March 23- 27, 2026
Log on to iCEV

March 23, 2026 – Distribute the Pay Yourself First Student Handout, Annual Calculations Student Handout, and Buying & Selling Investments Student Handout. Show slides 16 to 20 of the Saving & Investment Basics segment. Students should read handouts. Students should complete Student Notes – Saving & Investment Strategies – Saving & Investment Basics and Assessment I. Allow the remaining class time for students to work.

March 24, 2026 – Watch Alan White Career Interview. Complete Investing Word Search, Stock Market Definitions, and Stock Market and You Activity 1.

March 25, 2026 – Watch Todd Baker Career Interview. Read Investment Guide for Teens and Parents with Teens. Read and complete Study: ‘High Incomes Don’t Bring You Happiness’. Complete Ethics Activity – Insider Trading.

March 26, 2026 – Distribute the Diversification vs. Asset Allocation Student Handout and Impact of Inflation on Savings Student Handout. Show slides 21 to 36 of the Saving Options segment. Have students complete the Saving Vehicles Activity in “Interactive Activities” section, Stock Market and You Activity 2 & 3 and Stocks, Bonds and Mutual Funds Crossword.

March 27, 2026 – Watch Dow and Professor Jones and How to Read Stock Tables For Dummies. Show slides 37 to 48 of the Saving Options segment. Students should complete Student Notes – Saving & Investment Strategies – Saving Options and Assessment II. Answer Stock Table Reading Activity (link) or PDF version.

March 30, 2026 – Watch Basics of Trading & Investing and Basics of Trading & Investing 2. Show 49 to 59 of the Investment Options segment. Have students complete the Saving & Investment Strategies Vocabulary and Investment Vehicles Activity in the “Interactive Activities” section. Complete Ready, Set, Auction! (link) or PDF version.

March 31, 2026 –– Show 60 to 68 of the Investment Options segment. Follow the instructions on slide 69 of the PowerPoint® to view the Expert Tips & Advice video segment. Students should complete Student Notes – Saving & Investment Strategies – Investment Options and Assessment III. Complete Anatomy of a Trade (link) and What Drives Stock Prices (link) or PDF version of both.

April 1, 2026 – Read Breaking the Personal Sunk Cost Fallacy Students should complete the Saving & Investment Strategies Final Assessment and Case Study: The Risks and Rewards of Investing.

April 2, 2026 – No School

April 3, 2026 – No School

Return from spring break: Begin watching Joe vs. the Volcano. Have students answer Questions during presentation.

March 23 – 27, 2026

March 23, 2026 – Complete Payroll Accounting Chapter 1 Payroll Law Research and Reflection.

March 24, 2026 – Complete Payroll Accounting Chapter 1 Term Matching and Payroll Accounting Chapter 1 Payroll Outsourcing Discussion.

March 25, 2026 – Payroll Accounting Chapter 1 TCAT Test

March 26, 2026 – Begin Chapter 2 Computing Wages and Salaries. Review Chapter 2 Lessons 1 & 2 PowerPoint (slides 1-34). Complete the Fair Labor Standards Act Discussion.

March 27, 2026 – Review Chapter 2 Lessons 3, 4 & 5 PowerPoint (slides 34 – 60). Complete the Time Keeping Software Discussion and Tax Day Word Search.

March 30, 2026 – TCAT Chapter 2 Test

March 23 – 27, 2026

March 23, 2026 – Remind students to continue to use the Vocabulary Handout as reference. Show the Supporting An Argument segment (slides 33-49). Pass out and review Analyze the News. Students should complete the Student Notes – Written Communication Practices – Supporting an Argument and Assessment III. Complete Argumentative Writing: Pre-Writing Organizer.

March 24, 2026 – Remind students to continue to use the Vocabulary Handout as reference. Show the Organization for Essays segment (slides 50 – 63). Students should complete Student Notes – Written Communication Practices – Organization for Essays and Assessment IV. Complete Writing a Persuasive Paragraph.

March 25, 2026 – Remind students to continue to use the Vocabulary Handout as reference. Show slides 64 to 96 of the Grammar, Spelling & Punctuation segment. Complete Student Notes – Written Communication Practices – Grammar, Spelling & Punctuation and Assessment V. Complete Use the Correct Frequently Confused Words (link).

