Gagné's Nine Events of Instruction

Class: Career Explorations 9th gradeLesson: Start your own businessObjectives: Students will understand the steps of creating a successful business model. These steps include: 1. deciding what type of business, 2. location of business, 3. finding investors, 4. identifying suppliers, 5. developing a budget, 6. floor plan of business, 7. choosing a distributor, 8. deciding on vendors to sell product, 9. quality control, and 10. developing an advertising campaign.Duration: Monday through FridayGain AttentionTeacher will have various objects on a table at the front of the class. The objects will include a football jersey, a football helmet, a skateboard, a hacky sack, a deck of cards, and a harmonica. The teacher will ask students to list their hobbies on a sheet of paper.Inform Learner of ObjectivesTeacher will show a brief power point outlining the lesson objectives.Stimulate Recall of Prior LearningThe teacher will ask students to list any businesses that are associated with their hobby. The teacher will then ask the students to list what steps these businesses might have taken to get started. The teacher will then ask students the most important part of maintaining a successful business.Present Stimulus MaterialTeacher will place students into groups of four based on common interests. Teacher will present a power point presentation explaining the steps of creating a successful business model. Teacher will present two steps per day.Provide Learner GuidanceTeacher will move from group to group around the classroom providing suggestions and keeping students on task.Elicit PerformanceOnce each step is explained by the power point, each student group will be asked to create a plan addressing each step.Provide FeedbackStudent groups will be provided feedback from teacher daily. Feedback will be in the form of suggestions listed by teacher. Student groups will receive these suggestions at the beginning of each day along with their plan from the previous day.Assess PerformanceStudent groups will turn in a plan for each step explained daily. An overall project grade will be given at the end of the week. Performance will be graded based upon a rubric provided in the objectives.Enhance Retention and TransferInvite a local business owner to speak to the class.