VIVIAN NGUYEN

Daily Learning Target

Week 1: Introduction to CTE Trng & Transistions
Focus Question: How do we communicate  with the world around us?
Unit: Building Communication Skills 
1/10
​By the end of class today, students will have a clear understanding on the how collaboration/cooperation, classroom rules, course fundamentals/concepts and expectations work, evidence by reviewing syllabus, teacher website and creating snap meetings.
1/11
 By the end of class today, students will demonstrate positive verbal communication skills using appropriate vocabulary, evidence by completing an Mindful Group Activity. 
1/12
 By the end of class today, students will demonstrate positive verbal communication skills using appropriate vocal tone in the classroom, evidence by reviewing an interactive Vocal Tone Powerpoint Presentation. 

Week 2: 
Focus Question: 
Unit: Building Communication Skills 
1/16
​By the end of class today, students will analyze basic communication skills evidence by completing an Personal Introduction Form. 
1/17
​By the end of class today, students will demonstrate positive verbal communication skills using appropriate  demeanor  in the classroom, evidence by completing a Class Communications Skills Activity.
1/18
​By the end of class today, students will demonstrate positive verbal communication skills, evidence by comparing  and contrasting proper body language. 
1/19
​By the end of class today, students will demonstrate positive body language communication skills evidence by completing a Gestures Group Activity. 

Week 3: 
Focus Question: 
Unit: Effective Communication 
1/22
​By the end of class today, students will compare and contrast different types of communication evidence by analyzing communication purpose. 
1/23
​By the end of class today, students will practice effective communication evidence by completing a questionnaire between verbal and non verbal communication.
1/24
​By the end of class today, students will demonstrate positive verbal communication skills, evidence by comparing  and contrasting proper body language. 
1/25
​By the end of class today, students will demonstrate positive body language communication skills evidence by completing a Gestures Group Activity. 
1/26
​By the end of class today, students will demonstrate positive body language communication skills evidence by completing a Gestures Group Activity. 

Week 4: 
Focus Question: 
Unit: A Communication Production
1/29
​By the end of class today, students will compare and contrast different types of communication evidence by creating a communication story board.
1/30
​By the end of class today, students will practice effective communication evidence by creating a video demonstrating effective communication. 
1/31-2/1
​By the end of class today, students will demonstrate understanding in communication, evidence by compressing recordings into a Communication Video (Short Film/Commercial/Animate etc.)
2/2
​By the end of class today, students will finalize group communication skill videos evidence by uploading  different types of communication skills videos to their digital portfolio.

Week 5: 
Focus Question: 
Unit: Interpersonal Skills
2/5
​By the end of class today, students will understands the importance of flexibility and adaptability in working with others evidence by completing team video editing as a team. 
2/6
​By the end of class today, students will Demonstrates active participation in classroom, evidence by completing a peer, group and class discussion communication project questions. 
2/7
​By the end of class today, students will Demonstrates understanding of positive teamwork skills by contributing to a group effort, evidence by completing a team project outcome evaluation blog. 
2/8-2/9
​By the end of class today, students will  Identify and practice effective problem-solving techniques, evidence by creating a group cover page attachment to their group video project. 

Week 6: 
Focus Question: Career Skills 
2/12
By the end of class today, students will learn about  Opportunities In Education evidence by reviewing an informative/interactive Careers & Life Planning Powerpoint.
2/13
By the end of class today, students will analyze for their personal career planning evidence by completing a self assessment on career zone website. 
2/14
 By the end of class today, students learn about personal career planning evidence by researching colleges (Public, Private and Trade schools). 
2/15
 By the end of class today, students will make connections among their interest, aptitude and skill evidence by choosing the best career of their choice advised for their Personal Life. 

