Week 8: Ewert (Practical Money Skills: Lesson 4 Financing Education)
Monday (Overview)
- Review PowerPoint with class (created from Teacher Lesson Plan below)
- Put students with a partner for the beginning questions
- Read through slides before presenting so you will know how to add information for each slide
- Read article out loud with students What's the Price Tag for a College Education?
- Review how students can pay for college
- Ask students to bring devices tomorrow (smart phones, laptops, etc.) so they can research the cost versus benefit of going to college
Tuesday (Overview)
- Students will need devices to search the Internet for costs of college (can work in pairs)
- Review SAMPLE Student Handout below with students so they can see how to complete
- Give students handout
- Students will research a career and a college to determine whether attending college is beneficial for them
Wednesday
- Reading Day
Thursday
- Homework Day
Friday
- Price is Right (College Edition)
Teacher Resources:
- Practical Money Skills Teacher Lesson Plan
- Practical Money Skills Student Handout
- Practical Money Skills Student Handout SAMPLE
- Article What's the Price Tag for a College Education?
- Article Ten Ways to Pay for College Right Now
Student Resources:
- Earnmydegree.com (Earnings by Degree)
- Occupational Outlook Handbook (Earnings by Career)
- CollegeCalc.org (determine costs by school)
- CNN Money College Costs (by school)
- College Loan Calculator (to calculate interest)
- College Cost Projector
- Collegeboard.org (costs of schools)
- College Navigator (costs of schools)
- Salary.com (Earnings by career)
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