Lesson Plan Supplemental Materials

My previous post titled My Technology Lesson Plan includes  my lesson plan titled Developing a Financial Plan - Goals and Making a Budget.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jqdq9Jde5w7hnggVjg8unKamTmd2_GqpGe8SDjDFI-g/edit?usp=sharing

That lesson addresses the following standards:

Common Core Standards:

National Standards:

Standard 1. Recognize the responsibilities associated with personal financial decisions.
Standard 4.  Make criterion-based financial decisions by systematically considering alternatives and consequences.
Standard 8. Use a personal financial plan.

Ohio Standards:

TOPIC: FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND MONEY MANAGEMENT Responsible personal finance decisions are based upon reliable information and used to reach personal goals.
CONTENT STATEMENTS:
14. A personal financial plan includes financial goals and a budget, including spending on goods and services, savings and investments, insurance, and philanthropy.
TOPIC: SAVING AND INVESTING Saving and investing strategies help individuals achieve personal financial goals.
CONTENT STATEMENTS:
16. Saving and investing help to build wealth.

The desired outcome of this lesson plan is to provide students with an understanding of:

1.) The components of a budget

2.) How to control cash inflows and outflows

3.) Effective decision making with spending and saving to meet financial goals

Supplemental materials to be used with the lesson plan include the following:

1.) Personal Budget Assignment  -  Excel document on Google Drive. This template will be used by students to create and track a 3 month budget. Each student will be tasked with creating a DB and post their completed template on the 5th day following each month.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2iDgTxFAAhYaUNKRFR2cmt2eTQ/view?usp=sharing

2.) Study Sheet of Vocabulary Terms - Word Document on Google Drive. This page of vocabulary terms and definitions will be used by the students as a study guide for the Post Assessment Quiz.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2iDgTxFAAhYZ3BwZEZfZ2cycVk/view?usp=sharing

3.) Quiz - Quizlet document. This is a quiz to help prepare the students prepare for the Post Assessment Exam 

https://quizlet.com/David_Hatgas/folders/djh
<iframe src="https://quizlet.com/205555485/match/embed" height="500" width="100%" style="border:0"></iframe>

My Technology Lesson Plan

https://www.scribd.com/document/346320160/DJ-Hatgas-Developing-a-Financial-Plan-Goals-and-Making-a-Budget-Lesson-Plan

Reflective Wrap-up Post

The Business Education classroom I envision will be designed for the 2st century. It will be intended to foster communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.  Three requirements for success in today business environment.

As described in the CLASSROOM DESIGN Post of April 3, 2017, my classroom will be a student- centered environment and include three very flexible meeting spaces all of which are technology integrated via laptops, tablets, mobile devices, and smart boards. These technologies are available for “classroom purposes only” with the intention of enhancing the learning facilitated by my lesson plans and instruction. My intention is to motivate students to research, put information in their hands, and allow them make discoveries.

My students will be 11^th and 12^th graders that are preparing themselves to be college and career ready. Our Business Education curriculum and courses work will provide students with the opportunity for hands on learning, collaboration, team work and confidence building. My plan is to use technology to expand course offerings, experiences, learning techniques, materials, and tools.

As we have learned in this class, on line learning opportunities and the use of other technologies are increasing educational opportunities, supporting 24/7 learning, increases engagement, and accelerate learning for students. All very good things. However, it must be recognized that potential issues exist that will be problematic if not proactively monitored and corrective action taken. Below I have identified four issues that are of concern to me. They are as follows:

1.)    Use of devices for “non-classroom” purposes – gaming and social media instead of learning

2.)    Using the internet as a crutch versus launching and reinforcing knowledge

3.)    The idea that technology will save education – or treating all educational issues with technology

4.)    Cheating and plagiarism

Business Education courses are intended to make an important contribution to the academic and career preparation for students. I am personally excited about the opportunity technology provides  to enhance classroom instruction, allow students to access information and accelerate their rate of learning.  However, I believe that technology should not be considers a panacea, cure all or band aid. From this course and my independent study, I have concluded that the use of technology must be planned for it to be effective and used to facilitate teaching, not replace it. To ensure the right balance is properly considered by educators, professional development classes such as this one (Education 2220: Educational Technology) should be required for all teaching professionals.

CLASSROOM DESIGN

My Business Classroom Design

I have a strong belief that students should be in learning environments that inspire them to learn the subject matter, meet learning objectives and expose them to an environment that they will encounter in the 21^st century business office. With that in mind, the design featured will have three very flexible meeting spaces:

1.)   The Flex Zone (back of the room) - Two modern and casual meeting spaces (round tables and comfortable couches w/ pillows) for small - large group gatherings, study sessions, discussions, sharing, collaboration, and general socialization. There will be open wall space where the teacher and students can post ideas, thoughts and quotes that help make our learning environment engaging and fun.

