Vetted resources educators can use to teach the concepts and skills in this topic.
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| Scheduling Issues in Healthcare: | Using the case study, “A Busy Day in X-Ray,” students will examine the impacts of staffing shortages for a department at a hospital. Students will determine how effectively a radiographer can complete her daily job with the available staffing. Then students will identify ways to address staffing issues and create a new schedule. |
| Building Positive Team Relationships: | Using the case study, “Building Positive Team Relationships,” students will research the characteristics of effective teams and effective leaders, discuss ways to build positive team relationships, and compose an outcome to a teamwork scenario. |
| Hard and Soft Skills: | Students will be able to define hard and soft skills and why they are important to the workplace. Students will also research specific Information Technology hard skills and self-assess their own hard and soft skills. Students will develop strategies and goals to strengthen their career skills in this lesson plan. |
| Guilt Trip: | Using the case study, Guilt Trip, students will have a better understanding of market segmentation and how it is not only defined by demographics but also lifestyle preferences. They will also have a better understanding of how their own personality types influence their choices as well as their relationships with others, including their friends. Accordingly, this will further facilitate their understanding of how individual personality traits influence travel decisions, particularly where two or more travelers are involved. |
| Dietary Lifestyle Decision: | Using the case study, “The Healthy Meal Choice,” students will survey and discuss their ideas about personal choices regarding food lifestyle choices, and the impact on changing meal planning to include dietary changes for medical condition and family integration. Upon consensus within the group, students will research and plan updated meals for the family in the case study. |
| Meal Planning and Budgeting for Families: | Using the case study, “Dining Out Dilemma: How to Meal Plan and Budget for Busy Families," students will research and identify meal planning, budgeting and comparative shopping strategies that families can use to save money. |
| A.I. In Our World: | Using the case study, “What if I Used A.I. To Build My Site?” students will research the historical, legal, and ethical impacts of A.I. and write an argument for or against the use of A.I. in a competitive business situation. |
| Summer Job or Future Career: Researching Careers in Agriculture: | Using the case study, “Summer Job or Future Career?” students will research possible careers in the agriculture industry. They will research how many years of college they will need and the projected pay. They will also investigate the job outlook, or need, for this field in Florida. |
| Avoiding Debt: | Using the case study, “A Journey to Becoming Debt Free,” students will engage in a discussion about the case, do research on what good versus bad credit looks like, consider the causes and effects of incurring debt, and research different methods for avoiding debt. Students will summarize their findings and post their summaries on a discussion board to share with the class. |
| Conducting a SWOT Analysis: | Using the case study, “SWOT Analysis” (Resource ID# 208693), students will collaborate in small groups and create a Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats (SWOT) analysis for a company they choose. Then, groups will take turns sharing their SWOT analyses with the class. At the end of the lesson, students will summarize their learning in an exit ticket. |
| To Sue or Not to Sue?: | Using the case study, “Inspiration vs Copyright Infringement,” students will use the case study to create arguments to affirm and negate both sides of an argument presented in the case. The students will use their notes, research, and personal knowledge to build their cases. At the end of the class, students will write a summary explaining the case using evidence and research. |
| Hospitality and Federal Regulations: | Using the case study, “Will this Stay be ADA compliant?” students will identify federal regulations that public and private businesses must adhere to for guests. |
| Making Tough Decisions: | Using the case study, “Building Piece by Piece,” students will conduct research in small groups on different design criteria and design constraints encountered in product design. Each student group will be assigned a specific value (sustainability, safety, cost, parents input, material selection, durability, etc.) that will be deemed as their design team's “top priority” in designing a new toy. Students will apply this research as they complete a decision matrix. |
| Waking up to Go to Sleep: | Using the case study, “Waking Up to Go to Sleep,” students will discuss how proper sleeping habits lead to success in school. Students will also be able to share ways the teacher can support the character in the case study as well as things the student can do to improve their classroom behavior to be an active participant in class. |
| Anabel's Bully: | Using the case study "Oh Anabel," students will work in groups to research data regarding bullying and its effects on the school climate. Additionally, students will present their research to discuss the impact that bullying has on learning. |
| Current Trends That Will Shape the Workplace: | Using the case study, " Current Trends That Will Shape the Workplace", students will engage in small group discussions on innovative technology skills revolutionizing the traditional trends in the workplace. |
| Breaking Barriers: A Financial Action Plan: | After reading the case study, “Breaking Barriers: Miguel’s Path to Prosperity in America," students will research key concepts in entrepreneurship and business to determine strategies for a financial action plan. Students will reflect on how financial planning contributes to personal wealth and wellbeing. |
| Pricing vs Revenue: | Students will explore the concepts of pricing structures and their impact on business profitability using the case study "How Much for a Cup of Coffee?" They will examine various pricing strategies, such as value and prestige pricing, and understand how these strategies influence revenue. |
| Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Society: | The lesson provides an opportunity for students to discuss technological innovations like Artificial Intelligence and its potential impact on society. This lesson introduces a probable scenario in the future where A.I. is used to provide customer service. The case study is CPALMS resource ID# 215710. This lesson can be used to introduce subsequent lessons and a deeper dive into A.I. and changes in cultural, social, economic, and political uses of technology. On its own, this lesson can be used to illicit student understanding of Artificial Intelligence, and their understanding of how technology impacts their lives. Ideally, the teacher is guiding the whole class discussion with the aid of the case study to discuss the cultural, social, and economic impacts by technology. |
| Who Owns the Logo? Lesson Plan: | Using the case study, “Who Owns the Logo?,” students will research copyright laws as they relate to original digital design work, and discuss the findings. Students will then discuss how the characters in the case study could resolve the conflict using professional and appropriate interpersonal communication. |
| Researching Employee Benefits: | Using case study, Employers Supporting Employees, students will conduct research on a variety of employer-provided benefits. Students will then use their research to brainstorm an idea for an outcome to the case study. |
| INTERNET RESEARCH TIPS AND CREDIBILITY: | Students will explore techniques for researching and determining credibility to find electronic resources for a topic of discussion in this lesson. |
| Milestones of Baby Livestock: | Using the case study, “Challenges in Neonatal Goat Care and Nutrition”, students will work in groups to conduct research on various livestock and present their findings to the class. |
| Trash Talk!: | Using the case study, "Trash Talk!," students will research the practice of recycling and consider potential costs and benefits of alternative recycling strategies. |
| Edu-tech-ing Future: | Using this case study, ”Edu-tech-ing Future,” students will explore the integration of technology in education through research, discussion, and reflection. Students will analyze a case study, examining challenges and proposing options for effective technology use in classrooms. |
| Lesson: Building a Sustainable Future: | Using the case study resource #215405, "Building a Sustainable Future," students will learn the importance of sustainable construction, especially how to reduce the negative environmental impact. Students will research and compare different sustainable construction methods and discuss their impact on the environment. |
| Tools for Observation: | Using the case study, “Supporting Children’s Growth and Development”, students will research the advantages and disadvantages of various observation tools. Students will create an observation tool specifically for collecting information about one of the children presented in the case study. |
| Learning Theories: | Using the case study, "Helping Students Succeed," students will discuss major theories on learning. Students will then research one theory and apply it to the case study by drafting an email as the teacher in the scenario with how they will adjust their teaching and expectations accordingly. |
| IT Career Readiness Plan: | This lesson has students do research into potential desired IT careers, the specific skills needed for these careers, and how these skills might be acquired. |
| Board Game Selection Structure Review: | Students will analyze rules from a board game of their choice and identify a procedure in the game that is dependent on certain conditions/criteria. Students will then develop pseudocode for a companion application to assist players of the game to determine what result should occur, in this lesson plan. |
| ECE Child Growth and Development: Developmental Theory Research: | Students will research a developmental theory related to early childhood education. After a brief introduction to principal developmental theories of Piaget, Vygotsky, Erikson, Maslow, Kohlberg, and others, students will then use a research graphic organizer to compile information on one of the developmental theories, including the focus of the developmental theory and the stages of development presented in the theory. |
| ECE Child Growth and Development: Investigating Principles: | Students will use and build upon their prior knowledge to investigate a question related to child growth and development. As an introductory lesson to developmental principles, students will first self-reflect on their own childhood development. Then, students will evaluate the reliability of online resources as they conduct research, synthesize the information, and present their findings to a peer. |
| Introduction to Copyright: | Students will gain a base knowledge of copyright, public domain, and Creative Commons. Students will be able to explain what copyright law is, decipher different licenses under Creative Commons and understand what categories are safe under fair use in this integrated lesson plan. |
| Photography’s Ability to Persuade Through Fact & Fiction: Lesson 3: | In this final lesson, students code with SCRATCH to create a guided critique of their imagery created in Lesson Two to demonstrate to viewers what they have learned about evaluating image authenticity. Using the Art Criticism model and their Code of Image Ethics created in lesson two, viewers are guided through the four steps of critiquing a work of art (Describe, Analyze, Interpret, Judge) focused on evaluating the image’s authenticity and potential bias. This is the last lesson of a three-lesson mini-unit. |
| Photography's Ability to Persuade Through Fact & Fiction: Lesson 2: | Students create their own manipulated fake digital images to examine and evaluate their truthfulness, analyze possible outcomes of manipulated images as well as investigate the power of text and images to amplify its message.
