BUILDING COMPETENT BAFS STUDENTS SMGC, HK SHANE W EARLY
My School S3 S4 S5 S6 Intro to Sept Feb. Business Business BAFS Business or or (4 lessons week) Accounting Accounting 8 Business lessons (1 per week for 8 weeks) 8 Accounting lessons March June Accounting JA Company Program or Stationary Group
Students & BAFS EMI school -so EMI class Multiple nationalities and abilities Reading: Teenagers don t like reading textbookstbooks Writing: weak to average Work experience: 95% none Interest t in Business: curiosity it not interest t
Challenges for Students 1. Large amount of reading 2. Lack of organization skills 3. Speed/Pace of course 4. Connecting the topics Reality is the BAFS course is a big step up from S3 Reality is the BAFS course is a big step up from S3 level classes. Without guidance most will give up.
What they need - ORGANIZATION - LEARNING TO STUDY - LEARNING TO WRITE - USING BUSINESS LANGUAGE
Course Outline First Day First thing - Everything in writing - Useful reference - Eliminates late questions - Not just a handout!!! (See Course Outline)
A4 Notebooks Contents: t -Course Outline -Class Notes -Outline Notes -Handouts -Extra writing paper Marked 2 times per term Must have every day in class
Outline Notes Done each chapter 20/20 points Marked before test Must be - useful -clean -organized - style / effort Purpose: -Makes students review unit -Useful study sheet -Reinforces material
Dictations Not Spelling!!! 10-15 words Used in sentence 3 marks each - spelling - no grammar errors -used properly Example: franchise I want to expand my business as a franchise. or 7-11 is a popular franchise in Hong Kong. Incorrect: I like franchises.
News Articles I pass out or email Students write review: 1.No repeating content 2.2 paragraphs p minimum 3.What do you think? 4.How do you feel? 10/10 marks Written on school paper p I want opinions/ thoughts How many sentences in average paragraph? So I should have full lines for 2 paragraphs. F ll li ll th Full line = all the way across the page!
Homework Daily: Textbook: MCQ or short answer Worksheet made by teacher (from CD ROMs) MCQ: 5-10 Short Answer: 2-3 Short Answer: Focus on paragraph answers explaining the answer with examples not just saying it.
Fun Stuff/Extra Stuff 1. GMAIL ACCOUNTS SCHOOL EMAIL IS UNRELIABLE I CAN EASILY SEND ARTICLES OR MATERIALS ENCOURAGES COMMUNICATION 1 ST WEEK EVERYBODY GETS ONE
Webpages/Podcasts http://www.npr.org/blogs /money/ http://marketplace.public radio.org/ Cool news program Goes in depth Can listen or read Extra stuff online Even Econ material Very good stuff Listen or read Extra stuff Multiple topics My kids like it
More Web http://www.thestandard.c http://www.charlierose.co om.hk/ m/ Local Short articles Current I use it a lot Even just email interesting ones and suggest for reading Best Conversation on television I use these when business people are on. Ex: CEO of Burberry female (my students are girls)
Even more http://www.cnngo.com/ho ng-kong Local Cool Interesting Ex: article on best HK Coffee shops. We used in class for SME s. Teachers Use: Class materials News Articles Suggested readings 15-25% read all Most choose which ones the are interested in
Surprise Vocab Quiz S4 BAFS UNIT 2 VOCAB Quiz. Name: ( ) Date: Mark: /20 1. If you own a business by yourself you are a s. 2. You start a business with your sister, you have a p. 3. Your sister only gives money for the business you manage it. She is your. 4. Rachel wants to open a business but does not have much money. She could consider opening a f. 5. She pays the f some money and she becomes the.
Fun Lesson/Homework Franchises: students t always get confused with the vocab. Assignment (in class better- in groups of 3) Create a rap using the following words: Franchise, Franchisee, Franchisor, Franchising, Royalty/ percent of profits, Franchise Fee You try!!!
Fun Lesson- Communication Chapter Role play: Teacher is USA Businessman Students are Chinese Businesswomen We read out and act out a script designed to highlight various aspects of communication. Appropriate channels Inappropriate channels Message distortion, Body Language, Culture differences Funny day in class. They really get into it.
Activities - Mandatory JA Junior Achievement Hong Kong Company Program - Fantastic experience - Yes it s a sacrifice - Helps them later in course Stationary Group Students every Wednesday sell school stationary. Accounting teacher and I are advisors. Students do inventory, scheduling, selling, accounting books. They like it.
My Goals: Self reliant students Organized students t Communicative students Fearless students Benefits: -Students shown how to do it in S4 -S5 & S6 much easier for them -Step by step they gain experience -What other subjects show them how to really study? -Communication opens up and they get excited about business -Every lesson is maximized but not overdone -Just enough to keep them focused
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