [Frank Guevara]
Environment Evaluation 3
classroom design were an appropriate use of colors, use of floor
coverings and availability of a
woodwork area. Two bright colors were used; red and yellow.
These colors would increase the brain activity of students. The
floor coverings contained
letters of the alphabet, and this would enable the children to
grasp the letters easily. Floor
coverings can easily be seen by students because they observe
the floor most of the time. By
having letters of the alphabet written on the floor, students get a
chance to view and familiarize
themselves with the letters of the alphabet. “Floor coverings are
the foundation for
positive learning environments in the education sector. They
can make an important contribution

6. towards students and teachers feeling comfortable, motivated to
perform and staying healthy”
(Cassidy et al, 2015). Woodwork area would be useful for using
tools such as wooden blocks for
learning. Students can practice doing various activities such as
counting that enhance their
mathematical skills and gross and motor skills.
I think both the strengths and recommendations should be
improved to enhance the level
of understanding of children and increase their concentration.
Improving the strengths would
also improve the speed of learning of the children. The
strengths can be improved by conducting
more research to identify the right mix of colors to use and what
to include in the floor
coverings. Administrators can use the standards for the learning
environment or assess the effect
of more strengths on the learning of the children before they
implement new designs.
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1
2

7. 1. “Floor
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require: (author, year, page or
para#) [Frank Guevara]
2. children
what about clutter?
number / arrangement of
learning centers? [Frank
Guevara]
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REFERENCES
Cassidy, D. J., Hestenes, L. L., Hegde, A., Hestenes, S., &
Mims, S. (2015). Measurement of
quality in preschool child care classrooms: An exploratory and
confirmatory factor analysis of
the early childhood environment rating scale-revised. Early
Childhood Research
Quarterly, 20(3), 345-360.
Hirsh-Pasek, K., Hyson, M. C., & Rescorla, L. (2017).

8. Academic environments in preschool: Do
they pressure or challenge young children. Early Education and
Development, 1(6), 401-423.
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Running head: ENVIRONMENT EVALUATION 1
Environment Evaluation
3
Environment Evaluation
Your Name
Course Number & Title
Instructor's Name
Month Day, Year
Environment Evaluation
Environment
Review the environment, with particular attention to each
category below. Simply and clearly describe the environment.
Use the book’s description of these areas to inspire your
descriptions without any bias wording.
· The use of color
· The use of natural and artificial light
· The perception of clutter
· Wall coverings used
· Floor covering(s) used
· Types of learning centers available
· Materials available in learning centers

9. Recommendations & Strengths
Write a one-to two-page narrative that addresses
· Three recommendations for improvement.
· Three strengths of the classroom design based on the
categories identified above.
· Why and how you think these recommendations and strengths
should be improved.
References (Text and at least one outside source)
Ashford Textbook (Online edition): *
Author, A. (Year published). Title of book: Subtitle of book
(edition, if other than the first) [Electronic version]. Retrieved
from from URL
Example:
Witt, G. A., & Mossler, R. A. (2010). Adult development and
life assessment [Electronic version]. Retrieved from
https://content.ashford.edu/books/4
Online Journal Article (such as from the Ashford Library):**
Author, A. (Year Published). Article title. Journal Name,
Volume(Issue), page range. doi:# or Retrieved from journal’s
homepage URL
**When including a URL for an online journal, you must search
for the journal’s home page and include this in your reference
entry. You may not include the URL found through your
university library, as readers will not have access to this library.

10. Examples:
Churchill, S. D., & Mruk, C. J. (2014). Practicing what we
preach in humanistic and positive psychology. American
Psychologist, 69(1), 90-92. doi:10.1037/a0034868
Santovec, M. (2008). Easing the transition improves grad
retention at Trinity U. Women in Higher Education, 17(10), 32.
Retrieved from
http://www.trinitydc.edu/education/files/2010/09/Women_in_hi
gher_
Ed_Trinity_Transistions_10_08.pdf
Online Magazine:*
Author, A. (Year, Month Date Published). Article title.
Magazine Title. Retrieved from URL
Example:
Walk, V. (2013, April 29). Can this woman fix Europe? Time.
Retrieved from
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,213969.html
YouTube Video:*
Author, A. [Screen name]. (Year, Month, Day). Title of video
[Video file]. Retrieved from URL
Example:
Apsolon, M. [markapsolon]. (2011, September 9). Real ghost
girl caught on video tape 14
[Video file]. Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nyGCbxD848
Web Page:*
Author, A. (Year, Month, Date Published). Article title.
Retrieved from URL
Example—Corporate web page:
U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2008).
Police and detectives. Retrieved from
http://bls.gov/oco/pdf/ocos160.pdf

