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LESSON PLAN Subject: ENTREPRENEURSHIP 30

Materials/Aids Required: projector, laptop, stopwatch (online), student handouts(10 of each), teacher notes and answer key, cell phone(s), whiteboard,whiteboard markers

Unit Module 3: Entrepreneurial Skills

Topic 3.4 To give examples of the interpersonal skills desirable in anentrepreneur and to use those skills within the classroom.

Content General overview of communication and decision making throughdiscussion and group activities.

Objectives:

1 ASWBAT correctly identify 4 important communication skills giveninstruction on the 8 communication skills that successful employers expectfrom their employees.

2 ASWBAT fully participate in class activities and experience communicationand decision making first hand.

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Pre Requisite Learning: Brief discussion on communication and decision-making.

Presentation:

Set:Introduce today’s topic. Small chat with students about weather etc.Have a list on white board explaining what we will be doing today:

•Communication and decision-making presentation

•Cell phone activity/competition

•Outdoor survival exercise

•Communication scenarios

•Exit slip5 min.

Development: (In Classroom)1. Go though prezi (http://prezi.com/3wkuk41ueger/) up to slide 3. Discuss

each slide with students.

2. Cell phone activity. All students take out their cell phone and have 3minutes to send out text messages to anyone they might know in anattempt to contact someone who is geographically very far away. Oncethey have sent the messages the phones will be set aside and we willcome back to them later to see the replies/furthest received text.

*An alternative is to have them find out the breakfast of as many people they cangiven 3 minutes to text.

Adapted from Teaching Strategies and Methods for Student Centered Instruction, Lang, McBeath, Hebert

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3. Decision Making Activity – Outdoor Survival Exercise (see attached)

4. Continue and Finish Prezi presentation (see link above). Highlighting keypoints of communication (skills, forms, listening etc.). Discussion and

explanation is key here!

5. Communication Scenarios – hand out communication scenario sheet. Thescenarios are based on solving communication problems. The studentsneed to think critically to overcome the obstacle in each of the 3 scenarios.

6. EXIT SLIP:

• List 4 of the communication skills we talked about today in class.Also list 2 ways you think we can improve our communication as aclass/company. Explain.

40 min.Closure:Review what was learned today. Take questions if they have any. Give studentsthe last 5-10 minutes to make sure all final preparations for tomorrow’s Asianfood sale are done.

Evaluation:

Obj. #1 Through the collection of the exit slips it will be evident if thisobjective was met.

Obj. #2 Through observation the teacher will be able to tell if this objectivewas met.

Adapted from Teaching Strategies and Methods for Student Centered Instruction, Lang, McBeath, Hebert

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Communication Scenarios

1. Your best friend is in Hawaii that you need to contact ASAP for an undisclosedreason. What is the best way to get a hold of them? Explain.

2. You and a friend entered a radio contest and you just found at that you won$5,000. The only problem is that you and your friend both have to phone into thestation within the next 5 minutes or you don’t get the money. Your friend is atschool and in the middle of class. How will you get a hold of them?

3. Your usual ride home can’t give you a ride today and your cell phone is dead. It isway too far for you to walk home and there is no bus stop nearby. What do you doto get home?

Adapted from Teaching Strategies and Methods for Student Centered Instruction, Lang, McBeath, Hebert