Business Central Educators Curriculum
The Business Central Curriculum is recommended to support curriculum topics related to business education in Grades 8, 9, and 10.
Description
Author : Karen Jones, Anna Iati, David Orlando, Stephanie Norrie, and Megan Lee
The Business Centre Nipissing Parry Sound Inc.
127 pages, colour, loose page binder
www.business-central.ca
Grades : 8-10
Concepts : Entrepreneur, resource, lessons, business plan, self-employed
Subjects : Business Studies, Career Guidance and Life Skills
CSC Evaluation
Curriculum Correlation
The Business Central Curriculum supports curriculum topics related to business education in Grades 8, 9, and 10. The resource focuses on entrepreneurship, business planning, marketing, human resources, and finance.
Content
The activities in The Business Central Curriculum are authentic and relate to real-life business enterprises and personal assessment. The writing is clear and concise. The case studies use many Canadian examples and refer to businesses which would be of interest to students.
Methodology
The instructional strategies presented in The Business Central Curriculum are varied, appropriate, and purposefully matched to the intent of the curriculum. Activities such as developing and interpreting market surveys provide students with opportunities to communicate, analyze, draw conclusions, and develop recommendations. The resource provides a variety of tools and strategies to help students reflect on objectives and improve their reasoning.
Assessment
The activities in each unit provide many opportunities for students to demonstrate their learning. Assessment strategies include multiple-choice questions, true/false questions, short-answer questions, and a word search.
Format
The Business Central Curriculum facilitates independent learner use. The learning experiences require learners to access information in the community and on the Internet.
Bias
The Business Central Curriculum presents a balanced perspective.
Review Recommendation
The Business Central Curriculum is recommended to support curriculum topics related to business education in Grades 8, 9, and 10.
Additional Notes:
There are missed opportunities to cite female Canadian entrepreneurs and inventors. Teachers may need to supplement the explanations given for financial and accounting concepts and principles in the units on Entrepreneurship and Business Planning. Mainly American names are used in the Entrepreneurial Quiz. There are missed opportunities to support students in accessing the content through the provision of an overall introduction to the resource, introductions for each unit, and a glossary of financial, marketing, and accounting terms. Not all resources/data provided are up-to-date. The word search in Unit Four is not age-appropriate for students beyond Grade 8.
Contact Information
Karen Jones
Manager
The Business Centre Nipissing Parry Sound Inc.
200 McIntyre St. E.
North Bay, ON P1B 8H8
705-474-0400 ext. 425
Toll Free: 1-800-465-1882
Fax: 705-474-4493
e-mail: karen.jones@cityofnorthbay.ca
http://www.thebusinesscentre-nps.com
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