Intro to Getting Paid

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

1. Activator - Survey Discussion
2. Direct - Calculating Pay
1. Difference between Gross Pay and Net Pay
2. Net Pay Calculations
3. Collaboration - Federal Income Taxes
1. Where Do My Federal Income Taxes Go?
2. Summarize on a piece of paper:
1. How did your group change the budget?
2. Describe your decision making process (WHY you made the changes)
3. Where did your group disagree?  Did you disagree without fighting?
4. Independent - Payroll Terminology
1. Actively Read - "Open Ended Response"
1. Open Ended Response
1. Preview the question
2. Read the article
2. Identifying Key Vocabulary
1. Gross Pay, Net Pay, Wages, Taxes, Deductions
5. Debriefing
1. Previewing a Paystub - Click Here
2. Discussion - How are your 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 - Voice Your Opinion
1. What 3 expenditures do you deem to be the most important?  Why?
2. What 3 expenditures do you deem the most frivolous?  Why?
3. What tax allocation did you find the most surprising? Explain.
4. What changes did you make?
5. How sustainable was your budget?
6. What was your budget deficit/surplus?
2. Class Discussion
3. 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

Intro to SMART Goals

EQ - How are SMART goals applied to financial decisions?

1. Quiz - FCCLA Decision Making Process
2. Activator: 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?
3. Discussion Question - How can developing these habits help you achieve your goals?
4. 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?
5. 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.
6. Discussion Question: How can we be proactive to achieve these goals?
7. 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?
8. SMART Focus
1. Development of a Graphic Organizer
2. Notetaking
9. 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.
10. TOD - Muddy Points

Day 2

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

Intro to Unit 2

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 Resume 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

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. Summarizer - Complete the Know
1. What is the most meaningful thing you learned from today's LINK?
2. 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)

Career Presentations

EQ - How do I communicate research effectively?

1. Activator - Rubric Review
2. Small Group Presentations
1. Assignment of Roles & Responsibilities
2. Timer, Design Eval., Content Eval., Presentor
3. Feedback Expectations
4. Practice Run
3. Improve to Final Draft
4. Presentation Order 
5. Dress Expectation Reminder

Presentations - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday