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| Exploring Voice in Poetry: | Students will explore poetic expression, both written and spoken, and evaluate its significance as a medium for social commentary. Students will also examine literary devices including metaphor, simile, symbolism, and point of view. |
| Tribal Tributes: Getting to Know Native American History Part 1 of 3: | In Part 1 of this three-lesson mini-unit students will practice and apply research skills through a short research project on Native Americans. Students will work in collaborative groups to gather information on Native Americans from specific regions to develop and present a multimedia project based on their research. |
| Communicating with Patients: | Using the case study, “The Importance of Patient Communication," students will be able to identify the difference between verbal and non-verbal communication, discuss the importance of courtesy and respect for patients, the importance of patient and client communication, identify good communication skills and use emotional intelligence to build positive relationships. |
| Creating Tables: | Using the case study, "Efficient Web Design," students will discuss which elements, such as tables and lists, are best to create effective web pages. Students will explore the benefits and shortcomings of using tables when displaying a data set on a webpage. |
| Discussing the Menu for Three-Year-Old Children: | Using the case study, Mealtime with Toddlers, students will role-play as various individuals within the case study to practice sharing and actively listening to concerns about a weekly menu for three-year-old children. Students will first decide on their main discussion points, including justifications, and then take turns role-playing as the individuals. |
| ECE Child Growth and Development: Sharing Developmental Theory Research: | Students will present their completed presentations from the previous lesson describing a developmental theory related to early childhood education. Each presentation is limited to 5 minutes. Students will share their presentations in a small group, jigsaw fashion. Students will also complete a note-taking graphic organizer with information about the presented child development theories. |
| Ethics in the Workplace: | Using the outcome of case study, Employers Supporting Employees, students will engage in small group discussion about work ethics and evaluate the actions of the employees in this integrated lesson.
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| Fundraising Activity: | This lesson is part 2 in a series of 3 lessons where students determine a group or cause in need of funding, create a fundraising plan, and present their plan to a “board of directors.” In part 1, students researched and compared fundraising ideas from various sources, including their own experience with fundraising activities or events. Students also researched fundraising rules in the state of Florida to determine the necessary forms and information needed to legitimize their fundraisers. In this lesson plan, part 2, students will use their research to determine an innovative way to fundraise for their chosen group or cause and will prepare an outline and an oral presentation to be given in part 3 of the lesson series. |
| Genetic Testing: Do I Care to Know?: | Students will read a case study titled, “Do I Care to Know?,” on the topic of Huntington’s disease, a dominant genetic disorder. Then they will then role-play as different characters, explaining their ideas on genetic counseling and genetic testing, with justifications. |
| Getting Noticed in the Workplace: | Using the case study, “Getting Noticed in the Workplace,” students will evaluate performance behaviors and work ethics of employees and discuss how learning experiences in the workplace can lead to upward mobility for one’s career path. |
| How to Address a Data Breach: | Students will read the case study, “Digital Literacy in the Workplace,” and locate sample online employee handbooks from technology companies to determine a possible solution for the case study. In small groups, students will discuss the importance of employee handbooks and training, and they will deliver a presentation on their solutions to the class in this integrated lesson plan.
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| How to Keep Protected Health Information Safe: | Using the case study, How to Keep Personal Health Information Safe, students will discuss the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and the importance of safeguarding patient information. They will explore real world situations in which this can be difficult and develop ways to avoid these pitfalls in this integrated lesson plan. |
| Lack of Safety Demonstration: | Using the case study, "Danger Zone," students will explore the meaning and importance of workplace safety. Students will be split into groups to research a safety requirement from Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards which may apply to the workplace. Groups will then give a demonstration where students are intentionally violating the requirements. Each group will write a mock violation, citing what the group did wrong and which requirement was violated. |
| Marketing Mix: Product Development: | Using the case study, "Colossal Cookie Product Quest," students will identify the product features that will meet the target market customers’ needs and wants. The students will then use identified features to develop a scalable and marketable product mix for the business featured in the case study. |
| No More Aches and Pains!: Debating Clinical Trials: | Using the case study, No More Aches and Pains!, the students would expose the pros and cons of using CRISPR technology to develop treatments for genetic diseases. |
| Professionalism in the Workplace: A Training Guide: | Using the case study, "Training Day: The Importance of Professionalism in the Workplace," students will create a PPT to be used as a training guide for employees on how to be professional in the workplace. |
| Proper Planning Prevents Poor Performance: | Students will read a case study and debate how successful they feel the news crew will be with their news package. |
| Senior Prom: | Students will collaborate with a group to analyze USDA dietary restrictions and the case study, “Today’s Special: Dietary Restrictions.” Groups will use this information to create and present a catering menu. |
| Sharing Meal Planning and Budgeting Strategies With Families: | Using the case study, “Dining Out Dilemma: How to Meal Plan and Budget for Busy Families,” students will create a presentation that outlines meal planning, budgeting and comparative shopping strategies and tools, that families can use to save money. |
| Should the Business Expand?: | Using the case study, "Should the business expand?," students will prepare a balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement using the indirect method with current information and forecast information to decide whether it’s appropriate to move forward with the business expansion. |
| To Sue or Not to Sue?: | Using the case study, “Inspiration vs Copyright Infringement,” students will use the case study to create arguments to affirm and negate both sides of an argument presented in the case. The students will use their notes, research, and personal knowledge to build their cases. At the end of the class, students will write a summary explaining the case using evidence and research. |
| Using Elements in Web Design: | Using the case study, “Efficient Web Design,” students will consider which elements are best to create effective web pages. Students will explore the benefits and shortcomings of using tables versus of lists, frames, and box models on a web page based on a client’s need. |
