My Personal Finance Course Very few classes that we teach in high school are as important as a Personal Finance class. It’s an invaluable life skill! Developing a Personal Finance course can be overwhelming because there are so many important topics to cover in such little time. When I was
A Perfect Assignment for Early Finishers in your Computer Apps class! What do your computer applications students do when they are done with their assignment? Years ago, I used to allow my students to work on assignments for other classes. But I have found that this was a total disruption,
If you are teaching business law, you are teaching one of the most relevant classes! It is my belief that ALL High School students should have to take the course. Concepts such as: basic consumer laws, the goals of law, and worker’s rights, are concepts that all young people should
Check for understanding before moving on with your students! In my High School Accounting 1 class, I always finish the first three (3) chapters of my textbook around the beginning of October. I DON’T RUSH THE FIRST THREE CHAPTERS! I also make sure that students really understand and master those
Why sketch accounting concepts? I use sketch noting AFTER I teach the first three chapters in my text to review and revisit those super-important concepts that really need to be mastered before moving forward. The second time that I sketch note with students is the ACCOUNTS PAYABLE vs ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE
Some time around Year 7 of teaching High School Accounting, it became clear to me that I needed to change the way that I was teaching, note-taking, assessing, and well…doing really EVERYTHING! I was lecturing, showing PowerPoints, completing the WORK TOGETHERS…together…and having students complete the ON YOUR OWN…on their own.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=_fmcfJuXIh8%3Fenablejsapi%3D1%26amp%3D1%26playsinline%3D1 I have created an immersive BUSINESS EDUCATION PROJECT-BASED RESOURCE that offers instructions and lessons to create your own city in YOUR business education classroom! This project is perfect for Entrepreneurship class, Marketing class, and Business Essentials (Introduction to Business) class. Yes…I have a “maker space” separate from my classroom
Time spent building classroom community and connecting with your students…is always time well spent! Every good teacher knows that connecting with your students is more important than anything. We also know that kids don’t learn from those who they don’t like! I don’t “work hard” at connecting with my students.
Learning Environment = Student Engagement Business Education Program Promotional Bulletin Board Set I display this bulletin board set during student scheduling time. Each class that is offered in my business education program is displayed on the board. It’s also an excellent set for the beginning of the year as it
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