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Instructional Strategies for High School Business Education Courses Melanie Wiscount Computer & Business Education Teacher [email_address]

Objective Gain new instructional strategies to use in the high school BE classroom Efficient Effective Sustainable Retention 21 st Century Skills Meaningful Learning

Gain new instructional strategies to use in the high school BE classroom

Efficient

Effective

Sustainable

Retention

21 st Century Skills

What?

Instructional Strategies An approach or method used to convey information that results in learning Examples include case studies, projects, games, discussions, assessments, etc. http://webdb.gsu.edu/gist/faqs/index.cfm#23 “ Week 6: No Ideas” ~ photo from www.flickr.com ~ by user helloromeo

An approach or method used to convey information that results in learning

Examples include case studies, projects, games, discussions, assessments, etc.

Who?

Generation C Creators Content Collaborators Community Culture Concurrent Connected Communicators Derek Wenmoth, Director, eLearning, CORE Education Ltd, NEW ZEALAND; Derek’s Blog- http://blog.core-ed.net/derek/ “ Sony 035” ~ photo on www.flickr.com by user bunnyronin

Creators

Content

Collaborators

Community

Culture

Concurrent

Connected

Communicators

Why?

How We Learn 10% of what we READ 20% of what we HEAR 30% of what we SEE 50% of what we SEE and HEAR 70% of what is DISCUSSED with OTHERS 80% of what is EXPERIENCED PERSONALLY 95% of what we TEACH TO SOMEONE ELSE William Glasser “ Jacob” ~ photo from www.flickr.com ~ by user kakacakes

10% of what we READ

20% of what we HEAR

30% of what we SEE

50% of what we SEE and HEAR

70% of what is DISCUSSED with OTHERS

80% of what is EXPERIENCED PERSONALLY

95% of what we TEACH TO SOMEONE ELSE William Glasser

Our Students Need to Be: critical thinkers problem solvers innovators effective communicators effective collaborators information and media literate globally aware civically engaged financially and economically literate Preparing Students for Jobs That Do Not Exist, Chris Pearson, August 16, 2007 http://squeakymouse.wordpress.com/2007/08/16/preparing-students-for-jobs-that-do-not-exist/ “ Peace” - Photo from flickr.com ~by truonggiangk3a

critical thinkers

problem solvers

innovators

effective communicators

effective collaborators

information and media literate

globally aware

civically engaged

financially and economically literate

How?

Instructional Strategies

If You Don’t Know It…Post-It Hand out one post-it per student Jot down question, comment, or concern as we discuss Use to remember Ask – hand to me – post on board

Hand out one post-it per student

Jot down question, comment, or concern as we discuss

Use to remember

Ask – hand to me – post on board

Graphical Organizers

IPonder Predict or Prior Knowledge Filled in by Teacher New Knowledge Self-Reflection Think! Know!

4D Study Sentence with word from text Meaning of word Word in my life Drawing/symbol of word - center

Sentence with word from text

Meaning of word

Word in my life

Drawing/symbol of word - center

4D Study 1. Sentence from text 2. From the dictionary 3. From my life 4. Symbolic picture to represent word Difficult to Simple

4D Study WAN

Concept Map A graphical way to empower users to: Construct knowledge Navigate knowledge Share knowledge Criticize knowledge “ Student @ Computer” ~ photo on www.flickr.com ~ by user jdpotter

A graphical way to empower users to:

Construct knowledge

Navigate knowledge

Share knowledge

Criticize knowledge

IHMC CMAP http://cmap.ihmc.us/download/ Presentation Window Drawing Window Style Tools Window

CMAP – Professional PPTs

CMAP – Marketing Mix Elements

Digital Storytelling

Digital Storytelling VoiceThread – My Career Journey http://www.voicethread.com

Digital Storytelling VoiceThread http://www.voicethread.com

Digital Storytelling MixBook http://www.mixbook.com

Digital Storytelling Windows Movie Maker Microsoft Windows MovieMaker with MS XP Office/OS

Discovery & Reflection

Memory Game Planning the Flow of a Presentation Come up with own relationships, theories, conclusions, guidelines, etc.

Planning the Flow of a Presentation

Come up with own relationships, theories, conclusions, guidelines, etc.

DFIF Don’t Forget It Friday Quiz Students create questions w/answers Can use for warm-up or closing activity Can use on DFIF Quiz Activity serves as: Spot check assessments Student reflection on learning Student-generated questions

Don’t Forget It Friday Quiz

Students create questions w/answers

Can use for warm-up or closing activity

Can use on DFIF Quiz

Activity serves as:

Spot check assessments

Student reflection on learning

Student-generated questions

Dear Student Letters Student types brief letter about: What learned in class How it applies to prior knowledge Opinions on topic Questions on topic Exchange letters – Read - Respond

Student types brief letter about:

What learned in class

How it applies to prior knowledge

Opinions on topic

Questions on topic

Exchange letters – Read - Respond

Real-World Applications

Real-World Applications Publisher Packaging

Publisher Packaging

Teach Across the Levels Design a children’s book – teach business concepts Around a theme in marketing/business Hamburger Heaven by Wong Herbert Yee (1999) Customer Service Use Publisher to create book Share with elementary class

Design a children’s book – teach business concepts

Around a theme in marketing/business

Hamburger Heaven by Wong Herbert Yee (1999)

Customer Service

Use Publisher to create book

Share with elementary class

The Apprentice Divide class into two teams Elect co-project managers Plan, organize, and hold a dance All proceeds go to Homecoming Fund Team that brings in highest profits – gets the A!

