Economic Policies for Fixing and Adjusting the Economy

Fill in the blanks to review the important terms learned when studying Government Economic Policies. You can reference your notes.

Compounded Interest Problem

Below is the formula for compounding interest. Although you will almost always use an online calculator for greater accuracy, it is good for you to manually do the calculation a few times to understand the concept and know what is used to arrive at a final amount.
A-final amount
t-years compounded
n-times
r-interest rate
p-starting amount

http://www.meta-financial.com/lessons/compound-interest/formula-calculate.php

5.6 Investing In Your PLN - Part III - Reflection

Joanne Glantz

ET735

My gem for the week was discovered in the readings of What Connected Educators Do Differently, (Whitaker, Zoul, & Casas, 2015). In the assignment to find five educators and resources, I found Garnet Hillman (@garnet_hillman). Garnet is an Instructional Coach in Deerfield, IL. She works with teachers to improve instructional practices and grading policies and has done extensive research and executed standards-based learning and grading to maximize student growth and achievement.

Our school district is in the process of changing our grading policies starting with the secondary schools. We have multiple teachers that have tested various rubrics implementing standards-based grading. Our process it moving forward with implementation across PLC’s this coming school year. Discovering Garnet was a added value.

Garnet hosts a Twitter Chat, #sblchat and archives the chats on her website http://garnethillman.com/. She uses the tool Storify as a curation device and has an awesome library of chat information. Garnet also Blogs extensively on the subject of standards-based learning and grading, making her writing available on her website along with her Twitter Feeds. Garnets site is not only an excellent example of a connected educators website, she is a valuable resource for our research as we move forward with a transformational change in our district's grading policies.

Another area of discovery for me was editing my interview with Tara Martin. This has become quite the project as I’m determined to make it as interactive as possible. My intention is to highlight key phrases that Tara makes and present them as inserted cards over her voice. There were some bandwidth issues when we did the recording so I’m learning extensive editing to glean out important conversation and hide bandwidth issues with appropriate key phrase cards. This is my first time using Adobe Premiere Pro CC and it is extremely powerful. I’m pleased with the final project and also the video editing skills I’m starting to develop.

I have definitely felt the difference this week in creating over reading and writing. Even when researching and writing a Blog there is a feeling of creation over writing. This experience is important as an educator to help facilitate student-centered learning with far more guidance and empathy.

Whitaker, T., Zoul, J., & Casas, J. (2015). What Connected Educators Do Differently. Routledge.

Tweet About It!

Tweet About It!!

Get Connected

-Joanne Glantz

The power of P²LN (Whitaker, Zoul, & Casas, 2015)

is not a math equation, however, it could be considered as exponential growth when it comes to your career. Spending time to master social media for a professional purpose will be the best PD you will ever attend, and it’s FREE!!

PLC’s have become the norm in most schools as teachers are collaborating more within their curriculum content. The negative to this type of professional network is we lose the communication of cross curriculum. As an example, knowing what standards the students are learning in their History and Math class presents the opportunity to incorporate academic vocabulary in English or Electives. Teaching strategies of Computer Science teachers can be applied to core subjects to provide differentiation that one may not have realized had they not had the conversation.

Twitter provides the opportunity to engage in this type of cross-curricular experience 24-7. A Twitter account is free and with assistance, it takes about 15 minutes to be up and running. The beauty of Twitter is you get to choose who you want to listen to and that means you get to Tweet with the best.

For the ultimate value, join a Twitter Chat session. I join in at least two a week. They usually last an hour and depending on the number of attendees, move rather fast. I compare it to a meeting where there is a lot of small talk, opinions, and chatter, however; there are plenty of powerful new ideas and techniques to incorporate into any subject matter. It is like a PLC on steroids. You can find Twitter Chats specific to your subject, but my personal preference is the powerful educational tech organization members like #CUE, #CVTechTalk, and #TOSAChat to name just a few. I am partial to the local groups because you build relationships with teachers that you will eventually meet at a conference or meeting. But the real power in becoming a connected educator is it opens the door to educators worldwide presenting opportunities for global activities in your classroom.

I encourage you to give it a try, but I caution you to not do it on your own. It’s much more rewarding to have a novice walk you through it and to “lurk” a chat or two before jumping in. The rules are simple but the game plays fast.

Find me on Twitter @climb3mtns @MUSDSecondary

Contact me at joanneglantz@maderausd.org for a 30-minute setup and training.

Whitaker, T., Zoul, J., & Casas, J. (2015). What Connected Educators Do Differently. Routledge.