Taking Stock In Your Future: Intermediate
Taking Stock In Your Future: Intermediate is recommended to support Mathematics curriculum in the intermediate grades in Canadian schools.
Description
Investor Education Fund
, 2002
210 pages, colour, loose pages, softcover
Grades : 7-8
Concepts : Stock market, savings, investment, finance, financial planning, data management, measurement, relations, variables, equations, operations
Subjects : Mathematics, Business Studies
CSC Evaluation
Curriculum Correlation
Taking Stock In Your Future: Intermediate supports Mathematics curriculum in intermediate grades in Canadian schools.
Content
Taking Stock In Your Future: Intermediate links relevant mathematical concepts with applications and references to the world beyond the classroom. It addresses mathematical skills and concepts such as computations/operations, applications, measurement, relations, variables and equations, and data management. This resource integrates language with mathematics content to investigate issues and problems that develop financial literacy. A detailed chart identifies the connections between the exercises and the mathematical concepts. Included in this resource are suggestions for additional resources, websites, and reference material.
Methodology
Through meaningful learning activities, students learn and apply a variety of thinking and problem-solving skills, e.g., independent research, analysis, and making personal interpretations about information. The resource includes a variety of instructional/learning strategies and a comprehensive outline for planning an effective mathematics program, using a top-down design model. Each activity identifies the expected learning and the prerequisite knowledge and skills required to work through the task. The resource includes clear instructions for the exercises and solutions to the problems. The tasks make cross-curricular links to language and to the use of technology in learning mathematics.
Assessment
The resource includes a variety of assessment strategies and tools, exercise solutions, and a What You Might Expect to See feature that provides exemplars to guide assessment.
Format
The resource is well organized in a logical sequence and the information is supported with charts and diagrams. A How to Use This Guide section containing a Road Map of Activities is provided to help teachers integrate the resource into the curriculum.
Bias
The information in the learning resource is presented from a balanced perspective. Canadian examples are used in stock market exercises and portfolios, and Canadian entrepreneurs are featured.
Review Recommendation
Taking Stock In Your Future: Intermediate is recommended to support Mathematics curriculum in the intermediate grades in Canadian schools.
Contact Information
Christine Allum
Investor Education Specialist
Investor Education Fund
Box 55
20 Queen Street West, 19th Floor
Toronto, ON M5M 8S8
416-593-2369
Fax: 416-593-2381
e-mail: fundmail@investorED.ca
http://www.investorED.ca
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