Free Success Strategies For Remote Freelancers Lesson Plan for 12th Grade Students

Topic: Success strategies for remote freelancers

Topic: Marketing strategies for small businesses

Objectives & Outcomes

• Understand the importance of marketing for small businesses and the different marketing strategies available
• Be able to identify the most appropriate marketing strategies for their small business and implement them effectively

Materials

• Handouts explaining different marketing strategies (e.g. social media, email marketing, etc.)
• Computers/laptops with internet access for independent work

Warm-up

• Ask students to share what they know about marketing and small businesses. Write their responses on the board.
• As a class, discuss the importance of marketing for small businesses and the different strategies available.

Direct Instruction

• Introduce the topic of remote freelancing and discuss the benefits and challenges of working remotely.
• Share the actionable advice and strategies for successful remote freelancing. This can be based on the presenter's personal experience or based on research on the topic.

Guided Practice

• Have students work in pairs to apply the actionable advice and strategies to a hypothetical case study. This could be a remote freelancer who is struggling to make a sustainable income and needs some guidance and support.
• Have the pairs present their case study to the class and discuss how they applied the advice and strategies.
• Encourage class members to ask questions and provide additional guidance as needed.

Independent Practice

• Have students work on a project-based independent practice. This could be creating a personal or business website, or developing a portfolio of work.
• Encourage students to seek out additional resources and advice if needed.

Closure

• Have students share their completed projects with the group and discuss any challenges and strategies they used.

Assessment

• Observation of student participation in class discussions and group activities
• Evaluation of student projects for understanding of the topic and effective application of skills and strategies.