Transcript How About some Common Core with your Personal Finance?

How About some Common Core
with your Personal Finance?
You want me to
teach WHAT?
Patricia A. Palmer, Ed.D.
UMKC Center for Economic Education
Curriculum Consultant
and
Missouri Council on Economic Education
Affiliate
[email protected]
The Common Core
• The Common Core State Standards provide a
consistent, clear understanding of what students
are expected to learn, so teachers and parents
know what they need to do to help them. The
standards are designed to be robust and relevant
to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and
skills that our young people need for success in
college and careers. With American students fully
prepared for the future, our communities will be
best positioned to compete successfully in the
global economy.
Where do I find the standards?
• English/LA
• Mathematics
• Personal Finance Standards
How do I teach Personal
Finance, ELA and Math?
What’s the
Big Picture?
Eye On Education
Lead High-Level, Text-Based Discussions
Focus on Process, Not Just Content
Create Assignments for Real Audiences and With Real Purposes
Teach Argument, Not Persuasion
Increase Text Complexity
High-Level, Text Based Discussions
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Ground your questions in the text
Expect the responses to refer to the text
Vocabulary/word choice of the author
Scaffold the questions
Simple to more complex
• Start with engaging the text, check for
comprehension before asking for student
opinions and reaction to the text
Focus on Process not Content
• Goal is student discovery NOT giving them all
the details up front
• Encourage students to connect new
vocabulary to their lives vs. memorizing
definitions
Students might create a blog using the
vocabulary; communicate new ideas
Create Assignments for Real
Audiences and Real Purposes
• Writing is important…make it real!
• Rather than a contrived situation, have
students address a real concern, new idea,
develop an authentic goal
• Thesis – organize information – prepare an
oral statement – present information to real
people
Teach Argument, Not Persuasion
• Argument: “convinces the audience because
of perceived merit and reasonableness of the
claims offered”
– Consists of a thesis/claim, evidence,
concession/refutation, and a more formal style
• Persuasion: “appeals to the audience’s selfinterest, sense of identity or emotions”
– Uses techniques such as bandwagon, plain folks,
glittering generalities, name calling, and snob
appeal
Increase Text Complexity
• Appropriately complex text at each grade
level
– “Research makes clear that the complexity levels
of the texts students are presently required to
read are significantly below what is required to
achieve college and career readiness. The
Common Core State Standards hinge on students
encountering appropriately complex texts at each
grade level to develop the mature language skills
and the conceptual knowledge they need for
success in school and life”
Where do these E/LA CCSS fit in
the Personal Finance Classroom?
• Missouri Council on Economic Education
• Customizable Personal Finance Course