31 July 2017
Okay, starting again. I tried to blog a few years ago, but I found I was not consistent. I was hesitant to use my personal or work email, and then I realized I could create a new account to use for blogging! As it is professional but also personal, it works for me. I thought about a blog when I started in the Twitter world. I found wonderful resources by teachers who had passion and wanted to journal their journey. Special thanks to #teach180 and #MTBoS for providing this connection. Sarah Carter nee Hagan at Math=Love . Her work lead me to more people and many materials I have used for the last two years.
I have changed subjects, sort of. I teach Financial Math and Entreneurship now. There are many teaching resources, but I have not found many that fit my teaching style. I know I want to stay with interactive notebooks and I want the math practice to be more than just a worksheet or problems out of the book. I am looking for creative ways to design my own folding handouts that are colorful and still hold a purpose for students to learn. I hope to take what I have learned and start blogging my journey.
Financial Math - a blending of algebra 2 skills in the context of financial literacy. We cover the following topics: budgeting, employment basics (methods for being paid and understanding what is on a pay stub), stock market, banking services (checking & savings), automobile ownership, credit & loans, independent living, saving for retirement, & funding post secondary education. About 50% of my time must be spend in "lab" - meaning not working on worksheets or textbook problems. I am beginning to teach spreadsheets so students have more open-ended answers. Lots of ideas and now to start finalizing them!
My new subject is Entrepreneurship. This class blends business and economics. Students form teams to select a product to sell to their peers. While they learn about small business ownership, they also learn the basic principles of economics. This is a task and I will blog about these experiences later.
If you have ideas or resources for me to read, let me know!
