Understanding Cryptocurrencies for Beginners

Completed by 4 learners

Ages 12-17

Live Group Class

In this 3-week course, students will learn and understand the basics of Cryptocurrencies

Jeremy DeMeyere

Average rating:

4.8

Number of reviews:

(160 reviews)

Live video meetings

1x per week, 3 weeks

2-14 learners per class

45 min

About Learning Overview Teacher Reviews

What's included

3 live meetings

2 hrs 15 mins in-class hours

Homework

1 hour per week. Their will be a few small discovery questions that will be assigned to students to help guide them in doing some outside research in the subject of Cryptocurrencies.

Assessment

There will be now formal grade or assessment for this class, unless previously requested by the parents.

Grading

included

Class Experience

In this 3-week course, students will seek to gain a general base of knowledge into cryptocurrencies, how they work, their uses, and problems associated with some of the most popular types of cryptocurrencies.  This class will be teacher-led, but will give ample time for student discussions and questions to further the learning process.  Students will also be directed with several exploration questions that will be given during class, as well as posted and answered through the Outschool classroom.  These questions will be to encourage students to conduct a bit of out of class research and formulate their own thoughts and ideas about the assigned topics.  

The course schedule will be as follows:

Week 1:  Basics of Cryptocurrencies, the most popular coins & tokens, their purposes, and how they are used or could be used in the future.
Week 2: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, Solana, Cardano, Dogecoin, and other popular coins.  In this weeks class, we will also look to discover "What Bitcoin mining is?" and how it is done.
Week 3:  We will discuss cryptomarkets, "What is blockchain?", problems with specific cryptocurrencies, NFTs (Nonfungible Tokens), and how to get started investing in cryptocurrencies.

Learning Goals

In this 3 week class, students will look to gain a general working knowledge of the basic ideas associated with Cryptocurrencies, and build a base of knowledge sufficient enough to allow them to invest in Cryptocurrencies if they so desired.

Other Details

Parental Guidance

While this class will be made for beginners, a small working knowledge of how the stock market and investing works would be extremely helpful in gaining a greater insight into the material that will be covered. I teach a class entitled, "Investing for Beginners" that would be a great starting point to gain this basic knowledge that is needed.

External Resources

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Sources

I will be drawing from my extensive experience teaching investing and finance classes over the past 6 years, as well as my MBA to help students understand investing and how it works. I will be also drawing from my own knowledge as an investor in cryptocurrencies to help student understand the topics that will be covered.

Meet the teacher

Jeremy DeMeyere

Joined April, 2020

4.8

160reviews

Profile

Teacher expertise and credentials

I have a BA in Social Studies Education, as well as a Master of Business Administration.  I have 3 years of experience teaching business, economics, and finance classes at the Junior/Career college level, in addition to 3 years of classroom experience teaching middle and high school students, and 1 year of experience as an elementary & middle school principal.    Finally, I have 4 four years experience as a National Football League Players Association Certified Contract Advisor, during which time I negotiated contracts, as well as helped to educate my clients as to the proper ways to prepare themselves for financial independence after their sports careers had ended.  It is this same passion to help young people build financial security and freedom that I enables me to guide students.