The document discusses the Stock Market Game, a program by the SIFMA Foundation that teaches students investing skills. In the game, teams of 3 to 5 students receive a virtual $100,000 to manage a stock and mutual fund portfolio over time. The program aims to provide a well-rounded education using tools like an online teacher support center, elearning videos, and opportunities for mobile learning and gamification. It teaches skills in economics, financial literacy, English language arts, math, and 21st century skills like collaboration and problem solving.
Effective Education Through The Stock Market GameVincent Young
These are the slides to the Saturday morning session of the same name at the 2014 Council for Economic Education Annual Conference where participants were given an introduction to the objectives and implementation of the SIFMA Foundation's Stock Market Game program.
The SIFMA Foundation Stock Market Game (2014)Vincent Young
The document discusses the SIFMA Foundation Stock Market Game, an educational program that allows student teams of 3 to 5 members to manage a virtual $100,000 investment portfolio by investing in stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. The program aims to teach students skills in economics, financial literacy, mathematics, and English language arts. Students gain experience making investment decisions, entering trades, analyzing stock quotes and market news to evaluate their portfolio's performance over time. Teachers have access to support materials like online videos and the teacher support center.
InvestWrite 2015 Common Core CorrelationsVincent Young
These are the Common Core ELA correlations to the 2015 InvestWrite essay contest questions. Visit the InvestWrite site for more information: www.investwrite.org.
The teacher discusses using project-based learning and technology to engage students with different strengths, weaknesses, and learning styles in her English class. She describes several activities where students used digital tools to connect with texts, including creating wikipages and blogs to discuss "Up from Slavery" and responding to a Ted Talk. Students also researched artifacts at the New Orleans Museum of Art and created podcasts to share their findings. The activities address many Common Core State Standards around reading, writing, speaking, listening, and using technology for research and collaboration.
This document provides an overview of literacy strategies that can be used to engage students and help them connect with text, as required by the Common Core State Standards. It describes strategies such as GISTing, anticipation guides, notetaking templates, vocabulary strategies, and self-generated questions. Each strategy is explained in one to two sentences and examples are provided. The overall purpose is to demonstrate how these strategies can improve reading comprehension and engagement for students across different subject areas.
This document discusses strategies for teaching close reading, including anticipation guides, vocabulary support, annotating, summarizing, notetaking templates, and self-generated questions. It describes using tools like Google Forms, Padlet, and wikis to engage students and have them analyze a poem using literacy strategies. Scaffolding strategies are recommended, such as breaking down readings into sections and providing tools and structures to help students comprehend parts of the text.
Science writing involves communicating scientific information to non-experts. It requires translating technical or jargon-laden scientific research into clear, understandable language while maintaining scientific accuracy. Good science writing engages readers with a catchy title and story, uses creative presentation of facts, sustains reader interest, and emphasizes relevance through an appropriate format. It is also important for science writing to be fair, relevant, accurate and balanced by citing sources and observing ethics standards.
Getting to the Core: Integrating Technology into Common Core StandardsShawndra Bowers
The Common Core standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success. We will explore what technology tools and resources can help you begin addressing these new standards in real and relevant ways.
Effective Education Through The Stock Market GameVincent Young
These are the slides to the Saturday morning session of the same name at the 2014 Council for Economic Education Annual Conference where participants were given an introduction to the objectives and implementation of the SIFMA Foundation's Stock Market Game program.
The SIFMA Foundation Stock Market Game (2014)Vincent Young
The document discusses the SIFMA Foundation Stock Market Game, an educational program that allows student teams of 3 to 5 members to manage a virtual $100,000 investment portfolio by investing in stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. The program aims to teach students skills in economics, financial literacy, mathematics, and English language arts. Students gain experience making investment decisions, entering trades, analyzing stock quotes and market news to evaluate their portfolio's performance over time. Teachers have access to support materials like online videos and the teacher support center.
InvestWrite 2015 Common Core CorrelationsVincent Young
These are the Common Core ELA correlations to the 2015 InvestWrite essay contest questions. Visit the InvestWrite site for more information: www.investwrite.org.
The teacher discusses using project-based learning and technology to engage students with different strengths, weaknesses, and learning styles in her English class. She describes several activities where students used digital tools to connect with texts, including creating wikipages and blogs to discuss "Up from Slavery" and responding to a Ted Talk. Students also researched artifacts at the New Orleans Museum of Art and created podcasts to share their findings. The activities address many Common Core State Standards around reading, writing, speaking, listening, and using technology for research and collaboration.
This document provides an overview of literacy strategies that can be used to engage students and help them connect with text, as required by the Common Core State Standards. It describes strategies such as GISTing, anticipation guides, notetaking templates, vocabulary strategies, and self-generated questions. Each strategy is explained in one to two sentences and examples are provided. The overall purpose is to demonstrate how these strategies can improve reading comprehension and engagement for students across different subject areas.
This document discusses strategies for teaching close reading, including anticipation guides, vocabulary support, annotating, summarizing, notetaking templates, and self-generated questions. It describes using tools like Google Forms, Padlet, and wikis to engage students and have them analyze a poem using literacy strategies. Scaffolding strategies are recommended, such as breaking down readings into sections and providing tools and structures to help students comprehend parts of the text.
