Business Management
Best Practices
2014 NC CTE Summer Conference
Tammy Cyrus, MaED, NBCT
SCHS, Pitt County Schools
TODAY’S GOALS
• Share best practices that have worked for me in
Business Management
• Look at the four indicators with the lowest scores on
the Fall 2013 VoCATS exam
• 1.02, 2.04, 2.07, and 6.03
• Share strategies for these objectives
• Group activity
2014 NC CTE Summer Conference
Tammy Cyrus, MaED, NBCT
SCHS, Pitt County Schools
WHAT RESOURCES ARE USED?
• MBA Curriculum Guide
• Section 5
• Resource links
• If links no longer work, search for the
Article Name; may be available on
another site
• Section 6 (Projects)
• Sample of Semester Exam Questions
2014 NC CTE Summer Conference
Tammy Cyrus, MaED, NBCT
SCHS, Pitt County Schools
WHAT RESOURCES ARE USED?
• MBA LAP modules
• Some of the resources used in the LAP modules are
listed in the reference section of Section 5 (FYI for
teachers without LAP module access
• Internet, specifically business management
• Education Portal Website
• Lesson Planet
• Business Dictionary
• Online business magazines/journals
2014 NC CTE Summer Conference
Tammy Cyrus, MaED, NBCT
SCHS, Pitt County Schools
WHAT IS THE APPROACH?
• Review the objectives of the entire unit or all the indicators
for an objective.
• Write down key words and define them for each indicator.
• Use internet (reliable sources) to gather information
Determine what you want students to know
• List the different activities, reading assignments, LAPs that
can be used/are available
• Reword objectives to make them measurable in assessing
students understanding
2014 NC CTE Summer Conference
Tammy Cyrus, MaED, NBCT
SCHS, Pitt County Schools
1.02 - RECOGNIZE MANAGEMENT’S ROLE TO
UNDERSTAND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO
BUSINESS SUCCESS.
• MBA Planning Guide
• What are the key words in Objective 1.02?
• What do you want students to know?
• Determine what activities, readings, etc. will be
used to reach the goal.
• Reword the objective/indicator if necessary to
make them measurable.
2014 NC CTE Summer Conference
Tammy Cyrus, MaED, NBCT
SCHS, Pitt County Schools
1.02 - RECOGNIZE MANAGEMENT’S ROLE TO
UNDERSTAND ITS CONTRIBUTION TO
BUSINESS SUCCESS
• I want students to learn:
• Managers role within a business
• Identify the different forms of management
• Identify the functions of management
• Activities can include:
 LAP Modules
 Movie (Moneyball)
 Role Play
 Job Openings
 Group Activity – Functions of Management
 Undercover Boss
2014 NC CTE Summer Conference
Tammy Cyrus, MaED, NBCT
SCHS, Pitt County Schools
GOOD RESOURCES FOR 1.02
• MBA Planning Guide
• Manage This LAP Module
• Functions of Management
• Lessonplanet.com (paid site - $5/mo)
• Educanon.com (web tool used to create
questions within clips that are used in the
classroom.
2014 NC CTE Summer Conference
Tammy Cyrus, MaED, NBCT
SCHS, Pitt County Schools
2.04 - UNDERSTAND ECONOMIC INDICATORS TO
RECOGNIZE ECONOMIC TRENDS AND
CONDITIONS.
• MBA Planning Guide
• What are the key words in Objective 2.04?
• What do you want students to know?
• Determine what activities, readings, etc. will be used
to reach the goal.
• Reword the objective if necessary to make them
measurable
• Economic activities
2014 NC CTE Summer Conference
Tammy Cyrus, MaED, NBCT
SCHS, Pitt County Schools
2.04 - UNDERSTAND ECONOMIC INDICATORS TO
RECOGNIZE ECONOMIC TRENDS AND
CONDITIONS.
I want students to:
 Understand basic economics
 Identify economic indicators
 Identify the role of economics
 Identify economic trends and conditions
 Understand inflation
 Understand consumer spending
 Understand the Gross Domestic Product
 Understand unemployment rate
 Understand interest rate fluctuations
 Understand the business cycle
2014 NC CTE Summer Conference
Tammy Cyrus, MaED, NBCT
SCHS, Pitt County Schools
2.04 - UNDERSTAND ECONOMIC INDICATORS TO
RECOGNIZE ECONOMIC TRENDS AND
CONDITIONS.
