NCEA Business Studies

1. Level one 2010 • 550 students sat 1700 standards. • mixed courses common. • Level two 2011 • being taught now / numbers unknown. • mixed courses still common. • Level three 2012 - ??? NCEA Business Studies

2. Business Themes • Business Formation • Functions of Business • People in Business • Business Management • Business Environment Themes run through all three levels Increasing complexity of content

3. Learning Objectives • Developed outside NZC • Two LO at each level • LO1 relates to internal operations and external environment of a business. • LO2 relates to practical experience of planning and running a business.

4. Level 6 Learning Objectives • LO 1 -Understand how, as a result of internal and external factors, New Zealand small business owners make operational decisions that have consequences for the success of their businesses. • LO2-Plan, carry out, and then review a one-off business activity, basing recommendations for the future on market feedback.

5. Level 7 Learning Objectives LO1 -Explore how and why large businesses in New Zealand make operational decisions in response to internal and factors. LO2 - Plan,, take to market, review and then refine a business activity incorporating a community well-being focus, basing recommendations for the future on market feedback.

6. Level 8 learning Objectives (draft) • LO1 - Analyse how and why businesses in New Zealand operating in the national and global markets make operational and strategic decisions in response to interacting internal and external factors. • LO2 - Plan, take to market , review and then refine an innovative, sustainable business activity; analyse the activity and its success in the market place.

7. Level step ups

8. Maori business conceptsincluded ‘where relevant’ • This means a business that identifies itself as a Maori business for a number of possible reasons. • Being owned by Maori • Fully or substantially controlled by Maori • Operating according to Maori culture and values ( traditional or contemporary)

9. Maori business concepts Five concepts (only) across all level two and three • Tikanga (meaning,customs,obligation) • Puutake ( origin, reason for being) • Tuuranga (anchor, position, foundation) • Kaititakitanga (guardianship / future generations) • Rangatiratanga (leadership & authority)

11. Best Evidence Synthesis Pedagogy(more details on handout from BES doc) • Connection – to lives & culture of students. • Alignment – of experience to desired outcomes / embed assessments where possible / medium is the message. • Community – a learning community of and for students / freedom/ teacher as facilitator. • Interest – differentiated learning/ student centred & managed where possible.

12. Main concept = Enterprise • Positive attitude/can-do attitude. We all are different/ what do we bring? • Seligman .. Positive Psychology • http://www.pursuit-of-happiness.org/science-of-happiness/strengths-and-virtues/ • Keirsey temperament sorter. • http://www.keirsey.com/sorter/instruments2.aspx?partid=0

13. Main concept = Enterprise • Creative/what if ?/open-minded thinking • Tony Ryans Thinkers keys • http://centre4.core-ed.net/viewfile.php/1652/file/38/28070/PrimaryTeachersUK.pdf • De Bono Six Hats • http://www.google.co.nz/imgres?imgurl=http://www.mkk.school.nz/Cache/Pictures/666545/3_Picture_4.png&imgrefurl=http://www.mkk.school.nz/Site/Learning_MKK/Think .

14. Main concept = Enterprise • Early prototyping/practical steps. • Tom Wujic -The marshmallow challenge • http://blog.ted.com/2010/04/22/build_a_tower_b/ • Wikipedia • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_prototyping • Richard Mayo –Protobuild • www.protobuild.co.nz

15. Main concept = Enterprise • Reflective/persistent/resilient. • Derek Sivers..Persistence is polite. • http://sivers.org/persistence • Resilience @ Squidoo (little freaky deaky) • http://www.squidoo.com/resilient • Resilient workforce • http://www.orghealth.co.uk/resilience/resilient_workforce/

16. Main concept = Enterprise • Collaborative working style. • http://www.rapidintellect.com/AEQweb/6jan2118j2.htm • Ministry of Education resources • http://nzcurriculum.tki.org.nz/Ministry-curriculum-guides/Secondary-middle-leaders/Past-editions/Facilitating-shared-learning/Effective-teaching-and-learning/Classroom-cooperative-le • TXB workshop info. – see attached sheet.

17. QUESTION ? • Does enterprise = entrepreneurship ? • Is the goal of NCEA Business Studies to create entrepreneurs? • If so, is that a responsible goal for those who will fail – and most will on the road to success. • “For the next trick, I’ll need a volunteer”

19. Future Focus (level 1) • Enterprise • Features of entrepreneurial behaviour • Links to key competency set from NZC • Sustainability • Resource classification – pyramid diagram • Four aspects – • environmental /economic /social/ cultural • http://seniorsecondary.tki.org.nz/Social-sciences/Education-for-sustainability

21. Future Focus (level 2) • Citizenship • Citizenship skills • Reasoning, collaborating, communicating, presenting, debating. • Citizenship dispositions/attitudes • Empathising, tolerating, reflecting, being open-minded. • Citizenship outcomes • Students are aware of personal and social significance of learning as a basis for action.

22. Future Focus (level 3) • Globalisation • Impact of communication and transport technologies / institutional arrangements. • Important trading nations for NZ • Thinking globally (tki resource book) • http://ssol.tki.org.nz/social_studies_years_1_10/teaching_and_learning/effective_teaching_in_social_studies/social_inquiry/thinking_globally_2 • Also see • http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10642274

23. Experiential Learning • Experiencing – working with knowledge to solve problems/ create new understandings. ( resources provided/ problems set) • Reflecting on experience – creating memory. • Generalising learning –making predictions. • Transfer of learning to new situations.

24. People oriented path – early chaos / later wins / faster, higher, stronger, Completion ‘Normal’ path –straight line expectation /on time/ on budget The grey area Task oriented path – early wins / chaos later / crash, burn, die. Time

27. unofficial view • Business is about people. • Relationships count above all else. • Implications for classroom. • Group composition is important as it parallels/mimics the employment decision. • Know your students. • Get them to know each other. • Differentiated ability/learning opportunities lead to leaders and followers. • BEST groups are mixed ability

28. unofficial view • Student centred learning. • NOT ‘group’ work • NOT ‘time out’ • IS a NEW philosophy of classroom management in which teachers make life easier for themselves – and inspire, empower their students.

29. unofficial view • NZC plus NCEA business Studies is a license to • Experiment - you have to take risks for the sake of the student. • Transfer control – from yourself to the students. • Ignore outcomes – trust the most powerful learning machines on the planet. • University qualifications are rapidly declining in value. • Personal dispositions, self awareness, learning ability are the key to the future.