March 26, 2026 – Remind students to continue to use the Vocabulary Handout as reference. Show Elements of Professional Writing (slides 97 – 124). Watch Effective Emails in the Workplace. Complete Student Notes – Written Communication Practices – Elements of Professional Writing and Assessment VI. Complete Email Word Search.

March 27, 2026 – Watch How (and why) to write a business letter. Complete Vocabulary – Written Communication Practices and the Written Communication Practices Final Assessment VII. Instruct students on how to complete the Letter Activity (printable Letter Activity).

March 30, 2026 – Begin reviewing Southwest Certification Practice Questions. Sign in to iCEV testing class.

March 31, 2026 – Complete the Practice Test 1 – Southwest Airlines Professional Communications Certification – Review.

April 1, 2026 – Complete the Practice Test 2 – Southwest Airlines Professional Communications Certification – Review.

April 2, 2026 – No School

April 3, 2026 – No School

April 13, 2026 – Practice Test

April 14, 2026 – Practice Test

April 15, 2026 – Certification Test.

April 16, 2026 – Retake Certification Test. Students not passing need to review Southwest Certification Practice Questions.

April 17, 2026 – Retake Certification Test. Students not passing need to review Southwest Certification Practice Questions.

March 16, 2026 – Begin Artistic Merchandising Design. Consider descriptions of displays which you find attractive. Read the Artistic Merchandising Design Vocabulary Handout and the
Technology in Visual Merchandising Student Handout in the Instructional Materials section. Review the Introduction segment of Artistic Merchandising Design presentation (slides 1-14). Complete the Student Notes – Artistic Merchandising Design – Introduction and Assessment I – Introduction,

March 17, 2026 – ACT test.

March 18, 2026 – Review the Artistic Design Elements segment of the presentation (slides 15-44). Complete the Student Notes – Artistic Merchandising Design – Artistic Design Elements and Assessment II – Artistic Design Elements.

March 19, 2026 – Review the Displays segment of the presentation (slides 45 – 60). Complete the Student Notes – Artistic Merchandising Design – Displays and Assessment III – Displays.

March 20, 2026 – Complete Vocabulary – Artistic Merchandising Design and Final Assessment – Artistic Merchandising Design.

March 23, 2026 – Watch How to start digital designing with photopea. The BASICS!

March 24, 2026 – Go to Photopea.com

When you first get in click New Project to start a new project.  I would suggest setting the size to 1280 width and 720 height.  This is default. Then click create.

Take 20-30 minutes maybe even a few hours to just mess around with the program. Try to learn what each button does. Search youtube for more photopea tutorials: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=photopea+tutorial

March 16 – 20, 2026
Log on to iCEV

March 16, 2026 – Catch-up

March 17, 2026 – ACT Test

March 18, 2026 – Begin Savings & Investing Strategies topic. Watch Ways to Invest Part 1 – Stocks, Bonds, and Mutual Funds (10:29) and⁠ Ways to Invest Part 2 – Real Estate and Crypto (11:01).

March 19, 2026 – Review slides 1 to 15 of the Saving & Investment Basics segment. Complete the Calculating Interest Activity in the ‘Interactive Activities’ Section in iCEV (PDF Version) for classwork.

March 20, 2026 – Distribute the Saving & Investment Strategies Vocabulary Handout, A Closer Look at Bonds Student Handout, A Closer Look at Mutual Funds Student Handout and the A Closer Look at Stocks Student Handout for students to use as reference materials. Watch How Wealth is Created (8:44). Students should read handouts.

March 23, 2026 – Distribute the Pay Yourself First Student Handout, Annual Calculations Student Handout, and Buying & Selling Investments Student Handout. Show slides 16 to 20 of the Saving & Investment Basics segment. Students should read handouts. Students should complete Student Notes – Saving & Investment Strategies – Saving & Investment Basics and Assessment I. Allow the remaining class time for students to work.

March 24, 2026 – Watch Alan White Career Interview. Complete Investing Word Search, Stock Market Definitions, and Stock Market and You Activity 1.

March 25, 2026 – Watch Todd Baker Career Interview. Read Investment Guide for Teens and Parents with Teens. Read and complete Study: ‘High Incomes Don’t Bring You Happiness’. Complete Ethics Activity – Insider Trading.

