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Lesson Plan
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The Cost of College: Financing Your Education

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
With college tuition at an all-time high, high school students must consider the financial obligations of attending higher education, as well as the impact of college on future career opportunities. Pupils will complete worksheets,...
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PPT
Alabama Learning Exchange

Funding Your College Education

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Most of the kids in your senior class really want to go to college, but some of them have no idea of how they're going to pay for it. Cover the basics regarding college funding. Information includes types of college options, types of...
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Handout
Curated OER

College Education

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
What do Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg have in common? They're both billionaires, and neither one has a college degree! Using the website, scholars explore whether having a college education is truly worth the money it costs. They read...
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eBook
Open Oregon Educational Resources

A Different Road To College: A Guide For Transitioning To College For Non-traditional Students

For Students 11th - Higher Ed Standards
Registration. Prerequisite. Admission. Elective. With Alise Lamoreaux's informative eBook, A Different Road to College, prospective and current non-traditional college enrollees explore the language of college. They also learn how to...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cutting Athletics = Cutting Scholarship Chances

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners identify athletic programs to be cut from school district budget, find out how many students have received college athletic scholarships in past, and interview learners and coaches to find out how scholarship search is going if...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Personal/Social Development: Preparing for Scholarships

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Prepare your class for applying to scholarships with this lesson. Although very bare-bones, this plan provides a writing prompt for learners that will surely get them thinking about how to present themselves to the outside world. The...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Whole Numbers

For Students 6th - 7th
In this whole numbers worksheet, students solve and complete 40 different word problems. First, they determine the amount of a paycheck once income tax is paid. Then, students determine the balance of an account after a deposit described...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Letters of Recommendation

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students write letters of recommendation. They discuss uses for letters of recommendation including jobs, colleges, scholarships, and internships. They discuss who to ask for letters of recommendation and obtain two to three letters of...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Government Failure: Tuition Fees for Higher Education

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the concept of government failure. They analyze data to provide support for tuition fees. They write a report using their analytical and evaluative skills.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Preparing for Scholarships

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars write essays on why they would be a good candidate to receive a certain scholarship. They brainstorm ideas before writing their essay.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Financing Your College Education

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore sources for funding college educations. They compile a portfolio of information gathered during their research.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Onwards and Upwards

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze a graph representing college tuition increases, consider the possible causes and consequences of these tuition increases and collect data on tuition changes at colleges in the United States by region and graph the data.