Week 7: 
Focus Question: Career Skills
2/20
 2/20  By the end of class today, students will begin a presentation about Opportunities in Education evidence by completing a series of career and life slides on their power point (Career, Major, Salary, Requirements, Expectations, Skills, Life Plans and current job opportunities. 
2/21
 By the end of class today, students will demonstrates knowledge of education requirements and advanced training opportunities necessary for pursuing a chosen career evidence by completing training opportunities in educational power point presentation slides. 
2/22
  By the end of class today, students will complete their Career Jobs slide, evidence by creating a chart with three current job offerings in their field. 
2/23
 By the end of class today, students work towards completing  their Career and Life Style power point slide, evidence by researching details of life expenses. 

Week 8: 
Focus Question: Career Planning
2/26
 By the end of class today students will research learn about their chosen major, evidence by researching information and visuals for their Opportunities in Education Presentation. 
2/27
 By the end of class today, students will complete their major presentation slide, evidence by uploading Major Slide Presentation with visuals and details. 
2/28
 By the end of class today, students will learn about skills needed to be successful in their chosen career patch, evidence by researching skills and abilities required in  their chosen career. 
3/1
 By the end of class today, students will complete their skills and abilities presentation slide, evidence by uploading Skills and Abilities visuals and details to their powerpoint presentaion. 
3/2
 By the end of class today, students present their Career Path Power points evidence by explaining details about their career path plans to the class. 

Week 9: 
Focus Question: Career Planning
3/5
 By the end of class today, students will refine their Career Presentations, evidence by ensuring each slide format meets expectations. 
3/6
 By the end of class today students will voice over their Career Presentations evidence by recording their voice explaining each slide. 
3/7
 By the end of class today, students will finalize their Career Power Point presentation, evidence by uploading it to their Digital Portfolio. 
3/8
 By the end of class today students will demonstrate understanding  in Career Planning, evidence by presenting their Opportunities in Education: Career Path Power Point. 
3/9
 By the end of class today students will demonstrate understanding  in Career Planning, evidence by presenting their Opportunities in Education: Career Path Power Point. 

Week 10: 
Focus Question: Careers in Action
3/12 - 3/16
 By the end of class today students will demonstrate understanding  in Career Planning, evidence by presenting their Opportunities in Education: Career Path Power Point. 

Week 11: 
Focus Question: Occupational Knowledge and Skills
4/2
 By the end of class today students will demonstrate understanding  in Career Planning, evidence by presenting their Opportunities in Education: Career Path Power Point. 
4/3
 By the end of class today students will learn about occupational knowledge and skills, evidence by reviewing  a Typing and Career connections. 
4/4
 By the end of class today students will learn basic typing skills, evidence by identifying and color coding Home Row Keys on a Keyboard Diagram. 
4/5 - 4/6
 By the end of class today students will learn about occupational knowledge and skills, evidence by completing a typing sequence for letters and number on computer. 

Week 12: 
Focus Question: Occupational Knowledge and Skills
4/2
 By the end of class today students will learn about occupational knowledge and skills, evidence by completing a typing sequence on shift keys. 

Agenda of the Day

 Week 1: Unit 1 
1/10 - 1/12
1. Welcome Back! Happy New Year!
2. Class Website. Grades. Syllabus. Sample Student Work.
3. Academic Activity: Mindful Group Activity + Communication Skills
4. Academic Vocabulary:  Monday - Wednesday = Due Friday
5. Attendance: Please Be on time. Seated before last bell! 
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Week 2: 
1/16
1. The Power of Communication PowerPoint Presentation
2. Interaction + Class Discussion
3. Peer Questions: Blog about Why is communication important + What does communication mean to you? - UPLOAD TO DP
1/17
1. Proper Manners in Communication Skills
2. Interaction + Class Discussion
3. Comment on your 1pm appointment and communicate your thoughts on their response to Communication, do you agree/disagree, why? Is there something you would like to add or a miscommunication experience you have had in the past?  
1/18
1. The Power of Body Language Communication
2. Discussion Questions: How can body language reinforce verbalcommunication, is it stronger than verbal communication? Is it important that we are aware of our body language in order to ensure we are projecting the right message?
3. Class Discussion: Thoughts, opinions, experiences
4.Complete a "Making Connections through communication" Worksheet
​1/19
1. Class will gather into two groups: Communications Interaction Game
2. Students will have a minute to communicate (act) a word for their team to guess. Everyone interprets words in different manners. Can you challenge the word?  

