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Professional Development Requirements

Names:_____________________________ Date: ____________Hour: ____

Professional Development Lesson Design

Date: Full Year Activity

Teacher: Teresa Millican

Class/Course: VEI Professional Development Round One - Four

Essential Question/Questions:

What is Professional Development?

Content Vocabulary:

1. Professional Development

2. Lesson Guide Planning Sheet

3. Visual Component

4. Hands-on Activity

5. Kahoot

Learning Targets - Depth of Knowledge:

Identification of strategies for presenting professional development Level One

Collect data and display results of specific professional development area Level Two

Cite evidence for professional development Level Three

Critique professional development presentation Level three

Connect concepts in specific area of PD Level Four

Design presentation including an assessment tool Level Four

I Can Statements:

I can identify strategies for presenting professional development.

I can collect data and display results of a specific professional development area.

I can cite evidence for professional development.

I can critique a professional development presentation.

I can connect concepts in a specific area of PD.

I can design a presentation including an assessment tool.

Focus Question: Why is professional development needed for your growth in knowledge?

Anticipated Learning Activities:

(What learning experiences and instruction will enable students to achieve the desired results?)

See lists below for activities.

Students Growth:

Student growth will be determined by their ability to development these lessons without pre-existing knowledge in concept chosen. The second round activity suggestion is withdrawn to promote additional growth from first to second quarter.

VEI Professional Development

Essential: What is Professional Development?

Focus: Why is professional development needed for your growth in knowledge?

ROLE

You will be assuming the role of a VEI employee who has been given a task with rules to professionally develop other employees in a specific area.

Audience

You and your partner will be presenting to the VEI firm, Jet Enterprises.

Assignment Summary

Firm members will identify strategies for presenting professional development, collect data and display results of a specific professional development area, cite evidence for professional development, critique other professional development presentations, connect concepts in a specific area of PD and design a presentation including an assessment tool.

Purpose

You will be responsible for the creation of four professional development lessons during this class. Attached are the options for subject matter related to the content standards and benchmarks associated with Business Administration and Management for each quarter of the year. This professional development sequence is laid out for you supporting the needs of VEI deadlines. The activity has been suggested for the first and third quarter. The second and fourth quarter activity must be designed independently to show your progress by being able to develop your own professional development activity to support the assigned concept.

FORM

Firm members will ultimately create a PowerPoint, Prezi, or another preferred type of presentation software, hands-on-activity that may vary in form, Kahoot for a review, and test created on Microsoft word. A graphic organizer will be used to determine order of concepts.

The Points

Below is a list of the points allotted for each quarter. You will be graded on your vocabulary and documentation of completion of activities surrounding each concept. Your professional development lesson will be graded on the Lesson Guide Planning Sheet and Rubric. Students will participate in the hands-on activity and Kahoot receiving designated points for each. Lastly, students will take a test for each concept. The points are listed below:

Focus Correction Areas:

1st Q

2nd Q

3rd Q

4th Q

FCA: Students will complete vocabulary and/or the graphic organizers for each quarter to maintain sequence of concepts

Vocab: 25

Graphic Organizer: 70

95 Points

70 Points

95 Points

70 Points

FCA: Students will complete the professional development meeting the rubric requirements for each quarter.

Quarters 1 and 3: 135 (7 Requirements)

Quarters 2 and 4: 115 (5 Requirements)

Both the Planning Sheet and Rubric must be turned in with this presentation.

135 Points

115 Points

135 Points

115 Points

FCA: Students will complete hands-on-activity, Kahoot, and test for all other professional develop lessons.

Tests: 10 points each

Kahoot Participation: 5 points each

Activities: 5 points each

Test: 140 Points

Kahoot: 70 Points

Activities: 70 Points

Test: 140 Points

Kahoot: 70 Points


Test 130 Points Kahoot: 65 Points


Test 130 Points Kahoot: 65 Points


Professional Learning steps

The presentation should last at least 25 minutes and could take as much as a few class period depending on the supporting activity.