Science writing involves communicating scientific information to non-experts. It requires translating technical or jargon-laden scientific research into clear, understandable language while maintaining scientific accuracy. Good science writing engages readers with a catchy title and story, uses creative presentation of facts, sustains reader interest, and emphasizes relevance through an appropriate format. It is also important for science writing to be fair, relevant, accurate and balanced by citing sources and observing ethics standards.
Getting to the Core: Integrating Technology into Common Core StandardsShawndra Bowers
The Common Core standards are designed to be robust and relevant to the real world, reflecting the knowledge and skills that our young people need for success. We will explore what technology tools and resources can help you begin addressing these new standards in real and relevant ways.
The document provides instructions for an assignment where students create a "Historical Twitter" account by developing a fictional character from a historical time period they are studying in World History class. Students are asked to write tweets of around 140 characters from the perspective of their character, commenting on events, daily life, groups they may be involved in, and responding to other tweets. The assignment aims to have students practice writing informative texts about historical events in character as part of learning goals for narrating history.
Framework for the Common Core Anchor Standards in WritingDes Floyd
This document outlines 10 anchor standards for writing that are part of the College and Career Readiness standards. The standards cover three primary types of writing: arguments, informative/explanatory texts, and narratives. They also cover the production and distribution of writing, research skills, and writing routinely for different time frames and purposes. The standards provide a framework to develop students' writing abilities across different types of writing tasks.
This document provides guidance on selecting a speech topic by analyzing the audience and setting. It recommends brainstorming potential topics based on your knowledge and interests. Then analyze the audience by gathering demographic data and their knowledge of the topic through surveys. Also analyze the speech setting factors like length, audience size, and equipment needs. Select a topic that is appropriate for the audience and setting. Write a goal statement that focuses the desired audience reaction to your single central idea. Locate information sources like personal knowledge, research, and primary research, then evaluate sources based on authority, objectivity, and currency. Identify relevant factual statements, statistics, examples, expert opinions, and elaborations to support your topic while avoiding plagiarism by properly citing
This document provides guidance on writing reports and profiles. It discusses choosing topics, researching accurately, organizing information clearly, and presenting it effectively using various strategies like definitions, comparisons and illustrations. Key aspects of reports include a focused topic without opinion, well-researched facts from reliable sources, and appropriate visual design. Profiles capture a subject engagingly through firsthand observations and anecdotes that convey significance.
This document provides an overview of a school's plan to implement the Common Core State Standards. It discusses adopting the math standards in 2013/14 and emphasizing professional development for teachers. It also covers updating curriculum maps, aligning report cards with the standards, and the reasons for adopting the Common Core. The presentation explains how the standards are organized, how they should be taught, the major shifts required, and what students should know upon completing kindergarten and 8th grade. It also discusses the math and ELA domains, anchor standards, and anticipated challenges of implementation.
Written and co-presented by Vincent Young, Director of Curriculum Initiatives, and Karla Helgans, Assistant Director National SMG Program, on January 29, 2013 to teachers participating in a workshop conducted by the Center of Economics and Financial Education at Florida State College. This slideshow describes how the SIFMA Foundation Stock Market Game program engages classrooms in meaningful real world applications of Common Core Standards and life skills.
This document provides templates for designing argumentation and informational/explanatory tasks. It lists the Common Core State Standards for reading and writing that are built into each task type. For argumentation tasks, key reading standards involve citing text evidence, determining themes, and comprehending complex texts. Key writing standards require arguing claims using evidence and writing for different purposes. Similarly, informational/explanatory tasks align to standards involving comprehending and analyzing information texts, as well as writing to examine ideas using evidence from sources. The document provides guidance for teachers to design instructional tasks aligned to specific standards.
Why Kentucky teachers should embrace teaching writing using Scijourn - from the text Front Page Science. Scijourn aligns to PGES, writing program review, science content and critical thinking.
Communication Workshop: Oral and written communicationNicola Hodge
This document provides guidance on effective written communication. It discusses characteristics of good documents such as being concise, structured, clear and grammatically correct. It also offers tips for writing documents such as knowing the purpose and audience. Specific types of documents are covered like news articles, policy briefs and presentations. Effective writing techniques are discussed like avoiding wordiness and using simple language over complex words and jargon. The document provides examples and references additional resources on science writing and communication.
(1) The Common Core State Standards provide consistent expectations for what students should learn so that teachers and parents know how to help students prepare for college and careers. (2) The standards were developed by states to ensure students are ready for college or a career by the time they graduate from high school. (3) The standards emphasize skills and knowledge that will help students succeed in an increasingly global society and economy.
Aug 14, 2015 Clear Language Writing webinar - How to for NeuroDevNet traineesKBHN KT
These are Michael Johnny's slides that were used for the August 14, 2015 Clear Language Writing training webinar for NeuroDevNet trainees. This webinar constitutes Step 1 of the *new* clear language/ResearchSnapshot writing process for NeuroDevNet's KT Core.
