October 30, 2015 Period 5 Only EI Introduction

Do Now

In two minutes list as many emotions as you can using this Google Doc.

Objective:  Students will explore Emotional Intelligence and work in teams to identify how different responses fit in to the EI matrix.  Students will work in teams to determine an appropriate response to different scenarios requiring the use of Emotional Intelligence.

What would You Do?

 

Bradley is a brand new employee at a sporting goods store. He doesn’t know that much about the inventory, but he is doing his best to learn. One day, an angry customer comes in, walks up to Bradley, and begins to loudly complain about the quality of the items he has just purchased. The customer is so angry that he is actually rude to Bradley. Before long, Bradley becomes angry himself and is tempted to yell back at the customer.

What would you do?  Record your response in your Google Docs Journal.

Discuss your response with the person sitting across from you.  How was your partner’s response similar or different from yours?  Record the similarities and differences in your Google Docs journal.

Using the Where Does It Belong Worksheet and working with a partner, students will match each of the EI skills to the correct category.

Marshmallow Test Record in your journal

1. What did  the researchers ask the participants to do?
2. What were the researchers testing?
3. How do you think you would have responded to the Marshmallow Test?

What’s Your Marshmallow

More What Would You Do?

Working in teams of four:

• Read the following scenarios.
• Use what you have learned about emotional intelligence to ”
• Some terms have been given for you to use as a reference.
• Write your response in your journal.

Homework:  Read EQ and You LAP EI-006 and answer the Total Recall questions on pages 6 and 8 in your Google Docs journal.

October 27 & 28, 2015 JA BE #1

Do Now:

Click here to take the JA Pre-assessment

• Name of School: John F. Kennedy High School
• School District: Denver Public Schools
• Teacher’s Last Name: Polete
• JA Program: Be Entrepreneurial

Session One: Introduction to Entrepreneurship

Objective:  Students are introduced to the elements of successful business start-ups, myths and facts about entrepreneurship, and early product development.  Students will:

• Recognize the elements of a successful business start-up
• Evaluate myths and facts about entrepreneurship
• Consider product-development options

October 26 & 29, 2015 Word It #46 Halloween Card

Do Now: Respond to the following in your Google Docs Journal

1. Describe your earliest memory of Halloween or Dia de los Muertos.
2. Describe how you plan to celebrate this year.
3. What do you like best about Halloween or Dia de los Muertos.   Why?
4. What do you like least about Halloween or Dia de los Muertos.  Why?

Objective: Students will use their MS Word 2013 skills to create  original Halloween cards by reading and following the instructions found in Word It! Activity 46 p. 107.

Assignment:  Read and follow the instructions found in Word It! Activity 46 p. 107 to create an original Halloween card to share with the Trick-or-treaters tonight at Trick-or-Treat Street.   Please make your card appropriate for young children by minimizing the amount of gore.  Add a Halloween poem to the inside of your card.

Be sure to follow the layout instructions on p. 107 and put your name on the back panel. 

Before you print check to see if you have rotated the correct panels 180 degrees so that they are upside down. 

This assignment is due at the end of the period. 

Be sure to put your name and period on the back panel. When you have a card that works, print five (5) copies, fold your cards, and turn them in. 

Homework:  Read Put In Your Two Cents Worth LAP QS-029 and be prepared to discuss in class on Monday November 3, 2014

 

October 22 & 23, 2015 Conflict Management

Do Now:  Respond in your Google Docs Journal

1. Describe a time when you experienced a conflict with someone else.
2. Was it over something tangible or a difference of opinion?
3. How was it resolved?

Objective:  Students will begin to explore Emotional Intelligence by reading and discussing sources of conflict and how to resolve them.

Group Work:

If you have the Heart, make a copy of this Google Doc and share it with your team members so that you all can work from it.

Directions:

• Working It Out:  in teams, determine which of the terms or phrases best matches the situations provided.
• When you are finished, ask your instructor for a copy of the answer guide.
• Conflicting Reporters: Read and discuss the story about the two reporters in your team and answer the questions on page 2 of the Google Docs.
• Read All About It: In your groups, access a local or national news website to find an article that addresses conflict.
• Use the Google Docs p. 3  as a guide to discuss the steps of conflict resolution.
• Report your findings to the class.

