Quarterly Flow Chart for Infusionomics – Download DOC
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Quarterly Flow Chart for Infusionomics:
Quarter 1: Choices – September/October
– Keystone Economic Principle™ #1 – We All Make Choices
– Keystone Economic Principle™ #3 – All Choices Have Consequences
– Related Skills for the 21st Century Marketplace™
Following Quarters – Determine which fits best based on curriculum.
Quarter theme: Costs
– Keystone Economic Principle™ #2 -TANSTAAFL™ (There Ain’t No Such Thing As A Free Lunch)
– Keystone Economic Principle™ #7 – Economic Thinking is Marginal Thinking
– Related Skills for the 21st Century Marketplace™
Quarter theme: Resources
– Keystone Economic Principle™ #6 – Do What You Do Best, Trade For the Rest
– Keystone Economic Principle™ #4 – Economic Systems Influence Choices
– Keystone Economic Principle™ #8 – Quantity and Quality of Resources Impact Living Standards
– Related Skills for the 21st Century Marketplace™
Quarter theme: Incentives
– Keystone Economic Principle™ #5 – Incentives Produce “Predictable” Responses
– Keystone Economic Principle™ #9 – Prices are Determined by the Market Forces of Supply and Demand… and are Constantly Changing
– Related Skills for the 21st Century Marketplace™
Quarterly Progression:
Step 1: Prior to the Quarter/Month
– Train all teachers on the Keystone Economic Principles™ for the next Quarter
– Determine where concepts and Skills for the 21st Century Marketplace™ will be introduced and integrated based on course curriculum
– Complete Concept Matching Grid
Step 2: Beginning of the Quarter/Month
– Introduce the theme, keystone(s) and corresponding concepts to students at the classroom level or with the entire school (you can utilize Infusionomics ™ lessons, Powell Lessons or Virtual Economics lessons for this)
Step 3: During the Quarter/Month
– Integrate themes, KEP(s), skills and corresponding concepts into curriculum and instruction, according to the concept matching grid, throughout the quarter/month in all classes
– Relate themes, KEP(s), skills and corresponding concepts in ways that promote authentic learning
– Assessment is ongoing and varied (all or portions of the KEP assessments on line can be utilized)
Step 4: End of Each Quarter/Month
– Train all teachers on the Keystone Economic Principles™ for the next Quarter
– Determine where concepts and Skills for the 21st Century Marketplace™ will be introduced and integrated based on course curriculum
– Complete Concept Matching Grid
– Teachers complete evaluation forms