As schools move to common core standards, writing is increasingly important . This session examines how to teach writing in the common core that is meaningful to young adolescents leading to increased motivation, quality and ownership. Participants will learn strategies to teach the common core that are also developmentally responsive.
This document discusses critical reading strategies and provides guidance on how to critically read texts. It outlines 7 key strategies: 1) previewing the text, 2) contextualizing it historically and culturally, 3) questioning to understand and remember, 4) reflecting on how it challenges beliefs, 5) outlining and summarizing, 6) evaluating arguments, and 7) comparing and contrasting related readings. The aim is not to find fault but to assess evidence and arguments. An exercise is provided where students form groups to apply the strategies by choosing a text, previewing it, summarizing it, and providing feedback. Critical reading involves examining evidence, influences, and limitations instead of blind acceptance of conclusions.
The document discusses the need for Common Core standards and how Web 2.0 tools can support literacy instruction aligned to those standards. It provides an overview of the key elements of the Common Core ELA standards and examples of digital tools that can help with reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language development. The document also shares tools for different aspects of instruction including comprehension, research, assessment, and more.
The document provides information about the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). It begins with questions to gauge familiarity with the CCSS. It then directs participants to tweet questions or concerns about the CCSS using specific hashtags. The rest of the document outlines the development and goals of the CCSS, including consistency across states and preparing students for college and careers. It compares the CCSS to previous state standards and notes shifts required in instruction, including an increased focus on informational texts, knowledge in disciplines, and text-based answers.
The document provides an overview of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language Arts and Mathematics. It discusses how the standards are organized, including the domains covered in each subject area and grade level. For ELA, it outlines the anchor standards for reading, writing, speaking/listening and language. For math, it describes the mathematical practices and domains covered in different grades. It also summarizes some of the major shifts in focus between the CCSS and previous standards, such as a balance of literary and informational texts in ELA and an emphasis on text-based answers and writing evidence-based arguments.
Este documento describe una banda de música catalana llamada Miquel Joel formada en 2011 en Lérida. La banda está compuesta por Miquel Joel, Miquel y Emili Roca. Han lanzado dos álbumes, On Fire! y Giramöndo, que incluyen canciones como Insoportable, Made In Taiwan y Wanna. La banda ha realizado giras en 2013, 2014 y 2015 para promover sus álbumes.
В презентации описаны основные тактики ведения судебных споров, перечислены основные вспомогательные юридические сервисы, рассмотрен Арбитражный суд г. Москвы. Лекция описывает, как правильно производить ознакомление с делом (как правильно фотографировать страницы судебного дела), рассматривает главные ошибки при ознакомлении. Лекция была прочитана в рамках курса старшего юриста адвокатского бюро "А2" Марии Сидоровой "Тактика ведения судебных споров" в МГЮА.
A crowdsourcing mint hálózat: a tömegek értékteremtésbe való bevonásának formáipetermoricz
Vajon az Uber / Waze / Twitch.tv típusú szervezeteké a jövő? Széles tömegek nyílt formában történő bevonására építhető fenntartható üzleti modell? Milyen vezetés-szervezési dilemmák vetődnek fel a tömeges együttműködés (wikinómia), a közösségi kiszervezés (crowdsourcing) és a megosztás gazdasága (sharing economy) kapcsán? Dr. Móricz Péter előadása a Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem Vezetés és szervezés mesterszakán.
The document provides instructions for an assignment where students create a "Historical Twitter" account by developing a fictional character from a historical time period they are studying in World History class. Students are asked to write tweets of around 140 characters from the perspective of their character, commenting on events, daily life, groups they may be involved in, and responding to other tweets. The assignment aims to have students practice writing informative texts about historical events in character as part of learning goals for narrating history.
Framework for the Common Core Anchor Standards in WritingDes Floyd
This document outlines 10 anchor standards for writing that are part of the College and Career Readiness standards. The standards cover three primary types of writing: arguments, informative/explanatory texts, and narratives. They also cover the production and distribution of writing, research skills, and writing routinely for different time frames and purposes. The standards provide a framework to develop students' writing abilities across different types of writing tasks.
This document provides guidance on selecting a speech topic by analyzing the audience and setting. It recommends brainstorming potential topics based on your knowledge and interests. Then analyze the audience by gathering demographic data and their knowledge of the topic through surveys. Also analyze the speech setting factors like length, audience size, and equipment needs. Select a topic that is appropriate for the audience and setting. Write a goal statement that focuses the desired audience reaction to your single central idea. Locate information sources like personal knowledge, research, and primary research, then evaluate sources based on authority, objectivity, and currency. Identify relevant factual statements, statistics, examples, expert opinions, and elaborations to support your topic while avoiding plagiarism by properly citing
This document provides guidance on writing reports and profiles. It discusses choosing topics, researching accurately, organizing information clearly, and presenting it effectively using various strategies like definitions, comparisons and illustrations. Key aspects of reports include a focused topic without opinion, well-researched facts from reliable sources, and appropriate visual design. Profiles capture a subject engagingly through firsthand observations and anecdotes that convey significance.