September 9, 2016 SOW & WBS

Do Now:  Respond in your Google Docs Journal to the following:

1. Identify two resources you will need to implement your team’s management project.
2. Identify where your team will acquire the needed resources and if there is a concern about the availability of each one.
3. Are there any needed resources that your team has identified that are not readily available to you?

Objective:  Students will complete their SOW and WBS and compile a list of needed resources, estimates of time and cost and sources using the Google Sheets templates.

Assignment:  Working in your teams, complete the SOW and WBS for your team’s project.  Compile a list of resources, estimate the cost in time and dollars, and identify potential sources for each resource.  Link all of your documents in your Google Docs Journal.

October 16 & 21, 2015 e-Mail & FBLA Prep

Do Now

Using what you learned about verbal communication, formal letters and e-mail etiquette, compose an e-mail to your parents inviting them to attend Parent Teacher Conferences on October 20 or October 27, 2015 from 4:00 until 7:00pm.  Parents and students will be able to meet with teachers in the gym and cafeteria.  Share your schedule in your e-mail including the class and teacher name.  When you address your e-mail please cc: me at robert_polete@dpsk12.net.  If your parents do not have an e-mail address you can write them a formal letter and link it to your Google Docs journal.

Objective:  Students will compose an e-mail or formal letter inviting their parents to attend Parent Teacher Conferences.  Students will declare their intention to formally join FBLA and choose a test and performance competitive event.

Competitive Events

Complete the FBLA Letter of Intent Form

9th and 10th Grade Events

The following events are only open to 9th and 10th graders:

• Business Math

• FBLA Principles and Procedures

• Introduction to Business

• Introduction to Business Communications

• Introduction to Information Technology

• Introduction to Parliamentary Procedures

• Public Speaking I

  Business Achievement Award is an award that can be earned every year

   

  Test Events

  Business Calculations                      Intro to Business

  Business Communication                Intro to Business Communication

  Business Math                                  Intro to Information Technology

  Business Procedures                       Personal Finance

 

 

 

 

October 15, 2015 SOW & WBS

Do Now: Respond to the following in your Google Docs Journal

1. What is an advantage of a functional organization design?  What is a concern?
2. What is an advantage of a matrix organization design?   What is a concern?
3. Describe the concept of delayering and when a company would use it.

Objective: Students will finalize a Statement of Work and Work Breakdown Structure for their project using templates:

Classwork:  Using the Statement of Work and Work Breakdown Structure templates found below, finalize these two project management documents for your project and link them to your Google Docs Journal.

Project Life Cycle

1. Initiation stage

   • Project feasibility
   • Project Definition
     • Project Scope
     • SMART Objectives
     • Statement of Work (SoW)
       • How to write a SoW
       • SoW Template Google Docs
   • Project Charter

2. Planning Stage

   • In-depth Detailed Planning to clearly define the scope.
   • Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) Template
     • WBS Video
   • Identify needed resources
     • Human
     • Material
     • Financial
     • Time
   • Project Schedule
   • Project Plan

3. Execution or Implementation Stage

   • Monitor and Control the project activities through ongoing communication with all stakeholders.
   • Update and modify the project plan
   • Identify and control risks
   • Monitor and control project quality
   • Obtain change approvals from project stakeholders
   • Maintain Project Records including budget.

4. Closure Stage

   • Final project report
   • Lessons learned

Classwork:  Continue working on your Management plans for the four projects:

1. School Store
   • School Store Manual
2. Concession Cart
3. Community Service Project
4. JFK Business Association

October 14 & 15, 2015 Oral Presentations

Do Now: In your Google Docs Journal respond to the following

1. Identify two non-verbal tips that every speaker should follow when giving a presentation.
2. What is an example of a “filler word?”  How can you work to avoid using these in your presentation?
3. How do you feel when you are asked to give an oral presentation to the class?

