Print Resources:
Wilson, Donna and Coad, Pam. 100 Fantastic Ideas for the
Fledgling Entrepreneur. West Middle School. Sioux City, Iowa,
1996.
Ideas and production information for products
to sell in the marketplace.
Fair, Jan and Melvin, Mary. Kids Are Consumers Too: A Real World
Richmond, George H. The MicroSociety School: A Real World in Miniature.
Harper and Row, 1973
Dr. George Richmond's venture in transforming
a traditional classroom into a fully functioning miniature society.
*MicroSociety. The Bank Manual. Lowell, Massachusetts,
1996.
A detailed guide to setting up and running the
MicroSocietyİ Program's central financial institution.
*MicroSociety. Essential Elements Manual. Lowell,
Massachusetts, 1996.
A detailed description and checklist of the
elements common to all MicroSocietyİ programs. The booklet can
assist in assessing your program, plan for expansion, and identify program
needs.
*MicroSociety. Venture Adventure Manual. Lowell,
Massachusetts, 1996.
Gives teachers and students the tools to run a
successful small business ventures. The teachers' guide contains
step-by-step lesson plans. The student manual prepares young entrepreneurs
for the business world.
Emerald City Procedures Manual. Thoreau Demonstration
Academy. Tulsa, Oklahoma, 2000.
Detailed pre-Micro lessons with all the forms
necessary for students to set up their own business.
Gibbs, Jeanne. TRIBES: A New Way of Learning and Being Together.
Sausalito, CA : CenterSource Systems, c. 2000, p. 323
Combines group process and cooperative
learning into the TRIBES process. Lesson plans are designed to
promote the Tribal Agreements of attentive listening, appreciation/no put-downs,
the right to pass and mutual respect to develop a positive environment for the
students that promotes growth and learning.
*only available to registered MicroSocietyİ schools.
Web Resources:
"Resume Tutor" www.umn.edu/ohr/ecep/resume/step1.htm
University of Minnesota step-by-step
approach to writing an effective resume including different types, how to write
an evaluate a resume plus examples.
"Writing an Effective Business Letter" www.business-letters.com/business-letters.htm
Covers the five main steps in creating an
effective business letter.
"Front Page Express Tutorial"
Step-by-step instructions on how to create a
web page using Front Page Express.
http://us.badm.washington.edu/dewan/FP_Tutorial/index.html
www.thecoo.edu/~iverson.../frontpage_express_tutorial.htm
"Oklahoma P.A.S.S. Objectives" http://www.sde.state.ok.us/publ/pass.html
Lists Oklahoma P.A.S.S. Objectives
according to subject area.
"Interviewing Techniques" http://www.absolutecareer.com/interview.htm
Hints on how to present yourself
favorable in an interview.
"Don't Sweat the Interview" http://content.monster.com/jobinfo/interview/sweat/
Includes interviewing tips for before,
during and the interview process.
The Mint. http://themint.org/index.html
"An integrated web site designed for
middle school and high school students, their teachers and parents" created
by Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
"Calculate Income:"
http://themint.org/documents/parents_teachers_create_budget.htm
Budget worksheet to assist students in
calculating expenses by Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
TrackStar lessons
Job Interviews: Lessons designed to assist students in the
interview process.
http://trackstar.hprtec.org/main/display.php3?track_id=39989
http://trackstar.hprtec.org/cgi-bin/search.pl/results
Primary Resorces:
Ms. Marsha Weddington, MicroSociety Coordinator, Thoreau Demonstration
Academy, 7370 East 71st Street South, Tulsa, OK74133. weddima@tulsaschools.org