2.)  Learning – Six kidney shaped moveable tables and chairs that can be reshaped to include groups of 3 – 6 students. Each table has space for 3 students, 3 of the latest PC’s, screen and high speed internet connections and a large PC integrated and printable white board is positioned on the wall next to each table. The front wall of the classroom will be a wall to ceiling mega screen that can be used as a single screen or split into 2, 3, or 6 independent screens. Presenters (teachers, students and guest speakers will lead from a podium toward the front of the classroom.

3.)  The Board Room (middle of the room)– The class will have business simulation projects that require a formal boardroom setting. The long-extended table will include board room seating with PC, screen, and high speed internet connections.

Finally, the classroom space that I envision will include big windows to let a lot of natural light shine through and dimmable incandescent lighting. The room will be colorful without being obnoxious – colors will be blues, greens, whites, and yellows.

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Pinterest in the Classroom

Pinterest in the Classroom

Assignment 7

3/3/17

1.What did you learn from the PINTEREST activity?  

This was another new learning experience for me. I had heard of Pinterest, understood it was a web application, but had no exposure to it. Thank you.

2.How do you believe you will utilize PINTEREST as a teacher?  

I can see and feel the power of organizing, creating and following web links by subject and theme. It seems to be a great tool for staying current in a specific topic or subject area.

3.What are the strengths of PINTEREST?

Organizing, creating and following authors,subjects and themes.

4.What are some of the challenges of PINTEREST?

Probably, just me, but I did not find the application as the most “user friendly”.  There was a delay or time lag between selecting a pin and the pin showing up in the selected board. I also experienced problems finding the dashboard page to complete the widget/gadget part of the assignment. I still can't find the boards on my blog - probably did something wrong??

5.What comments, questions, thoughts, opinions, and/or feedback do you have about PINTEREST?

Would like to explore more examples and options for using Pinterest as a teaching/educational tool. I can also see where this would be a nice feature and add to the effectiveness of a blog. I would also like to try the follower feature on an extended trial to see how that works. I am eager to find more ways to use Pinterest. This old dog is learning some new tricks thanks to this class. Thank you for the exposure.

"Kahn/Koller Review"

"Khan/Koller Review"

Khan Academy

My son, is a 2015 High School graduate and I can recall seeing Emails from Kahn Academy on our home computer, but until now, I could not tell you much about it. I enjoyed this exercise and the opportunity to learn more. I came away with a positive impression and upon talking with my son regarding his experience, I became even more convinced that Kahn is a solid educational tool, one, like others, that should be used as the situation warrants. The early videos were a little rough, but the more recent editions were better. The work output impresses me – I had no idea this all existed. I have daughter that will be entering HS next year and I will be very supportive of her using this tool.

I see on line learning as a tool, one that continues to improve in content, practice, accessibility, and cost. As for credentialing, I see the possibility of it adding too, but not the practicality of it replacing the name brand educational institutions we know and love in America.  Particularly for name brand employers. For most companies, the school name behind the courses, is what helps differentiate candidates in the hiring process, and I believe it will continue to matter for some time to come. However, that is not so true for entrepreneurs, which is where much of the seeds of innovation has and will continue to occur. For most entrepreneurs, the rules of engagement are different and neither diplomas nor credentials matter.

Coursera

Learning about Coursera was a pleasant surprise. Different from Khan or other on line environments we see the name brand educational institutions we know and love in America as participants. What a wonderful alternative for some and opportunity for others. The “best of the best” putting their wares out on line for free. Even the Ohio State University is now participating.

Having just left the business world, I spent my time researching the Coursera’s offerings in Business. It was very impressive and if I had known about it while still working, there are several courses that would have been beneficial for the employee development of individuals and teams under my leadership. It would have been easy enough to have added this to their performance objectives and reaped the benefits of classes that in some instances, if done via an Executive Education class at the University of Michigan or Stanford would have cost $ 5 – 10,000/employee. From reading the course content, these seem to be the same courses, taught by the same professors as in the brochures I would receive in my inbox at work. My guess is they would be every bit as enlightening and challenging. What would have been missed was the human interaction over meal times with participants from other companies. I always found those events to be of great value.

The drawback continues to be that many of these courses do not provide college credits. However, there are a few universities that are beginning to do so, but at a cost. I did find that as of March, 2016, both Georgia Tech and Arizona State are now offer credits for $200 per credit hour. Columbus State does not currently offer this option.

MOOC’s are certainly catching on and advancing in scope and reach. There is no reason to believe this will not continue. Free is a noble idea, but as we are seeing that business model does not hold up when someone is seeking credits toward a degree. My hope is that in time, MOOC’s will serve as a viable competitor and moderate the cost of the various options that exist today for a college education. One thing is abundantly clear, the cost of a traditional four-year degree is simply out of control right now.