 Week 3: 
1/22
1. Finalize Gestures Group Activity 
2. Class Discussion: Purpose of Following Directions Activity (Yellow Handout)
3. Interactive powerpoint: Compare and Contrast Types of Communication 
1/23
1. Effective Communication Activity
2. Class Discussion: Purpose of two way conversations
3. Description to tare paper figure
1/24
1. Proper Body Language
2. Class Discussion: Experiences, misunderstandings, good/bad examples
3. Interactive powerpoint: Compare and Contrast Types of Communication 
1/25
1. Mindful Activity
2. Peer Snap Meetings
3. Observe Communication Behavior: Analyze Videos Complete Handout
1/26
1. Students will create groups
2. Groups will brainstorm possible Communication Skills Video Theme
3. Teams choose a communication skill: Title and type of video

Week 4: 
1/29
1. Students begin to create storyboard (three scene per student)
2. Team Roles: Leader/Video/Script/Organizer/Reporter/Equipment Manager
3. Create Pacing Guide for the week: Storyboard, Review, Film, Act, Edit
1/30
1. Students begin video Intro
2. Team Roles: Leader/Video/Script/Organizer/Reporter/Equipment Manager
3. Create Pacing Guide for the week: Storyboard, Review, Film, Act, Edit
1/31
1. Students continue to film their Communication Skills Video
2. Team Roles: Leader/Video/Script/Organizer/Reporter/Equipment Manager
3. Teams, ensure you are saving recordings and identify camera number
2/1
1. Students finalize recording
2. Teams compress, edit videos 
2/2
1. Students upload video with text 
2. Teams create a cover page for their Video: Theme, Title, Credits, Image

Week 5: 
2/5
1. Students begin to create storyboard (three scene per student)
2. Team Roles: Leader/Video/Script/Organizer/Reporter/Equipment Manager
3. Create Pacing Guide for the week: Storyboard, Review, Film, Act, Edit
2/6
1. Students begin video Intro
2. Team Roles: Leader/Video/Script/Organizer/Reporter/Equipment Manager
3. Create Pacing Guide for the week: Storyboard, Review, Film, Act, Edit
2/7
1. Students continue to film their Communication Skills Video
2. Team Roles: Leader/Video/Script/Organizer/Reporter/Equipment Manager
3. Teams, ensure you are saving recordings and identify camera number
2/8
1. Students finalize recording
2. Teams compress, edit videos 
2/9
1. Students upload video with text 
2. Teams create a cover page for their Video: Theme, Title, Credits, Image
3. Students conclude communication skills with evaluation form
4. Team Roles: Leader/Video/Script/Organizer/Reporter/Equipment Manager
5. Create Pacing Guide for the week: Storyboard, Review, Film, Act, Edit

Week 6: 
2/12
1. Students will complete a Gallery Walk-Through for  Communication Project Team Evaluations
2. Students will begin Career Skills Research: Knowledge in Tech, Comm etc.
3. Students learn about essentials for Career Success: Class Discussion
2/13
1. Students compare and contrast factors that may have an effect on their future, path, goals, academics and future careers. 
2. Students work in peers: Intro to Career Zone
2/14
1. Students will analyze two lines, answer questions, thoughts are written on board. 
2. Essential Question: Which line do you like better? The straight one, or the line that looks like a beat line? Why? What do you see in it? How do you relate to it? Describe. 
2/15
1. Students will research career zone web page and complete a self evaluation
2. Students will screen-shot and upload assessment results to Academic Blog
3. Students will answer questions for Academic Blog #3

