Decision Making – Analyzing Risks and Rewards of Change
This is a National FFA LifeKnowledge lesson (AHS.19) on analyzing the risks and rewards of change. Students define change and its risks, identify its rewards, and explain methods leaders use to offset the risks of change through a series of creative reflection activities. The lesson includes teaching strategies, transparency masters, an activity sheet, and an assessment with answer key.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Define change and identify the risks of change.
- Identify the rewards of change.
- Explain methods used to offset risks of change.
- Time required
- Instruction time for this lesson: 50 minutes.
- Grade level
- Advanced High School
- Materials
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- Writing Surface
- Overhead Projector
- AHS.19.TM.A
- AHS.19.TM.B
- AHS.19.TM.C
- AHS.19.AS.A—one per student
- AHS.19.Assess—one per student
- Blank Sheets of Paper—three per student
- Unit
- Stage One of Development—ME
- Problem Area
- What Skills Do I Need for a Lifetime of Leadership, Personal Growth and Career Success?
- Precepts
- O2: Manages Change. O4: Experiments and takes risks
- Key Terms
- Change, Constituents, Insanity, Stress
- Resources
- Conger, J. A., G. M. Spreitzer, and E. E. Lawler, III "The Leader's Change Handbook," San Francisco, Jossey-Bass, 1999. DePree, M., "Leadership Jazz," New York, Dell Publishing, 1992. Kouzes, J. M. and B. Z. Posner, "The Leadership Challenge," San Francisco, Jossey-Bass, 2002. Rogers, E. M., "Diffusion of Innovations," New York, The Free Press, 1995.
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Lesson plan
Presentation
Aligned Standards
National Standards
- NL-ENG.K-12.7Evaluating Data — Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate, and synthesize data from a variety of sources to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their purpose and audience.