Engaged Students Great Learning

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Engaged Students Great Learning

• John J. Olivo, Ph.D.
• Professor
• Coordinator, M.Ed in BE
• BE BIS Department
• College of Business
• Bloomsburg University
• of Pennsylvania
• Bloomsburg, PA 17815
• olivo_at_bloomu.edu
• http//cob.bloomu.edu/jolivo

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Learner-Centered Teaching

• Learning subject matter
• Students
• learn appreciate differences
• build individual strengths
• work together toward common goal
• take ownership of learning

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Learner-Centered Teaching

• Structured
• designed help students work together
• small heterogeneous groups
• share responsibility for teaching and learning

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Debriefing

• Important aspect
• Students share learned
• Teacher
• Emphasizes important points
• Guides discussion learning objectives
• Helps students make connection between activity,
  course content and real world

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Multiple Intelligences(MI)

• Developing strengths in eight different
  approaches to learning and interacting

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Multiple Intelligences

• Celebration of the unique learning styles of a
  diverse student population
• MI Article
• BE FORUM December 07, Pgs. 44-47

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Multiple Intelligences (MI)

• Verbal/linguistic
• Word smart
• Logical/Mathematical
• Logic/math smart
• Musical
• Music smart
• Spatial
• Art/space smart

• Bodily/Kinesthetic
• Body smart
• Interpersonal
• People smart
• Intrapersonal
• Self smart
• Naturalist
• Nature smart

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Instructional Strategies

• Lesson Approach
• Introduction
• Lesson Development
• Content and Procedures
• Lesson Summary
• Recap and closure

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Brain Teasers

• Arrange the letters below into one word
• NEW DOOR
• Change the roman numeral 9 (IX) into 6 by using
  only one line.
• Determine in what order the numbers below are
  arranged
• 8, 5, 4, 9, 1, 7, 6, 3, 2, 0

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Brain Teasers Answers

• ONE WORD
• SIX (S) is the line
• Alphabetically
• eight, five, four, nine, one, seven, six, three,
  two, zero

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Kick Starter

• Examine the photo of the watermelons from Japan.
  How did they do that?

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M M Activity

• Open bags
• Choose five different colors of MMs
• plain or peanut
• Read directions
• Meet five people
• Discuss five questions
• Eat five MMs

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Color Question

• Red What are some factors to consider when
  deciding where to buy an existing business or
  start a new one?
• Yellow Why are small businesses generally more
  effective than large businesses in generating new
  ideas?
• Brown Explain how small businesses can benefit
  from the Internet?
• Orange What is the purpose of a business plan
  in getting my New Device Company started?
• Green How can the SBA help me with the
  formation of the New Device Company?
• Blue Can an entrepreneur be a small business
  owner? Are all small business owners
  entrepreneurs? Explain

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35 Activity

• 3x5 index card
• Side one (?)
• Respond to question
• Side two (s)
• Number from 1-5 down the side
• Then word total

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35 Activity

• Question
• Why is International Trade so important?
• Write your response on side one (?) of your card

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35 Activity

• Question
• Why is International Trade so important?
• Write your response on side one (?) of your card

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Activity

• Switch cards with a neighbor
• Switch again, switch again (5 times)
• Pair up with someone (team)
• Read and share your cards with your partner and
  discuss the answers

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Activity

• Turn over both cards (s)
• Team determines and agrees on how many points to
  award the response (0 -7 pts)
• 0 not a good response
• 7 great response
• Use whole numbers only

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Responses (points 0-7)

• Card one
• 1. 5
• 2.
• 3.
• 4.
• 5.
• Total

• Card two
• 1. 7
• 2.
• 3.
• 4.
• 5.
• Total

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Activity

• Switch cards with another team
• Complete the process again
• Switch cards for a total of 5 times
• Make sure you have a different set of cards each
  time.
• When done, total points on back of card
• Return to your seat

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Responses (points 0-7)

• Card two
• 7
• 6
• 7
• 7
• 6
• Total Pts. 33 pts

• Card one
• 5
• 6
• 3
• 4
• 7
• Total pts. 25 pts

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35

• How many cards got a total of 35
• 30-34
• 25-29
• 20-24
• 15-19
• 10-14
• Below 10

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Read answer close to 35

• Why is international trade so important?

