Welcome to JA Biz Town Teacher Training of

Welcome to JA Biz. Town™ Teacher Training of Central Carolinas, Inc

JA Capstone Programs • • • JA Biz. Town™ - Elementary Grades JA Finance Park™ - Middle Grades JA Job Shadow™ - Middle and High School of Central Carolinas, Inc

Teacher Training Objectives By the end of this training, you will understand: • The purpose of JA Biz. Town. • How to efficiently and effectively use the JA Biz. Town curriculum materials. • The teacher responsibilities necessary for a successful JA Biz. Town student visit. • The operation of the on-site JA Biz. Town simulation. of Central Carolinas, Inc

Why JA Biz. Town? • Align program content with JA Worldwide’s Pillars of Student Success: ü Financial literacy ü Entrepreneurship ü Work-readiness • Enhance the role of technology in the elementary Capstone program • Highlight experiential learning techniques of Central Carolinas, Inc

JA Biz. Town Student Goals Upon completion of the JA Biz. Town program, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate a basic understanding of the free enterprise system. 2. Build money management skills through a practical knowledge of economic concepts and banking practices. 3. Develop an understanding of basic business practices and responsibilities. 4. Demonstrate the soft skills necessary for their successful participation in the world of work. 5. Discuss the roles they, as citizens, play in their community as workers and consumers, and relate these personal roles to the free enterprise system. 6. Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of nonprofit organizations in our communities. 7. Discuss the importance of citizen rights and responsibilities in a community. of Central Carolinas, Inc

JA Biz. Town Benefits To Educators 1. The lessons, written by JA Worldwide, are easy to use. 2. Minimal lesson preparation time is needed because of efficient activity organization throughout the Curriculum Guide. 3. The program content has been aligned with national and statewide academic content standards in social studies (economics), mathematics, language arts, and career development. 4. Enhanced Learning Opportunities, that allow teachers to provide optional, complementary activities to the core curriculum, are provided. 5. The curriculum consists of fun, interactive, engaging content that gets students excited about learning. of Central Carolinas, Inc

JA Biz. Town Program Components • • • of Central Carolinas, Inc Teacher training Classroom instruction Volunteer training Student on-site visit Post-visit activities-blog

JA Biz. Town Video of Central Carolinas, Inc

Why Experiential Learning? • • • of Central Carolinas, Inc Memorable Authentic experience Chance to apply classroom learning Interactive: problem solving, team work Adult involvement Functions across content areas

Curriculum Basics • Four weeks: 45 -minute, daily lessons o Week One: Introduction and Economic Basics o Week Two: Money Management and Job Preparation o Week Three: Job Preparation and Operating a Business o Week Four: Visit Preparation, Site-Visit, and Visit Follow-Up of Central Carolinas, Inc

Curriculum Components 1. 2. 3. 4. of Central Carolinas, Inc Classroom Teaching Kit Curriculum Guide Citizen Guide JA Biz. Town DVD

Classroom Kit • • • of Central Carolinas, Inc Circular Flow Wall Map Economy Poster (double-sided) Check-It-Out Poster (double-sided) Activity and Game Cards Banking Bingo Card Pads JA Biz. Town DVD

Curriculum Guide Tab Sections 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Overview Getting Started Pretest/Posttest Unit 1: Community & Economy Unit 2: Financial Literacy Unit 3: Work-Readiness JA Biz. Town Jobs Unit 4: Business Management of Central Carolinas, Inc 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Biz. Prep Unit 5: After-Visit Debriefing Glossary Extended Learning Opportunities Visit Information Volunteer Information Miscellaneous

Other Curriculum Guide Features • • • of Central Carolinas, Inc Citizen Guide pages included Answer keys Transparencies Resource Sheets Unit Assessments

Citizen Guide • • • of Central Carolinas, Inc Classroom Activity Pages Pretest/Posttest Answer Sheets Citizen Alerts Unit Assessments Biz. Connects (family newsletters) Practice Checkbook Materials Glossary Classified Ads Biz. Briefs Summer Camp Flyer

JA Biz. Town Curriculum Guide of Central Carolinas, Inc

Curriculum Guide Suggested Curriculum Timeline • Nineteen (19) previsit lessons • One (1) day on-site • Two (2) post-visit lessons • Twenty-two (22) total days of Central Carolinas, Inc

