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Hands on Banking/El futuro en tus manos


Core Code Alignment

CTE / Family & Consumer Sciences
    Family and Consumer Sciences
        34010000005: Adult Roles & Financial Literacy

Finance
    Financial Literacy
        01000000100: General Financial Literacy


Recommendation

Recommended Primary

Evaluation

Hands on Banking through Wells Fargo is a site dedicated to financial education for youth. There are student resources and modules for elementary, middle school, and high school students. The modules go through a number of financial topics and are easy to use. There are also many resources for teachers to use including lesson plans, and interactives that can work in person as well as virtually. The site contains many articles on numerous financial topics that are easy to understand and also have links to related topics.


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Rubric : Generic

Content
Item 3 - Extensive 2 - Adequate 1 - Inadequate 0 - None
Alignment The content of this resource aligns with appropriate grade-level core standards and is current, well-researched and referenced from reliable sources. The content of this resource aligns with most grade-level core standards but will need supplementary materials to ensure coverage of all the objectives for this course. The content of this resource aligns with a few grade-level core standards for a portion of the course. The content of this resource does not align with standards and objectives for this course.
Material aligns with JumpStart national standards. It is appropriate for high school students and covers just the basics.
Scaffolding Scaffolding supports for these materials are complex and challenging, engage learners from various skill levels, assist all students in enhancing conceptual understanding, and offer opportunities for students to share evidence and research. Scaffolding supports for these materials engage learners from various skill levels and assist students in enhancing conceptual understanding. Scaffolding supports for these materials engage learners from various skill levels. Scaffolding supports for these materials do not engage learners.
Although many financial topics are presented in the modules, it is done in a very basic way. They can be viewed in Spanish or English, but assessments are only done through multiple-choice questions. The additional resources can provide a deeper understanding of some of the topics through classroom activities.
Navigation Students can navigate the material independently. Instructions are clear and understandable. The material contains instructions that are understandable and easy to navigate. Students may need educator support to navigate material. The material may be used with direct educator support but lacks clear instructions. The instructions in this material are unclear, and navigation is difficult.
The site is very easy to use and navigate.
Accessibility
Item 3 - Extensive 2 - Adequate 1 - Inadequate 0 - None
Physical Characteristics The design of the material is ADA-compliant and can be utilized by all students. In physical terms, this material is durable, interactive, and provides high-quality audio-visual and tactile experiences for all users. The material contains modern, up-to-date, and relatable visuals, including diverse groups of people. In physical terms, this material is durable, interactive, and provides high-quality audio-visual and tactile experiences for all users. In physical terms, this material is fragile in construction, and provides limited tactile experiences for students. In physical terms, this material is designed to be disposable and temporary.
Resources are professional in their look and ease of use. Videos are short and easily understood. Assessments are basic, yet they focus on the important terms and financial practices.
Technical Standards The material goes above and beyond meeting all the technical standards, ensures student data privacy is safeguarded, and can be easily installed or accessed without technical assistance. Licensing information is clearly stated in the description. The material meets all the requirements of federal and state laws, along with the accepted technical standards (ISTE Standards and VPAT Compliance). Additional technical specifications and limitations, including hardware requirements, bandwidth demands, student data privacy, and software/ web access restrictions, are adequately noted in the description. The design of the material allows for error-free installation or access without purchasing additional components. The material is limited by specifications requiring additional materials, technical assistance, hardware, software, or infrastructure. Student data privacy could be at risk. Resources within the material end after a trial period. Student data privacy is at risk.
Program is web-based and no downloads are required to access the materials. logins are not required to access material, but information will not be saved without a login.
Adaptability The material is currently relevant and adaptable for teacher and student use in individualized or group instructional settings across multiple content areas. The material can be customized for the needs of diverse learners. The material is currently adaptable for a teacher or student to use in a limited instructional setting across a few content areas. The material can be utilized by diverse learners (not customizable). The material has some features adaptable for students in at least one content area. The material has limited options to address the needs of diverse learners. The material is not adaptable or easily incorporated into various educational settings or with various diverse learners.
Materials are very easy to access. Students can quickly move through the modules with minimal computer skills. There are teacher resources that teachers can use to supplement the modules.
Pedagogy
Item 3 - Extensive 2 - Adequate 1 - Inadequate 0 - None
Instructional Support The material provides multiple examples and strong support to educators of ways to deliver instruction. These may include: -Scaffolding Lesson Plans, Personalized/Differentiated Instruction, Experiential Learning, Concept Mapping, Questioning Techniques, or Family Involvement. Furthermore, this material has content that can be problem/project-based, with incorporated skills and concepts that are integrated with all disciplines equally to support student sense-making. (Transdisciplinary/ Interdisciplinary Content Integration) The material provides some examples to educators of ways to deliver instruction. It contains a few of the following: Scaffolding Lesson Plans, Personalized/Differentiated Instruction, Experiential Learning, Concept Mapping, Questioning Techniques, or Family Involvement. The material contains limited instructional support on using the material with diverse groups of students, various skill levels, and student needs. The material does not provide instructional support or examples for the educator.
There are numerous articles on all types of financial topics that include basic definitions of important terms. There are also links to related articles on similar topics that are easily accessed.
Supplemental Resources The material provides a wide variety of supplemental resources that are evidence-based and are linked to real-world circumstances and current events. The material references numerous available supplemental resources. The material references some available supplemental resources. The material does not refer to any supplemental resources.
There are many supplemental articles, activities, lesson plans, and interactives available on the site.
Assessments The material contains a variety of formative and summative assessments aligned with Utah Core Standards, Personalized Competency-Based Learning, and Universal Design for Learning. It provides appropriate intervention strategies that lead to observable performance and real-world experiences for students. The assessments are ADA-compliant. The material contains summative assessments aligned with Utah Core Standards with few interventions and is ADA-compliant. The material contains a limited number of assessments without intervention strategies but is ADA-compliant. The material does not provide assessment materials.
There are several lessons available for teachers complete with activities, printables, assessments, and answer keys. The activities are engaging and age appropriate.
Culture of Learning and Belonging
Item 3 - Extensive 2 - Adequate 1 - Inadequate 0 - None
Bias Free This material is free from bias and is in compliance with all relevant federal and state laws, rules, and regulations, as listed in the next “2-Adequate” section for this item. Furthermore, this material focuses on shared identity and includes the unique characteristics & cultural differences of students in Utah. (53E-4-204.1) This material supports civic and character education. (53G-10-204) This material is neutral and is in compliance with the laws, rules, and regulations below: -It can be used by all students regardless of sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, or membership in any other protected class, such as ethnicity, or disability, as described in (R277-328). -This material supports educators to be in compliance with (53G-10-202.4), where they may not use their positions to endorse, promote, or disparage a particular religious, denominational, sectarian, agnostic, or atheistic belief or viewpoint. -The material is free from discrimination and does not support stereotyping of character traits, including hard work ethic. (53G-10-206) -It is free from advertising, e-commerce, or political interest and is in compliance with the law and community standards. This material may be interpreted as biased. Or promoting advertising, e-commerce, or political interest. Or maybe considered to regard or treat some groups unfairly. This material does not comply with federal and state laws, rules, and regulations. This material is biased and favors a point of view that may be distracting to the educational experience of students.
This material is provided by Wells Fargo, but the only evidence of that is a small logo at the bottom of each page. There are no obvious or blatant advertising or promotions of products.
Cultural Awareness This item has not been graded.
Inclusive Components This item has not been graded.
Shared Values and Character Traits This item has not been graded.
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