This document provides an overview of a school's plan to implement the Common Core State Standards. It discusses adopting the math standards in 2013/14 and emphasizing professional development for teachers. It also covers updating curriculum maps, aligning report cards with the standards, and the reasons for adopting the Common Core. The presentation explains how the standards are organized, how they should be taught, the major shifts required, and what students should know upon completing kindergarten and 8th grade. It also discusses the math and ELA domains, anchor standards, and anticipated challenges of implementation.
Written and co-presented by Vincent Young, Director of Curriculum Initiatives, and Karla Helgans, Assistant Director National SMG Program, on January 29, 2013 to teachers participating in a workshop conducted by the Center of Economics and Financial Education at Florida State College. This slideshow describes how the SIFMA Foundation Stock Market Game program engages classrooms in meaningful real world applications of Common Core Standards and life skills.
This document provides templates for designing argumentation and informational/explanatory tasks. It lists the Common Core State Standards for reading and writing that are built into each task type. For argumentation tasks, key reading standards involve citing text evidence, determining themes, and comprehending complex texts. Key writing standards require arguing claims using evidence and writing for different purposes. Similarly, informational/explanatory tasks align to standards involving comprehending and analyzing information texts, as well as writing to examine ideas using evidence from sources. The document provides guidance for teachers to design instructional tasks aligned to specific standards.
Why Kentucky teachers should embrace teaching writing using Scijourn - from the text Front Page Science. Scijourn aligns to PGES, writing program review, science content and critical thinking.
Communication Workshop: Oral and written communicationNicola Hodge
This document provides guidance on effective written communication. It discusses characteristics of good documents such as being concise, structured, clear and grammatically correct. It also offers tips for writing documents such as knowing the purpose and audience. Specific types of documents are covered like news articles, policy briefs and presentations. Effective writing techniques are discussed like avoiding wordiness and using simple language over complex words and jargon. The document provides examples and references additional resources on science writing and communication.
(1) The Common Core State Standards provide consistent expectations for what students should learn so that teachers and parents know how to help students prepare for college and careers. (2) The standards were developed by states to ensure students are ready for college or a career by the time they graduate from high school. (3) The standards emphasize skills and knowledge that will help students succeed in an increasingly global society and economy.
Aug 14, 2015 Clear Language Writing webinar - How to for NeuroDevNet traineesKBHN KT
These are Michael Johnny's slides that were used for the August 14, 2015 Clear Language Writing training webinar for NeuroDevNet trainees. This webinar constitutes Step 1 of the *new* clear language/ResearchSnapshot writing process for NeuroDevNet's KT Core.
As schools move to common core standards, writing is increasingly important . This session examines how to teach writing in the common core that is meaningful to young adolescents leading to increased motivation, quality and ownership. Participants will learn strategies to teach the common core that are also developmentally responsive.
This document discusses critical reading strategies and provides guidance on how to critically read texts. It outlines 7 key strategies: 1) previewing the text, 2) contextualizing it historically and culturally, 3) questioning to understand and remember, 4) reflecting on how it challenges beliefs, 5) outlining and summarizing, 6) evaluating arguments, and 7) comparing and contrasting related readings. The aim is not to find fault but to assess evidence and arguments. An exercise is provided where students form groups to apply the strategies by choosing a text, previewing it, summarizing it, and providing feedback. Critical reading involves examining evidence, influences, and limitations instead of blind acceptance of conclusions.
The document discusses the need for Common Core standards and how Web 2.0 tools can support literacy instruction aligned to those standards. It provides an overview of the key elements of the Common Core ELA standards and examples of digital tools that can help with reading, writing, speaking, listening, and language development. The document also shares tools for different aspects of instruction including comprehension, research, assessment, and more.
The document provides information about the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). It begins with questions to gauge familiarity with the CCSS. It then directs participants to tweet questions or concerns about the CCSS using specific hashtags. The rest of the document outlines the development and goals of the CCSS, including consistency across states and preparing students for college and careers. It compares the CCSS to previous state standards and notes shifts required in instruction, including an increased focus on informational texts, knowledge in disciplines, and text-based answers.
The document provides an overview of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for English Language Arts and Mathematics. It discusses how the standards are organized, including the domains covered in each subject area and grade level. For ELA, it outlines the anchor standards for reading, writing, speaking/listening and language. For math, it describes the mathematical practices and domains covered in different grades. It also summarizes some of the major shifts in focus between the CCSS and previous standards, such as a balance of literary and informational texts in ELA and an emphasis on text-based answers and writing evidence-based arguments.
Este documento describe una banda de música catalana llamada Miquel Joel formada en 2011 en Lérida. La banda está compuesta por Miquel Joel, Miquel y Emili Roca. Han lanzado dos álbumes, On Fire! y Giramöndo, que incluyen canciones como Insoportable, Made In Taiwan y Wanna. La banda ha realizado giras en 2013, 2014 y 2015 para promover sus álbumes.
В презентации описаны основные тактики ведения судебных споров, перечислены основные вспомогательные юридические сервисы, рассмотрен Арбитражный суд г. Москвы. Лекция описывает, как правильно производить ознакомление с делом (как правильно фотографировать страницы судебного дела), рассматривает главные ошибки при ознакомлении. Лекция была прочитана в рамках курса старшего юриста адвокатского бюро "А2" Марии Сидоровой "Тактика ведения судебных споров" в МГЮА.
