1. Economics Back to School Mrs. Lynn Olps Room N-9 September 1, 2015 lolps@powayusd.com http://www.powayusd.com/teachers/lolps/

2. Text Course Content  Economic Terms/Reasoning  Market, Economy & Global Competition  Supply, Demand, & Pricing  Government & Economic Policy  Money & Banking  Income,. Employment & Labor  Economic Statistics  International Trade

3. Real Life Content  Create a Product  Budgeting/Saving  Investing/Retirement  Credit Cards  Debt/Loans  Getting a job  Insurance

4. Grading  Daily assignments/Homework – 30 % of grade  Research/Projects – 30 % of grade  Tests/Quizzes – 30 % of grade  Cumulative Final – 10%

5.  Grades on Synergy Weighted & calculated cumulatively throughout the semester.  Students should always hold on to ALL handed-back graded material until the end of the semester

6.  If student absent: Student’s responsibility to ask for make-up assignments immediately upon return to class.  Illness = 2 days for each day missed  Missed test or quiz: student’s responsibility to set date and time with teacher to make-up. Makeups Wednesday’s Tutorial 2:30 – 3:30 pm  Not allowed to make-up any class work or tests after an unexcused absence  Plagiarism and any other forms of cheating will not be tolerated  PUSD Academic Honesty Policy followed

7. Homework  Fast paced class, 1 Chapter/week  Students need text book and Internet  Hand-written due to cheating  Check web-site daily for homework  May include assignment sheets to bring to class the next day

8. Cell Phones  Student handbook policy followed  If cell phone out during class: Bag it, Tag it, No Nag Confiscated and turned over to the Administrative Office Parent must come to school to retrieve Illegal to video or take picture w/t permission

9. Helping Students Succeed  Correction of tests during ELP time, for a return of 50% point return on corrections  Random, extra credit assignments offered  3 – ring binder with dividers, or something similar to keep organized  ELP time = test corrections, term lists, projects/worksheets (no sitting, talking, or sleeping)

10. How can your child be successful?  Come to class prepared.  Complete and turn in homework assignments = 30% of grade  Empty seat = absent  Apply self and stay on task daily  Ask for clarification  Take good notes  Respect classmates and teacher  Be certain he/she has a “Study Buddy”

11. Grades  Synergy  E-mail teacher lolps@powayusd.com

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