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Development

• Keep them motivated

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Mapping Strategy

• Mind Mapping
• Concept Mapping
• Spider Mapping
• Bubble Diagram Mapping
• Tree Mapping

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Mind Mapping

• Mind Mapping is a powerful technique that allows
  you to make the best use of your brain power.
  Makes a topic or subject easier to learn,
  explore, and remember.
• Developed by Tony Buzan

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Mind Mapping

• Mind Map uses words, lines, logic, colors and
  images to stimulate your brain. Four important
  characteristics
• 1.  Subject is represented by a central
  image.2.  Main themes radiate from the central
  image as main branches.3.  Minor themes are
  linked to the main themes. 4.  All branches are
  connected forming a nodal structure.

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Mind Map Overview
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Left Brain/Right Brain
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Notes
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Food
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Planning a Business Trip
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Planning a party
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Vacation Planning
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Friends and Family
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Global Warming
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Interviewing Skills
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Spider Map Interview Checklist
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Mind Map Uses

• Intro yourself to students
• Students complete personal mind map
• Planning
• Events
• FBLA, BPA, Dance, Fund Raiser, Field Trip
• Projects
• Papers

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Mind Map Uses

• Class Note taking
• News National or local
• Text chapter
• Post/compare
• Courses
• Computer Applications
• mail merge
• letter styles
• developing a data base

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Mind Map Uses

• Business Law
• court system
• case analysis
• Careers
• Resume/Cover Letter
• Accounting
• Closing Entries

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Mind Map Guidelines

• Start in the center with image/words of topic
• Use images, symbols, words throughout your mind
  map
• Select key words and print using upper and lower
  case letters
• Each word/image/symbol should be alone and
  sitting on its own line
• Lines must be connected, starting from the
  central image
• Use at least three colors, show associations

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Museum Walk

• Sheets
• Mind Maps
• Teams
• Pencils/markers/pens
• Walk around
• read
• add/modify/comment
• Class discussion

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Museum Walk

• Sheets/Questions
• One of the challenges facing education today is
• When I hear the term business education I
  think
• Alone or team (1, 2)
• Sheet, marker, respond to question
• Post sheets
• Students review sheets
• Add comments
• General Discussion

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Accounting Monopoly

• Monopoly games
• Students form teams (2)
• Pick name for business
• Play monopoly
• Journalize each transaction
• Rent Expense
• JailMiscellaneous
• Financial Statements

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Business Concepts in Movies

• Alone or teams (2, 3, 4)
• Watch movie
• Approved in advanced

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Business Concepts in Movies

• Report or Presentation
• Introduction
• Title, basic plot, main characters
• Business concepts observed
• Management styles, ethics, marketing, teamwork
• Discussion of the relationship between observed
  concepts and class discussion/textbook topics
• Reaction to films portrayal of business concepts
• Reaction to assignment

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Transparency Talk

• Teams 3 or 4
• Transparency and marker
• Chapter or content from chapter
• Represent the important information from chapter
  9 in any way you would like.
• Represent the U.S. Money Supply.
• Represent U.S. Financial Institutions.

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Ten-Two Strategy

• Provide note-taking guide
• Advanced Organizer
• Blank Outline
• Ten minutes information
• Two minutes (wait time)
• Students discuss, share notes, fill in gaps
• Monitor groups
• Repeat until content covered

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I-Pod Project

• Scenario
• Apple cornered market men women ages 16 to 48
• Assignment (alone/partner)
• Potential market below 16 or over 48
• Features, Target Market, Name/Slogan, Pricing
  Strategy, Promotional Strategy, etc.
• Report and Presentation

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I-Pod Project

• FunPod
• Its just like the BIG kidz!
• 7-12, music and games, 59.99
• I-Pod I.Q.
• Nothings better than an Apple to enhance your
  I.Q.
• 5-16, learning tools, movies, pictures, gps,
  100.00
• I-Pod Wonder
• Dont let your limits, limit you!
• 16-48, visually impaired, brail buttons, scanner,
  text to speech, 199.99

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Think Develop

• Paper
• Name of product
• Description of product
• Who will use it
• Where can they buy it
• How will you promote it
• How will you price it

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Think Develop

• Infomercial
• 30-seconds to include all or some of the
  following items
• Name of product
• Description of product
• Who will use it
• Where can they buy it
• Product price

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Student Ideas (Stocking)

