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Financial Literacy & Economic Thinking
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Curriculum Philosophy
Financial Literacy & Economic Thinking affirms that economic systems are human-made—and therefore, human-changeable. This course equips Grade 11–12 learners with the tools to understand, critique, andbredesign systems of money, labor, and value. Through trauma-informed pacing, multilingual scaffolds, and project-based learning, students explore budgeting, entrepreneurship, and economic justice while building agency as ethical decision-makers and community stewards.
What’s Distinct About This Course?
- Strand-Integrated Design:
Aligns with GlobalCore Appendices K (Financial Literacy & Economic Thinking), B (Mathematics), E (Global Competencies), and I (Global Citizenship & Civics)
- Accelerated Pacing:
10-unit structure designed for full credit completion within a 10–12 month diploma pathway
- Multilingual & Inclusive:
Vocabulary banks, translation spaces, and flexible artifact formats (oral, visual, written)
- Restorative Pedagogy:
Emphasizes dignity, access, and ethical redesign
- Portfolio-Based
Assessment:
Each unit culminates in a learner-created artifact that demonstrates mastery across strands
GLOBALCORE
Depth of Knowledge and Skills
GlobalCore Alignment:
Strands
Indicators
- GCS.FN.BU – Budgeting & Planning
- GCS.FN.VA – Value & Access
- GCS.FN.EN – Entrepreneurship & Innovation
- GCS.FN.ET – Economic Thinking
- GCS.MR.RF – Reflection & Feedback
- Budgeting, saving, and ethical spending
- Understanding systems of labor, value, and exchange
- Entrepreneurial thinking and community based innovation
- Transferable skills across civic, mathematical, and economic contexts
Structured and Coherent Inquiry Design
GlobalCore Alignment:
- Compelling questions and redesign tasks in every unit
- Schema-building through multilingual vocabulary and financial modeling
- Embedded formative assessment and revision cycles
- Student-generated budgets, audits, and economic redesigns
- Rubric-aligned assessments with reflective prompts
Balanced Representation and Multiple Perspectives
GlobalCore Alignment:
- Culturally relevant financial scenarios and global case studies
- Emphasis on indigenous economies, informal labor, and economic justice
- Integration of Global Citizenship and Social Justice strands
- Multilingual discourse and learner-defined success criteria
- Cross-curricular links to Applied Mathematics and Social Systems & Justice
Literacy Development
GlobalCore Alignment:
Strands
Indicators
- GCS.LA.RC – Reading Comprehension
- GCS.LA.WC – Writing Composition
- GCS.DL.DM – Data & Media Fluency
- GCS.MR.RF – Reflection & Feedback
- Journaling, argumentation, and explanatory writing
- Oral presentations and peer feedback protocols
- Multilingual vocabulary integration and civic messaging
- Data interpretation and financial storytelling
Usability and Educator Support
GlobalCore Alignment:
- Consistent formatting across all 10 units
- Embedded facilitator prompts and sample student artifacts
- Professional learning modules for trauma-informed financial instruction
- Adaptable pacing guides for full-time, part-time, or intensive delivery
- Strand maps, co-teaching protocols, and multilingual scaffolds
- Appendix L: Rubric Models & Assessment Tools
- Appendix M: Student Work Samples & Peer Feedback Models
Unit Sequence (Grade 11–12)
Unit
Title
Focus
Porftollio Artifact
1
Systems of Earning
Labor, income, informal economies
Income Story Scroll
2
Systems of Spending
Needs vs. wants, ethical consumption
Spending Map
3
Systems of Budgeting
Planning, saving, prioritizing
Personal Budget Plan
4
Systems of Value
Currency, exchange, fairness
Value Comparison Table
5
Systems of Debt
Credit, interest, risk
Debt Reflection Card
6
Systems of Growth
Entrepreneurship, innovation, community wealth
Microenterprise Blueprint
7
Systems of Access
Inequality, taxation, redistribution
Access Audit
8
Systems of Accountabilty
Transparency, civic audits, financial ethics
Accountability Ledger
8
Systems of Impact
Economic systems and social outcomes
Impact Analysis
8
Systems of Liberation
Reparations, redesign, economic justice
Liberation Budget Proposal
Assessment & Credit
- 10 Portfolio Artifacts (1 per unit)
Final Capstone Portfolio:
- 3 revised artifacts + 1 new synthesis artifact
- Final reflection: “How I use economic thinking to affirm dignity and redesign systemsfor justice”
Credit Awarded:
- 1 full Financial Literacy & Economic Thinking credit (Appendix K)
- Cross-credit alignment to:
- Appendix B: Mathematics
- Appendix E: Global Competencies
- Appendix I: Global Citizenship & Civics
- Appendix H: Mindful & Reflective Practice