Financial Literacy: Your Credit Score

VIDEO: What Is A Credit Score? It’s important to know what information impacts your credit score. Watch the video on how FICO scores are calculated. Then, answer the questions on your worksheet.   VIDEO: What is Credit Utilization? The previous video showed that credit history has the largest impact on your credit score and late […]

Financial Literacy: FICO Scores

Interactive: myFICO Credit Score Estimator You’ve been assigned to be the credit counselor for Sam, Jessica, and Danielle, whose profiles are on your worksheet. For each person, follow the directions on your worksheet to understand the impact of certain financial decisions on their credit scores. As a reminder, this pie chart describes how your credit […]

Financial Literacy: Impact of Credit Score on Loans

For this activity, you’ll need the credit scores you calculated previously in the activity CALCULATE: FICO Credit Scores. If you’ve already completed that activity, copy over the credit scores in the chart below; if not, you’ll need to do that activity now. Use the highest number from their estimated range. Note that Danielle had no […]

Financial Literacy: Building Credit from Scratch

QUESTION OF THE DAY: How long does it take to establish your first credit score? ARTICLE: Why It Is Important To Establish Credit While You’re Young Your credit report can have a significant impact on what happens when you make various financial decisions. Read the section titled “Why should young people care about their credit […]

Foundations of Business: Controlling

Read Exploring Business: Chapter 6.5. Watch Emery Worldwide Airlines Disaster video. Discuss quality control failures and how it impacted Emery’s business. Do some additional research by reading this article if desired. Learning Target: I can define the controlling management function.

Foundations of Business: Managerial Skills

Read Exploring Business: Chapter 6.6. Complete the Problem-Solving Assignment that the teacher will pass out. You may work in groups if you’d like, but each student should turn in his/her own completed worksheet. Watch this video detailing the problem-solving process. Place the completed assignment in the black inbox on the teacher’s desk at the end of […]

Foundations of Business: To Manage or Not to Manage

Watch Management vs. Technical: Which Career Path Is Right for You. Read What To Know About a Career in Management and complete the To Manage or Not to Manage Assignment. Place the completed assignment in the black inbox on the teacher’s desk at the end of the period. Learning Target: I can analyze different career paths to determine which […]