Divide class into two teams

Elect co-project managers

Plan, organize, and hold a dance

All proceeds go to Homecoming Fund

Team that brings in highest profits – gets the A!

Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream http://www.benjerry.com/our_products/

Simulations & Games

Lemonade Stand Game www.lemonadestandgame.com

Lemonade Stand Game Business Standards Student’ s Reflection on Performance www.lemonadestandgame.com Business Standards Student’ s Reflection on Performance

Lemonade Stand Game www.lemonadestandgame.com

Simulations Accounting Simulations Safe Night Out (SNO) Student entrepreneurs create a product that tracks the trip of a vehicle. Analyze feasibility Budgeting Managing Evaluating operations http://www2.gsu.edu/~www301/

Accounting Simulations

Safe Night Out (SNO)

Student entrepreneurs create a product that tracks the trip of a vehicle.

Analyze feasibility

Budgeting

Managing

Evaluating operations

Business Simulations http://www2.gsu.edu/~www301/

Simulations - Safe Night Out http://www2.gsu.edu/~www301/

Simulations - Safe Night Out http://www2.gsu.edu/~www301/ Napster Pep Boys

Simulations - Safe Night Out http://www2.gsu.edu/~www301/

Group Activities TEAM - T ogether E veryone A chieves M ore

Ring Around the Research A - Reader B - Paraphraser C - Predictor

A - Reader

B - Paraphraser

C - Predictor

Problem-Solving Strategy RIDD Read Imagine Decide Do http://www.wsjclassroomedition.com/subscribe/index.html

RIDD

Read

Imagine

Decide

Do

Peer Assessment PQP Charts Praise Question Polish

Praise

Question

Polish

Google Docs & Groups Word Processor Presentations Spreadsheets Use with Google Groups http://docs.google.com/ http://groups.google.com/

Word Processor

Presentations

Spreadsheets

Use with Google Groups

Field Trips Brainstorm what you will learn Categorize ideas Assign category to each group Group creates three questions Ask on trip Bring back answers

Brainstorm what you will learn

Categorize ideas

Assign category to each group

Group creates three questions

Ask on trip

Bring back answers

Cooperative Learning http://www.ncrtec.org/timer/ - download http://www.timeme.com/timer.htm - no download

Cooperative Learning Norms Everyone has the responsibility: to listen carefully and with respect to the others in the group. and the right to contribute to the group task. and the right to ask for help from the group when needed. to help others in the group when asked. Do not change your mind unless you are logically persuaded. Reach consensus, not majority rule. Active Learning: Cooperation in the College Classroom , by David W. Johnson, Roger T. Johnson, and Karl A. Smith published by Interaction Book Co in 1991

Everyone has the responsibility:

to listen carefully and with respect to the others in the group.

and the right to contribute to the group task.

and the right to ask for help from the group when needed.

to help others in the group when asked.

Do not change your mind unless you are logically persuaded. Reach consensus, not majority rule.

Web 2.0 Tools

What is Web 2.0? More social – more communication More collaborative Content created by users

More social – more communication

More collaborative

Content created by users

Career Exploration Blog http://hmsdiscovery.blogspot.com

Wikis http://wiscountwiki.wikispaces.com

Wikis http://wiscountwiki.wikispaces.com

Podcasts http://www.vozme.com

Screencasts Video of your screen capture Audio – narrate your lesson Benefits Great for students who are absent Relearn – Review Differentiated learning Help function

Video of your screen capture

Audio – narrate your lesson

Benefits

Great for students who are absent

Relearn – Review

Differentiated learning

Help function

Screencasts

ESL Strategies

ESL Instructional Strategies Get to know the culture Concept maps Build upon background knowledge Flash cards with pictures Add word banks Paraphrase in easier English Role-play Use cues Be careful of translators BICS vs. CALP Business English ESL - http://www.ingilish.com/business-english.htm

Get to know the culture

Concept maps

Build upon background knowledge

Flash cards with pictures

Add word banks

Paraphrase in easier English

Role-play

Use cues

Be careful of translators

BICS vs. CALP

Ultimate Goal Reach Every Student Mix up your strategies Connect to emotions Connect to experience Connect to everyone “ sweet earth…you might say” - Photo from flickr.com ~by alyssa p.

Reach Every Student

Mix up your strategies

Connect to emotions

Connect to experience

Connect to everyone

“ The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” Alvin Toffler American Writer & Futurist; former editor of Fortune Magazine “ World is in my hand” - Photo from flickr.com ~by simply fred http://www.quotationspage.com/search.php3?homesearch=21st+century&startsearch=Search Teach Students How to Learn

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