Students also create a 'Code of Image Ethics' for images they encounter in the future, as well as identify important historical impacts of imagery and their effect on the American political process, and the implications of new technology (such as A.I. generated imagery) might impact the future of this process. |
| Photography's Ability to Persuade Through Fact & Fiction: Lesson 1: | This lesson grows student awareness of the many roles photography plays in our personal and political lives, helping them develop strength in discerning how images may be attempting to persuade them and ways to identify its veracity. Students will explore visual examples (in attachments or teacher-sourced), guided discussion, critique, and exploration of their own found examples. Reflection at the end of the lesson will reinforce the importance of telling the truth with images as well as the role they play in creating & sharing trustworthy imagery. This is lesson 1 of a 3-part unit. |
| Manatee Sea Grass Search-C: | Students will research, plan, and create a public service announcement (PSA) in Scratch to inspire social change. The PSA will be about manatee mortality and seagrass reduction due to fertilizer runoff. This is lesson 3 in a 3-part integrated civics and computer science mini-unit. |
| Wonderful Water- Research an Issue Related to Water Management while Engaging in Civic Responsiblilty. Lesson 1: | This is lesson 1 in a 3-part unit. Students will conduct research and describe how using public/government resources for communication can affect change while identifying the civic responsibility of being informed. Students will analyze the impact of civic engagement as a means of preserving or reforming institutions in this integrated lesson plan. |
| Manatee Sea Grass Search-A: | Students will research potential threats to manatees that cause an increase in mortality rates. This is lesson 1 of 3 of an integrated computer science and civics mini-unit. |
| IMPEACHMENT PROCESS PART 1: | This is Part I of a three-lesson unit on the impeachment process. In this lesson, students will research and identify the different individuals and groups involved in the impeachment process. Students will engage in discussions and activities to deepen their understanding of the impeachment process and how it relates to the US political system. They will analyze the research website for reliability and accuracy. Throughout the unit, students will do research, complete a flow chart, and finally create a Scratch program on the impeachment process and history. |
| What’s the Difference?: | Students will learn how to conduct research using online books of the Library of Congress (www.loc.gov) to create a comparative chart showing the differences between economic systems. This is part one of a three-part Computer Science (Coding) and Civics integrated series. |
| Explore Voters' Rights: Lesson 1: | Students will explore the timeline of voters' rights in the United States. Students will specifically note the dates of the 15th, 19th, 24th, and 26th Amendments; poll tax; along with other historical events surrounding those amendments. Students will complete a graphic organizer on the amendments, bullet-pointing the most important information. Students will be given scenarios of people and decide if they can vote using an if/then system. This is Lesson 1 in a three-part unit integrating civics and coding. |
| Conserve Our Waters Part 1: | Students will research government websites to gather data about source water conservation. Students will also be answering open ended questions from the data gathered to summarize what they have learned. The data they are gathering and analyzing will be used to create a Public Service Announcement (PSA) using their coding skills in Scratch in this integrated lesson plan. This lesson is part one of a three-part mini lesson. |
| Voter Turnout: The Importance of Civic Participation Part 1: | Students examine trends in voter turnout related to age, gender, race, and educational level. They will identify the most underrepresented category within each demographic for both a state and local election. This research from lesson one will be used throughout the three-part integrated computer science and civics mini-unit. |
| Financial Literacy: Budgeting for Life Events: | Using the case study, Spending Your Life Away: Budgeting for the Future, students will create a monthly budget sheet. Students will analyze and identify ways in which saving for a future life event can be accomplished and research different ways to save. |
| Concussion Risk Simulator Part 1: | Students conduct research to discover the dangers associated with concussions and why it is an important public health concern in this integrated lesson. They will explore legislation and public policy aimed at mitigating the risks of sports-related head injuries as well as different ways technology can be used to prevent, diagnose, and assess concussions among athletes. This is the first lesson in a series of three where students will investigate how public policy and technology influence the identification and response to potential sports-related head injuries. In part 2, students will plan a simulation or model to demonstrate how technology and public policy influence our response to sports-related head injuries, and in part 3, students will program their simulation or model using Scratch. |
| The Importance of Professionalism in the Workplace: | Using the case study, "Training Day: The Importance of Professionalism in the Workplace," students will research proper business etiquette and effective workplace communication. |
| Help Behind-the-Scenes at a Museum as a Citizen Scientist: | Students will learn about the importance of biodiversity research collections (specifically, herbaria), the types of data that their specimens hold, the process of digital data creation about the specimens, and the online publishers of that digital data. Students will act as citizen scientists and transcribe labels of plant specimens then explore the research value of the data that they create. |
