The Enterprising Experience: Planning and Organizing an Event

LEARNING GOALS:

By the end of this lesson, my students will be able to … pick and plan an event in which they will make the event known by advertising and promoting. They will show enterprising skills by taking part in organizing the event.

CURRICULUM EXPECTATIONS:

List the overall and specific expectations this lesson will address. Overall Expectations By the end of this course, students will: • identify and describe the characteristics and contributions of an entrepreneur and the factors affecting successful entrepreneurship; • assess the attitudes and attributes possessed by an enterprising employee; • explain how enterprising employees react to situations of uncertainty and risk; • analyse the potential benefits of an employee’s enterprising attitudes and attributes to both the employee and the employer.

MINDS ON / HOOK:

How will you grab the student’s attention and get them focused (in the right mindset) to learn the material you will be addressing in this lesson? I will use an iTunes app that has the storyline of a girl running for a position in the school who comes up with the idea to throw a party to boost her popularity and out do her competitors. In the process she not only has to plan the party and handle other problems, she also has to find a way to make the party interest every social group in the school. Time Required:

ACTION:

What will you get the students to do?  (The activity?) My plan is to divide the class into different groups. There will be different social groups and the students acting as entrepreneurs will be asked to outline the planning of an event that interests all social groups. Each day the groups will rotate between different social groups and entrepreneurs so they will all get a chance to plan an event. The student will have to plan how they will catch the groups attention (advertising, presentation, etc). They will present their ideas at the end of the class. Time Required:

CONSOLIDATION:

How will you get the students to think about their learning?  How will you assess if you have met the expectations and goals of the lesson? Each student who is planning an event will have to talk to each group and understand what the groups are looking for. I will talk with each of the entrepreneur students planning an event to hear what they have in mind to interest every group. Time Required:

http://edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/secondary/business1112currb.pdf

Reflection: 12 Brain/Mind Learning Principles in Action

   Dr. Caine learned at a very young age what effective teaching looked like. A big part of effective teaching came from who was teaching the subject. She quickly realized that she responded to things like visuals and interesting stories most. This gave her the drive to pay attention and take the information from her teacher.
   She took this lesson with her when she started teaching herself. The results from her German class was successful and proved that making a subject interesting and fun gave the students a greater chance of learning the information more. She noticed simply lecturing and talking wasn't grabbing her students attention and the attempt was a failure.
   Dr. Caine said, " They looked at me blankly. They hardly remembered the names of the theorists; let alone what they had said. My course and hard work made no impact on their teaching"
   People don't react to lecturing, they need something to interest them and make them want to learn the material in order for them to remember the information. Dr. Caine's teaching at California State University wasn't nearly as effective as her teaching Reno, Nevada and New Orleans, Louisiana.