Intro to Unit 3

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

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

IF TIME PERMITS - Continue next class
EQ - Where do my federal tax dollars go?

1. Activator - KWL:  What do you know about your federal tax dollars?
2. How are these taxes used? - Where Did My Tax Dollars Go 
3. Partnership Activity
1. Choose one category where tax dollars are allocated
2. Create a poster to illustrate the components of your category
3. Share with the class
4. Assignment
1. Compose a response to answer the EQs
1. Find the assignment in Schoology
2. Describe your opinion on how our federal income taxes are dispersed.
3. Do you think the allocation is appropriate? Why or why not?
4. If you could change anything regarding how tax dollars are spent, what would you change?  Explain.
5. Submit to Schoology

Unit 2 Exam

Unit 2 Exam Today

1. Quiz Review
2. Q & A
3. Unit 2 Exam
4. Survey

Monday

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

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

IF TIME PERMITS - Continue next class
EQ - Where do my federal tax dollars go?

1. Activator - KWL:  What do you know about your federal tax dollars?
2. How are these taxes used? - Where Did My Tax Dollars Go 
3. Partnership Activity
1. Choose one category where tax dollars are allocated
2. Create a poster to illustrate the components of your category
3. Share with the class
4. Assignment
1. Compose a response to answer the EQs
1. Find the assignment in Schoology
2. Describe your opinion on how our federal income taxes are dispersed.
3. Do you think the allocation is appropriate? Why or why not?
4. If you could change anything regarding how tax dollars are spent, what would you change?  Explain.
5. Submit to Schoology

Introduction to SMART Goals

(continuation of last class)

1. Muddy Point Review - Together
2. FCCLA Application Activity
1. Post-It Note Collage - List decisions that you, or someone like you, may face in the next 4 years.
2. Choose 1 and make a decision by following the FCCLA Decision Making Method
3. Peer Review

EQ - How are SMART goals applied to financial decisions?

1. Activator: Motivational Quote Analysis
1. Read the motivational quotes published HERE
2. Choose the quote that you like the best.
3. Describe what the quote means and how you can use it in your life to help you with goal setting.
2. Discussion Question - What are the traits that describe people who can effectively accomplish these things?
1. List on a mini whiteboard 
2. Combined list on the big board
3. Effectiveness Exploration: 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - Watch and Reflect
1. Which of these habits do you use in your life?
2. Which do you think would be most valuable for you to develop?
3. How/in which situations can you begin developing these habits?
4. How can we use these habits to accomplish what matters to us?
4. Discussion Question - How can developing these habits help you achieve your goals?
5. TPS: Focus on habits 1 & 2
1. Be Proactive - What does this really mean?
2. Begin With the End in Mind - How does this habit connect with goal setting?
6. Collaborative Collage
1. Think, Pair, Share - What are some goals that a teenager may have.  List as many as you can think of and put each one on its own post-it note.
2. Hang the post-it notes on the closet door when finished.
7. Discussion Question: How can we be proactive to achieve these goals?
8. Small Group Collaboration Prompts:
1. What evidence exists that shows writing down your goals helps you achieve your goals?
2. How can someone write an effective goal?
3. What are the various methods of goal setting?
4. What are the pros and cons of each method?
5. Which method do you believe is the best method for you?
9. SMART Focus
1. Development of a Graphic Organizer
2. Group Notetaking
10. Collaborative Application
1. Choose ____ of post-its
1. Evaluate the accomplishments
1. Which need SMART goals?
2. Which do not?
2. Choose one accomplishment and write a SMART goal to help you earn the accomplishment.
11. TOD - Muddy Points

Day 3

1. Splashdown - Elements of SMART goals
2. SMART Goal Evaluation
1. Post Group SMART Goal to the white board
2. Museum Walk - Identify the missing elements
3. Review Feedback
4. Rework if needed
5. Knowledge Check - SMART Goal Quiz

Decision Making

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

1. Activator - Hybrid Description
2. Independent
1. Mind Tools - How Good Is Your Decision Making
2. Complete the reflection
1. What did you score on the assessment?
2. What does your score mean?
3. Develop a plan for yourself that will help you improve your decision making.
3. Collaboration
1. Forced Decisions
2. Complete the reflection
1. Questions on handout
4. Direct
1. Introduction to FCCLA's Method - LINK HERE 
2. Complete the reflection
1. What decisions can be made without needing a systematic approach?
2. What types of decisions can be made easier by following this systematic approach?
5. Collaborative Group Activity
1. Choose a problem
2. Identify the 6 steps of DECIDE
3. Group Share - Making Decisions
6. TOD - Muddy Points

Intro to Résumé Writing

EQ - How do I create an effective résumé?

1. Activator - Resume evaluation
1. CP - First Impressions
2. CP - Evaluate the candidates
2. Debriefing - Who would you like to meet?
3. Introduction to Résumés – PowerPoint
• Take Notes
4. Class Discussion
5. Create or update a personal résumé and upload it to Career Cruising

Hybrid - All materials are posted to Schoology

Financial Aid Summary

EQ - How do I apply for a scholarship?

1. Activator - How much financial aid money is available?
1. Check This Out
2. Class Financial Aid Review
3. Finalize your scholarship application (actually do it)
4. Complete the Financial Aid Summary Assignment in Schoology
1. Resources are provided to assist you
2. Please create a works cited page for your assignment.

**HOMEWORK**

Make a list of accomplishments you have made during your time in high school

Intro to Financial Aid

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

1. List - What have you heard about Financial Aid?
2. Inquire - What questions do you have about financial aid?
3. Note - Terms to Know Before You Begin (link in Schoology: Financial Aid Summary Assignment)
1. Frame It
2. Anticipate the purpose
3. Actively Watch (pause when necessary)
1. Note important elements
2. List unknown/uncomfortable words
3. Write questions/thoughts
4. Briefly summarize 
4. Know - Review your list of 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.

Career Presentations

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.

Following presentations, there will be a written assignment that will require you to have these notes