COURSE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Lost reflection journals - if a student has lost their weekly reflection journal they can print a new one from their home or media center printer, go to the attachments at the bottonm of the page to access the document. Students will not be permitted to use the classroom computer to print lost journals.
Spring Semester - On Your Own - Personal Finance Simulation Project. Students need to have a 1 inch 3 ring binder with 5 divider tabs to keep their documentation. This is a semester long computer simulation - a personal finance adventure that allows student to experience the day-to-day real life challenges of living on their own. This project is worth 300 points and students will be documenting their activities as they go. The notebook will be divided into the following 5 tabs:
Start-up - 40 points
July - 75 points
August - 75 points
September - 75 points
Summary - 35 points
Students should have been prepared with a 3 ring notebook by Wednesday, January 18 and the five sections with properly labelled tabs by January 27. I will only grade information that is hole-punched and placed in the proper tabs in the notebook.
See the Assignments Link for files available to students in the classroom.
COURSE INFORMATION
Students need to be informed about their financial responsibilities today and to prepare for the real choices ahead. In this course they will learn about career decisions, money management, financial security, credit management, resource management, risk management, and consumer rights and responsibilities. Business partnerships with financial companies, guest speakers, field trips, and work-based learning activities can be incorporated in this course. Mastery of these standards through project-based learning and leadership development activities of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) will help prepare students with a competitive edge for the global marketplace.
Prerequisites: None
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Class Assessments 35%
Daily Work, Quizzes
Summative Assessment 45%
Projects, Unit Tests
Final Exam 20%
Performance-10%
Objective-10% |
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Semester 1:
Career
Money Management
Bank Accounts
Credit Management
Personal Decision Making |
Semester 2:
On Your Own - Coast to Coast, semester computer simulation
Investing
Retirement
Your Residence and Vehicle
Risk Management/Insurance
Consumer Rights |
CALENDAR
The remainder of the semester will cover warranties and consumer rights.
Recent List Items
| DATE | UNIT | START UP | IN CLASS ACTIVIITES | ASSIGNMENTS DUE | TESTS & QUIZES |
| January 3, 2012 | 6 INVESTING | Welcome Back! | Syllabus, Course Outline, Issue Books | | | | January 4, 2012 | 6 INVESTING | | Practical Money Skills - Count down to retirement game | New Students turn in forms, issue books | | | January 5, 2012 | 6 INVESTING | Are you ready to retire? | Coast to Coast Overview | | | | January 6, 2012 | 6 INVESTING | What are your career goals? | C2C Student's begin Set-Up Activities | | | | January 9, 2012 | 6 INVESTING | What does investing mean to you? | Hand out and explain Reflection Journals, Begin Chapter 11 discusion | | |
ASSIGNMENTS
Click on the file below or the link to the file folder for more files.
ATTACHMENTS | 
