August 21 – 25, 2023

August 21, 2023 – Watch When the functions of money break down: Hyperinflation. Begin by briefly reviewing the previous segment. Show the Concepts Related to Inflation segment (slides 23-42). Complete Inflation – Concepts Related to Inflation – Student Notes in iCEV. Follow with Assessment II. Introduce the Inflation: Then & Now Project to the class, and allow students to work on it for the remainder of the class. Use the US Inflation Calculator to answer your project. Read America’s Huge Pile of National Debt Makes Combating Inflation More Difficult.

August 22, 2023 – Substitute. Have the students complete the Inflation Crossword. Complete the Inflation Vocabulary Activty and the Inflation Final Assessment in iCEV. Read the Average Life During the Great Depression online. (Save for return: Watch TOP Five Worst cases of Hyperinflation in History and Bart Simpson Starts a Bank Run. Discuss student progress on the Project.)

August 23, 2023 – Watch The History of Paper Money Part 3. Review Section 1.1 Introduction to Banking PowerPoint. Read Banking Systems Chapter 1 pages 2-8. Answer Think Critically Questions 1-4 on page 9. Submit answers in class or as a Word document through Teams.

August 24, 2023 – Watch Money, Banking and Central Banks. Review Section 1.2 Roles of Banking in Economy PowerPoint. Read pages 10-15 and answer questions 1-4 on page 16. Submit answers in class or as a Word document through Teams.

August 25, 2023 – Watch The History of Money Part 4. Review Section 1.3 How Banking Systems Work PowerPoint. Read pages 17-24 and answer questions 1-5 on page 25. Submit answers in class or as a Word document through Teams. Read Top 12 Banking Secrets They Don’t Want You to Know.

August 21 – 25 , 2023

August 21, 2023 – Show Exploring Careers: Business Management & Administration – Career Plan Segment. Complete Exploring Careers: Business Management & Administration – Career Plan – Worksheet and Exploring Careers: Business Management & Administration Assessment.

August 22, 2023 – Substitute. Begin Formulas for Career Success: Job Search. Complete 5 Questions Successful Job Searchers Always Ask Themselves and Finding a Job Math. Watch the Science of Motivation and answer Questions. Read Calm Your Inner Critic.

August 23, 2023 – Start class by passing out the Formulas for Career Success: Job Search Vocabulary Handout. Students should use this as reference material during the presentation. Show Formulas for Career Success: Job Search (video). Complete Formulas for Career Success: Job Search – Worksheet and Formulas for Career Success: Job Search – Vocabulary in iCEV. Complete Job Application Prep Form.

August 24, 2023 – Watch 10 Job Search Mistakes You Never Want To Make. Administer the Formulas for Career Success: Job Search Assessment. Have students complete the Job Hunt Activity. Complete Career Family Tree. Read Four Strategies That Build Lasting Motivation and answer Questions.

August 25, 2023 – Begin Chapter 1. Watch Needs vs. Wants. Review Section 1.1 Basic Economic Concepts PowerPoint. Hand out Section 1.1 A Look at Wants and Needs. Read pages 1-9 in Chapter 1. Answer questions on page 10. Complete A Look At Wants and Needs and Consumer Needs and Wants. Submit answers in class.

August 28, 2023 – Review Section 1.2 Business Activities PowerPoint. Hand out Section 1.2 Business Activities. Read Section 1.2, pages 11-15. Answer questions 1-4 on page 15. Complete Business Week Case Study Questions and Business Goods and Services. Submit answers in class. [REF012323]

August 21 – 25, 2023

August 21, 2023 – Chapter 2 Test. Watch Show Me: What is the Accounting Equation? Review Chapter 3.1 PowerPoint (ga_ch03). Read Chapter 3 Section 1 on pages 48-52 and complete exercises on page 53. Submit during class or upload a picture or Word document in TEAMS (Chapter 3 Working Papers, 3.1 Working Paper). Complete the Accounting Equation Case Study. Practice Let Me Try: What is the Accounting Equation?

August 22, 2023 – Substitute. Complete Be An Accountant.

August 23, 2023– Watch Show Me: How do business transactions affect the accounting equation? Review Chapter 3.2 PowerPoint (ga_ch03). Read Chapter 3 Section 2 on pages 54-58 and complete the exercises on page 59 (3.2 Working Paper). Complete the Vet-to-Pet Case Study. Submit during class or upload a picture or Word document in TEAMS. Practice Let Me Try: How do business transactions affect the accounting equation?