Week 7: 
2/20
1. Introduction to Opportunities in Education: Class Discussion
2. Students will learn how to create a Power Point Presentation
3. Students will begin Career Research to choose a Career Path
2/21
1. Students create a Thought Bubble as they research interest invarious careers.  
2. Students create an outline as they refine their chosen Career
2/22
1. Students will compare/contrast Trade, Public and Private Universities 
2. Students begin to research potential college & universities 
2/23
1. Students will Students Create their first Career Slide: College
2. Teacher goes over examples and expectations for Slide 2: Colleges
3. Students ensure they are uploading at least 8 informative bullet points
4. Students ensure they are uploading visuals of campus life, facility, technology, resource centers, library, campus, etc. 
5. Students keep gathering ideas, researching over the weekend. 
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Week 8: 
2/26
1. Overview of College Presentation Slide expectations
2. Teacher provides examples, details and explains Major Presentation Slide
3. Students research to choose a College Major 
2/27
1. Overview of Major Presentation Slide expectations
2. Teacher provides examples, details and explains Major Presentation Slide
3. Students CREATE their own Major Presentation Slide 
4. Students ensure they are uploading at least 8 informative bullet points
5. Students ensure they are uploading visuals of what their major looks like in action (Business Admin, Nursing, Law Enforcement, Media, Design etc.)
2/28
1. Overview of Major Presentation Slide expectations
2. Teacher provides examples, details and explains Skills required for chosen Career  slide 
3. Students research on types of skills/abilities needed for their chosen Major
4. Students provide information/details on what they need to know, what they do, work values, things they need to be able to do etc. 
2/29-3/1
1. Students ensure they upload at least a series of details and visuals in respect to Skills and abilities for their specific major. 
2. Teacher provides examples, details and explains Skills Presentation Slide
3. Students CREATE their Skills Presentation Slide

3/2
1. Students research on companies hiring for their Career
2. Teacher provides examples, details and explains for Career Openings 
3. Students research and begin creating details on current job opening for their career. 
4. Students refine slides over the weekend: Ensure they are always saving and uploading to their google drive to prevent loosing file. 

Week 9: 
3/5
1. Students research and upload last Career Slide: Lifestyle
2. Teacher reviews Lifestyle expectations Slide
3. Students refine and continue to CREATE their Lifestyle Slide. 
3/6
1. Students refine digital portfolio
2. Students begin to voice-over and upload presentation to iMovie or PremierPro
3. Students upload to Google Drive to work on for homework
3/7
1. Students refine, upload and complete Career Path Presentation
2. Students ensure their Presentation is READY and UPLOADED to their Digital Portfolios 
3/8-3/9
1. Students prepare to present their Career Path Presentation
2. Students will have 8-10 min to present
3. Students will be asked Questions when presenting
4. Students will be evaluated based on Expectations reviewed in class. 

Week 10:  STUDENT PRESENATIONS
3/12-3/16
1. Students prepare to present their Career Path Presentation
2. Students will have 8-10 min to present
3. Students will be asked Questions when presenting
4. Students will be evaluated based on Expectations reviewed in class. 

                    HAVE A WONDERFUL SPRING BREAK!
             SEE YOU IN TWO WEEKS! CLASSES RESUME
​                                                        APRIL 2nd 

Week 11:  
4/1
1. Students who were absent last week will Present Monday and Tuesday
2. Students will have 8-10 min to present

4/2 - 4/6
1. Students will learn basic occupational skills 
2. Students will learn proper hand placement on keyboard: Home Row
​3. Students will practice individual letters, numbers and words. 
4. Students will challenge themselves and screen-shot their progress to meet their typing goal.  
Tue: Intro to Occupational Skills, Typing  
Wed: Keyboard Color Coding Activity: Home Row
Thurs: Letters  F,J and 4,7 (Capture Three Images of Progress)
FRI: Letters D,K   S,L and A, ; 

​Week 12:  
4/9
1. Students will upload last weeks Occupational Skill Typing Progress
2. Students will Practice Lesson #5  To Introduce Shift Keys (3 Progress)
3. Upload Shift Key Progress to Digital Portfolio.