A crowdsourcing mint hálózat: a tömegek értékteremtésbe való bevonásának formáipetermoricz
Vajon az Uber / Waze / Twitch.tv típusú szervezeteké a jövő? Széles tömegek nyílt formában történő bevonására építhető fenntartható üzleti modell? Milyen vezetés-szervezési dilemmák vetődnek fel a tömeges együttműködés (wikinómia), a közösségi kiszervezés (crowdsourcing) és a megosztás gazdasága (sharing economy) kapcsán? Dr. Móricz Péter előadása a Budapesti Corvinus Egyetem Vezetés és szervezés mesterszakán.
Trading channel data for campaign success brighton seoCrafted
The document discusses the results of a survey of 1000 people regarding their views on climate change. The survey found that over 90% of respondents believe that global temperatures have risen over the past 100 years due to human activity. A large majority also think governments around the world should do more to address and mitigate the effects of climate change.
Technology Explosion and Future of Investigations Case IQ
The document discusses how technology is rapidly changing the field of investigations and the types of digital evidence that may be encountered. It explores several emerging technologies like the internet of things, wireless medical implants, biometric identification, brainwave hacking, self-driving cars, robots, 3D-printing, drones, virtual worlds, and digital currencies. It notes that crimes and frauds will evolve with new technologies, creating new security, privacy, and evidentiary issues for investigators. The document aims to raise awareness of upcoming technological changes and their implications for future investigations.
Google Shopping is one of the most talked about AdWords features at the moment but if you don't know what you are doing, you can waste a lot of budget and not get the ROI you were expecting.
In this presentation from BrightonSEO in 2015, you will find lots of tips and advice for making the most out of this platform and really competing in this competitive space.
Swag your Moodboard! by Julia Moroge, Artistic Director @ TheFamilyTheFamily
This document provides instructions for creating a moodboard to develop a visual identity. It discusses collecting inspiration from various online sources and tools to create the moodboard. The steps include creating a "swag doc" by listing core values, beliefs, and inspiration, then hunting for relevant images online. Images are compiled into a moodboard collage to guide the creative process and aesthetic. Key tips are to use intuition, mix keywords, and ensure the moodboard has an overall harmony while also showing cool details.
An overview of the challenges of large site SEO architecture and a case for a new pattern of developing the web - "Destination Oriented Architecture". Followed by the proposed measurement framework of "Destination to Crap Ratios" and a set of technical examples of applying these ideas.
A case study on Public spaces....DELHI HAAT....(INA).Dilli Haat is an open-air food plaza and craft bazaar located in Delhi, run by Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation (DTTDC). Unlike the traditional weekly market, the village Haat, Dilli Haat is permanent. It is located in the commercial centres of South Delhi, opposite INA market. The 6 acres of land on which this complex is situated was salvaged as part of a reclamation project and transformed into a plaza. Extensive foundation work, small thatched roof cottages and kiosks give the plaza a village atmosphere. Some shops are permanent but other sellers are rotated, usually for fifteen days.The architectural features of the complex have been especially designed in the traditional north Indian style, with brickwork jail (lattice) and stone roofs.A hall in the complex specifically caters to exhibitions of the handlooms and handicrafts. A souvenir shop, also displays attractive ethnic products.The small thatched roof cottages and kiosks, without any concrete structures provide a village atmosphere.The shops are set up on platforms, which act as a link in the Bazar design. The courtyards between the shops are paved in stone and interspaced with grass to retain a visual softness.The landscaping of the area incorporates colourful flowering shrubs and trees, thus the entire complex is in harmony with the environment.
Local SEO - A Seriously Awesome BlueprintGreg Gifford
Presented at Brighton SEO in Brighton, UK on September 18, 2015.
Learn all about Local SEO - how it's different from traditional SEO, how it matters to your business (or your clients' businesses), and how to actually do it... This presentation walks through the most important signals that influence how websites will rank in local searches, then explains exactly how to optimize those signals.
Covered in the presentation: on site signals, link signals, off site location signals, Google My Business pages, and reviews.
For additional entertainment value, the movie theme for this presentation is comedy movies. The background of each slide is a scene from a comedy movie... The presentation includes 112 comedy movie references, including at least one movie for every year in the last 50 years - and 19 movies fro 1985, the high point in American film comedy.
Jessica Alter, CEO & Co-Founder of FounderDating at TheFamily TheFamily
Jessica Alter, co-founder & CEO of FounderDating, has shared her advice on the biggest mistakes to avoid when choosing your founding team and early advisors.
Jessica founded a "dating website" for cofounders. One that actually works. It became the largest network of its kind, and created so much value that it was acquired earlier this year by OneVest!
Jessica is also a badass speaker and a very cool gal ;)
You can watch all TheFamily videos here: https://www.youtube.com/startupfood
**Lang: FR**
The first and only issue of a fake design magazione designed for the "médias écrits" bachelor course at the Paris University "Université de Paris 8" during my erasmus' last exams session.
It focus on design, fashion tips and lifestyle, every articles are written by the workgroup of 4 I managed.
