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1. Strategies for Business Education

   Kathy Gase
2. Job Hunting 101 Substitute, substitute, substitute! Hand out business cards each time you sub Job Fairs Apply to personnel and complete all required steps All the info you need should be on the school’s web site Maintain contact with folks at the school where you want to teach
3. The Hiring Process Application Resume Portfolio Interviews Team Principal Department Head Video taped Thank you note Offer/Acceptance Background check/Fingerprints Contract/Board Approval
4. Important People Secretaries Custodians Technician Security Counselors Cafeteria Workers Bus Drivers Textbook Coordinator Librarian Nurse PTA Business Leaders
5. Professionalism Join a professional organization and get insurance What can get you fired? What principals’ look for during a PDAS evaluation.
6. Carl Who? Career & Technical Education Funding Documentation / surveys Certifications Internships Sub Pops
7. Meetings & Staff Development Faculty Department Team Summer Conference Global Edge Tech Prep ARDS Clubs
8. Administrative Duties Gradebook Attendance ARD Documentation ISS & AEP Assignments Parent Contact Office Referrals Policies
9. ARDS Modifications Behavior Plans Special Services Summer Program Paperwork What is an ARD Why is a CTE Teacher needed.
10. Other Duties Pep Rallies Club Advisor Public Relations Grant writer Hallways, Cafeteria, Outside, Parking Lot, Bus Emergency Procedures
11. Traditional vs. Block Schedules Traditional: 6-7 periods in one day Usually 50 minutes per class Good for Keyboarding, BCIS, and Intro classes Block: 4 classes per day – A/B days Usually 90 minutes per class Good for project based curriculums Modified: combination of the two
12. Classroom Procedures Post assignments in the same place and same format every day Have a warm-up activity they are to begin as soon as they walk in The procedures govern what they do and they understand how the class functions. Procedures offer security as well as routine Demonstrate – rehearse – reinforce your procedures until they are habits
13. Lesson Plans Samples Use of the board – consistency Warm-ups Projector use Be prepared to “troubleshoot” around the room Print, visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learners get their needs met in our classes
14. Practice Your Lessons Especially any involving technology Organize yourself – find a system that works for you Make sure you have all the files or supplies you need Once is not enough to master a new skill Constantly evaluate your lesson plans to improve them
15. Over Plan Every Lesson The goal is to keep all of your students busy and engaged all period, every day, and all year Have plenty of activities prepared for emergency or substitute use Students will misbehave if they have nothing to do Have work for speedy students or use them as peer tutors
16. Modifications of Instruction Know your district guidelines as well as state laws Know your support within your school Plan modifications vs. grade modifications READ your IEPs. If what you need isn’t there, seek it out DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION
17. Special Education Physical – wheelchair, room for an aide, special equipment needs Learning aides – large print books, magnification or color shields, sunglasses, seating position to see or hear better, highlighters, teacher trade notes Modifications: tests read, modify number of choices, modify number of problems, unable to use scantrons, write on versions, modify grading points, notes provided A modified grade is essential if they are modified in all core subjects
18. ESL May use dictionaries in class, but not on tests Since our classes are very visual – diagrams, projectors – they tend to do well Assign a peer tutor Seat near teacher or so you can see their monitor Often seek help before / after school Don’t ask if they understand, ask them to restate what you just said
19. At Risk Growing population at many schools May not have much computer experience but are afraid to look “dumb” by asking for help Passive learners - want teacher to provide every direction Need visual aides and short directions Need realistic examples – relate it to careers in which they are interested Assign a peer tutor Seat near the teacher to maintain eye contact and reinforcement
20. ADD/ADHD Seat near the teacher to keep eye contact and reinforcement / redirection Seat on the end of a row or away from distractions – especially windows and doors Surround them with good role models and a peer tutor Have them keep an assignment book or planner They get easily frustrated and may daydream or want to quit
21. Classroom Management Effective teachers manage their classrooms. Ineffective teachers discipline their classrooms. The problem is not discipline in the classroom, it is lack of procedures and routines. Set high expectations from the first day. High expectations = high results. Institute a clear discipline policy and enforce it consistently.
22. Be Firm – But Flexible and Fair Be a benevolent dictator Be approachable and askable Hear reasonable requests Demo how to question grades Treat each student as an individual Model desired attitudes and behaviors
23. Keep Your Cool. . . No matter what they say or do Some teens enjoy “shock value” Learn when to laugh, when to ignore, and when to discipline You need withitness to survive in the classroom Know what is going on in every corner of the room at all times Don’t turn your back on them or get distracted by teacher duties
24. Classroom Strategies – Some Learned the Hard Way! Turning off the monitor or locking workstation Keyboard on or beside CPU Notes on color paper Check hiding places Pulling CPUs forward Monitor Task Bars NetSupport and similar programs
25. More Strategies Watch project drives Use of template drives Headers / Footers Headphone use Disks/CDs/USB fobs Food, drinks, and gum in the lab Grooming
26. New TEKS Crosswalks Keyboarding changes to Touch System Data Entry BCIS – I and II changes to Business Information Management I Introduction to Business changes to Principles of Business, Marketing and Finance Business Law – same name, new TEKS (some may have grade level restrictions)
27. Personal Development Know when to stop to recharge yourself physically, emotionally, and/or spiritually Keep yourself healthy Know when to say “no” Know when to ask for help Don’t let them take advantage of the new kid
28. What We Enjoy the Most. . . Working with students and seeing their creativity Teaching them skills they will be able to apply to real life and that make them employable Activating their interests in the business world – buying a car, filling out job applications, writing a resume Seeing their pleasure when a project really turns out great
29. What Surprised Us the Most. . . The amount of emotional and situational problems students have today that takes away from their ability to concentrate on school Co-workers who are stuck in old school management styles and thinking and won’t update their information or skills A department head who did not take initiative and was threatened by new ideas
30. Surprised Us the Most, Cont. . . A lack of time to do what really needs to be done The amount of time you spend outside the school day completing your work or planning your lessons The lack of supervision by administrators – you seldom see them Parents – some are very supportive and some will tell you it is your problem. They don’t know how to deal with their kid either
31. Contact Information Please feel free to contact me if I can offer any support to you. Kathy Gase Email: kathy_gase@allenisd.org