BMA-IBT-1 Employability Skills Unit Intro to Business & Technology

Course Standard 1 BMA-IBT-1

Demonstrate employability skills required by business and industry.

The following elements should be integrated throughout the content of this course.

1.1 Communicate effectively through writing, speaking, listening, reading, and interpersonal abilities. 1.2 Demonstrate creativity with multiple approaches to ask challenging questions resulting innovative procedures, methods, and products. 1.3 Exhibit critical thinking and problem solving skills to locate, analyze, and apply information in career planning and employment situations. 1.4 Model work readiness traits required for success in the workplace including integrity, honesty, accountability, punctuality, time management, and respect for diversity. 1.5 Apply the appropriate skill sets to be productive in a changing, technological, and diverse workplace to be able to work independently, interpret data, and apply team work skills. 1.6 Present a professional image through appearance, behavior, and language.

Support of CTAE Foundation Course Standards and Common Core GPS and Georgia Performance Standards

L9-10RST 1-10 and L9-10WHST 1-10: Common Core ELA/Literacy standards have been written specifically for technical subjects and have been adopted as part of the official standards for all CTAE courses. Additional Common Core ELA/Literacy standards for Speaking and Listening are listed in the foundational course standards below.

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Materials: Folders Materials: Index Cards

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2 BMA-IBT-1 Employability Skills Unit BMA-IBT-1 BMA-IBT-1 BMA-IBT-1 BMA-IBT-1 BMA-IBT-1 Essential Question: Essential Question: Where Essential Question: What Essential Question: What Essential Question: What Where can you find can you find information is a Biocube and what is considered professional is the difference business information about colleges about careers and earnings website do you use? (unit dress? (unit 1, day 4) casual and casual attire? and tuition online? (unit 1, online? (unit 1, day 2) 1, day 3) Bellringer: Week 1 #4 (unit 1, day 5) day 1) Bellringer: Week 1 #2 Bellringer: Week 1 #3 Objective: Students will Bellringer: Week 1 #5 Bellringer: Week 1 #1 learn about Professional Objective: Students will Objective: Students will Dress through a Objective: Students will Objective: Students will complete research filling in choose one of the careers presentation, discussion, complete an activity complete research filling in a Georgia College 411 from the research and video. creating a presentation a Georgia College 411 Activity table over Careers. completed in the GA about Professional Dress. Activity table over College 411 activity to Guided Practice: Lecture Colleges/Schools. Guided Practice: GA create a Biocube. (Display about Professional Dress Guided Practice: College 411 Activity in as student work) Prezi, PPT, and Video Professional Dress Activity Guided Practice: GA Edmodo – Career in PPT College 411 Activity in Information Guided Practice: Career Independent Practice: Edmodo – College Biocube Activity Take notes as needed. Independent Practice: Information Independent Practice: Social Intelligence – Research data on GA Independent Practice: Grade: Teacher Professional Dress Activity Independent Practice: College 411 and fill in Create a Biocube from Observation Handout Research data on GA activity sheet http://www.readwritethink. College 411 and fill in org/files/resources/interacti Closure: Review today and Grade: Complete PPT activity sheet Grade: Daily Grade ves/cube_creator/ preview tomorrow. Closure: Review today Grade: Daily Grade Closure: Review today and Grade: Completed Materials: Prezi, PPT, and and preview next week. preview tomorrow. Biocube Video Closure: Review today http://prezi.com/mzcwh88mmljr/pr Materials: Professional and preview tomorrow. Materials: Computers and Closure: Review today ofessional-dress-for-todays- Dress Activity Handout modern-men-and-women/ Edmodo and preview tomorrow. Materials: Computers and http://www.youtube.com/watch? Edmodo Materials: Computers, v=kkxj5xVLyj0 Colored Paper, Scissors, and Tape/Glue Sticks

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3 BMA-IBT-1 Employability Skills Unit BMA-IBT-1 BMA-IBT-1 BMA-IBT-1 BMA-IBT-1 BMA-IBT-1 Essential Question: What Essential Question: How Essential Question: How Essential Question: What Essential Question: What is professional dress? (unit do you tie a tie (steps)? should you properly is an application and how is is a resume? (unit 1, day 10) 1, day 6) (unit 1, day 7) introduce yourself in a it used? (unit 1, day 9) Bellringer: Week 2 #7 business setting? (unit 1, Bellringer: Week 2 #10 Bellringer: Week 2 #6 day 8) Bellringer: Week 2 #9 Objective: Students will Objective: Students will Objective: Students will watch a video about How to Bellringer: Week 2 #8 Objective: Students will complete an application in continue working on Tie a Tie and will practice complete an application in preparation of finding a job creating a presentation tying a tie. Students will Objective: Students will preparation of finding a job and will prepare a resume about Professional Dress. watch a video about demonstrate tying a tie and will prepare a resume using a template in word handshakes and will and a proper greeting/ using a template in word processing. Guided Practice: practice the proper way to introduction and will learn processing. Continued Professional greet people. about work readiness Guided Practice: Finish Dress Activity in PPT traits. Guided Practice: Applications and Resume Guided Practice: How To Applications and Resume Template using Handout Independent Practice: Tie a Tie YouTube Video Guided Practice: Check- Template using Handout and Teamwork Activity Social Intelligence – and Handshake Video and off Sheet for Tying a Tie Professional Dress Activity Flyer Example and Proper Introductions Independent Practice: Independent Practice: Handout PPT Check-off and Work Complete application and Complete application and Independent Practice: Readiness Traits Prepare a Resume using a Prepare a Resume using a Grade: Complete PPT Tying a Tie Practice and Template Template Create a Handshake Flyer Independent Practice: Closure: Review today None Grade: Daily Grade Grade: Daily Grade and preview tomorrow. Grade: Teacher Observation Grade: Daily Grade Closure: Review today and Closure: Review today Materials: Professional preview tomorrow. and preview next week. Dress Activity PPT Closure: Review today and Closure: Review today Handout preview tomorrow. and preview tomorrow. Materials: Blank Materials: Blank Application and Resume Application and Resume Materials: Tie Video, Step- Materials: Check-off Handout Handout by-Step Instructions, and Sheets and Work Example Flyer Readiness Handout

Resources: Syllabus

4 BMA-IBT-1 Employability Skills Unit Rules and Consequences PPT Class Folders – Folders include Syllabus, Rules, Guidelines, Student Information Sheets, and are colored coded according to class. Icebreakers:  ABC Lineup  Take a Guess First Day of School Activity – Modify handout questions to be about YOU (the teacher) All About Me First Day Activity – Practice activity in Edmodo Index Card Information GA College 411 Schools and Careers Table Biocube - http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/cube_creator/ Professional Dress Prezi - http://prezi.com/mzcwh88mmljr/professional-dress-for-todays-modern-men-and-women/ First Impressions PPT Professional Dress Activity How to Tie a Tie - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkxj5xVLyj0 Step-by-Step Instructions Handshake Video – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8JU1iZd0pE Handshake Flyer Example Check-off Sheet – How to Tie a Tie and Proper Introductions Work Readiness - http://www.slideshare.net/kgay228/26-soft-skills-training-for-job-readiness? utm_source=slideshow01&utm_medium=ssemail&utm_campaign=share_slideshow_loggedout Blank Application Resume  Canaan Resume  Canaan Resume – ASF (Annotated Version)  RUBRIC Canaan Resume

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