"Exploring Standards - Based Lesson Plans"

Lesson: Dream Big - Money and Goals https://www.practicalmoneyskills.com/foreducators/lesson plans/lev9-12/TG_Lesson2.pdf

This lesson is a Business Education/Personal Finance class targeted to grades 11 or 12. The learning objectives are: 1.) why financials goals are important; 2.) how to create their own financial goals; and 3.) understand how solid financial decision- making will assist them achieve their goals. As an outcome, students will be expected to understand the difference between needs and wants, identify their financial goals, and can map out a strategy for reaching (i.e. savings, reasonable spending, cutting back spending etc., etc.) their goals.

Essential Question:  "What are my financial goals and how can I achieve them?"

Standards. The following standards are addressed in this lesson

Jump$start:

· Financial Responsibility Standards 1 and 4 – through defining needs and wants and financial goal setting

· Savings and Investing Standard 1- through financial goal setting

National Economics:

· Standard 1: Scarcity – through defining needs and wants

· Standard 2: Decision Making – through financial goal setting

Common Core ELA Anchor:

· Speaking and Listening: Comprehension and Collaboration – through class discussion/presentation

· Speaking and Listening: Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas – through class discussion/presentation

· Language: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use – through lesson material, class discussion/presentation

Common Core Math:

· Number and Quantity: Quantities – through quantifying and prioritizing goals

· Modeling – through quantifying and prioritizing goals

Identifying Financial Goals: I anticipate the concept of identifying, mapping (short - medium
- long) and prioritizing goals to be the most challenging part of the lesson.  At this age the concept of setting goals over the financial life cycle will be hard for some to grasp. The lesson plan indicates that there is an activity sheet titled Show Me the Money: Reaching Your Goals that will be used as a class activity. I anticipate is will be a helpful exercise and will serve to affectively pull the lesson together.


Homework: Personal Finance is such an important topic for students and families that I would add a homework assignment to the lesson

plan and ask each student to take the activity sheet completed in class home to share and modify (if needed) with their parents. I would then use a 2nd class period and have each student present the final version of their activity sheet. Thinking ahead the final class period on this topic would be dedicated to developing a plan of action.

Assistive Technology for students with Autism

Assistive Technology for students with Autism

Autism, also known as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a group of complex brain development disorders. Per the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 1 in 68 children in the United States are affected by autism. Students with this disability experience many issues and challenges. The two most common difficulties include 1.) social interactions (i.e. communication), and 2.) repetitive behaviors patterns.

The federal law known as the Individuals Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) provides that an Individualized Education Program will be available to meet each child’s specific needs. Often, the use of Assistive Technology (AT) that will allow for the children to learn classroom material more effectively is included these programs. 

AT is available to help students with autism. Below is one such device that is available to assist with communication. http://www.autism-community.com/education/assistive-technology/ 

AT for Communication. Devices are used to assist those with limited speech abilities. They allow children and adults to better communicate needs, wants and desires. These devices also include features that allow users to connect to the world in a similar fashion as smart phones. Features of the most advance devices include built in WiFi® and Bluteooth™

The DynaVox Xpress https://www.tobiidynavox.com/is an example of an ultra-portable device that provides communication support to people on the go.

The Future of AT for Autism. There seems little doubt that AT will benefit from the many new technologies under development and slated to change our world in the next 10 years. One such technology advance are Wearables http://www.industrytap.com/wearable-technology/40864 

The use of wearables is on the rise in our society and has exploded over the past 5 years. Smaller less expensive hardware components are now in wide spread use in many electronic devices. As the cost of electronic hardware has declined, devices such as fitness trackers and smartwatches are now in full commercial use. It is hard to predict what will come next, but it seems easy to envision the use of smartwatches by people with Autism to assist with monitoring their physical, sensory and behavioral functions. Ensuring that infrastructure is in place to support the advancement of this technology will also be critical to advancing its use.

References:
https://www.cesa7.org/sped/autism/assist/asst10.htm
http://researchautism.net/autism/children-and-young-people-on-the-autism-spectrum/challenges-facing-children-on-the-autism-spectrum
http://www.thinkingautismguide.com/
http://ctdinstitute.org/sites/default/files/file_attachments/CTD-AIR_FutReadyAssistTech.pdf
http://www.networkworld.com/article/2179278/lan-wan/10-technologies-that-will-change-the-world-in-the-next-10-years.html
https://www.wearable-technologies.com/
http://www.123rf.com/stock-photo/autism.html

Distance Learning (DL) School Choices

I was recently able to review and research the following websites of five (5) online schooling options for my child:

Connections Academy

http://virtualschoolhouse.org/

ECOT

Ohio Virtual Academy

Virtual Community School of Ohio

After my initial review of these websites, my top two choices would be clearly be

#1 Ohio Connections Academy
#2 Virtual Community School of Ohio.

