Business Management Best Practices 2014 NC CTE Summer Conference Tammy Cyrus, MaED, NBCT SCHS, Pitt County Schools

Business Management

Best Practices

2014 NC CTE Summer ConferenceTammy Cyrus, MaED, NBCT

SCHS, Pitt County Schools

TODAY’S GOALS

• Share best practices that have worked for me in

Business Management

• Look at the four indicators with the lowest scores on

the Fall 2013 VoCATS exam

• 1.02, 2.04, 2.07, and 6.03

• Share strategies for these objectives

• Group activity



• MBA Curriculum Guide• Section 5

• Resource links

• If links no longer work, search for the

Article Name; may be available on

another site

• Section 6 (Projects)

• Sample of Semester Exam Questions

WHAT RESOURCES ARE USED?

Section 5

Section 6

Sample Questions



WHAT RESOURCES ARE USED?

• MBA LAP modules

• Some of the resources used in the LAP modules

are listed in the reference section of Section 5 (FYI

for teachers without LAP module access

• Internet, specifically business management • Education Portal Website

• Lesson Planet

• Business Dictionary

• Online business magazines/journals2014 NC CTE Summer Conference

Tammy Cyrus, MaED, NBCTSCHS, Pitt County Schools

http://education-portal.com/academy/course/principles-of-management-course.html

http://www.lessonplanet.com/

http://www.businessdictionary.com/

WHAT IS THE APPROACH?

• Review the objectives of the entire unit or all the indicators

for an objective.

• Write down key words and define them for each indicator.

• Use internet (reliable sources) to gather information

Determine what you want students to know

• List the different activities, reading assignments, LAPs that

can be used/are available

• Reword objectives to make them measurable in assessing

students understanding



1.02 - RECOGNIZE MANAGEMENT’S ROLE TO UNDERSTAND ITS

CONTRIBUTION TO BUSINESS SUCCESS.

• MBA Planning Guide

• What are the key words in Objective 1.02?

• What do you want students to know?

• Determine what activities, readings, etc. will be

used to reach the goal.

• Reword the objective/indicator if necessary to

make them measurable.



1.02 Planning Guide

1.02 - RECOGNIZE MANAGEMENT’S ROLE TO UNDERSTAND ITS

CONTRIBUTION TO BUSINESS SUCCESS

• Activities can include:

• I want students to learn:• Managers role within a business

• Identify the different forms of management

• Identify the functions of management

LAP Modules Role Play

Movie (Moneyball) Job Openings Group Activity – Functions of Management

Undercover Boss

Functions of Management



GOOD RESOURCES FOR 1.02


• Manage This LAP Module

• Functions of Management

• Lessonplanet.com (paid site - $5/mo)

• Educanon.com (web tool used to create

questions within clips that are used in the

classroom.

Manage This LAP



http://www.cliffsnotes.com/more-subjects/principles-of-management/the-nature-of-management/functions-of-managers




http://www.educanon.com/

2.04 - UNDERSTAND ECONOMIC INDICATORS TO RECOGNIZE ECONOMIC TRENDS AND

CONDITIONS.




• Determine what activities, readings, etc. will be used

to reach the goal.

• Reword the objective if necessary to make them

measurable

• Economic activities



2.04 Planning Guide

I want students to: Understand basic economics

Identify economic indicators Identify the role of economics Identify economic trends and conditions

Understand inflation Understand consumer spending Understand the Gross Domestic Product Understand unemployment rate Understand interest rate fluctuations Understand the business cycle


CONDITIONS.




CONDITIONS.

• Activities can include:

LAP Modules - GDP activity

Inflation Activity

Econedlink.org

MBA Sample activities



GDP Activity

Inflation Activity

Inflation Activity - key

http://www.econedlink.org/



• MBA LAP Modules

• Learningtogive.org

• Lessonplanet.com (paid site - ~$5/mo)

• Teachingeconomics.org

• Econedlink.org

• Guide to basic economics



http://www.learningtogive.org/


http://teachingeconomics.org/


2.07 - DETERMINE GLOBAL TRADE’S IMPACT ON BUSINESS DECISION-

MAKING


• What are the key words in Objective

2.07?


• Determine what activities, readings,

etc. will be used to reach the goal.

• Reword the objective if necessary to

make them measurable

• Global trade activities2014 NC CTE Summer Conference


2.07 Planning Guide

I want students to learn:Understand the nature of global trade

Identify trade barriers

Identify the governmental role in global trade

Understand the exchange rates (currency)

Understand the adv/disadv of the US dollar

2.07 - DETERMINE GLOBAL TRADE’S IMPACT ON BUSINESS DECISION-

MAKING



2.07 ACTIVITIES

• LAP modules

• Global Trading Activity

• Activity involving importing and

exporting goods• What is exported out of US? Imported?

• Sample activities in curriculum guide



Global Trading Activity


• Amosweb.com

• US Department of Commerce

• Lessonplanet.com

• Econedlink.org



http://www.amosweb.com/

http://www.commerce.gov/



6.03 - RESOLVE CONFLICTS WITH/FOR CUSTOMERS TO ENCOURAGE REPEAT BUSINESS




• Determine what activities, readings, etc. will

be used to reach the goal.

• Reword the objective if necessary to make

them measurable2014 NC CTE Summer Conference


6.03 Planning Guide

I want students to:Identify difficult customersIdentify ways in which customers demonstrate difficultyExplain how to handle difficult customersExplain how difficult customers impact a business financially

6.03 - RESOLVE CONFLICTS WITH/FOR CUSTOMERS TO ENCOURAGE REPEAT BUSINESS



ACTIVITIES FOR 6.03

• LAP modules

• Sample activity in curriculum guide

• Guest speaker

• Undercover boss

• Waste Management

• Boston Market

• Lessonplanet.com

• Role play 2014 NC CTE Summer ConferenceTammy Cyrus, MaED, NBCT


LINKS WORTH VIEWING…• Studystack.com

• Review site (similar to quizlet)

• Schoology.com

• Online learning management system

• Kahoot.it

• Review site

• Mcscoring.com

• Multiple choice question site to use without retyping questions

• Edomodo.com

• Go2Web20

• web2teachingtools

• Knowledge@Wharton High School



http://www.studystack.com/

http://www.schoology.com/

http://www.kahoot.it/

http://www.mcscoring.com/

http://www.edmodo.com/

http://www.go2web20.net/

http://www.web2teachingtools.com/

http://kwhs.wharton.upenn.edu/

http://kwhs.wharton.upenn.edu/

CONTACT INFORMATION

Tammy Cyrus, MaED, NBCTSouth Central High School

Pitt County [email protected]

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Business Management Best Practices 2014 NC CTE Summer Conference Tammy Cyrus, MaED, NBCT SCHS, Pitt County Schools