Units and Assessments
Unit One: Course procedures and expectations
Key Question: What are your personal goals and what do you want to learn in this course?
How to Find Units, Lessons, Assignments, Assessments,
Types of Assignments in this Course- Surveys, Quizzes, Documents, Wikis, Glogs, Video Pitches, Video Interview
Recordings, Presentations, Emails, Group Communications and Collaborations
Workshops:Touring the course, questions and answers, 20 questions for Mrs. Weir
Assignment: Course Quiz, Goals Survey, Mechanics Pretest
How to earn extra credit, participation opportunities.
Unit Two: Communications Is...
Key Question: What does it mean to be a good communicator?
The model of communications?- Video and reading
What does the model teach to you about listening, and thinking about who is hearing and reading what you
communicate?
Listening Workshop and Assignment
Reading Assignment : How to Win Friends and Influence People and Reflection
Unit Assessment: Quiz
Unit Three: Letters, Emails, Brochures
Key Question: What are going to have to write and how do you do it correctly?
Block Letters
Four types of business letters
Assignment: Writing two business letters with customer first
Email Etiquette
Assignment: Writing a professional email to a colleague
Brochures for Market
Assignment: Design a brochure
Unit Assessment: Choose your best written work, revise and present (workshop show and tell)
Unit Four: Getting the Job
Key Question: What do employers look for?
Professional Presentation- Appearance, Posture, Eye Contact, Poise, Speech, Presentation, On-line Presence, Time Management,
Writing to get the job: Cover Letter, Resume, Interview (and rehearsal), thank you follow-up
Workshops: Special Guest Speakers from HR and Management
Assignments: Job Search/Career Builder, Writing a cover letter, resume writing, interview prepartion and recording, thank you letter
Unit Assessment: Job Glog or portfolio
Unit Five: Tracks
High (A/B grade) Track: Entrepreneurship 101- Pitching and Reporting For Business
Low (B/C grade) Track: Professional Development 101
Key Question: How will teamwork, entrepreneurship and professional development make me a better teacher?
Workshops: Group meetings, teacher support and direction
Assignments: videos, reading, MIT elevator Pitch, What is an elevator pitch? What is a business proposal?
Considerations in starting and pitching a business? Creating an effective presentation. Readings on professional presence, success and creative thinking. Videos
Unit Assessment:
Track One: Group Wiki, planning materials and Presentation
Track Two: Select a book and do the glog assignment.
Key Question: What are your personal goals and what do you want to learn in this course?
How to Find Units, Lessons, Assignments, Assessments,
Types of Assignments in this Course- Surveys, Quizzes, Documents, Wikis, Glogs, Video Pitches, Video Interview
Recordings, Presentations, Emails, Group Communications and Collaborations
Workshops:Touring the course, questions and answers, 20 questions for Mrs. Weir
Assignment: Course Quiz, Goals Survey, Mechanics Pretest
How to earn extra credit, participation opportunities.
Unit Two: Communications Is...
Key Question: What does it mean to be a good communicator?
The model of communications?- Video and reading
What does the model teach to you about listening, and thinking about who is hearing and reading what you
communicate?
Listening Workshop and Assignment
Reading Assignment : How to Win Friends and Influence People and Reflection
Unit Assessment: Quiz
Unit Three: Letters, Emails, Brochures
Key Question: What are going to have to write and how do you do it correctly?
Block Letters
Four types of business letters
Assignment: Writing two business letters with customer first
Email Etiquette
Assignment: Writing a professional email to a colleague
Brochures for Market
Assignment: Design a brochure
Unit Assessment: Choose your best written work, revise and present (workshop show and tell)
Unit Four: Getting the Job
Key Question: What do employers look for?
Professional Presentation- Appearance, Posture, Eye Contact, Poise, Speech, Presentation, On-line Presence, Time Management,
Writing to get the job: Cover Letter, Resume, Interview (and rehearsal), thank you follow-up
Workshops: Special Guest Speakers from HR and Management
Assignments: Job Search/Career Builder, Writing a cover letter, resume writing, interview prepartion and recording, thank you letter
Unit Assessment: Job Glog or portfolio
Unit Five: Tracks
High (A/B grade) Track: Entrepreneurship 101- Pitching and Reporting For Business
Low (B/C grade) Track: Professional Development 101
Key Question: How will teamwork, entrepreneurship and professional development make me a better teacher?
Workshops: Group meetings, teacher support and direction
Assignments: videos, reading, MIT elevator Pitch, What is an elevator pitch? What is a business proposal?
Considerations in starting and pitching a business? Creating an effective presentation. Readings on professional presence, success and creative thinking. Videos
Unit Assessment:
Track One: Group Wiki, planning materials and Presentation
Track Two: Select a book and do the glog assignment.
Grading Policy |
Give your best!
Always turn in an attempt. If you show effort and want to redo for improved grade, Mrs. Weir will work with you. School Failing grade is 69% or below (new to 2012) Click here for Work effort expectations Click here for a general rubric on writing. |
Late Work and Due Dates |
All work is due SUNDAY BY 11: 59pm.
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State Standards
Pennsylvania Business, Computer, and Information Technology
Mission Statement: Pennsylvania business, computer, and information technology, in cooperation with the business community, will provide evolving educational opportunities to empower all students to effectively participate in advanced education and as highly skilled members of our dynamic global society.
Business, computer, and information technology students are given opportunities to:
Mission Statement: Pennsylvania business, computer, and information technology, in cooperation with the business community, will provide evolving educational opportunities to empower all students to effectively participate in advanced education and as highly skilled members of our dynamic global society.
Business, computer, and information technology students are given opportunities to:
- Demonstrate interpersonal, teamwork, problem
solving, and leadership skills - Communicate effectively as writers, listeners,
and speakers - Develop career awareness, make career choices,
and become employable in a variety of careers - Analyze data to make wise management and
economic decisions - Select and apply tools of technology
- Prepare to become entrepreneurs
- Function as economically literate and
financially responsible citizens - Apply the principals of law in personal and
business settings - Recognize the interrelationships of different
areas of business - Use accounting procedures
- Apply knowledge and skills to simulations and/or
work experience - Integrate academic knowledge with technical
competencies - Prepare for further education and lifelong
learning