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This lesson was extracted from the Business Soft Skills curriculum guide that incorporates 377 pages of ready-to-use lesson plans, warm-ups, worksheets, group activities, role-plays, assignments, rubrics, and assessments at your fingertips, plus it's all Common Core aligned. This curriculum guide is divided into six units. Units A-E focus on helping students explore and improve on business soft skills such as; Active Listening, Leadership, Time Management, Problem Solving and Organizing a Business Soft Skills Conference. Unit F is the final exam with test review and answer key.
 
This lesson the students will learn the fundamentals of active listening, which includes not only hearing, but acknowledging the speaker, showing attentive body language, providing feedback, staying open-minded, demonstrating understanding, and responding appropriately.
 
Students will begin by defining “active listening,” then move into a series of fun and engaging exercises and group activities to test their active listening, demonstrate the challenges of active listening, and provide opportunities to develop and practice more effective listening in various situations.
 
The first few lessons of this unit ask students to work in teams or pairs, allowing them to get to know and trust one another. These are opportunities for you to establish your rapport with students as you ask them to step outside their comfort zone and try new activities. Students will do a lot of reflective writing to understand new concepts, apply previous knowledge, and develop new thought processes.
 
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Introduction
How to Use this Curriculum Guide
Setting Up Your Classroom
Weekly Keyboarding and Binder Checks
Weekly Keyboarding: Teacher Overview
Weekly Keyboarding: Student Homework
Typing to the Top Monthly Contest
Binder Check: Teacher Overview
Binder Check: Student Homework
 
Unit A Active Listening
Unit A Overview
Assignment A: Active Listening Conference Presentation Summary
Assignment A Rubric: Summative Assessment
LESSON 1: Active Listening Definition
LESSON 2: Active Listening Whisper Game
LESSON 3: “The Wright Family” Active Listening Game
LESSON 4: “Blind for the Day” Listening Activity
Note Taking: The Cornell Notes System
LESSON 5: Microsoft Paint Listening Activity
LESSON 6: Line up in Birthday Order Class Activity
Assignment A.7: Partner Profile
Assignment A.7: Summative Assessment Rubric
LESSON 7: Writing Interview Questions
LESSON 8: Conducting Partner Interviews
LESSON 9: Writing Your Partner Profile Assignment
LESSON 10: Active Listening Conference Plan and Schedule
 
Unit B: Leadership
Unit B Overview
Assignment B: Conference Flyer
Assignment B Rubric: Summative Assessment
LESSON 11: Defining Leadership
LESSON 12: Six Leadership Styles
LESSON 13: Leadership Questionnaire and Self-Assessment
Study Skills and Test Preparation
LESSON 14: Leadership and Mentoring Activity
LESSON 15: Matching Leadership Definitions
LESSON 16: School Improvement Leadership Memo
Assignment B.16: School Improvement Memo
Assignment B.16 Summative Assessment
LESSON 17: Group Conference Flyer
 
Unit C: Time Management
Unit C Overview
Assignment C: Time Management Presentation Script
Assignment C Rubric: Summative Assessment
LESSON 18: What is Time Management?
LESSON 19: Desert Island Activity: A Time Management Test
LESSON 20: Weekly Planner Time Management
LESSON 21: Time Management Definition
LESSON 22: Time Management Quadrants
LESSON 23: To Do Lists
LESSON 24: Time Management Shadowing and Observation
LESSON 25: Conference Presentation Script
 
Unit D: Problem Solving
Unit D Overview
Assignment D: Conference Presentation PowerPoint Slide show
Assignment D Rubric: Summative Assessment
LESSON 26: Introduction to Problem Solving
LESSON 27: Problem Solving Step 1: Defining the Problem
LESSON 28: Problem Solving Step 2: Generate Alternative Solutions
LESSON 29: Problem Solving Step 3: Examine the Alternative Solutions
LESSON 30: Problem Solving Step 4: Implement a Solution
LESSON 31: Introduction to Creating a PowerPoint Slide Show
 
Unit E: Issue Campaign
Unit E Overview
Assignment E: Conference
Assignment E Rubric: Summative Assessment
LESSON 32: Planning a Conference: Seeing the Big Picture
LESSON 33: Group Organization and Task Delegation
LESSON 34: Business Soft Skills Conference Schedule
LESSON 35: Business Soft Skills Conference Flyer
LESSON 36: Business Soft Skills Conference Participation Certificates
LESSON 37: Business Soft Skills Conference Presentation Script
LESSON 38: Business Soft Skills Conference PowerPoint Slide Show
LESSON 39: Business Soft Skills Conference Final Planning
LESSON 40: Business Soft Skills Conference Reflections
Unit F: Final Exam
Unit F Overview
LESSON 41: Final Exam Review Paddle Board Game
LESSON 42: Business Soft Skills Final Exam
Final Exam Answer Key
Course Conclusion