Steps before the presentation:

1. Look over the topics for the quarter and pick the area you would like to explore.

2. Review the Presentation Rubric.

3. Complete the Lesson Guide and Planning Sheet leaving the reflection sections for later.

4. Work with your partner to research your topic and consult the teacher as needed.

5. Develop the lesson and make sure you have the required tasks completed.

6. Make any necessary copies.

7. Practice your presentation and inform the rest of the firm on how they can help you on the day of the presentation.

Steps during the presentation:

1. Dress professionally.

2. Be prepared.

3. Make sure all employees have necessary materials to be active participants.

4. Give a professional and thorough presentation that at a minimum includes the following items (remember your total presentation must last at least 25 minutes):

a. PowerPoint or Prezi Presentation of the content (print with 6 slides per page)

b. Hands-on Activity that allows employees to apply learning (10 minute activity at minimum)

c. Visual component (ex: video relating to your content) (5 minute maximum unless special permission is sought)

d. Kahoot review at the end of your presentation with at least 10 questionsThese questions must prepare your audience for their upcoming test.

e. Final Assessment with at least 10 questions

5. Check for understanding throughout the presentation.

After the presentation:

1. Conduct the final assessment. - 10 points

2. Grade final assessment and give it to the instructor to be recorded.

3. Evaluate the effectiveness.

4. Share data with company.

5. Determine if any follow-up training is required.

Professional Learning Lesson Guide Planning Sheet

Subject Matter: _________________________

Who will help you pass out and collect materials?

Date of Presentation:

Lesson Objectives: (What are the goals of this presentation?)

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Check off, list dates, and list who completed as you create the following:

PowerPoint or Prezi Date completed: __________________ Initials: _______

Video Date completed: __________________ Initials: _______

Hands-on Activity Date completed: __________________ Initials: _______

Kahoot Review for Test Date completed: __________________ Initials: _______

Test Date completed: __________________ Initials: _______

Copies made Date completed: __________________ Initials: _______

Reflection - Ask for feedback and document here:

What questions did the audience have?

What was the best part of the presentation?

What further research could be completed?

What could be improved?

What will you change for the next presentation?

Facilitators Score for the presentation: _________________________

See breakdown on Rubric

Professional Learning Presentation Rubric

Lesson Guide Planning Sheet and Rubric

# 1 = 10 Points

Provided detailed information on all parts of the planning sheets; evident thought was in place to how the lesson is going to run, grouping, and presentation of materials. The rubric was submitted with the presentation and Planning Sheet was submitted with the corrected tests.

Facilitators Comments:

PowerPoint or Prezi

#2 - 70 Points

Created PowerPoint/Prezi that is accurate and thorough, employees are actively engaged; lesson flowed smoothly; several checks for understanding were implemented throughout the presentation, No copy and pasting was apparent. Must have a work cited slide as 7. One documented fact and visual was on each slide. There were at least 7 slides.


Visual Component

#3 - 10 Points

Presentation included a visual component that is related to and reinforces the content; does not exceed five minute time limit. Must be at least three minutes and relate to the subject matter. Must be viewed ahead of time and contain appropriate language and content.


Hands-On Activity

#4 - 10 Points

Activity provided excellent application and relates well to content; lasts at least 10 minutes; involves active participation by all employees; answer key is correct and all papers are turned in with grades. Word searches may not be used as a hands-on-activity.


Kahoot Review

#5 - 10 Points

Presentation has a Kahoot that provides an exceptional review of the main points; includes at least 10 questions that are similar to the final assessment. No slang words and no classmate names as answers. The goal of this activity is to prepare others for the test. Students will be in competition with each other to answer correctly first. To reward those listening and working hard, the first three will received an exemption for the test. Please list exemption on a blank test with that persons name. If unknown nicknames or other classmates names are used during the sign up, the exemption is forfeited.


Final Assessment

#6 - 10 Points

Final assessment is exceptional application of the information and level of students; contains at least 10 questions; must be multiple choice - no true or false. The questions must be seriously related to the subject matter. Presenters have 2 class periods to return corrected tests.


Overall Presentation

#7 15 Points

Had great eye contact with audience; voice quality, enthusiasm, and posture are exceptional; project is prepared; Interactions are professional; meets 25 minute time limit.


Round 1 - 1st Quarter Vocabulary Time!

Take each of these words and complete a vocabulary card. Each vocabulary card must define the word, create a visual illustration to aid in better understanding of the concept, and develop a sentence using the word in proper context and punctuation.