• Product Name
• Save-a-Leg
• Miracle Bonnet
• The Chummer
• Fruit Saver
• Arm Hand Warmer
• E-Lasta Band
• Dust-B-Gone
• Book Master

• Description
• Serious leg wounds
• Holds hairs in place
• Put bait inside
• Store/hang fruit
• Keeps AH warm
• Exercise arms and legs
• Use to dust furniture
• Carry books to class

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Student Ideas (Packing)

• Product Name
• Ant Preserver
• PQs
• New Snow
• ScanPlay
• Puffy Play Pits
• Lumba Pillow

• Description
• Ants floatation device
• Peace Quiet Ear Plugs
• Fake snow for holidays
• Scan over material and play back in ear
• Fun safe jump/play
• Supports lower back

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What can you do with?
Ben Jerrys Corporation
Paper Bag
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Ben Jerrys Rubric
Name____________________ ____/10
pts Rubric for Ben and Jerrys Application
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Flat Stanley Project

• PBEA Conference
• Mr. Kevin Willson
• kwillson_at_yshs.k12.pa.us
• handouts on my website
• Originating Flats
• Computers Applications Class
• Create and name their Flat
• Write a personal business letter
• Mail to other school/class/student

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Flat Stanley Project

• Receiving Flats
• Journal about Flat Students Visit
• Digital pictures, drawings, materials
• Mailed back by date
• Originating Flats
• PowerPoint presentation on Flats Adventure
• Flat Stanley Websites
• www.flatstanleyproject.com
• http//flatstanley.enoreo.on.ca

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Folds

• Visuals
• Teacher or student constructed
• Accounting, Business Law, Computer Applications
• Exceptionalities
• Assessment
• Zike, Dinah, Big Book of Books and Activities
• www.dinah.com

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Wiki

• Lesson Summaries
• Notes Collaboration
• Learn Shares
• Wikispaces (public or private)
• www.wikispaces.com
• PBWiki
• www.pbwiki.com

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Shape Up

• Develop chapter questions (upper-level)
• Create a shape/puzzle (3 or 4 pieces) use color
  paper
• Divide question into 3 or 4 pieces (depends on
  puzzle)
• Place question parts on each puzzle piece
• Randomly distribute puzzle pieces to students
• Students find other pieces to puzzle
• Put shape together, group discusses and answers
  question
• Each person records question and answer on ½ sheet

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Each one Teach one

• Continuation of shape up
• Puzzle groups split up
• Students take ½ sheets with question and answer
• Pairs up with another person in class with
  different puzzle piece/question
• Student asks new partner questionwaits for
  responsethen provides answer
• Other partner repeats process
• Pairs switch 3 or 4 more times..repeat process
• Class discussion of all questions

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Questioning Strategy

• Envelopes

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Envelopes Activity

• Develop a list of 7-10 range of questions from
  the chapter (Blooms Taxonomy)
• Groups 3 or 4
• Choose Team Leader Recorder
• Team Number Assigned (1-?)

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Envelopes Activity

• 3x5 cards (two over the number of questions)
• 1 - Team number and names (alphabetic)
• Rest -Team Number (upper right-hand corner)

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Envelopes

• 10Envelopes with questions
• Leader Read question on envelope
• Dont read other responses in envelope
• Team Discussion

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Envelopes

• Recorder Team response on card
• Insert card in envelope
• Time Element
• Rotate envelope to next team
• Next team
• Same procedures
• (10 envelopes totalonly respond to 9)

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Envelopes

• Open last envelope (10th)
• No need to answer question
• Read responses
• Choose best response
• clip to front of envelope
• Last 3x5 card write why teams best choice

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Envelopes

• Leaderretain envelope
• Back into rows
• Question up
• Leader.read best choice why best choice

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Summary

• Let them wrap it up

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Visualize The Content

• Teams 3 or 4
• Paper Names
• Discuss, then
• List characteristics or skills you believe
  would be found in a good manager.
• Use text

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Visualize The Content

• Draw an illustration that graphically represents
  all the skills
• Statement describing the visual

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Slogan/Bumper Stickers

• Alone or teams of 2, 3 or 4
• Marker paper
• Write a slogan or bumper sticker that summarizes
  what you learned from this chapter.
• (Can use text)
• Post and explain your slogan/bumper sticker

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Engaging students

• Be creative
• Be positive
• Be enthusiastic
• Dont just be!