Helping School Administrators Understand The Stock Market GameVincent Young
These slides were presented at the 2014 Council for Economic Education National Conference as a part of a session on speaking convincingly to school administrators and superintendents about the positive impact of the SIFMA Foundation's Stock Market Game program.
The document summarizes the Anchor Standards in Writing for grades K-5. It outlines 10 standards across three categories: Text Types and Purposes, Production and Distribution of Writing, and Research to Build and Present Knowledge. The standards define what students should be able to do in writing by the end of each grade and correspond to College and Career Readiness anchor standards. They work together with grade-specific standards to define the skills and understandings students must demonstrate in writing.
Digital storytelling involves using multimedia such as images, audio, and video to tell a story. The presentation discusses how digital storytelling aligns with Common Core standards and introduces several tools that can be used to create digital stories, including WeVideo, Moovly, VoiceThread, and Crazy Talk. Attendees are then guided through tutorials and challenges to try creating their own digital stories.
Here are 14 effective strategies for informative essay writing: 1. Understanding the Purpose 2. Choose the Right Topic 3. Conduct In-Depth Research 4. Organize Your Thoughts 5. Engaging Introduction
Valerie Burton presented on ways to integrate technology into Common Core classrooms to engage students. She discussed using Google Forms for entrance and exit tickets to check prior knowledge. Piclits and images can be used to identify tone and provide deeper meaning. Wikis allow students to examine author's style or collect materials. Blogs are for analyzing and reflecting on text. Padlet is for posting questions about fiction or nonfiction. Finally, students can publish ePortfolios to showcase their work. The presentation aimed to increase student engagement and help cover literacy standards through technological means.
The document provides an overview of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) initiative for mathematics and English/language arts. It discusses the goals of establishing consistent standards across states to better prepare students for college and careers globally. The CCSS focus on fewer, clearer standards that require higher-order thinking skills. Teachers are expected to shift instruction from content coverage to ensuring students can solve problems, think critically, communicate, and apply their learning.
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Here are 12 tricks to boosting essay writing skills: 1. Understand the Assignment 2. Plan Your Time 3. Research Thoroughly 4. Develop a Strong Thesis Statement 5. Create an Outline
The document outlines the key challenges in writing a persuasive essay outline, including developing a strong thesis statement, conducting thorough research, anticipating and addressing counterarguments, structuring the essay in a logical manner, using an appropriate persuasive writing style and language, crafting smooth transitions, and revising and editing the work. Despite these difficulties, creating a persuasive essay outline provides opportunities for growth in critical thinking, research, and communication skills. Professional writing services can offer guidance to help students overcome these challenges.
This document outlines writing standards and goals for students in grades K-5. It includes standards for opinion/persuasive, informative/explanatory, and narrative writing. It also includes standards for publishing, research, and technology from the International Society for Technology in Education. The standards are broken down by grade level and provide guidance on key elements for each type of writing.
A classroom activity based on the Early Crow Reservation Oral HIstory Project produced by the Extreme History Project and presented at the Indian Ed For All Best Practices Conference in Missoula, Montana on February 25, 2015
MNG81001 MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION
Assessment 2
PERSUASIVE MEMO
Document design
Part 1: Memo format
Part 2: Five (5) Powerpoint slides
Due Date
Friday 15th December 2017 9.00am (QLD time)
Length
750 words total (memo and PPT slides) (+/- 10%)
Weight
20%
Memo (60% or 12/20)
PPT slides (40% or 8/20)
Assessment Task
Your Sydney HQ is developing a new marketing team with team members located in New York, Beijing and Mumbai. This will necessitate the establishment of a virtual team spread over four different time zones to use both synchronous (real time) and asynchronous (not concurrent) communication. A number of the team have expressed concerns about how it will all work, and meetings might be scheduled when one part of the team is about to go to lunch, while the other part is asleep.
To help 'sell' the idea to the team, your boss, the Marketing Director, is planning a virtual meeting with all team members. She is aware of the concerns and knows how important the presentation will be in creating a favourable association with virtual teams, as well as a good opportunity to build engagement, trust and candour among the team members.
To prepare for the virtual meeting she has asked you to: (i) evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of synchronous and asynchronous communication, and (ii) develop recommendations on how to use both synchronous and asynchronous communication tools, to not only be productive, but to maintain positive working relationships.
Please note: Part 1 will be presented as a memo. Part 2 will be presented as five (5) Powerpoint slides.
Persuasion aims to influence other people’s behaviours and attitudes. Successful persuasion shows readers ‘what’s in it for them’. Persuasive writing is one of the main types of academic writing. At work, some of the persuasive documents you might have to write are proposals, offers to clients, and memos suggesting alternative methods or new ways of doing particular tasks.
Persuasive writing has all the features of analytical writing (that is, information plus reorganising the information), with the addition of your own point of view. Most essays at university are persuasive, and there is a persuasive element in at least the discussion and conclusion of a research article. Points of view in academic writing can include an argument, a recommendation, interpretation of findings or evaluation of the work of others.
In persuasive writing, each claim you make needs to be supported by some evidence, for example a reference to research findings or published sources. The kinds of instructions for a persuasive assignment include: argue, evaluate, discuss, take a position.