• Activities can include:
 LAP Modules
- GDP activity
 Inflation Activity
 Econedlink.org
 MBA Sample activities
2014 NC CTE Summer Conference
Tammy Cyrus, MaED, NBCT
SCHS, Pitt County Schools
GOOD RESOURCES FOR 2.04
• MBA Planning Guide
• MBA LAP Modules
• Learningtogive.org
• Lessonplanet.com (paid site - ~$5/mo)
• Teachingeconomics.org
• Econedlink.org
• Guide to basic economics
2014 NC CTE Summer Conference
Tammy Cyrus, MaED, NBCT
SCHS, Pitt County Schools
2.07 - DETERMINE GLOBAL TRADE’S
IMPACT ON BUSINESS DECISION-MAKING
• MBA Planning Guide
• What are the key words in Objective
2.07?
• What do you want students to know?
• Determine what activities, readings,
etc. will be used to reach the goal.
• Reword the objective if necessary to
make them measurable
• Global trade activities
2014 NC CTE Summer Conference
Tammy Cyrus, MaED, NBCT
SCHS, Pitt County Schools
2.07 - DETERMINE GLOBAL TRADE’S
IMPACT ON BUSINESS DECISION-MAKING
I want students to learn:
Understand the nature of global trade
Identify trade barriers
Identify the governmental role in global trade
Understand the exchange rates (currency)
Understand the adv/disadv of the US dollar
2014 NC CTE Summer Conference
Tammy Cyrus, MaED, NBCT
SCHS, Pitt County Schools
2.07 ACTIVITIES
• LAP modules
• Global Trading Activity
• Activity involving importing and
exporting goods
• What is exported out of US? Imported?
• Sample activities in curriculum guide
2014 NC CTE Summer Conference
Tammy Cyrus, MaED, NBCT
SCHS, Pitt County Schools
GOOD RESOURCES FOR 2.07
• Amosweb.com
• US Department of Commerce
• Lessonplanet.com
• Econedlink.org
2014 NC CTE Summer Conference
Tammy Cyrus, MaED, NBCT
SCHS, Pitt County Schools
6.03 - RESOLVE CONFLICTS WITH/FOR CUSTOMERS
TO ENCOURAGE REPEAT BUSINESS
• MBA Planning Guide
• What are the key words in Objective 6.03?
• What do you want students to know?
• Determine what activities, readings, etc. will
be used to reach the goal.
• Reword the objective if necessary to make
them measurable
2014 NC CTE Summer Conference
Tammy Cyrus, MaED, NBCT
SCHS, Pitt County Schools
6.03 - RESOLVE CONFLICTS WITH/FOR CUSTOMERS
TO ENCOURAGE REPEAT BUSINESS
I want students to:
Identify difficult customers
Identify ways in which customers
demonstrate difficulty
Explain how to handle difficult customers
Explain how difficult customers impact a
business financially
2014 NC CTE Summer Conference
Tammy Cyrus, MaED, NBCT
SCHS, Pitt County Schools
ACTIVITIES FOR 6.03
• LAP modules
• Sample activity in curriculum guide
• Guest speaker
• Undercover boss
• Waste Management
• Boston Market
• Lessonplanet.com
• Role play
2014 NC CTE Summer Conference
Tammy Cyrus, MaED, NBCT
SCHS, Pitt County Schools
LINKS WORTH VIEWING…
• Studystack.com
• Review site (similar to quizlet)
• Schoology.com
• Online learning management system
• Kahoot.it
• Review site
• Mcscoring.com
• Multiple choice question site to use without retyping questions
• Edomodo.com
• Go2Web20
• web2teachingtools
• Knowledge@Wharton High School
2014 NC CTE Summer Conference
Tammy Cyrus, MaED, NBCT
SCHS, Pitt County Schools
CONTACT INFORMATION
Tammy Cyrus, MaED, NBCT
South Central High School
Pitt County Schools
cyrust@pitt.k12.nc.us