Analyzing SMART Goals

EQ - How are SMART Goals important to my financial well being?

1. Activator - Collaborative Pairs Review the elements of SMART goals
2. SMART Goals PPT
1. Complete the following in groups of 2 students
2. Jot Notes as you complete the Slide Show
3. Post your questions and/or comments to Today's Meet
3. SMART Educational Goals
1. Complete p. 17-18
2. Double Check
4. TOD - List and define the elements of SMART Goals

**Homework - Packet (p. 19-20)

LIFE MAP DUE THURSDAY

Introduction to SMART Goals

Directions for uploading files to careercrusing.com


EQ - How are SMART goals applied to financial decisions?

1. Activator: Rolling the dice of life
2. "Goal Out" - My Future Letter
3. Introduction to Goal Setting (with PPT)  (The PDF Version)
• Financial v. Educational Goals
• Short-term and Long-term goals
• SMART Goals
4. Identify the missing elements
5. Knowledge Check
6. Team Practice

*Reminder - Life Map assignment*

Resume Writing

EQ - How do I compose an effective resume?

1. Activator - Tips & Tricks
2. Make your words count *handout
3. Resume work time
4. TOD: Self-evaluation - How effective is your resume?

Resume Writing

EQ - How do I create an effective resume?

1. Activator - You be the judge
• Is this resume of high quality?
• What would you change to make it better?
• Better Version
2. Review Resume Writing
• Effective Language
• Layout/Design
• References
3. Final Draft Resume Writing
4. TOD - How do you think your resume looks? Explain

We will use the remaining class time to ensure that your CareerCruising Portfolio is up-to-date.  Should you need additional time after today's class, please see me for a Tribe Time pass.

Résumé Writing

EQ - How do I create an effective résumé?

Class will begin in the Guidance Office - The G.O. has prepared a presentation that will assist you moving forward.  After the presentation we will return to the classroom and begin our lesson.

1. Activator - Describe how to get a job
   
2. Introduction to Résumés – PowerPoint
• Take Notes
3. Class Discussion
4. Create or update a personal résumé and upload it to Career Cruising

Lowering The Cost of Higher Education

EQ - How can students afford higher education?

1. Activator - Explain the idea of cash flows to your partner
2. View the following PowerPoint compiled by the PICPA
1. You're Going to College....Now What? 
2. What surprises you about the content provided?
3. Are you concerned about the costs of higher education? Why or why not?
3. Making higher education affordable - Methods to pay for college
• Grants
• Loans
• Scholarships
4. Discussion - Calculating your need
5. FAFSA - Brief overview
   
6. TOD - In your opinion, what is the best means to help afford college?  Justify your response by using what you have learned in class.

  **PLEASE NOTE** If the links are inaccessible due to content filter issues, please give your best Sherlock Holmes impression and search Google for key terms and information.

This Week's Schedule

Monday - Final preparations for Career Research Presentation
Tuesday- Group 1 Presentations & Intro to Financial Aid
Wednesday - Group 2 Presentations & Financial Aid (cont.)
Thursday - Group 3 Presentations & Scholarship Applications
Friday - Resume Writing

Career Presentation Development

EQ - After researching your career, how do you know whether or not it is a valid option for you?

1. Activator - Super Bowl Ad
2. Peer Share - Briefly summarize your career research to you partner (90 seconds each)
• Advanced Organizer Review
• Jot down "talking points" on scratch paper
• Partner 1 - Go
• Partner 2 - Feedback
• Partner 2 - Go
• Partner 1 - Feedback
3. Planning the presentation
• Rubric Review
• Q & A
• Storyboard/Outline
4. Introduction to PowerPoint alternatives ("Class Links" Page)
5. Project work time
6. TOD - Where did I stop working today?  Where will I begin tomorrow?

Career Cruising

1. Introduction to Career Research Project
1. Graduation Project Breakdown
2. *Handout* - Project Advanced Organzier
2. Q & A Session
3. Teacher Demo
1. Login to www.careercruising.com
2. Click the "Assessments" Tab at the top of the page
3. Complete Matchmaker (3 sets of questions)
4. Complete Skills Assessment
4. Select a career from the personalized list and begin your research
5. Presentation Preparation

**Life Map (Long-term assignment)**

Life Map Assignment

EQ - How will managing personal finances impact your life decisions?

1. Factors of Job Selection Quiz
2. Activator – Quote Analysis
• “Alice came to a fork in the road. 'Which road do I take?' she asked.
• 'Where do you want to go?' responded the Cheshire Cat.
• 'I don't know,' Alice answered.
• 'Then,' said the Cat, 'it doesn't matter.” 
3. TPS – What makes decision making so difficult?
4. Life Map Intro
• Handout
• Rubric
5. Work time to complete life map 
6. TOD - Takeaway

The Decision Making Matrix

EQ - How can I decide which career option is right for me

1. Activator - Small Group Planning
• Index card groups
• If you could plan an afternoon trip for this class, what would in include?
• Class Discussion
2. Introduction to the Decision Matrix (Teacher demo)
3. Small Group Practice
4. Individual Practice (if necessary)
5. Splashdown – The characteristics of career selection
6. Create a decision matrix using the factors of careers selection
7. TOD
• List the 3 most important factors of career selection to you. Explain.
• Describe 2 factors that are not important to you. Explain. 
• What makes your top choice the most important to you?

 **Homework** Prepare for a quiz on factors of career selection AND the decision matrix

Welcome to Personal Finance

EQ - What can I expect to gain from taking Personal Finance?

1. Activator:  Personal Finance BINGO
2. Class Discussion related to terminology
3. TPS - Post-It Note Collage - Write 3 ways money affects you and the world 
4. Discussion - Financial analysis of a day: How has money affected you today?
5. Class Discussion – Impact of education on income *Handout at end of discussion to reinforce concept
6. Introductions: Syllabus, Room Procedures, Grad. Project
7. Back of Index Card - 3 goals you have for this class
8. TOD: 3-2-1
• 3 topics you want to learn in this class
• 2 items you learned today
• 1 thing you already know from the BINGO card