March 26, 2026 – Distribute the Diversification vs. Asset Allocation Student Handout and Impact of Inflation on Savings Student Handout. Show slides 21 to 36 of the Saving Options segment. Have students complete the Saving Vehicles Activity in “Interactive Activities” section, Stock Market and You Activity 2 & 3 and Stocks, Bonds and Mutual Funds Crossword.

March 27, 2026 – Watch Dow and Professor Jones and How to Read Stock Tables For Dummies. Show slides 37 to 48 of the Saving Options segment. Students should complete Student Notes – Saving & Investment Strategies – Saving Options and Assessment II. Answer Stock Table Reading Activity and Stock Market and You Activity 4.

March 30, 2026 – Watch Basics of Trading & Investing and Basics of Trading & Investing 2. Show 49 to 59 of the Investment Options segment. Have students complete the Saving & Investment Strategies Vocabulary and Investment Vehicles Activity in the “Interactive Activities” section. Discuss and assign Stockmarket Worksheet.

March 31, 2026 –– Show 60 to 68 of the Investment Options segment. Follow the instructions on slide 69 of the PowerPoint® to view the Expert Tips & Advice video segment. Students should complete Student Notes – Saving & Investment Strategies – Investment Options and Assessment III. Complete Stock Market and You Activities 5 & 6. 

April 1, 2026 – Read Breaking the Personal Sunk Cost Fallacy Students should complete the Saving & Investment Strategies Final Assessment. Begin watching Joe vs. the Volcano. Have students answer Questions during presentation.

April 2, 2026 – Finish Joe vs. the Volcano. Turn in questions.

March 16 – 20, 2026

March 16, 2026 – Certification Re-Testing

March 17, 2026 – ACT Testing

March 18, 2026 – Certification Re-Testing

March 19, 2026 – Certification Re-Testing

March 20, 2026 – Certification Re-Testing, 22 students 100% pass rate, 2 retakes (1 Sp Ed), 4 perfect scores of 100.

March 23, 2026 – Begin Managing People. Hand out the Managing People Vocabulary Handout which should be used as reference materials during the presentation. Show the Management Overview segment (slides 1 – 27) of Managing People. Pause at slide 18 to discuss additional traits which are valuable for a manager to possess. Students should complete the Student Notes – Managing People – Management Overview and Assessment I – Management Overview. Complete the Employee Wellbeing Discussion.

March 24, 2026 – Watch the Career Interview of Bill McKenzie. Remind students to use the Vocabulary Handout. Begin Managing People – Employee Management segment (Slides 28-50). Complete the Employee Experience Discussion.

March 25, 2026 — Watch the Career Interview of Angela Morgan. Finish Managing People –
Employee Management segment (slides 51 – 64). Pause at slide 53 to discuss management strategies for dealing with difficult work personalities. Complete Student Notes – Managing People – Employee Management and Assessment II – Employee Management. Complete Problem-Solving Discussion.

March 26, 2026 – Show Managing People – Management Theories segment (slides 65-84). Complete Student Notes – Managing People – Management Theories and Assessment III – Management Theories. Complete Innovation Discussion.

March 27, 2026 – Complete the Vocabulary – Managing People and the Managing People Crossword as review. Complete Mentoring and Coaching Discussion.

March 27, 2026 –– Complete the Managing People – Final Assessment. Complete any missing assignments.

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March 16 – 20, 2026

March 16, 2026 – Chapter 12 TCAT Test

March 17, 2026 – ACT Test

March 18, 2026 – Begin Payroll Accounting Chapter 1 The Need for Payroll and Personnel Records. Review Payday Timing. Complete Ways of Earning an Income and Gross Pay (handouts).

March 19, 2026 – Review Payroll Accounting Chapter 1 The Need for Payroll and Personnel Records Powerpoint (slides 1 – 34). Read Payroll Terms You Should Know. Students complete Payroll Accounting Chapter 1 Payroll Law and Terms Activity.

March 20, 2026 – Complete Payroll Accounting Chapter 1 Applying Payroll Laws Activity.

March 23, 2026 – Complete Payroll Accounting Chapter 1 Payroll Law Research and Reflection.

