Calculating Annual Pay

EQ - What considerations factor into the calculation of net pay?

1. Activator - KWL Paycheck Withholdings
2. Paycheck Terminology Review
1. Hourly vs. Salary
2. Defining Pay Periods
3. Social Security
4. Medicare
5. FICA
3. Getting Paid Math *TPS
1. Calculation Information
2. Practice Problem
4. KWL Update
5. TOD - Half sheet summary
1. Formulate an answer to the EQ

QUIZ NEXT CLASS

Paychecks Survey

Gross vs. Net Income

EQ - What is the difference between gross and net pay?

1. Activator - Survey
2. Access your laptop.
3. Log in and visit the class website
4. Actively Read - "Open Ended Response"
5. Open Ended Response
1. Preview the question
2. Read the article
6. Class discussion
7. Identifying Key Vocabulary
1. Gross Pay, Net Pay, Wages, Taxes, Deductions
8. Previewing a Paystub - Click Here
9. How are these taxes used?
10. TOD - Knowing the effect of deductions from your paycheck, how might this impact you when you begin financial planning using SMART Goals?

Introduction to SMART Goals

EQ - How are SMART goals applied to financial decisions?

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

FCCLA Decision Making

EQ - How can we develop a logical argument to explain a decision?

1. Activator - Forced Decision
1. Directions
2. Statements
3. Reflection
2. Decide by Chance
3. Introduction to FCCLA's Method - LINK HERE 
4. As a class - Solving a problem
5. Collaborative Group Activity
1. Choose a problem
2. Identify the 6 steps of DECIDE
3. 4 share
6. TPS - Making Decisions
7. TOD - Answer the EQ

 LIFE MAP DUE FRIDAY

Résumé Review

EQ - How do I create an effective résumé?

1. AP - Activator – Evaluate this résumé – what looks good/what doesn’t?  Make recommendations.  Justify your recommendations.
2. AP - Personal Resume review (What stands out about your resume? What looks visually pleasing?  Not so pleasing? Etc.)
3. Update and Improve your personal resume
4. Peer Review
5. AP - Final Touches
6. Upload it to Career Cruising (Demo for students)
7. TOD – Describe 3 ways in which you can improve the content of your resume during your Junior and Senior years.

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Résumé Writing

EQ - How do I create an effective résumé?

1. Activator - LINK
1. List - Create a list of what you KNOW about Résumés 
2. Inquire - Create a list of items you are curious to learn
3. Note - Actively read the article and search for answers to your inquiries
4. Know - Create a list of items that you have learned regarding résumés.
2. Introduction to Résumés – PowerPoint
• Take Notes
3. Class Discussion
4. Create or update a personal résumé and upload it to Career Cruising

Résumé Writing

EQ - How do I create an effective résumé?

1. Activator - LINK
   
1. List - Create a list of what you KNOW about Résumés 
2. Inquire - Create a list of items you are curious to learn
3. Note - Actively read the article and search for answers to your inquiries
4. Know - Create a list of items that you have learned regarding résumés.
2. Introduction to Résumés – PowerPoint
• Take Notes
3. Class Discussion
4. Create or update a personal résumé and upload it to Career Cruising

Intro to Financial Aid

EQ - How can financial aid impact my future personal finances?

1. List - 10 Things You Need to Know About Paying for College
2. Inquire - What questions do you have about financial aid?
3. Note - Distribution of Article
1. Frame It (Title, Section heading)
2. Anticipate the purpose
3. Actively Read
1. Highlight unknown words
2. Write questions/thoughts in the margin
3. Briefly summarize each section after reading
4. Know - Create a list of answers to your Inquiries AND compose a summary of what you now know.
5. Career Cruising Financial Aid Section
1. Access your portfolio
2. Click Find A School
3. Click Financial Aid (Link @ bottom of page)
6. Find and apply for a scholarship
7. TOD - Muddy Points

HOMEWORK - Find a link to an online scholarship and post it as a comment to this post.

Presentation Day

Career Presentations begin today.  Please prepare by taking out your rubric, a pen/pencil, and a full sheet of paper.

1. Fold the paper in half 3 times
2. Write the presenter's name in the top of the box.
3. Write the title of the career under the name.
4. Actively listen and record two interesting items about the career in the box.

In between presentations, we will discuss these points as a class.

Final Preparations for the Career Presentation

EQ - How can I better prepare for my career presentation?

1. Activator – What makes a great presentation?
2. Small Group Presentations – Students will present to a small group and receive feedback from the audience.  This feedback will be used to improve the slideshow for the whole class presentation.
1. What went well?
2. What should be improved?
3. Project Enhancements Work Time

Career Research

EQ - What matters to me when choosing a career pathway?

1. 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.
   
2. Login to www.careercruising.com
3. Click the "Assessments" Tab at the top of the page
4. Complete Matchmaker (3 sets of questions)
5. Complete Skills Assessment
6. Browse two of your top choices
7. Create a Decision Matrix to choose which career is best for you to research
8. AO - Begin your research
9. Rubric Distribution
10. Presentation Preparation