Your words to define are listed below:

Professional Development

Lesson Guide and Planning Sheet

Visual Component

Hands-on Activity

Kahoot

Section Vocab Card

Vocabulary Word:

Illustration or Graphic:

Definition: _________________________________________

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Section Vocab Card

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As a class, lets partner and split up the lesson subjects.

Round One Professional Development Lesson Subjects

1st Quarter

1. What is a resume? (What sections are required, what is a personal mission statement, and what should be listed under each section?) Students must create a resume as the hands-on activity.

Responsible Pair: _____________________________________________

12 - Career and Professional Development

_____ Activity Completed ____ Kahoot Completed ____ Test Turned In

2. What is a cover letter? (What are the three required paragraphs, how should this be laid out, how should these be signed, and when do you need to create a cover letter?) Students must create a cover letter as the hands-on activity.




3. What is an application for employment? (What sections are involved in a typical application, what should be included in each of these areas, What are the dos and donts of filling out an application) Students must complete an application for Subway as their hand-on activity.




4. What is VEI? (What is a trade show booth, what tradeshows will this class go to, what is needed to prepare for a tradeshow, and how will the class raise money to get what is needed for the tradeshow?) You will pitch a fundraiser, set goals for raising money. The hands-on activity is setting up your class into pairs to complete the fundraiser. The points for selling will be recorded after the fundraiser is complete.


11 - Project Management

2 - Information technology and Application


5. How is a business meeting conducted? (What is an agenda, what sections should be paid out on an agenda, how do you record minutes during a meeting, what is Roberts Rule of Order, and how is a meeting ran?) Students will take part in a meeting that you and your partner set up the agenda for as the hands-on activity.


9 - Business Management and Leadership


6. What is a business hierarchy and chain of command? (What are the levels of a business hierarchy, what departments will we have in our VEI, how much money will each position receive in the VEI world, what are the leading positions, and what is a complaint resolution policy using a proper chain of command?) Students will create a hierarchy of the class placing students in leadership roles as the hands-on activity.




7. How is an interview conducted in various professions? (What questions can and cant be asked during an interview, what should you wear for an interview, how do you thank the interviewer after an interview, and what are the techniques for starting and ending an interview?) Students will prepare an interview thank you letter as their hands-on activity.




8. How is a personal webpage created on Weebly? (What information is safe to have on your personal webpage, what sections would you want to have if this webpage was used for a job interview, and how do you access and utilize a Weebly webpage?) Students will create a Weebly with specified sections for employment usage.




9. What is an attendance policy and typical benefits accrued while working for a company? (Share typical attendance policies from five well-known companies, explain various benefits received in five different types of careers) Students will create an attendance policy for the VEI class including deductions for absences. They need to differentiate between excused and unexcused absences and set up a deduction of pay for absences.


5 - Human Resources / Personnel Administration


10. What is an employment incentive program? (Share typical incentive programs for five companies, create a contract for each VEI employee to sign that would state their understanding of the incentive program, design a bulletin board that will feature the incentive program and explain the expectations to the class. You will need an online component for featuring the recipient of the award on our company website.) Students will complete an application that you develop about your incentive program. In their application, they will declare their desire for department and leadership role in the class. You will set up an interview day for positions to be presented to the class. You will announce the positions. Lead management positions must go to the trade show.




11. What is an income statement, balance sheet, and break even analysis? (Find examples of each of these forms and explain how they are set up. Explain the importance for each form in ones personal life and in a business setting) Students will break up into groups and create each of the forms for a hands-on activity.


7 - Financial Analysis and Economics


12. What is a mission and vision statement? (Show both statements for five different popular businesses, what are the differences and why do business have to create each of these) Have students create a mission and vision statement for our VEI class.




13. Add on to the SWOT Analysis demonstrated by your teacher (Review what it stands for, You and your partner will review last years business plan and develop a SWOT analysis for the class about last year products sold for VEI) Students will suggest changes to the products for this years sales. They will turn in a proposal for change as their hands-on activity.


4 - Business Planning and Entrepreneurship


14. What is the marketing mix? (What are the 4 Ps, why is it important to have each area for a successful business, what were the 4 Ps from last year?) Students will complete a 4 Ps visual for the product changes from the SWOT Analysis as the hands-on activity.




