ACCOUNTING
The
Future
Looks
Bright
Presented
by:
Jill
Richardson
Accounting
Instructor
Caddo
Mills
ISD
Texas
A
&
M
Commerce
Na#onal
Projec#ons
22%
growth
in
the
Accounting
Industry
through
2018
Percentile
10%
25%
50%
75%
90%
Hourly
Wage
$18.12
$22.47
$29.01
$38.21
$50.22
Annual
Wage
$37,690
$46,740
$60,340
$79,470
$104,450
Source:
Bureau
of
Labor
and
Statistics.
Occupational
Employment
and
Wages,
May
2009
Benefits
for
Students
 Possible
College
Credit
~
ATC
Cert.
Required
 Advanced
Measure
on
Graduation
Plan
 Weighted
on
GPA
with
local
district
approval
 UIL
Competition
Sample
Cluster
Sequence
Finance
Cluster
Principles
of
Business,
Management,
and
Finance
Accounting
I
Accounting
II
Advanced
Accounting
(taught
under
Problems
and
Solutions)
Great
Resources:
 Glencoe
Accounting
Forms:
http://glencoe.mcgraw‐hill.com/sites/0078688299/
student_view0/accounting_forms.html
 AICPA’s
website:
http://www.startheregoplaces.com/
Lesson
plans
AICPA
Contests:
2011‐Advertisement
Contest:
My
students
won
a
laptop,
iPod,
and
$3000.00
for
our
classroom.
2012‐Website
Idea
Contest:
My
students
won
$1000.00
in
scholarships
and
$1000.00
for
our
classroom.
Summer
Program
 Discover
Yourself
in
Accounting
Majors
and
Careers
Program
(DYNAMC)
sponsored
by
the
McCombs
School
of
Business
at
The
University
of
Texas
in
Austin.
Change
your
homework
philosophy:
It’s
a
check
for
understanding
not
just
another
grade.
“Can
you
do
this
without
me?”
Grading
Tips
for
Homework
 Bell
ringer
activity…have
solutions
on
overhead,
Elmo,
Smart
Board,
etc.
 Highlighters
only,
no
pencils
or
pens
 Gives
swift
feedback
BEFORE
they
make
same
mistake
on
the
next
problem
 Make
list
of
those
who
“left
it
at
home”
 95
‐85‐
75‐
65
If
they
fail
to
do
an
assignment
I
say…
“I
sure
wish
I
knew
what
you
didn’t
understand
so
we
could
fix
it
today!”
Effec#ve
Recrui#ng
Tools
Class
Video
Projects
Newsletters
&
Brochures
UIL
Activities
Counselors
Orientation
Presentations
Tips
for
UIL
Accoun#ng
Compe##on
Important
Websites
 www.uil.utexas.edu/academics/
 www.funderburkcpa.com/uil
Archived
Exams
Concept
List
*Design
an
Income
Statement
Template
and
FIND
Missing
Numbers
*Bank
Side/You
Side
Income
Statement
Puzzle
Sales
‐
Sales
R
&
Allow.
‐
Sales
Disc.
COMS:
Net
Sales
Beg.
Inv
+
Purch+Trans
In.‐Purch
R&A‐Purch
Disc.=Net
Purch
Available
for
Sale
‐
less
‐
Ending
Inventory
Cost
of
Merchandise
Sold
COMS
Gross
Profit
‐
Expenses
Net
Income/(Loss)
*Buys
you
time
for
harder
questions
*Partial
Months/Years
*15th
of
the
month
rule
They
LOVE
Recogni0on
 Banner
 Website/Newspaper
 T‐Shirts
 Wall
of
Honor
My
UIL
Wall
Of
Honor
Out
of
31
UIL
contestants,
31
have
college
degrees
or
currently
enrolled
in
college
Accounting
Professor
PHD/CPA
2
Started
at
KPMG
same
day
both
CPA’s
4
Raytheon
Engineers
KPMG
Auditor
CPA
2
New
Accounting
Graduates
2010
Acct.
Majors
1‐TX
A&M
Commerce
1‐
North
Texas
Going
to
OSU
majoring
in
Accounting
Respect
my right to teach
and each student’s
right to learn.
Pick
a
theme
for
the
year
Chances
are
they
won’t
remember
the
subject
maQer
•  Have
you
licked
your
finger
yet?
•  JBK
–
Just
Be
Kind
(use
when
discussing
bullying)
•  STP
–
Solve
the
Problem
(rug
challenge)
•  Check
all
the
Keys
•  Forget
the
Par#cipa#on
Ribbon,
Go
for
the
Blue!
•  Respect
is
the
Key
They
will
tell
you
when
they
use
these
themes
outside
your
classroom
as
well.
Comments
*
Questions
*
Answers