Financial Literacy Standards, Conway, Summer 2020

Note: TUITION FOR THIS COURSE IS PAYABLE TO Southern Vermont Supervisory Union (SVSU). Please register directly with Lisa Poplaski, SVSU. Lisa will then give you the online link to Castleton's registration form.

Course Description

This course begins with an introduction to the Jump$tart Financial Literacy standards adopted by Vermont in January, 2018, and follows a trajectory of coherence across the K-8 Common Core Math Standards and the Standards of Math Practice.  Course participants will read the research behind the national financial literacy standards, study the appropriate progression documents from the University of Arizona alongside current curricula materials, learn strategies for instruction and assessment of the state adopted financial literacy standards, and complete the course through a final project reflective of new learning and demonstrating understanding of the FLS and their connections to the CCSSM.

Audience: classroom teachers, math specialists, and special educators who teach math k-12; high school special educators who teach math

Course Objectives

The National Financial Literacy Standards are compartmentalized into 6 divisions. This course will examine 3 of those divisions

• Spending and Saving
• Credit and Debt
• Employment and Income

 And thru the Vermont-Adopted National Standards Crosswalk, the Draft K-8 Progressions (University of Arizona), and the Common Core State Standards for math

Course participants:

• Will understand the importance of and the distinctions between the 3 divisions
• Learn to recognize opportunities for bringing FLS into core math curriculum
• Review tasks and questions in selected resources that support FLS instruction and assessment

Required Readings/Texts: (required texts not included in cost of course)

National Standards in K-12 Personal Finance Education 2015 Edition

Common Core State Standards Mathematics

Jumpstart-financial-literacy-crosswalk-with-national-standards (VT AOE)

Draft K-5 Progressions; Draft 6-8 Progressions (University of Arizona, June 2011-15)

Other Suggested Readings/Texts: Suggested readings will be from professional journals and publications of the instructors choosing

Additional Course Information

Assignments: 4 independent assignments, one partner assignment; 5 reflective journal entries

Projects:

Final Project:

Option 1    Design a standards based unit plan. Identify: math and FL standards; Tier 1 instructional strategies; formative and summative assessments that are reflective of standards based grading; and a plan to meet tier 2 needs.  Your work is to include citations from a minimum of 3 research articles or professional writings.

Option 2   Create a coherence map, document and visual, of the Financial Literacy Standards and their CCSSM counterparts.  Tag each standard with prerequisites, cross curricula opportunities, suggestions for extensions.  Your work is to include citations from a minimum of 3 research articles or professional writings.

Option 3   Do you have an original idea? You may propose a self-directed final project.  The expectation is that time, rigor, demonstration of new knowledge/depth of knowledge will parallel options 1 and 2.  You will need to present your idea to me by July 29, 2020.

Evaluation: Participation in all synchronous meetings, completion of asynchronous assignments, fulfills online postings; complete all journal reflections, and a final project.

For additional course, registration and payment information

Patricia Conway
802-447-7501

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