15. What is a business plan? (What are the sections of a business plan, what financial forms are needed, what will we be selling in VEI this year?) Students need to be assigned sections of a business plan as the hands-on activity, you and your partner will be the responsible party for compiling the business plan and setting up consistent font style and sizes. Students will complete their section and send it to you via email or you may create a class Google Document to compile the plan.




Round two Professional Development Lesson Subjects

2nd Quarter

1. Editing and proofreading the business plan. (Show students the proper way to edit and proofread papers, break up the business plan into sections and have each group edit it with proper marks) What is your supporting activity?



_____ Activity Completed

2. What is the importance of color and design with regard to a sales booth? (What do trade show booths look like, how will we construct our booth this year, and how do we incorporate items within the classroom?) Make sure that the brand of Jet Enterprises is throughout the display. What is your supporting activity?


3 - Data Management and Administration


3. What is teamwork and how can we use it to create a game for the trade show booth? (Using the resources in the room, create a game to draw students into our trade show booth) What is your supporting activity?




4. What print ad is needed to lure customers into our booth? (What is our incentive to draw others into our booth?) Please keep trademark laws in mind and share those laws. What is your supporting activity?




5. What is needed to create a video about the products that we are selling? Create a video using classmates to sell the products for VEI. Present your video to the class. What is your supporting activity?




6. What is needed to create a catalog for our products for sale? (Display the products, the price, methods to purchase, and our promotions.) Present your video to the class. What is your supporting activity?




7. What is email etiquette and how do you properly communicate with other firms? (Show the class sample communications from other firms, explain the proper way to address email communications, develop a sales promotion to send to other firms) What is your supporting activity?


8 Communications


8. How will VEI students get paid for their services? (Explain the pay rate for each layer of the hierarchy chart, explain how the absences will cause deductions in pay, include different types of income, explain the payroll dates for checks to be cut to students, set up the first payment for students in the VEI system) What is your supporting activity?




9. What is the suggested budget lay out for VEI? (Explain the different areas within the budget, discuss why it is important to have a budget, set up rules for buying in the VEI world) What is your supporting activity?




10. How do VEI students buy products from other firms? (Explain the process of buying from other firms, the requirement for buying within the state, from partnering school, and form outside of the State of MI) What is your supporting activity?




11. What is a marketing plan? (Review the marketing plan from previous VEI firms and created a new version to present to the class) What is your supporting activity?




12. What is an employee evaluation? (Review sample evaluation standards and set up standards for our firm to evaluate each other and professional development) What is your supporting activity?




13. What are different company documents with a voucher system: purchase requisition, purchase order, sales invoice? ( Show examples and make up new forms for our business, show these forms to the class) What is your supporting activity?




14. What are customer relations? (Stress the importance for customer relations, why should you allow them to respond to the purchase of a product) Create a customer relations survey for the trade show booth and explain it to the class. What is your supporting activity?




15. What are some techniques, strategies and systems to enhance business relationships? (Make up some contracts to work with other firms in the VEI world.) What is your supporting activity?




Round Three Professional Development Lesson Subjects

3rd Quarter

The first 5 presentations will be repeated as half of the class will include new students. The veteran students will present these to the new students to set up a new group for the 2nd trade show.

1. What is a resume? (What sections are required, what is a personal mission statement, and what should be listed under each section?) Students must create a resume as the hands-on activity.




2. What is a cover letter? (What are the three required paragraphs, how should this be laid out, how should these be signed, and when do you need to create a cover letter?) Students must create a cover letter as the hands-on activity.




3. What is an application for employment? (What sections are involved in a typical application, what should be included in each of these areas, what are the dos and donts of filling out an application?) Students must complete an application for Subway as their hand-on activity.




4. What is VEI? (What is a trade show booth, what tradeshows will this class go to, what is needed to prepare for a tradeshow, and how will the class raise money to get what is needed for the tradeshow?) You will pitch a fundraiser and set goals for raising money. The hands-on activity is setting your class into pairs to complete the fundraiser. The points for selling will be recorded after the fundraiser is complete.


11 - Project Management



5. What is an employment incentive program? (Share typical incentive programs for five companies, create a contract for each VEI employee to sign that would state their understanding of the incentive program, design a bulletin board that will feature the incentive program and explain the expectations to the class. You will need an online component for featuring the recipient of the award on our company website.) Students will complete an application that you develop about your incentive program. In their application, they will declare their desire for department and leadership role in the class. You will set up an interview day for positions to be presented to the class. You will announce the positions. Lead management position must go to the trade show.