August 24, 2023– Review Chapter 3.3 PowerPoint (ga_ch03). Go over Quizlet during class. Read Chapter 3 Section 3 on pages 60-62 and complete exercises on page 63 (3.3 Working Paper). Submit during class or upload a picture or Word document in TEAMS. Write a memo justifying an owner’s withdrawal of cash from the business.  Be creative.  Submit using Word to TEAMS.  See example memo format. Read What Happens When Shareholder Leaves a Company.

August 25, 2023– Review the Chapter 3 Summary on page 64-65. Complete the questions and exercises on page 66. Complete the exercises on page 68 (Working Pages for 3.4, 3.5 & 3.6) Submit during class or upload a picture or Word document in TEAMS. Complete Chapter 3 Review Questions.

August 28, 2023 – Test on Chapter 3.

August 14 – 18, 2023

August 14, 2023: Begin Comparative Advantage, Specialization, and Trade topic. Watch Comparative Advantage, Specialization, and Gains from Trade. View Video for Module 1 – Section 1.3.  Read pages 417-423 in reading (Microeconomics M1 Sections 1.3 Reading) on video tab. Complete Check for Understanding.

August 15, 2023: Begin Economic Systems topic. Watch Types of Economic Systems Video. View Videos for Module 1 – Section 1.4a (2:50) and 1.4b (2:50).  Read summaries below videos and “What is Economics” Textbook Reading. Complete Check for Understanding. 

August 16, 2023: Complete Opportunity Cost, Marginal Analysis & Scarcity Kahoot. Complete Basic Economic Concepts Vocabulary. Complete Basic Economics Wordsearch.Links to an external site. Review Economic Concepts Quizlet. Test tomorrow over Basic Economic Concepts.  Some test questions will come from the Check for Understanding questions.

August 17, 2023: Test over Basic Economics Concepts.

August 18, 2023: Begin Supply and Demand: Market Equilibrium topic. Review slides 1-16 in PowerPoint – Supply & Demand.  Pass out Supply & Demand Vocabulary Handout. Complete Pre-Reading Questions–Activate Background Knowledge and Pre-Reading Activity–Making Connections. 

August 14 – 18, 2023
Log on to iCEV

August 14, 2023 – Follow the instructions on slide 38 of the PowerPoint® to view the Expert Tips & Advice video segment. Read Why Early Financial Planning Is Important. Administer the Personal Financial Planning Final Assessment. Complete and turn in your Million Dollar Project.

August 15, 2023 – Begin Cost of Education & Training Topic. Pass out the Cost of Education & Training Vocabulary Handout and the Career Paths & Fields of Study Student Handout for students to reference during the presentation. Show slides 1 to 22 of the Education Options segment. Students should complete the Cost of Education & Training – Education Options Student Notes and the corresponding Assessment I. Introduce the Choosing a Career Activity and allow students to work.

August 16, 2023 – Remind students to continue using the Vocabulary Handout. Distribute the Post -Secondary Education Costs Student Handout. Watch Top 10 Associate Degrees (12:41) and Cost of College (18:43). Show slides 23 to 43 of the Cost & Financing segment.

August 17, 2023 – Complete the Cost of Education & Training – Cost & Financing Student Notes and the Post Secondary Budget Plan Project.

August 18, 2023 – Remind students to continue using the Vocabulary Handout as reference material. Watch The Most Useless Degrees…(11:28), FREE COLLEGE: TENNESSEE! (6:47) and What is Tennessee Promise? (2:02). Show slides 44 to 66 of the Cost & Financing segment. Students should complete the Cost & Financing Assessment II and Post-Secondary Budget Plan Project.

August 21, 2023 – Follow the instructions on slide 67 of the PowerPoint® to view the Applying for Financial Aid video segment and on slide 68 to view the Budgeting for College & Student Loans video segment. Watch Top 10 Most Meaningful College Degrees (And How Much They Pay). Students should take the Cost of Education Vocabulary Activity on iCEV. Allow students the remainder of class to finish their Post-Secondary Budget Plan Project.

August 22, 2023 – Remind students to continue using the Vocabulary Handout as reference material. Show the Cost & Financing segment (slides 69-90). Watch 2021-2022 FAFSA Walkthrough Video (40 min) and Understanding the Federal Pell Grant. Complete the Cost of Education & Training – Paying it Back Student Notes. Students should complete the Paying it Back Assessment III. Watch Top 10 Highest Paying Jobs Without A Degree and Why Lunch Ladies are Heroes. [REF08132021]

August 14– 18, 2023

August 14, 2023 – Remind students to continue using the Vocabulary Handout as reference material. Show slides 60 through 75 of the Economic History presentation. Complete all missing assignments.