Objective:  Students will deliver the oral presentation they have prepared based on the homework reading.  Students will present in small groups and critique the other members of their group.

30 minutes to complete the Do Now and prepare for your presentation.

30 minutes in teams of four to present and critique each of the presentations.

Presentation Rubric

1. Heart
2. Spade
3. Diamond
4. Club

20 minutes select students will present to the entire class.

10 minutes summarize what you learned about oral presentations and the feedback you received from your peers to improve your future presentations in you Google Docs Journal

October 9 & 13, 2015

Click here to log on to Quizstar and take Leadership Quiz You will have two attempts to take this quiz.  Review your answers after the first attempt and try again to improve your score.

Your Quizstar User Id is jfk[Student#]

Your password is your 8 digit birthday

Objective: Students will demonstrate what they know about the Management Theory, Information Management, Intellectual Property Management, Human Resource Management, Quality Management, and  Knowledge Management.  Students will prepare for their DECA competitive events.  Students will explore the importance of Chain of Command and Organization Structure in Management by watching a video on Organizational Design.

October 8 & 13, 2015 Business Letter

Objective: Written correspondence is an important form of verbal communication use in business.  Students will learn the components of a business letter by watching How to Write a Business Letter.  Students practiced writing a business letter by completing Word It! activities 24 and 26.

Students practiced writing business letters by completing Word It!  activities using Google Docs.

1. Cover Letter Activity 24 p. 53
2. Fan Letter Activity 26 p. 59

Assignment: Word It!  Activity 24, and Activity 26.  These are due at the end of the period.  Share your documents with your instructor.  Name your file:

• Activity#24_Full Name_PeriodX
  
• Activity#26_Full Name_PeriodX

Homework:  Read Well Said LAP QS-009 and prepare a 5 minute oral presentation to summarize the article that you will present in class on October 14 and 15.

October 6 & 7, 2015 Effective Communication

Do Now: In your journal respond to the following question using complete sentences:

1. Compare and contrast verbal and non-verbal communication.  Include examples of when you would use both.
2. Give three examples of a gesture.
3. How do you use gestures to communicate? Give at least two examples.

Objective: Through active listening and reading, students will distinguish between different types of communication and understand the importance of communication at home, school and in the community. Students will also understand the what constitutes effective communication, barriers to communication, and the ways to overcome them. Students will demonstrate this understanding by reading More Than Just Talk, group discussion and  writing in their Journal.

Please go to the LAPs page and open the More Than Just Talk LAP Read pages 1 & 2.

Click here to view lesson PowerPoint: Effective Communication

Communication Percentages

An article in the September 22, 2013 Denver Post  Written and Verbal Skills Key

October 2 & 5, 2015 Word It Activity 6 Symbols

Click here to log on to Quizstar and take Leadership Quiz You will have two attempts to take this quiz.  Review your answers after the first attempt and try again to improve your score.

Your Quizstar User Id is jfk[Student#]

Your password is your 8 digit birthday

Objective: Students will demonstrate what they know about the 10 Leadership Characteristics and 8 Leadership Theories by taking a quiz using Quizstar.  Students will learn how to insert symbols and clip art into a Google Docs document using the Word It activity book and Google Docs.

Assignment:  When you have completed the quiz two times, complete Activity 6 Symbols on page 11 of the Word It! book.

Symbols are special characters that do not appear as keys on your keyboard.  To insert a symbol using Google Docs, click on the Insert tab and choose Special Characters.  Using the Key Word search bar type in the letters in the symbol you are looking for or a description of the symbol like “smiley face.”  Below is a list of the symbols you will be using:

• Registered Sign ®
• British Pound £
• Fraction one half ½
• Degree °
• Frown Face ☹
• Greater than or equal to ≥
• Infinity ∞
• Care of ℅
• Smiling face ☺

Activity 15 Creative Clip Art on page 29 of the Word It! book.  To insert a clip art image you can copy and past it or click on the Insert tab and choose Image.

Link your documents to your Google Docs Journal.  Be sure to change the permission so that “Anyone with the link can view” your file.  These are due by the end of the period.  If you finish early, work on missing assignments.