1. Week March 16, 2015 – March 20, 2015 DECA NEWS: Special Olympics Meet in the Middle forms due! Tell your friends! Are you signed up for the Relay for Life team? Do it today! Are you Officer Material? Get your form to run for office of DECA – Lead this Chapter next year Due This Week: Unit 4 Vocabulary & Assess for Understanding – Due Thursday Unit 4 TEST - Friday

2.  Early Work: How do Marketers use basic Math Skills? (Chapter 7)  Today’s Objective: Communicating in the WorkplaceCommunicating in the Workplace  Activities  Vocabulary – Be sure to complete Vocab & Assessments by Thursday! Vocabulary  Unit 4 – Skills for Marketing  Chapter 7 – What are digits?  Math Problems!!!  Chapter 8 – Let’s Talk!  Communication Skills!!!  Homework: Vocab & Assessments due Friday ☞ Point of the Day: Three barriers to listening are distractions, emotional barriers, and planning a response. Not truth, but faith keeps the world alive. Magic Monday Morning – Manners Moment

3.  Early Work: What is Communication?  Today’s Objective: Communicating in the WorkplaceCommunicating in the Workplace  Activities  Vocabulary – Define by Thursday – don’t forget Assess. Vocabulary  Chapter 9 – There’s an APP for that!  Technology for Marketing  Chapter 10 – Let’s get PERSONAL!  Interpersonal Skills  Homework: Test Friday! ☞ Point of the Day: Determine the purpose and meaning of your reading. “When you arise in the morning, give thanks for food and the joy of living.” Tough Tuesday – Name that Company

4.  Early Work: What are the three purposes of speaking?  Today’s Objective: Communicating in the WorkplaceCommunicating in the Workplace  Activities  Vocabulary – Define by Thursday – don’t forget Assess. Vocabulary  Chapter 11 – Who’s the Boss?  Management Skills  Activities  Writing – Press Release – Pg 208 #12  Writing – DECA RolePlay – Pg 209 – written & oral presentation  Cell Phone Courtesy – Write a Policy for employees  Homework: Vocab & Assess. Due Friday ☞ Point of the Day: Speaking is done to inform, persuade, and entertain. “Our most finest moments will occur when we are the most uncomfortable – Rise to the occasion! Wicked Work Wear Wednesday & Role Play Day!

5.  Early Work: Newspaper Day – The Free Lance Star What three principles does Ethical Behavior include?  Today’s Objective: Communicating in the WorkplaceCommunicating in the Workplace  Activities  Vocabulary – Check off Today! Vocabulary  Management & Motivation – in a 4 person group  Pg 268 - #10 – write up on how to improve production, behavior, harmony  Staff Moral – in 2 person group  Pg 269 – DECA Role Play prepare in presentation program & present  Homework: Test Friday!! ☞ Point of the Day: Remember the 5 W’s and H – who, what, when, where, why, and how. “Friendship is born in that moment when you say, “You too? I thought I was the only one!” to another person.” Thundering Thursday – Share a Weird Fact today!

6.  Early Work: What are the six steps in the decision making process? (aka: problem solving process)  Today’s Objective: Communicating in the WorkplaceCommunicating in the Workplace  Activities  Unit 4 Test  Share Presentation  Share Letter to the Editor  Turn in all work from week  Journal – “My School Week”  Homework: NONE! Have a great weekend! ☞ Point of the Day: Be a valuable TEAM member! “Few things help an individual more than when you place responsibility on him, and let him know that you trust him.” Foxes Friday - The Week’s Wrap-Up & Good News!

7. CHAPTER 8  Communication  Channels  Media  Feedback  Barriers  Setting  Distractions  Emotional Barriers  Jargon  Persuade  Enumeration  Generalization Chapter 9  Word Processing Programs  Database Programs  Accounting Programs  Spreadsheet Programs  Desktop Publishing Programs  Graphics and Design Programs  Presentation Software  Home Page  HTML  Communications Programs  Wi-Fi  ERP  World Wide Web  Internet  HTTP  URL  Firewall  Site Map CHAPTER 10  Self-esteem  Initiative  Time Management  Assertiveness  Flexibility  Ethics  Equity  Negotiation  Empathy  Teamwork  Cross-training  Consensus  Agreement Chapter 11  Management  Vertical Organization  Top Management  Middle management  Supervisory-level management  Horizontal Organization  Empowerment  Planning  Organizing  Controlling  Mission Statement  Remedial Action  Exit Interview Define Vocabulary and Complete Assess for Understanding in Composition Book Assess for Understanding: Page 207 - #2-9 Page 227 - #2-9 Page 247 - #2-9 Page 267 - #2-9

8.  Communicating in the Workplace  Describe the communications process.  Demonstrate the effects of nonverbal communication on interactions with others.  Write various types of basic business communications.  Demonstrate telephone etiquette.  Demonstrate online etiquette.  Explain concerns related to mobile phone etiquette.  Explain the impact of technology on marketing.  Use computer technology and software tools to perform marketing tasks. CTE Competencies Linked to SOLs

9. Letter to the Editor In your life, you will be asked to prepare many written documents to express your thoughts and ideas, to make comments, and to explain how to’s. Here is your chance to write a Letter to the Editor about something that matters to you! Presentation We have all completed PowerPoints! Are yours boring or entertaining? We will decide. Create a presentation in a presentation program to use as the back drop to your speech!

10.  R-E-S-P-E-C-T EVERYTHING!!!  Your supplies – bring your stuff every-day! Bring your book every-day! Bring your notebook & composition book every- day! Bring pen/paper/thinking cap/open mind ever-day!  Place all bags on the floor under your table!  Wait for Teacher instruction before beginning activity!  Passes out of Class - No Exit First 10/Last 10  One person out of room at a time  Pass Board – USE IT!  Keep it short!  Stay in your seat until you are dismissed from class – the bell tells Teacher when class is over; Teacher then dismisses you.  No talking while Teacher or others have the floor.  Watch your language and mind your manners, please.  All School Rules will be followed without question.