AHS.34 Strategic Thinking and Planning (PowerPoint)
This is a National FFA LifeKnowledge lesson (AHS.34) on strategic thinking and planning for advanced high school students. It teaches students to define strategic thinking and planning, describe the planning process, and create a personal strategic plan that moves from vision to mission to major goals to small goals, using interactive teaching strategies, transparency masters, an activity sheet, and an assessment.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Define strategic thinking and planning.
- Describe the process of strategic thinking and planning.
- Create a strategic plan.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Grade level
- Advanced High School
- Materials
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- Writing Surface
- Overhead Projector
- AHS.34.TM.A
- AHS.34.TM.B
- AHS.34.TM.C
- AHS.34.TM.D
- AHS.34.TM.E
- AHS.34.AS.A—one per student
- AHS.34.Assess—one per student
- Unit
- Stage Three of Development—Do
- Problem Area
- How Do We Create and Accomplish Our Vision?
- Precepts
- A3: Plan Effectively
- Key Terms
- Mission statement; Strategic planning; Strategic thinking; Transformational leaders; Vision
- Resources
- Hersey, P., K. H. Blanchard, and D. E. Johnson, "Management of Organizational Behavior: Leading Human Resources," 8th Edition, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, Prentice Hall, 2001. Kouzes, J.M. and B. Z. Posner, "The Leadership Challenge," San Francisco, Jossey-Bass, 1995.
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Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K-12.12Applying Language Skills