Syllabus

Enonomics Syllabus Pebblebrook High School 2.0: Project-based; Problem Solved! Department: Social Studies Fall Semester 2014 COURSE TITLE: Economics INSTRUCTOR: Karen Staker/ David Carroll EMAIL: karen.staker@cobbk12.org PHONE: 770-819-2521 EX:1003 CLASSROOM BLOG: www.kstaker.weebly.com SCHOOL WEBSITE: http://www.cobbk12.org/Pebblebrook/ PHS SCHOOL VISION: Empowering Students to Become Productive Members of a Global Community PHS SCHOOL MISSION: Modeling and Developing Intellectual, Physical and Emotional Behaviors that Lead to Success for All KEY ACTIONS: • Increase the Graduation Rate • Increase rigor and student engagement (Project-based learning environment) • Increase community and parental involvement COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will cover the economic foundations of the United States. You will learn about the free enterprise system, factors of production, supply, demand, trade-offs, opportunity costs, and other concepts in economics. You will explore your role as citizens, consumers, producers, and taxpayers while studying fundamental economic principles. Economics includes five main units which are fundamentals, microeconomics, macroeconomics, international economics, and personal finance. KEY STANDARDS: Fundamentals, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, International, and Personal Finance GRADING POLICY: Standards Based Assessments EOC Milestone (Replaces EOCT) 20% FUNDAMENTALS 15.5% MICROECONOMICS 17% MACROECONOMICS 15.5% INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS 13% PERSONAL FINANCE 14% Final Exam 5% GRADING SCALE: A - 100-90% B - 89-80% C - 79-74% D – 70-73% F - 69-Below SYNERGY ACCESS TO GRADES: It is strongly encouraged that you keep your Synergy login information in a safe place and that you have access to the information when needed. Parents should contact the Main Office (770.819.2521) or Mr. John Chandler at ext. 099 in order to obtain their synergy password and access information. Please note that when you are viewing grades in Synergy that a blank grade column for your child has no effect on their grade. If the space is blank, then your student may not have turned in that assignment due to absence or the teacher may not have entered grades for that assignment at that time. An “X” means that the student is exempt from an assignment at the discretion of the teacher. TEXTBOOK/SUPPLEMENTAL RESOURCES: Central Texts: Georgia EOCT GPS Coach Book and Prentice Hall Economics: Principles in Action Required/Supplemental/Parallel Texts for the Course: GENERAL INFORMATION: It is imperative that you are good listeners and following classroom procedures to ensure your success in the class. Economics has an EOC Milestone assessment, as well MATERIALS NEEDED: Loose leaf notebook or composition book, pen or pencil DONATION REQUEST: Box of Tissue (decorate the box so we will know when we are using your box of tissue) CLASS EXPECTATIONS: Arrive to class on time! Three R’s: Respect the work, Respect the space, and Respect others Complete all assignments FINAL EXAM EXEMPTION: Students with no more than one excused absence may qualify to exempt one of their final exams. Students with a course average of 80 or higher may exempt one final exam of their choice. Students with a course average of 79 or below may request that ten percentage points be added to the final exam grade. Towards the end of the semester, students who qualify may submit an Exam Exemption Form to the classroom teacher of their choice. Teachers must verify that the student qualifies for the exemption. PARTICIPATION: Class participation is an important component of the curriculum. Much can be learned from the exchange of ideas that occurs during class discussions. Frequent absences SERIOUSLY jeopardize your success in this class. The participation grade will be based on the degree of student involvement in the learning activities, including attention to and participation in written and oral exercises, class discussion, preparation for class, and homework. To reiterate: If you do not participate in formal class discussions, you will not receive a passing grade for that activity. ATTENDANCE AND MAKE-UP POLICY: Come to class every day. The number of days allowed for make-up=the number of excused days for your absence. LATE WORK POLICY: Late work will be accepted with consequences. (20 points for first day, 10 points per day after that) Avoid this problem by turning in your work on time! TARDY POLICY: To avoid being counted tardy, students must be seated and ready for class when the bell rings. School policy states that students may receive Saturday School, In-School Suspension, and Out-of-School Suspension for repeated tardies. EXTRA HELP: Morning Session-Available every morning from 7:15-8:15 Afternoon Session: Tuesdays-3:30-4:30 CELL PHONES AND ELECTRONIC DEVICES: As per the school’s policy, cell phones are not to be used during class time unless directed by the teacher for instructional purposes. Students will receive a discipline referral after one warning to put away any electronic device (unless the device is being used for instruction). Students are allowed to bring certain technologies to class (iPad, laptop, Kindle, etc.), but it should NOT interfere with the teaching or other’s learning. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: Cheating is considered a serious matter. Any student who is involved in cheating/plagiarism will receive a grade of zero on the material, an unsatisfactory in conduct, and his/her parents will be notified. For this course, cheating is defined as, but is not limited to, the following acts: • Copying anyone's answers to questions, exercises, study guides, class work or homework assignments • Taking any information verbatim from any source, including the Internet, without giving proper credit to the author, or rearranging the order of words and/or changing some words as written by the author and claiming the work as his or her own, i.e., plagiarism. • Looking onto another student's paper during a test or quiz. • Having available any study notes or other test aids during a test or quiz without the teacher's permission. • Collaborating on assignments when independent work is expected. CLASSROOM BLOG: Throughout the year, students are expected to use the classroom blog daily. If you are absent, it is your responsibility to check the blog and come prepared to the next class. All handouts and assignments will be posted daily to the blog. My blog: www.kstaker.weebly.com FINAL THOUGHTS: