Group+D

Group D Learning Design Activity
** Goal: ** Design and execute a learning activity that reflects your knowledge and strengths as a learner, teacher and reflective practitioner and includes the appropriate use of instructional technology.  Here's the link to our work... Real World Economics

Real World Economics Grade Level: 9th Grade - 12th Grade Mandatory Semester - minimum 40hrs

 **Goal** - Preparing today's youth for tomorrow's economy. Why do students learn about money at an early age, yet aren't exposed to modern banking? Topics to be covered ** Technologies: [|Time Maps]- teaches money management and life skills, financial literacy through interactive software. [|Quicken Online]- basic finance
 * Obtaining and maintaining credit
 * Knowing your Credit score
 * Banking
 * Retirement
 * Basic Investing

EQ 1: What is financial planning and why do we do it? EQ 2: How do you obtain credit and what are your responsibilities as a consumer? EQ 3: What are the benefits of maintaining financial stability

Supporting Websites http://www.councilforeconed.org/ http://www.fte.org/aboutus/ http://www.intuit.com/

Assessment both of student learning and activity.

Tasks: Open Source Software - Abrash //Present software to group by (2/9)//

Executive Summary - Malika - //Monday (2/9) Draft of the Executive Summary. Receive information from Group / feed back by Group Wed (2/11) (3 pages or less)// - Done. Essential Questions - Group

Backwards Design Rubric - Matt / Maria

Established Standards: [|Texas §122.63. Consumer and Family Economics]

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 * From this activity the learner will learn to**
 * 1) Identify Income from a randomly assigned jobs ([|Salaries])
 * 2) Create a household budget

EQ #1:What are the components of household budget EQ #2:How do you effectively budget with savings in mind. Goals - //Goals For Learners (Student)// From this Activity the Learner will Learn Effective Money Organization (learn how to effectively manage income) -Savings Account -Checking Account -Account Balancing

//Goals For Team (We Reflect and Go Back To Discuss)// -What are we trying to learn from this activity. -Meet and exceed standards for the State chosen. -Ability to plan and design curriculum will help foster greater understanding of basic economics. -Teaching Student a basic life skill for success.   Next Meeting; Monday February 2nd 7:00PST Next Meeting; Monday February 9nd 7:00PST Next Meeting; Monday February 23rd 7:00PST

Adobe Connect now for class presentation?