Curriculum Guide Teacher Checklist and Timeline 8 weeks 4 -5 weeks 3 weeks 1 week 1 -3 days On-site visit Follow Up Lessons of Central Carolinas, Inc

Lesson Layout • • • of Central Carolinas, Inc Lesson Description Learning Objectives Materials Procedure Check It Out! Lesson Summary Social Studies Connection Additional Curriculum Connections Unit Wrap-up

Unit 1: Community and Economy Description Objectives Materials Procedure of Central Carolinas, Inc Notes

Unit 1: Community and Economy New Vocabulary Definitions Notes of Central Carolinas, Inc

Unit 1: Community and Economy Lesson Summary Social Studies Connection Language Arts, Math Connections of Central Carolinas, Inc

Lesson 1: What Is a Community? Pretest Answer Sheet • Citizen Guide • Curriculum Guide, Unit 1 Lesson 1 Actual Pretest • Curriculum Guide, Tab 3 -Pretest and Posttest. (You will need to make copies of the test. It is not in the Citizen Guide. ) of Central Carolinas, Inc

Lesson 1: What Is a Community? Pretest Answer Sheet • Citizen Guide • Curriculum Guide, Unit 1 Lesson 1 • Curriculum Guide, Tab 3 Pretest and Posttest of Central Carolinas, Inc

Lesson 1: What Is a Community? Citizen Pledge Voter Registration of Central Carolinas, Inc

Open a JA Biz. Town Bank Account Bank account application of Central Carolinas, Inc

Check It Out Poster • Completing a Deposit Ticket • Endorsing a paycheck • Entering a transaction in a Checkbook Register of Central Carolinas, Inc

Double-Entry Accounting Resource Sheet 2 -3 1. Enter transactions on white lines. ü Payments & deposits ü Transaction column and balance column 2. Show math work in balance column. 3. Use + or - sign in balance column. 4. Only new balance is written on the grey line. 5. Math work is not done in head, but show all work, of Central Carolinas, Inc

Lesson 3: Check It Out practices continuously at end of every lesson. • Practice Checkbook Materials at end of Citizen Guide. LOTS OF CHECKBOOK PRACTICE • Scenarios must be written on board as not given anywhere else. of Central Carolinas, Inc

JA Biz. Town Job Application Personal Information Education Hobbies Job Preference of Central Carolinas, Inc 3 choices

JA Biz. Town Paycheck Check Gross Payroll Tax Stub of Central Carolinas, Inc Net Pay

Business Costs Sheet Salaries Operating Costs Total Business Costs of Central Carolinas, Inc

Lesson 3: Language Arts Connection Friendly Letters should be written at school and may be mailed at JA Biz. Town. Addresses are found behind the Curriculum Guide, Visit Information Tab. of Central Carolinas, Inc

Citizen Checklist Final Business Team Preparation of Central Carolinas, Inc

JA Biz. Town™ On-site Visit of Central Carolinas, Inc

Facility Layout of Central Carolinas, Inc

Unit 5: Debriefing 1. What Did I Learn About Business? 2. What Did I Learn About Economics? of Central Carolinas, Inc

Sample Business Letter Option: Incorporate technology by having the students visit the JA Biz. Town blog http: //jabiztowncharlotte. blogspot. com/ Where they can write/blog a letter as well as read other letters kids have blogged on the website. of Central Carolinas, Inc

Don’t forget. . . üPlease either fax your JA Biz. Town Prep paperwork to 704 -5634864 or bring it in with you the day of your JA Biz. Town visit with the completely filled out JA Biz. Prep packets. üRemember to have the student citizens fill out their checkbooks to match the example in the prep packets that you received with the curriculum. üPlease let your volunteers know that parking is not validated. Directions are located on our website here at www. jacarolinas. org in pdf form to print out an it includes the cost of area garages. ALSO… We now have a Teacher e-Newsletter that goes out monthly to participating 4 th grade teachers. If you have not received the e-Newsletter and would like to, email your request to hdoyle@jacarolinas. com. of Central Carolinas, Inc

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