Tarea 5. Boceto del proyecto Maths and Finance

Para esta tarea voy a utilizar el boceto de proyecto Maths and Finance, que envié hace aproximadamente un año para su aprobación. Está en inglés porque es el idioma de trabajo que utilizamos con nuestros centros asociados:

About the project

The main objective is students to become familiar with the mathematical tools that are used to make decisions in the field of economics and finance.
According to Morgens Niss, formerly responsible for the PISA results: "Democracy is not a big deal if citizens are illiterate in mathematics. Politics is not about words, but about numbers and, in the end, it can only be judged by numbers. The citizen who does not understand public budgets will have to believe what politicians wanted to tell them”. This is why we will carry out activities in which students will have to use mathematical concepts to decide on investment strategies following the EURO STOXX index, so these students can become competent European citizens.

Aims

Pupils will:
A1. Improve their performance in Maths and their ability to apply the acquired knowledge to solve problems and improve their understanding of the world around them.
A2. Develop their enjoyment of math
A3. Increase the use of ICT and OER to produce and disseminate results to a broader level.
Teachers will:
B1. Create a resource bank to work on mathematical competence in relation to non- STEM skills
B2. Integrate ICT tools and Open Educational Resources in their teaching plans and methods.
B3. Share examples of good teaching practices to improve the level of the key skills.

Work process

Participants must learn the basic operation of the stock exchange and what the Euro Stoxx 50 index is and its national equivalents, such as the IBEX-35).
In international teams (one student from each school) they manage an “investment fund” with a certain initial capital.
For four weeks, they must invest in the stock exchange in shares of the companies that take part the Euro Stoxx 50 index, buying and selling according to the criteria agreed by each group.
Teachers will supervise this work and approve the purchase and sale orders. They must also certify the market price.
After these four weeks, each international team will show in their page in Twinspace its final report including the “profit and loss” balance.
Teachers and students will use the Twinspace tools to communicate among themselves.

Expected results

Expected concrete results:
Each international team of students (each “investment fund”) will show in their page in Twinspace its final report including the “profit and loss” balance and conclusions.
Expected strategic results:
Inclusion of non-formal learning to complement to the regulated learning.
Implementation of work by means of projects, involving different academic skills.
Working on eTwinning and publishing the work on Twinspace is a key part of the Plan of dissemination of the Erasmus+ project Maths Everywhere.