Please follow these guidelines to complete the assessment:
1. To help reach your own point of view on the facts or ideas:
· read some other points of view on the topic. Who do you feel is the most convincing?
· look for patterns in the data or references. Where is the evidence strongest? ◦
· list several different inte ...
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15. CCR Reading Anchors
• Key Ideas and Details
1. Read closely to determine what the text says
explicitly and to make logical inferences from it;
cite specific textual evidence when writing or
speaking to support conclusions drawn from
the text.
2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text
and analyze their development; summarize the
key supporting details and ideas.
3. Analyze how and why individuals, events, and
ideas develop and interact over the course of a
text.
• Craft and Structure
4. Interpret words and phrases as they are used
in a text, including determining technical,
connotative, and figurative meanings, and
analyze how specific word choices shape
meaning or tone.
5. Analyze the structure of texts, including how
specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger
portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter,
scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the
whole.
6. Assess how point of view or purpose shapes
the content and style of a text.
• Integration of Knowledge and Ideas
7. Integrate and evaluate content presented in
diverse media and formats, including visually
and quantitatively, as well as in words.
8. Delineate and evaluate the argument and
specific claims in a text, including the validity of
the reasoning as well as the relevance and
sufficiency of the evidence.
9. Analyze how two or more texts address similar
themes or topics in order to build knowledge or
to compare the approaches the authors take.
• Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity
10. Read and comprehend complex literary and
informational texts independently and
proficiently.
16. CCR Writing Anchors
• Text Types and Purposes
1. Write arguments to support claims in an
analysis of substantive topics or texts, using
valid reasoning and relevant and sufficient
evidence.
2. Write informative/explanatory texts to examine
and convey complex ideas and information
clearly and accurately through the effective
selection, organization, and analysis of
content.
3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined
experiences or events using effective
technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured
event sequences.
• Production and Distribution of Writing
4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which
the development, organization, and style are
appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
5. Develop and strengthen writing as needed by
planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a
new approach.
6. Use technology, including the Internet, to
produce and publish writing and to interact and
collaborate with others.
• Research to Build and Present Knowledge
7. Conduct short as well as more sustained
research projects based on focused questions,
demonstrating understanding of the subject
under investigation.
8. Gather relevant information from multiple print
and digital sources, assess the credibility and
accuracy of each source, and integrate the
information while avoiding plagiarism.
9. Draw evidence from literary or informational
texts to support analysis, reflection, and
research.
• Range of Writing
10. Write routinely over extended time frames
(time for research, reflection, and revision) and
shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or
two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and
audiences.
11. Note on range and content in student writing
17. CCR Speaking & Listening
Anchors
• Comprehension and Collaboration
1. Prepare for and participate
effectively in a range of
conversations and collaborations
with diverse partners, building on
others’ ideas and expressing their
own clearly and persuasively.
2. Integrate and evaluate information
presented in diverse media and
formats, including visually,
quantitatively, and orally.
3. Evaluate a speaker’s point of view,
reasoning, and use of evidence and
rhetoric.
• Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas
4. Present information, findings, and
supporting evidence such that
listeners can follow the line of
reasoning and the organization,
development, and style are
appropriate to task, purpose, and
audience.
5. Make strategic use of digital media
and visual displays of data to
express information and enhance
understanding of presentations.
6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts
and communicative tasks,
demonstrating command of formal
English when indicated or
appropriate.
18. Standards of Practice
• Make sense of problems
and persevere in solving
them
• Reason abstractly and
quantitatively
• Construct viable
arguments and critique
the reasoning of others
• Model with Math
• Use appropriate tools
strategically
• Attend to precision
• Look for and make use of
structure
• Look for and express
regularity in repeated
reasoning
19. 21st Century SMG Skills
Work in
teams of
2 to 5
Take on
leadership
roles
Create and
Manage a
$100,000
investment
portfolio
Suggest
investments
Evaluate portfolio
performance
Enter trades
Look up
stock quotes
Read stock
charts
Read market
news
ELA
Math Economics
Financial
Literacy
20.
21. Stay in Touch
https://www.facebook.com/sifmaFoundation
https://twitter.com/SIFMAFoundation
https://plus.google.com/110729834042312553884/posts
22. In case you were
wondering...
“Mr. Amarsinghe said... he would give some to his family, some
to disabled people and some to a Buddhist temple in Australia.”
Editor's Notes
Before I begin, how would you answer this question?
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11252074
This is Chamindu Amarsinghe. In 2011, while working as a janitor, he found $100,000 in the bathroom he was cleaning.
On May 8, 2014, the Australian courts awarded him that money. He will get $81,597. The state will get $19,500. When he was contacted, Chamindu was working at the fast food restaurant and studying towards an IT degree in New Zealand.
I did a Reddit search for the question: “What would you do with a $100,000?” It seems to be a very popular question.
http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/1tqks3/reddit_what_would_you_do_with_100000/
I chose result #6 because it gave the best sampling of the majority of responses.