Both stood above the others using the following selection criteria:

• Clarity and understandability of information
• Look and feel of the DL environment
• Presence of a FAQ page

The Ohio Connections Academy (OCA) website was particularly helpful. It providing details of its overall success ratings, parent satisfaction, college acceptance and external recognition. In addition their FAQ section was particularly helpful and left me with a very good feeling about its values, commitment and available resources. While I was drawn to OCA, I will spend additional time

scrutinizing the qualifications of my top two choices.

The remaining three options, Virtual School House, ECOT and Ohio Virtual Academy were clearly lacking versus the selection criteria. At this point, I will put them on hold regarding further evaluation.

My Prezi

My Prezi provides the story of my life and my love for sports, coaching and baseball. I grew up in Cleveland, OH and quickly learned to become a Cleveland Indians (baseball) and Cleveland Browns (football) fan. I spent many days in my youth and teenage years in Cleveland Municipal Stadium cheering on my teams and living my fantasy as a major league baseball player or pro football player. Baseball came easier to me and I had to work much harder at football. That work paid off and I received an athletic scholarship to play football at Miami University. I enjoyed the sport and eventually became a collegiate football coach at my alma mater. I eventually decided on a career change, was married and had children. At age 5 my oldest son became enamored with baseball and I reengaged in a game I loved as a child. This time as a baseball coach, which I have been doing successfully for the past 15 years.

I like Prezi presentation style as it provides the opportunity for both simplicity and complexity - all on one page. In my life as a business executive, I presented many, way too many, lengthy, wordy, boring, presentations to employees, customers and senior leaders. This format is particularly good for story telling. It allows for the use of multimedia which reinforces the understanding and retention of recipients. As with any "technology" the process and connection from embedding to internet connections all need to be in their proper place at the desired time for a smooth outcome.

Three Great Teacher Blogs

These 3 blogs do not have as much flash as many of the teacher blogs I encountered in my initial search, but the content was interesting and generally hit the mark with my interest.

http://qcbaseball.blogspot.com/

This blog provides an overview of various skills and drills to assist youth coaches. I particularly enjoy learning about new set of hitting drills. Hitting a baseball is one of the hardest skills to master in sports. This site covered how to work with players to achieve the goal of hitting a line drives which will allow players with the best opportunity for success. In the most recent post this site provided a good overview of how to make adjustments by focusing on a specific spot on the baseball until the result is more line drives. The post also mentioned that the best time to work on developing and refining this skill is during winter workouts.

http://johntreed.com/blogs/john-t-reed-s-baseball-coaching-blog/132030595-too-many-overuse-injuries-among-youth-baseball-pitchers

I found this site to be interesting because of the diversity of topics covered - baseball was just a small, but important part of the authors experiences and background. The overall perspective of sports offered by the author is varied and refreshing. Counting baseball, high school volleyball, and soccer, the author coached over thirty-five teams ranging from 5-year olds in tee ball to high school and semi-pro baseball. The lead article dealt with the issue of "overuse injuries in youth baseball" caused by "overly determined"  parents pushing their children to become full time participants in a single sport causing overuse of joints leading to permanent damage. This is a very hot topic for youth baseball pitchers, where arm injuries resulting in surgery for pre teen and teenagers is occurring at an alarming rate. This same "overuse" issue exists in a plethora of sports due to overzealous parents wishing their children to succeed for their own self esteem. Coaches also need to be be mindful of protecting athletes versus exacerbating this phenomenon with their desire to win.

http://www.baseballpositive.com/

This blog is chalk full of various skills, drills and useful tips for baseball players, parents and coaches. I specifically drawn to the graphics, pictures and links to YouTube and other video. Its focus is teaching kids to play "positive baseball". The author, Mark Linden has a lifetime of business experience, he played professionally, coached collegiately. He has spent the past seven years working exclusively with the U 12 level organizing training and development programs that are age appropriate and effective. I enjoyed reading through the parent section and believe their were some good tips for understanding the perspective of both parents and coaches. That section took me back seven or so years ago when I was coaching a U 12 baseball team. It reminded me the importance of communication and collaboration with parents.

Welcome to my blog

Good morning to all,

My name is David Hatgas, after a 38 year career as a college coach and global business executive I accepted an early retirement package and have decided to dedicate the final stages of my work life to service in public education. In 1979 I received a grade 7 - 12 teacher certificate in Business Education from Miami University. I am in the process of renewing my teachers certificate, hence this class, and I will be coaching a middle school baseball team this Spring. So I thought the baseball blog might be a useful - let's see how it works?

With this change in career direction, I hope to achieve three things as a teacher and coach:
 
1.) Share the functional experience learned as a global business executive and college coach
2.) Give back service to the community in a meaningful way
3.) Impact students by assisting them to realize their full potential

Kind regards,

Dave