Welcome to
East High School
Mr. Zigerell
Back-to-School Night
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Mr. Zigerell
Business Education Teacher
Email: ezigerell@cdschools.org
Phone #: 717-541-1662 x. 102
Who am I?
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Hometown - Pittsburgh
Associate Degree in Business Management
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BSBA in Business Education
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Robert Morris University
MS in Education (Classroom Technology)
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Community College of Beaver County
Wilkes University
Substitute taught in Pittsburgh and Las Vegas
Worked at Mellon Bank / Citizens Bank
Accepted teaching position here at Central Dauphin
Schools – August 2005 (9th year teaching)
Assignments East Middle School and East High School
Financial Literacy
Course Description
In short, the curriculum
features the following:
 Rigorous engaging design
 Relevant student
centered activities
 Research projects
 Discussion points
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These are skills needed
to succeed in life after
high school.
These life skills will help
prepare you for living on
your own, setting goals,
making decisions,
managing credit, and
creating a budget among
other things.
Financial Literacy (every other day)
Periods 1, 7, and 9 - Room 102
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Financial
responsibility
Money and goals
Researching and
buying a car
Financing your
education
Career research
Credit
Protecting liability
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Money and
roommates
Budgets
Saving
Banking partners
Take home pay
Debt
Financial Literacy
How are we graded?
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Assessments
(70%)
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Tests, projects,
labs Learning logs
Quizzes and
classwork (30%)
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Quizzes,
classwork,
participation
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The Grade Folder
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Drag and drop
method
Does not take away
class time
 Late
Financial Literacy
Late Work
work will be accepted as
follows:
 The
earned percentage grade will be
reduced by 10% a day up to 3 days.
 If student is absent, follow district
guidelines.
 After 3 class periods, late work will
no longer be accepted.
 If students only have 3 class days out
of a cycle, they are responsible for
turning in work the next class period.
Financial Literacy
Homework Expectations
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There is no homework for this class.
There is only class work.
Class work can be done at home IF NEEDED.
E-mail class work to ezigerell@cdschools.org
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Advanced Keyboarding
Course Description
It helps students understand computer applications, as well as to work in an office.
Hands-on learning will be used
to complete projects
such as:
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Letters
2.
Memos
3.
Announcements
4.
Tables
5.
Reports
6.
Business cards
7.
Flyers
8.
Excel worksheets
9.
PowerPoint presentation
10. Faxed documents.
Create projects in
career development
such as:
communication skills
1. Scenarios
2. Ethics in business
3. Worksheets
4. Etiquette in the
workplace,
5. Netiquette on the
6. Internet.
Advanced Keyboarding
Period 8 - Room 102
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One-credit class for students 10 – 12
First 2 weeks – students develop and improve
their keyboarding skills (MT5)
Rest of the school year –
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Introduce Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and
Publisher
Course Syllabus (Teacher’s Web Page)
This software will help students in other high
school courses
All class work can be completed in class.
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Home use acceptable if e-mailed finished copy.
Advanced Keyboarding
How are we graded?
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The Learning Logs “do now” – 2 points each
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Ticket out the doors – class participation – 2 points each
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Errors count against students…
Good Citizenship Grade (1/2 point) (lose 1 point) –
Student Behavior
Micro Type 5
Proofreading
Quizzes
Tests
Microsoft Word – screen shot grades (most of time)
Excel Assignments – screen shot grades (most of
time)
PowerPoint Assignments – screen shot grades (most
of time)
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Financial Management
Course Description
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In short, the curriculum
features the following:
 Rigorous engaging
design
 Relevant student
centered activities
 Research projects
 Discussion points


These are skills needed
to succeed in life after
high school.
These life skills will help
prepare you for career
planning, consumer
protection, banking,
consumer credit, and
stocks
The textbook is available on
the EHS Teacher Website for
home use.
Financial Management
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covered:
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1: Planning Personal Finances
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2: Banking and Credit
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3: Investing Financial Resources
 Careers,
Money Management, Consumer
Purchasing and Protection
 Banking,
 Saving
Consumer Credit
and Investing, Stocks, Bonds,
Investments
Financial Management
Online Learning Center
Curriculum Correlation
 Chapter Study Organizers
 Chapter feature activities
 Go Figure Math Problems
 Practice Tests
 Business Week Activities
 Online Resources
 Vocabulary puzzles and games
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Financial Management
How are we graded?
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Assessments
(50%)
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Tests and
projects
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Quizzes (20%)
 Class work (30%)
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Classwork and
participation
The Grade Folder
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Drag and drop
method
Does not take away
class time
Tests every chapter
Quizzes every
chapter
Financial Management
Late Work
 Late work will be accepted as
follows:
 The
earned percentage grade will
be reduced by 10% a day up to 3
days.
 If student is absent, follow
district guidelines.
 After 3 class periods, late work
will no longer be accepted.
Financial Management
Homework Expectations
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There is no homework for this class.
There is only class work.
Class work can be done at home IF NEEDED.
E-mail class work to ezigerell@cdschools.org
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Advanced Computer Concepts
Course Description
This is the follow-up class to Computer Applications II; a more advanced learning class.
Hands-on learning will be used
to complete projects
such as:
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Using a template in word
Creating a newsletter in word
Working with graphics in PowerPoint
Using hyperlinks in PowerPoint
Using financial functions in excel
Creating, sorting, and querying a table in excel
Creating reports and forms in access
Using advanced report techniques in access
Editing photos in adobe Photoshop
Advanced Computer Concepts
Period 3 - Room 102
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One-credit class for students who had
computer applications 2
Course Syllabus (Teacher’s Web Page)
Textbook is mainly used for this class
This software will help students in other high
school courses
All class work can be completed in class.

Home use acceptable if e-mailed finished copy.
Advanced Computer Concepts
How are we graded?
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Assessments
(70%)
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Tests, projects,
and labs

Quizzes and
Classwork (30%)

Quizzes,
classwork, and
participation
The Grade Folder


Drag and drop
method
Does not take away
class time
Tests every chapter
Quizzes every
chapter
Advanced Computer Concepts
Late Work
 Late
work will be accepted as
follows:
 The
earned percentage grade will
be reduced by 10% a day up to 3
days.
 If student is absent, follow
district guidelines.
 After 3 class periods, late work
will no longer be accepted.
Advanced Computer Concepts
Homework Expectations



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There is no homework for this class.
There is only class work.
Class work can be done at home IF NEEDED.
E-mail class work to ezigerell@cdschools.org
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