August 15, 2023 – Remind students to continue using the Vocabulary Handout as reference material. Show slides 76 through 82 of the presentation. Watch The Revolution of Science & Technology Since 1945. Complete What Affect has Technology Had on Our Lives. Complete Vocabulary Activity in iCEV.

August 16, 2023 – Turn in Economic Timeline Activity. Complete the Economic History of the United States – Student Notes and Economic History of the United States Assessment. Watch Aw twenty dollars? I wanted a peanut! The Simpsons and The History of Paper Money. Complete the History of Banking Activity and Functions of Money.

August 17, 2023 – Money Idioms PowerPoint. Watch History of Money Part 2 and Field Trip to the Money Factory. Answer the Questions. Review Security Features Designed in the $100 Bill. Complete Design Your Own Coin. Read Bitcoin 101.

August 18, 2023 – Begin Inflation Topic. Show Inflation in Car Prices Example and Inflation. Start a class discussion by asking students about gas prices they remember as a child. Distribute the Inflation Vocabulary Handout. Watch Introduction to Inflation (7:31). Show the Factors Influencing Inflation segment (slides 1-22) of the Inflation presentation. Complete Inflation – Factors Influencing Inflation – Student Notes in iCEV. Follow with Assessment I.

August 21, 2023 – Watch When the functions of money break down: Hyperinflation. Begin by briefly reviewing the previous segment. Show the Concepts Related to Inflation segment (slides 23-42). Complete Inflation – Concepts Related to Inflation – Student Notes in iCEV. Follow with Assessment II. Introduce the Inflation: Then & Now Project to the class, and allow students to work on it for the remainder of the class. Use the US Inflation Calculator to answer your project. Read America’s Huge Pile of National Debt Makes Combating Inflation More Difficult. [REF08152022]

August 14 – 18, 2023

August 14, 2023 – Show the Exploring Careers: Business Management & Administration – General Management segment. Review the University of Tennessee Southern’s requirements for a degree in Business Management. Read 6 Reasons Why You Should Study Business and answer Questions. Complete online interactive Exploring Careers: Business Management & Administration – General Management – Worksheet.

August 15, 2023 – Show the Information Technology: Expectations vs. Reality or Top 5 Careers For Management Information Systems (MIS) Majors and Exploring Careers: Business Management & Administration – Business Information segment. Review the options for Information Systems Degree at Columbia State Community College. Complete Exploring Careers: Business Management & Administration – Business Information Management – Worksheet in iCEV. Complete Information Technology Word Search.

August 16, 2023 – Remind students to continue using the Vocabulary Handout while viewing the presentation. Watch Is Human Resource Management the right career for you? Show the Exploring Careers: Business Management & Administration – Human Resources Management segment. Review the Human Resources Degree at University of Tennessee Knoxville. Complete Exploring Careers: Business Management & Administration – Human Resources Management – Worksheet in iCEV, Too Many Friends and the Seven Tasks of HR Management Worksheet. Complete HR Wordsearch.

August 17, 2023 – Watch BrewDog USA Supply Chain Manager Discusses the Field of Logistics (short) and A Day on the Job with Miranda Dietz, Supply Chain Manager at BrewDog USA (short). Remind students to continue using the Vocabulary Handout while viewing the presentation. Show the Exploring Careers: Business Management & Administration – Operations Management segment. Review Logistics Degree at University of Tennessee Knoxville and Logistic Job in Spring Hill Advertisement. Read 15 Things You Need to Know About a Career in Logistics (or Document) and answer Questions. Complete Exploring Careers: Business Management & Administration – Operations Management – Worksheet and Supply Chain Logistics Wordsearch. If time, watch 5 fully automated warehouses make up Porcelanosa massive logistics complex.

August 18, 2023 – Show the Exploring Careers: Business Management & Administration – Administrative Support segment. Watch Secrets of the Administrative Assistant OR Occupation – Administrative Assistant. Review becoming a Certified Administrative Professional at Columbia State Community College. Complete Exploring Careers: Business Management & Administration – Administrative Support – Worksheet. Read The Top 10 Benefits of Being an Executive Assistant (or Document).