March 24, 2026 – Complete Payroll Accounting Chapter 1 Term Matching and Payroll Accounting Chapter 1 Payroll Outsourcing Discussion.

March 25, 2026 – Payroll Accounting Chapter 1 TCAT Test

March 16 – 20, 2026

March 16, 2026 – Complete the Customer Service Word Search (handout) and the Assessment – Steps to Superior Customer Service.

March 17, 2026 – ACT Test

March 18, 2026 – Begin the class by asking students about how much written communication they participate in each day. Distribute the Written Communication Practices Vocabulary Handout and the Student Handout for students to use as reference materials during the presentation. Show the Introduction to Written Communication segment (slides 1-7). Follow the segment with Student Notes – Written Communication Practices – Introduction to Written Communication and Assessment I. Watch Gutenberg Video.

March 19, 2025 – Substitute. Complete 1-Attitude and 2-Effects of Attitude.

March 20, 2026 – Remind students to continue to use the Vocabulary Handout as reference materials. Show The Writing Process segment (slides 8-32). Complete the Student Notes – Written Communication Practices – The Writing Process and Assessment II. Complete Editor’s Marks Matching (link). Click the email icon to submit.

March 23, 2026 – Remind students to continue to use the Vocabulary Handout as reference. Show the Supporting An Argument segment (slides 33-49). Pass out and review Analyze the News. Students should complete the Student Notes – Written Communication Practices – Supporting an Argument and Assessment III. Complete Argumentative Writing: Pre-Writing Organizer.

March 24, 2026 – Remind students to continue to use the Vocabulary Handout as reference. Show the Organization for Essays segment (slides 50 – 63). Students should complete Student Notes – Written Communication Practices – Organization for Essays and Assessment IV. Complete Writing a Persuasive Paragraph.

March 25, 2026 – Remind students to continue to use the Vocabulary Handout as reference. Show slides 64 to 96 of the Grammar, Spelling & Punctuation segment. Complete Student Notes – Written Communication Practices – Grammar, Spelling & Punctuation and Assessment V. Complete Use the Correct Frequently Confused Words (link).

March 26, 2026 – Remind students to continue to use the Vocabulary Handout as reference. Show Elements of Professional Writing (slides 97 – 124). Watch Effective Emails in the Workplace. Complete Student Notes – Written Communication Practices – Elements of Professional Writing and Assessment VI. Complete Email Word Search.

March 27, 2026 – Watch How (and why) to write a business letter. Complete Vocabulary – Written Communication Practices and the Written Communication Practices Final Assessment VII. Instruct students on how to complete the Letter Activity (printable Letter Activity).

March 30, 2026 – Begin reviewing Southwest Certification Practice Questions. Sign in to iCEV testing class.

March 31, 2026 – Complete the Practice Test 1 – Southwest Airlines Professional Communications Certification – Review.

April 1, 2026 – Complete the Practice Test 2 – Southwest Airlines Professional Communications Certification – Review.

April 2, 2026 – Certification Test.

April 3, 2026 – Retake Certification Test. Students not passing need to review Southwest Certification Practice Questions.

April 4, 2026 – Retake Certification Test. Students not passing need to review Southwest Certification Practice Questions.

March 9 – 13, 2026

March 9, 2026 – Complete ESB Practice Test 5.

March 10, 2026 – Review & Catch-up on Assignments. Students need to review ESB Certification Test Review Quizlet.

March 11, 2026 – ESB Certification Test

March 12, 2026 – ESB Certification Test

March 13, 2026 – Retakes if any.

March 9, 2026 – Review slides 52 – 59 of the Technology & Fashion Design – Textile & Apparel Manufacturing Technology segment. Complete the Student Notes – Technology & Fashion Design – Textile & Apparel Manufacturing Technology and Assessment III – Technology & Fashion Design.

March 10, 2026 – Watch the Career Interviews of Katy Birk and Robin Beurger under the select media choice above the slides. Complete Fashion Design Word Search.

March 11, 2026 – Begin Costume Design Project.

March 12, 2026 – Complete Costume Design Project.

March 13, 2026 – Complete the Vocabulary – Technology & Fashion Design and Assessment IV – Technology & Fashion Design.