11. Example—Article or section within web page with no author:
Presentation tools. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://web2014.discoveryeducation.com/web20tools-
presentation.cfm
Investing in Stocks 2
Investing in Stocks
Learning Team B
Fin/402
3/2/2020
Troy Mahone
Investing in Stocks
When considering which stocks to invest in there are a few
things to consider. Such as return, risk, features, stock quotes,
and types of dividends. When searching for 5 companies
currently traded on the NASDAQ that we thought we should
invest in we considered these things. We chose PepsiCo, Apple,
Microsoft, Aritzia, and Amazon.
Our Top 5 Stocks
PepsiCo is known for its popularity among the beverage and
snack industry. It is a billion-dollar company which has
maintained a streak of consistently increasing dividend for 47
years now. Among the reasons why people should invest in this
company is the extensive product range which is still growing
by the day. This extensive product line caters to billions of
people and is a constant favorite which means its demand will
probably never stop.
Apple is one of the biggest smartphone companies in the world.

12. In current times, the return promised by Apple is 1.3% dividend
yield and an increase can be expected by investors in May 2020.
Based on Apple’s latest earnings release for the quarter ending
December 31, the company reported a quarterly revenue of
$91.72 billion and net profit of $22.24 billion. In comparison,
last year the company earned revenue of $84.37 billion and had
a net profit of $19.97 billion. As of March 1,2020, shares of
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) fell as much as 6.3%. Experts are
predicting that this year's revenues will grow about 10% to 11%
and earnings growing 20% to 21%. Estimates keep going higher,
the company keeps making more money, and margins are also
going higher. It's setting up for a very good opportunity and a
reasoned buy.
Microsoft is a multinational company which reaches the global
market as its target market which means its demand is also
global. has had constant, nearly uninterrupted growth in the last
5 years, experiencing only one major dip at the start of 2019,
but fully recovering and continuing its constant upward growth.
In 2015 the value of MSFT began the year at 43.05 and as of
Feb 29th it closed at 163.33. There was a steep rise at the end of
January of 2020. As of Feb 29th, MSFT market cap is
1,232,255,676,090, 50-day average is 31,917,072, PE ratio is
28.22. The earning's/share is $5.74. While this stock is not
likely to achieve very high returns today, it's historical data
shows it is a safer investment that provides predictable and
constant growth due to its position in the market place as a long
time and trusted tech giant.
The Aritzia (ATZAF) is one of the trendiest names in current
fashion. The clothing retailer based out of Canada had six
consecutive quarters of double-digit revenue growth leading
into 2020. The clothing retailer invests strongly in
infrastructure, talent, and marketing. Even in times of rising
raw material costs, Aritzia able to maintain stable gross margins
by focusing on sourcing terms and higher sales volumes. The
stock while currently down, has a six-month trend of increases
in price. On 02/27/20 the stock closed at $16.54, however

13. analysts are predicting a $29 high this year. Market cap is
$1.672B. This company has been a favorite among Canadian’s
for years, only now starting to develop a following in the U.S.
It was recently noted as a strong buy right before the holiday
season. As this is currently lesser known but strong, it is
beneficial to buy now.
Amazon’s mission statements says that it wants to be the most
customer-centric which means customer satisfaction is very
important for Amazon. Amazon is a very low risk business to
invest in with high capital stock gains. As of February 28th,
2020, the Amazon Market Cap is $937,750,423,885; 50-day
average vol. is $4,146,009, and their PE Ratio being 81.87. At
the end of 2016, the Amazon gross profit reached $47,722,000
and their net income applicable to common shareholders were
$2,371,000. Three years later, in 2019, their end of year gross
profit totals were up to $114,986,000 with the net income
applicable to common shareholders also being up to
$11,588,000. While the stocks may be down right now by
0.03%, they shouldn’t be down too long. Amazon is a growing
company and is a go to business for many people these days. It
is very common for most individuals to go to the Amazon.com
website to price products before their final purchase, if their
final purchase is through Amazon or not ("Nasdaq", 2020).
Conclusion
All of these stocks are considered good investments as they are
either proven to have great return on investment with
consistency or are a solid start-up with massive growth and
expected potential. We feel confident that investment in these
companies would provide strength and profitability to any
portfolio.

14. References
Market Activity. (2020, Mar 01). Retrieved from Nasdaq:
https://www.nasdaq.com/market-activity/stocks/atzaf
NASDAQ. (n.d.). Retrieved FEBRUARY 29, 2020, from
NASDAQ: https://www.nasdaq.com/
Retail Stocks. (2020, Mar 1). Retrieved from Yahoo:
https://finance.yahoo.com/m/ad2f787b-8b67-3e64-b256-
fff09e52df70/ss_2-%E2%80%98strong-buy%E2%80%99-retail-
stocks.html