Discover out the winners of April’s Pizza Get together Contest. Be taught what it takes to win the Might version!
NGPF held its second-ever “Why Math Issues” contest in April, specializing in college students’ solutions to the immediate, “Why does math matter when discussing investing? Why is it essential to speculate early?” College students in center and highschool lecture rooms all through the U.S. participated, then their lecturers chosen as much as 3 of their favourite contest submissions as finalists. From there, the NGPF Math Curriculum Group chosen the three lecture rooms with one of the best general submissions.
Congratulations to the profitable lecture rooms, whose lecturers will every be awarded $150 in native restaurant present playing cards to host pizza events for his or her college students! Effectively accomplished!
- Telly Brannon’s Class from Bay Creek Center College in Grayson, GA
- Brian Hemsworth’s Class from the Adelson Academic Campus in Las Vegas, NV
- Kimberly Koerner’s Class from Lightridge Excessive College in Aldie, VA
Missed out on April’s “Why Math Issues” contest? We’re operating one other!
Your college students can win a pizza occasion in our ultimate Pizza Get together Contest of the varsity 12 months!
We’re celebrating the discharge of the NEW Kinds of Credit score and Modeling Features Unit in NGPF’s Monetary Algebra Course with one other thrilling Pizza Get together Contest!
CONTEST DETAILS:
Step 1: Assign the next immediate for college students…
- Watch this video concerning the latest enhance in mortgage rates of interest.
- Primarily based on the loans referenced within the video, make a prediction about how a lot EXTRA curiosity a house purchaser would pay in 2022 vs 2021, assuming they made a 5% down fee.
- Use Intuit’s Amortization Calculator to calculate the month-to-month fee and whole curiosity paid on the 2 house gross sales referenced within the video.
- Summarize how excessive demand for properties and a rise in rates of interest can have a long run impact on the whole price of a house.
A robust response will embrace a visible or graph part! College students might reply in a 250-word max written response, 2min max video response, 2min max audio response, poster, infographic, or 10-slide-max powerpoint deck.
Step 2: TEACHERS, choose as much as three of your favourite responses, then full this contest kind ONCE.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Friday, Might twentieth, 2022, 11:59pm Jap Time
CONTEST WINNERS:
- We’re making a gift of THREE (3) $150 pizza events to the lecturers whose college students submit the BEST responses.
- Academics will obtain present playing cards to native eating places, which they then use to buy pizza events for his or her class(es).
- NGPF Workers will overview submissions and choose winners by 5:00pm ET on Friday, Might 27, 2022.
Good luck, younger monetary mathematicians!
About
the Authors
Kathryn Dawson
Kathryn (she/her) is happy to affix the NGPF crew after 9 years of expertise in schooling as a mentor, tutor, and particular schooling instructor. She is a graduate of Cornell College with a level in coverage evaluation and administration and has a grasp’s diploma in schooling from Brooklyn Faculty. Kathryn is wanting ahead to bringing her ardour for accessibility and academic justice into curriculum design at NGPF. Throughout her free time, Kathryn loves embarking on cooking tasks, strolling round her Seattle neighborhood along with her associate and canine, or lounging in a hammock with a guide.
Dave Martin
Dave joins NGPF with 15 years of educating expertise in math and laptop science. After becoming a member of the New York Metropolis Educating Fellows program and incomes a Grasp’s diploma in Schooling from Tempo College, his educating profession has taken him to New York, New Jersey and a summer season within the north of Ghana. Dave firmly believes that monetary literacy is important to creating well-rounded college students which are ready for a posh and extremely aggressive world. Throughout what free time two younger daughters will enable, Dave enjoys video video games, Dungeons & Dragons, cooking, gardening, and taking naps.
