- Team Quiz
- List & Describe the 4 way most people get paid at work.
- Define Gross Pay
- Define Net Pay
- Use terminology to describe the mathematical differences between Gross and Net Pay
- Calculate: Christina worked 75 hours last week and she makes $12.50 per hour. She gets paid weekly. What is her gross pay?
- Unit Map Review
- What we've covered
- Today's Goals
- What are the different pay periods in which employees may be paid?
- How can I know how much my paycheck will be if I earn a salary?
- What are the manditory and voluntary deductions from gross pay?
- What taxes are withheld from my pay?
- Dollars per hour perspective
- Calculate Gross & Net Pay
- Quiz Next Class
Monday, September 30, 2019
Calculating Pay
EQ - How do I calculate my net pay?
Wednesday, September 25, 2019
Intro to Getting Paid
EQ - What is the difference between gross and net pay?
IF TIME PERMITS - Continue next class
EQ - Where do my federal tax dollars go?
- Activator - Survey Discussion
- Direct - Calculating Pay
- Difference between Gross Pay and Net Pay
- Net Pay Calculations
- Collaboration - Federal Income Taxes
- Where Do My Federal Income Taxes Go?
- Summarize on a piece of paper:
- How did your group change the budget?
- Describe your decision making process (WHY you made the changes)
- Where did your group disagree? Did you disagree without fighting?
- Independent - Payroll Terminology
- Actively Read - "Open Ended Response"
- Open Ended Response
- Preview the question
- Read the article
- Identifying Key Vocabulary
- Gross Pay, Net Pay, Wages, Taxes, Deductions
- Debriefing
- Previewing a Paystub - Click Here
- Discussion - How are your taxes used?
- 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?
- Activator - Voice Your Opinion
- What 3 expenditures do you deem to be the most important? Why?
- What 3 expenditures do you deem the most frivolous? Why?
- What tax allocation did you find the most surprising? Explain.
- What changes did you make?
- How sustainable was your budget?
- What was your budget deficit/surplus?
- Class Discussion
- Assignment
- Compose a response to answer the EQs
- Find the assignment in Schoology
- Describe your opinion on how our federal income taxes are dispersed.
- Do you think the allocation is appropriate? Why or why not?
- If you could change anything regarding how tax dollars are spent, what would you change? Explain.
- Submit to Schoology
Monday, September 23, 2019
Finalizing SMART Goals
EQ - How do I create SMART goals?
- Splashdown - Elements of SMART goals
- SMART Goal Evaluation
- Post Group SMART Goal to the white board
- Museum Walk - Identify the missing elements
- Review Feedback
- Rework if needed
- Knowledge Check - SMART Goal Quiz
- Goal Timelines
- Short-term
- Intermediate
- Long-term
- Q&A
- Test Next Class
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Decision Making - Hybrid
Real Life Reflection
EQ - How can we develop a logical argument to explain a decision?
- What was the best part of yesterday's event?
- What are three lessons you learned that you will use later in life?
- If you could send a message to the volunteers who helped you yesterday, what would you say and why?
EQ - How can we develop a logical argument to explain a decision?
- Activator - Hybrid Description
- Independent
- Mind Tools - How Good Is Your Decision Making
- Complete the reflection
- What did you score on the assessment?
- What does your score mean?
- Develop a plan for yourself that will help you improve your decision making.
- Collaboration
- Forced Decisions
- Complete the reflection
- Questions on handout
- Direct
- Introduction to FCCLA's Method - LINK HERE
- Complete the reflection
- What decisions can be made without needing a systematic approach?
- What types of decisions can be made easier by following this systematic approach?
- Collaborative Group Activity
- Choose a problem
- Identify the 6 steps of DECIDE
- Group Share - Making Decisions
- TOD - Muddy Points
Wednesday, September 11, 2019
Intro to Résumé Writing
- Activator - Resume evaluation
- CP - First Impressions
- CP - Evaluate the candidates
- Debriefing - Who would you like to meet?
- Introduction to Résumés – PowerPoint
- Take Notes
- Class Discussion
- Create or update a personal résumé and upload it to Career Cruising
Hybrid - All materials are posted to Schoology
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Financial Aid
EQ - How can financial aid impact my future personal finances?
- List - What have you heard about Financial Aid?
- Inquire - What questions do you have about financial aid?
- Note - Terms to Know Before You Begin (link in Schoology: Financial Aid Summary Assignment)
- Frame It
- Anticipate the purpose
- Actively Watch (pause when necessary)
- Note important elements
- List unknown/uncomfortable words
- Write questions/thoughts
- Briefly summarize
- Know - Review your list of your Inquiries AND compose a summary of what you now know.
- Summarizer - Complete the Know
- What is the most meaningful thing you learned from today's LINK?
- Muddy Points
Part 2: Develop a digital media presentation to share what you've learned with other high school students.
Part 3: Financial Aid Summary - Schoology (Grad. Project)
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Career Presentation - Final Preparations
EQ - How do I communicate research effectively?
- Activator - Rubric Review
- Small Group Presentations
- Assignment of Roles & Responsibilities
- Timer, Design Eval., Content Eval., Presentor
- Feedback Expectations
- Practice Run
- Improve to Final Draft
- Presentation Order
- Dress Expectation Reminder
Presentations - Wednesday, Thursday, Monday
Intro to Financial Aid - Friday (substitute)
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