John Catsimatidis (President CEO of Gristedes Foods) - Energy
Leon Charney (real estate tycoon, author, philanthropist, political pundit, media personality) – Medical and Technology
John Paul DeJoria (co-founder of the Paul Mitchell line of hair products) - $25K into alternative energy companies, $25K into blue-chips companies, 25K into precious metals and $25K into my children’s educational accounts.
Seth Merrin (Created Liquidnet; "dark pool" allows institutional investors to trade large blocks of securities without wild swings in prices)
Wilbur Ross (American investor known for restructuring failed companies in industries such as steel, coal, telecommunications, foreign investment and textiles. He specializes in leveraged buyouts and distressed businesses.)
Patrick Soon-Shiong (surgeon, medical researcher, businessman, philanthropist, and professor at University of California at Los Angeles.)
I have to wonder what would ‘ve happened if Chamindu played SMG in school before learning about his reward. The Stock Market Game is a national program distributed locally by not-for-profit councils on economic education, universities, state securities agencies, and like non-profit organizations.
You get a $100,000 to start. This cash balance earns interest during the session. You get dividend payments, coupon payments. All activity is reflected in Transaction History.
Teams can invest in stocks, bonds, or mutual funds.
Partnership for 21st Century Skills – Not really a trend but something that other trends point to or refer to when speaking about their programs.
Mobile – from punch cards to the internet in the palm of your hand, teachers are asking do we or don’t we in terms of allowing smart phones and tablets in their classrooms.
Gamification – it’s a term you’ll hear again and again and will come a term that risks being mucky and convoluted because everyone is using it. (from Wikipedia) “Gamification is the use of game thinking and game mechanics in non-game contexts to engage users in solving problems. Gamification techniques strive to leverage people's natural desires for competition, achievement, status, self-expression, altruism, and closure.” It’s like mom telling your sister and you “let’s have a competition to see who can do their chores the fastest. In econ you call it incentivizing.
Common Core – What’s left to save? We are correlated to the national ELA and math (up to grade 7). People are complaining, they are unfamiliar with the teaching. It over complicates blah blah blah. It’s like a math teacher telling me he’s been teaching math for 30 years this blah blah
Next Gen Science Standards/ STEM – In 2007 the National Science Board released a report about how US students are lacking in science careers since then there’s been a huge push to engage students in science. We don’t teach science but we do teach habits of inquiry
Danielson Framework
Highlight how SMG is most effective meeting standards 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
SMG achieves Standards 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
To build a foundation for college and career readiness, students need to learn to use writing as a way of offering and supporting opinions, demonstrating understanding of the subjects they are studying, and conveying real and imagined experiences and events. They learn to appreciate that a key purpose of writing is to communicate clearly to an external, sometimes unfamiliar audience, and they begin to adapt the form and content of their writing to accomplish a particular task and purpose. They develop the capacity to build knowledge on a subject through research projects and to respond analytically to literary and informational sources. To meet these goals, students must devote significant time and effort to writing, producing numerous pieces over short and extended time frames throughout the year.
SMG achieves standards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Note on range and content of student speaking and listening
To build a foundation for college and career readiness, students must have ample opportunities to take part in a variety of rich, structured conversations—as part of a whole class, in small groups, and with a partner. Being productive members of these conversations requires that students contribute accurate, relevant information; respond to and develop what others have said; make comparisons and contrasts; and analyze and synthesize a multitude of ideas in various domains.
New technologies have broadened and expanded the role that speaking and listening play in acquiring and sharing knowledge and have tightened their link to other forms of communication. Digital texts confront students with the potential for continually updated content and dynamically changing combinations of words, graphics, images, hyperlinks, and embedded video and audio.
Students do this every time they meet to discuss strategies and make trades.
The actions involved in playing the Stock Market Game engage many 21st Century Skills.
Life and Career Skills: Today’s life and work environments require far more than thinking skills and content knowledge. The ability to navigate the complex life and work environments in the globally competitive information age requires students to pay rigorous attention to developing adequate life and career skills.
Learning and Innovation Skills: Learning and innovation skills increasingly are being recognized as the skills that separate students who are prepared for increasingly complex life and work environments in the 21st century, and those who are not. A focus on creativity, critical thinking, communication and collaboration is essential to prepare students for the future.
Information, Media and Technology Skills: People in the 21st century live in a technology and media-suffused environment, marked by various characteristics, including: 1) access to an abundance of information, 2) rapid changes in technology tools, and 3) the ability to collaborate and make individual contributions on an unprecedented scale. To be effective in the 21st century, citizens and workers must be able to exhibit a range of functional and critical thinking skills related to information, media and technology.
Core Subjects: Mastery of core subjects and 21st century themes is essential for students in the 21st century. Core subjects include: ELA, Math, Economics, History, Government and Civics. In addition to these subjects, we believe schools must move beyond a focus on basic competency in core subjects to promoting understanding of academic content at much higher levels by weaving 21st century interdisciplinary themes into core subjects: Global awareness, Financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy, and Civic literacy
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11252074
In case you are wondering...
“Mr Amarsinghe said the money was a blessing. He didn't know how he was going to spend it all, but he would give some to his family, some to disabled people and some to a Buddhist temple in Australia.”