Andy Rossberg http://istianjinelearning.org/andyrossberg Teaching Future Generations Sun, 12 Aug 2012 23:04:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://istianjinelearning.org/?v=3.4.1 Welcome Back http://istianjinelearning.org/andyrossberg/2012/08/13/welcome-back/ http://istianjinelearning.org/andyrossberg/2012/08/13/welcome-back/#comments Sun, 12 Aug 2012 23:04:20 +0000 Andy Rossberg http://istianjinelearning.org/andyrossberg/?p=60 Welcome to the 2012-2013 school year.

I hope that everyone had a restful holiday and is back and ready for another fantastic year.

Grade 12 students should brace themselves for a busy and exciting year.  It’s your final year at IST.  Make the most of it.

Grade 11 students will be making the leap into the IB Diploma Program.  Make sure you manage your time well and always keep a positive attitude.

Grade 9 students, welcome to high school.  We have a great year planned in Humanities.

]]> http://istianjinelearning.org/andyrossberg/2012/08/13/welcome-back/feed/ 0 Week of Feb. 13-17 http://istianjinelearning.org/andyrossberg/2012/02/13/week-of-feb-13-17/ http://istianjinelearning.org/andyrossberg/2012/02/13/week-of-feb-13-17/#comments Mon, 13 Feb 2012 10:49:01 +0000 Andy Rossberg http://istianjinelearning.org/andyrossberg/?p=58 Grade 9 – This week we will continue our discussion regarding Global Citizenship.  We will look at your survey results and read some different perspectives concerning what it means to be a global citizen.

Grade 11 Economics – This week we will simply continue our review of Microeconomics

Grade 12 Economics – We will be discussing obstacles faced by Developing Nations concerning progress toward economic growth and development.

Grade 12 TOK – Keep working on those essays!!!!

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]]> http://istianjinelearning.org/andyrossberg/2012/02/07/grade-9-humanities/feed/ 0 Grade 11 Economics http://istianjinelearning.org/andyrossberg/2012/02/07/grade-11-economics-2/ http://istianjinelearning.org/andyrossberg/2012/02/07/grade-11-economics-2/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 10:16:13 +0000 Andy Rossberg http://istianjinelearning.org/andyrossberg/?p=52 Hello everyone.  We are now moving on to Macroeconomics.  This week we are concentrating on GDP and GNP.

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It’s time to work on the TOK Essays!!!  From now until it is due at the end of the month, classes will be devoted to this task.  Good luck.

]]> http://istianjinelearning.org/andyrossberg/2011/11/25/tok/feed/ 0 Grade 12 Economics http://istianjinelearning.org/andyrossberg/2011/11/25/grade-12-economics/ http://istianjinelearning.org/andyrossberg/2011/11/25/grade-12-economics/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:02:34 +0000 Andy Rossberg http://istianjinelearning.org/andyrossberg/?p=38 This next week we’re going to cover quite a bit.  We’ll start by reviewing the protectionist measures that we covered this past week.  We will then move through Chapter 25 and begin on Chapter 26 by discussing exchange rates.  Make sure you read the material before class and are familiar with the new concepts.

]]> http://istianjinelearning.org/andyrossberg/2011/11/25/grade-12-economics/feed/ 0 Grade 11 Economics http://istianjinelearning.org/andyrossberg/2011/11/25/grade-11-economics/ http://istianjinelearning.org/andyrossberg/2011/11/25/grade-11-economics/#comments Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:59:44 +0000 Andy Rossberg http://istianjinelearning.org/andyrossberg/?p=36 We’re in our final push before the semester exams.  This next week we’ll be finishing up new material concerning economic models.  Remember to have read the readings in the handout by Monday’s class.

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]]> http://istianjinelearning.org/andyrossberg/2011/11/25/grade-9/feed/ 0 Welcome to Mr. Rossberg’s web page. This is a website meant to inform parents and students of what I teach at IST. http://istianjinelearning.org/andyrossberg/2011/01/19/welcome-to-mr-rossbergs-web-page-this-is-a-website-meant-to-inform-parents-and-students-of-what-i-teach-at-ist/ http://istianjinelearning.org/andyrossberg/2011/01/19/welcome-to-mr-rossbergs-web-page-this-is-a-website-meant-to-inform-parents-and-students-of-what-i-teach-at-ist/#comments Wed, 19 Jan 2011 07:20:34 +0000 Andy Rossberg http://istianjinelearning.org/andyrossberg/?p=6 http://istianjinelearning.org/andyrossberg/2011/01/19/welcome-to-mr-rossbergs-web-page-this-is-a-website-meant-to-inform-parents-and-students-of-what-i-teach-at-ist/feed/ 0