The Decision Making Matrix

EQ - How can I use Decision Matrix make a career decision?

1. Activator - Planning a class trip
2. Introduction to the Decision Matrix (Teacher demo)
3. Small Group Practice
4. Splashdown – The characteristics of career selection
5. AP - Individual Practice - Create a decision matrix using the factors of careers selection
6. AP - TPS
1. List the 3 most important factors of career selection to you
2. Describe 2 factors that are not important to you
3. What makes your top choice the most important to you?
7. TOD – How can using the decision making matrix help you make a career selection?

Factors of Career Selection

EQ - How can understanding the factors of career selection help you plan for your future?

1. Activator -  The Starting Line (Soul Pancake) – *Will be used as a baseline for future data analysis of writing proficiency*
2. AP - Identifying Goals
1. How many of you have included goals in your “Starting Line” writing
2. Discussion Question - What makes these goals important to you?
3. Collaborative Pairs
1. Brainstorm 4 ways to generate money
2. Which way is the most common? (Working/A job)
3. What is the difference between a job and a career?
4. Splashdown – Make a list of important factors when considering a career path
5. Class discussion – Factors of consideration when choosing a career
1. *Handout – Factors to Consider in Career Selection
2. Rank ‘Em 
6. Collaborative Pairs – Create a pneumonic device
7. AP - Summarizer - Muddy Points Grab Bag
8. Intro to Decision Making Matrix *Handout to homework*

Welcome to Personal Finance

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

1. Activator:  Personal Finance BINGO
2. AP - Class Discussion related to terminology
3. TPS - Whiteboard Collage - Write 3 ways money affects you and the world 
4. TPS - 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. AP – Frayer Foldable: List and describe 3 impacts discussed in class that you believe to be the most important. In the final box, explain what the correlation between education and income is and what it means for you.
7. Introductions: Syllabus, Room Procedures, Grad. Project
8. Back of Index Card - 3 goals you have for this class
9. 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

Standards: 

15.6.12.A: Evaluate the impact of internal and external influences on financial decisions.

Auto Insurance

EQ - How do you choose an appropriate auto insurance policy?

1. Activator - Chalk Talk: Updating the KWL
2. Student Needs Assessment - Previous Class
1. Progress
2. Questions
3. Time Needed
3. Activator - Accident Scenario Diagram
1. Link - Click Here
4. Distribute Auto Insurance - Student Guide
1. Talk to the Text
2. Think Aloud
5. Assignment - Evaluate the coverage needed
6. TOD - Q&A

Insurance Continued

EQ - How is an insurance program developed?

1. Activator - Partner Review:  Use your Advanced Organizer to review with a partner
2. Quiz
3. Active Reading
1. Insurance Defined
2. Types of Risks
3. Methods of Risk Management
4. Strategies for Risk Management
5. Planning an Insurance Program
6. Defining Liability
4. Section Assessment

Intro to Insurance

We will begin the class with your Public Service Announcement Videos.

Should time permit, we will begin the following:

EQ - How does having an insurance policy create financial security?

1. Activator - Mayhem
2. Distribution of Unit Map & Advanced Organizer
3. Walk Through -Insurance PowerPoint
1. Insurance Defined
2. How Insurance Works
3. Types of Insurance
4. Assessment
4. TOD - Finalize KWL & Muddy Points

Identity Theft Continued

EQ - What are the 3 D's for identity theft?

1. Activator - Identity Theft Commercials
2. Intro to the 3 D's
3. Partnership Review
4. Quiz - Click Here
5. Unit Project Directions - See Below

Get ready to use your creative wizardry to create a commercial!

You will be working as a team to create a commercial or public service announcement to inform the general public about identity theft.

From groups to create a TV commercial that includes the following information regarding Identity Theft:

1. The What and Why of Identity Theft
2. Costs of Identity Theft
3. 1 of the 7 methods used to steal identity
4. The 3-D's
5. Specific examples of how to protect yourself from being victimized

Each TV commercial must be 2-5 minutes long and include a detailed description of the content and serve as a review tool.

All groups will present before the end of the class period Friday.

Good luck!!!

Intro to Unit 7

EQ - How do thieves obtain information to obtain one’s personal identity?

1. FIRST THING FIRST - Scholarship Opportunity
2. Activator - Citibank Commercial
3. Discussion Question - What do you know about our unit topic?
4. Advanced Organizer *
• PowerPoint
• TPS - Complete the Advanced Organizer 
• Post Questions to Today's Meet - Click to Enter
5. How Identity Theft Happens (6)
• Phishing - YouTube - Phishing
• Dumpster Diving
• Traditional Stealing
• Pretexting
• Hacking
• Spyware 
6. Team Skit Activity
7. TOD - Muddy Points