Financial Algebra

Financial Algebra

Gerver/Sgroi ? 2011

Course Technology Delmar South-Western

Introductions

Robert Gerver, Ph.D. North Shore High School 450 Glen Cove Avenue Glen Head, NY 11545 gerverr@

Rob has been teaching at North Shore High School since 1977. He received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics Teaching from President Reagan in 1988.

He attended Martin Van Buren HS, and did his student teaching there in 1976.

Course Technology Delmar South-Western

Introductions

Richard Sgroi, Ph.D. Fox Lane High School Bedford, NY rsgroi1014@

Rich Sgroi taught at Fox Lane High School, Bedford, New York. During his long career he has been an assistant professor of mathematics and mathematics education, and a school district administrator/supervisor of mathematics.

Course Technology Delmar South-Western

Agenda

1. Who, What, Why, and Where 2. Examples from the textbook 3. Instructional Model 4. Instructor Support

Course Technology Delmar South-Western

The New York Times April 9, 2010

Most Americans aren`t fluent in the language of money. Yet we`re expected to make big financial decisions as early as our teens ... even though most of us received no formal instruction on financial matters until it is too late. All of this raises the question: What`s happening inside our classrooms? And how many schools even broach the topic? As it turns out, for a country that prizes personal responsibility, we`re doing very

little.

Course Technology Delmar South-Western

 ................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download