COURSE DESCRIPTION
The 9-week personal finance course covers all of the essential personal finance topics necessary to become a financially capable student.  Topics include banking, credit, budgeting, investing, and career planning, and more. We will be using NGPF resources.


LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of this course, students will have a thorough understanding of personal finance topics and be prepared to handle the financial responsibilities that exist after graduation.

UNIT CALENDAR
UNIT 1: Taxes
Learn about the US tax system and filing a tax return
UNIT 2: Checking
Learn the essentials of opening and managing a checking account
UNIT 3: Saving
Learn saving money basics, why we save, and how we save
UNIT 4: Paying for College
Learn about scholarships, grants, student loans and repaying after college
UNIT 5: Types of Credit
Learn about credit, credit cards, and loans
UNIT 6: Managing Credit
Learn how to manage your credit, credit score and debts
UNIT 7: Investing
Learn about the stock market along with investment strategies and how to start investing
UNIT 8: Insurance
Learn about what insurance is and take a deeper dive into health & auto insurance
UNIT 9: Budgeting
Learn how to build budgets for all of the different parts of your life

ASSESSMENTS
Students will be assessed using daily exit tickets as well as end of unit tests.  There will be a start of course diagnostic exam and an end of course final exam.

Students will complete assignments as a class and have discussion guides and assignments to work on after the meeting. 
I enjoy making lessons and assignments fun, creative, and interactive. 
Learners will have a chance to have open conversations with peers and myself on subjects taught.
There is not a need for prior experience for this course.