6. What is an effective presentation? (Share an example of a good and a bad presentation, provide examples or different ways to present to others. Actually, have input about what could be done better and what was done well in each presentation.) Students will complete an evaluation form for the presentation.




7. What are Employee/Employer Relation Laws? (Share an example of laws relating to discrimination, employee rights, employer rights, etc.) The hand-on activity is playing the game Ethics on the Job.



10 - Law, Ethics, and Government Regulations

8. What is buyer motivation? (Share ways to motivate buyers on the internet and in brick and mortar stores, what type of sales in both areas are the most effective. and what typically turns buyers away?) The hands-on activity will be a VEI buying session! You will create rules for buying.




9. What are the proper ways to use the Internet? (List the purpose of all popular social media platforms: FB, Instagram, Linked In, Twitter and more. Also, include the mission statement or purpose of dating sites, e-Harmony, Four Square, On, Tender. Lastly, include do and dont tips for e-commerce and online shopping Games. Include warnings and examples of what not to do. The hands-on activity is for the firm to make warning signs about social media to post around the school.




10. What is the best way to successfully market products? (Include ways to rebrand, bring back an older product by finding new purposes, and feature ways we can change our VEI sales products. Also, in loyalty marketing plans). The hands-on activity is for the students to create a plan updating what is being sold online for VEI.




11. What is a workflow diagram? (Look up samples on line and create a diagram of the current VEI class) Create a blank workflow diagram and have students fill it out.



7- Financial Analysis and Economics

12. What is the importance of cultural differences in marketing? (Include how culture plays a role in shopping and include cultural business customs for various countries and within the U.S.) An activity for this concept is for you to give a different country to each group and require them to find 10 business customs that are different than the United States.



1 - International Business

13. What are employability skills? (Include what are the best characteristics for an employee, employer, and what is the difference between what an employer wants for a white and blue collar worker.) An activity for this task is for each group to make a poster that will be displayed around school to tell others what they need to be employable.




Round Four Professional Development Lesson Subjects

4th Quarter

1. What is an annual report? (What are the sections needed, what financial forms are needed, and how can we complete a report for VEI?)



2. What are SBA.gov, copyright laws OSHA and ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Labor Laws, Commerce Laws and Regulations? (What are each of these, when and why were each put into effect?)



10 - Law, Ethics, and Government Regulations

3. What accounting systems are available? (What is the difference between computerized and non-computerized accounting, what jobs are available in accounting and what is the pay structure, what degrees are needed for accounting careers?)



4. Payroll (W2, W4, Gross, Net, Disposable income, Taxable income, Types of Compensation, Deductions, Workers Compensation, Medicare, Social Security, state, federal) How to prepare a 1040 EZ? (What is involved with completing all the forms listed about and what are each of the concepts?)



5. Organizing Business Documents and Business Insurance. Personal Information Management. Effective ways to save passwords and rules about passwords. (Include tips and tricks to organization of business and personal documents.)




6. What are ethical decision making, social responsibility, public relations, listening and decision making skills? (Include definitions, helpful hints, plus dos and donts)


5 - Operations and Quality Management

7. How do employees deal with conflict and what is the purpose of an employee manual? (What are the suggestions for conflict resolution and where sections are in an employee manual why?)



8. What are 401K, 403B Plans and other types of investments? (Define each of the types or investment accounts, add others and compare to a retirement plan which is becoming less likely to happen)



9. Types of Businesses: Sole proprietorship, partnership, and corporation, c-corporation, manufacturing, service, retail, and wholesale. What is a service firm vs. retail firm or wholesale firm? (Define and show examples of each of these types of businesses)



10. Inventory Methods, LIFO, FIFO, Specific ID, Weighted Average, Supply and Demand. (Show your math skills and inventory method examples)



11. Impact of Economic Indicators in Business Government Roles in Economics.



12. Credit: Loan Rates (adjustable rate, fixed, impact interest has on amount owed) Checking Accounts and Federal Reserve Bank



13. Foreign Currency and Exchange Rates Advantages and Disadvantages of Outsourcing


1 - International Business

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