August 14 – 18, 2023

August 14, 2023 – Watch 5 Reasons that You Should Become an Accountant and A Day in the Life of a Forensic Accountant. Complete the Accounting Industry Crossword and submit. Complete Accounting Industry Final Assessment IV in iCEV.

August 15, 2023 – Begin Chapter 2: The World of Business and Accounting (also located in Teams’ Files). Review Show Me: How are Businesses Organized? and Chapter 2 The World of Business and Accounting PowerPoint (slides 1-21). Read Section 1 on pages 26-31 and complete the following exercises on page 32: Reinforce the Main Idea, Do the Math and Problem 2-1 (Full Working Papers, 2.1 Working paper).

August 16, 2023 – Review Show Me: Why are Accounting Systems Important? and Chapter 2 The World of Business and Accounting PowerPoint (slides 22-38). Review Accounting Assumptions. Student read Section 2 on pages 33-35 and complete the following exercises on page 36: Reinforce the Main Idea, Do the Math, Problem 2-2 and Problem 2-3 (2.2 and 2.3 Working Papers, 2.3 Accounting Assumption Exercise).

August 17, 2023 – Review the Chapter 2 Summary on pages 38-39. Look up Key Terms on page 39. Answer FBLA questions on page 43 and Critical Thinking Questions 1-6 on page 44. Submit in class or through TEAMS. Complete Accounting Terms Word Search.

August 18, 2023 – Review Quizlet and Quizlet. Complete End of Chapter problems for Chapter 2 on pages 41-42 (2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 2-7 and 2-8 Working Papers). Submit in class or through TEAMS. Study for Chapter 2 Test Monday.

August 7 – 11, 2023

August 7, 2023: Introduction to Canvas. Syllabus review. Discuss SDC Test: Introduction to Business Assessment Blueprint. Discuss Modern States and Microeconomics. Complete introductions.

August 8, 2023: Login to Canvas and to Modern States.

August 9, 2023: Begin Scarcity, Limited Resources, and Opportunity Cost topic. Watch Scarcity, the Basic Economic Problem. View Video for Module 1 – Section 1.1.  Read pages 25-33 in reading (Microeconomics M1 Sections 1.1 and 1.2 Reading) on video tab. Complete Check for Understanding.

August 10, 2023: Begin Production Possibilities Curve topic. Listen to Gangnam Style. Review Gangnam Style Article and Gangnam Graph. Discuss opportunity cost to society.  Watch Production Possibilities Curve. View Video for Module 1 – Section 1.2.  Read pages 34-42 in reading (Microeconomics M1 Sections 1.1 and 1.2 Reading) on video tab. Complete Check for Understanding.

August 11, 2023: No School.

August 14, 2023: Begin Comparative Advantage, Specialization, and Trade topic. Watch Comparative Advantage, Specialization, and Gains from Trade. View Video for Module 1 – Section 1.3.  Read pages 417-423 in reading (Microeconomics M1 Sections 1.3 Reading) on video tab. Complete Check for Understanding.

August 15, 2023: Begin Economic Systems topic. Watch Types of Economic Systems Video. View Videos for Module 1 – Section 1.4a and 1.4b.  Read summaries below videos. Complete Check for Understanding.

August 7 – 11, 2023

August 7, 2023 – Introduction to Financial Planning, Syllabus Review, Logging on to iCEV. Watch How the NFL keeps its players from going broke. Read NFL linebacker Brandon Copeland saves 90% of his pay. Complete All About Me.

August 8, 2023 – Have students log onto iCEV. Show students where they can find resources. Begin Personal Financial Planning Topic. Hand out the Personal Financial Planning Vocabulary Handout for students to use as they view the presentation. Show Family Life Cycle & Budgeting segment. Follow the segment with Assessment I. Complete Financial Information Sources.

August 9, 2023 – Show the CDs, IRAs & Other Savings Plans segment of the presentation. Review How Much Money You Need to Save Each Day to Become a Millionaire by Age 65. Administer the segment’s Assessment II. Complete the Savings and Investment Activity. Read A Crimson Tide of Debt. Begin Million Dollar Project.

August 10, 2023 – Complete Million Dollar Project

August 11, 2023 – No School

August 14, 2023 – Follow the instructions on slide 38 of the PowerPoint® to view the Expert Tips & Advice video segment. Read Why Early Financial Planning Is Important. Administer the Personal Financial Planning Final Assessment. Complete Million Dollar Project. [REF08062021]