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Overview
Overview
JA BizTown is Junior Achievement’s capstone curriculum for integrating financial literacy and work and career readiness into the classroom. This student self-guided classroom curriculum culminates with a JA BizTown simulation experience. The simulation may take place virtually through the JA BizTown Adventures Online Game, or inside of your classroom through JA BizTown in a Box.
The self-guided curriculum provides students a more independent learning experience as compared to the traditional classroom curriculum. Students will engage in a series of interactive screencasts and video and fillable PDF activities. Educators introduce the curriculum assignments to students, schedule check-in points, and provide opportunity for student reflection and discussion. The frequency of student-teacher engagement is flexible. Implementation can be accomplished whether students are in a remote, face-to-face, or hybrid learning environment.
Educator Curriculum Training Presentation
Educator Curriculum Training Presentation
A twenty minute recording of the JA BizTown educator training is provided here. We highly encourage you to watch it and share it out with fellow teachers participating in the program. You can access the video by clicking here, or by clicking the photo to the left.
Instructions: Accessing the Curriculum
Instructions: Accessing the Curriculum
Instructions for Teachers
Instructions for Teachers
1. Go to https://learn.ja.org and create an account.
If you are returning to JA, enter your username and password from previous classes.
If you forgot your username or password, click “Create/Reset Password” and you will receive a reset password email.
If you are new to JA, click “Create/Reset Password" and you will receive an email to create a password, then select "JA Learning Platform/D2L".
2. Once you have successfully logged in, click on the JA BizTown Self Guided course on your dashboard. However, If this is the only course you are enrolled in, it should automatically open up.
(Note: Once you are inside the course, you can click on a specific unit and view each session's materials by expanding the navigation bar on the left).
3. Ensure that students get their own log-in credentials by requesting them at the button below or by uploading the students yourself on the learning platform.
With their credentials, students will be able to view a "student version" of the same course, access session presentations, print or download assignments, or directly submit them on the learning platform.
4. If you would like more information on the structure and content of the self-guided BizTown Adventures Curriculum, and suggestions on how to best implement it into your classroom, click here.
Instructions for Students
Instructions for Students
Students will need to open up their web browser (latest version of Apple Safari, Mozilla Firefox, or Google Chrome recommended) and go to https://learn.ja.org.
Students will use the username and password provided by their teacher to log-in.
(Teachers: You can upload your students in the learning platform yourself or request their credentials, here)
If this is the student's first time logging in, they will need to review the JA Terms and Privacy Policy. The student must check the box to agree, and select continue.
Students can access the program by selecting the JA Biztown Self-Guided class on their dashboard. However, if this is the only class the student is enrolled in, the course will automatically open up.
(Note: Once students are inside the course, they can click on a specific unit and view each session's materials by expanding the navigation bar on the left).
Once inside the course, students will be able to access unit presentations, print or download assignments, or directly submit them on the learning platform.
For more information on the structure of the course and how to best navigate it as a student, click here.
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