The Decision Matrix

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

1. Activator - Tournament of Champions (Factors of Career Selection)
2. Course Preassessment
3. Activator - Planning a class trip
4. Introduction to the Decision Matrix (Teacher demo)
5. Small Group Practice
6. Splashdown – The characteristics of career selection
7. AP - Individual Practice - Create a decision matrix using the factors of careers selection
8. 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?
9. TOD – How can using the decision making matrix help you make a career selection?
10. If Time Permits - CareerCruising

Quiz - Next Class

Factors of Career Selection

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

1. Activator -  Splashdown – Make a list of important factors when considering a career path
2. Collaborative Pairs
1. What factors impact your career decisions?
2. How do these factors change throughout a lifetime?
3. What is the difference between a job and a career?
3. Class discussion – Factors of consideration when choosing a career
1. *Handout – Factors to Consider in Career Selection
2. Rank ‘Em 
4. Collaborative Pairs – Create a mnemonic device
5. AP - Summarizer - Muddy Points Grab Bag
6. 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?
1. Poll
2. Interesting Stat
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.