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  • Spring/Summer 2019 Webinars Announced

    April 11, 2019 0
    Register for an Upcoming Making Cents Webinar Sign up for one or more of the following free, 60-minute webinars. Each offers one hour of Act 48 credit directly from the Pennsylvania Department of Education.   Six in Sixty: Financial Education Resources Tuesday, April 23rd at 3pm or 7pm | Middle/High School Focus Learn about six financial education resources that can be […]
  • What's on Your Summer Reading List?
    What’s on Your Summer Reading List? 11 Book Suggestions
    June 29, 2018 0
    What’s on Your Summer Reading List? Here are 11 Book Suggestions There are many excellent books on topics related to personal finance – both for yourself personally and for your family. Here are eleven you might wish to check out. Note: The links below are to Amazon for easy access. However, some of these books may also be available free of […]
  • SUMMER: Time to Recharge Your Batteries, Reflect on the Past Year, and Gear Up for Fall
    June 28, 2018 0
    SUMMER: Time to Recharge Your Batteries, Reflect on the Past Year, and Gear Up for Fall Summer is a great time to catch up and do some personalized professional development. As you reflect on the past school year and look ahead to the next one, here are a few ideas to get you started: Recharge Your Batteries: Take time for yourself […]

CURRICULUM HIGHLIGHTS

Model K-12 Financial Education Curriculum

A sample K-12 financial education curriculum has been prepared for use by Pennsylvania educators. The model curriculum can be found here

Money as You Learn

Provides teachers with Common Core aligned texts, lessons, and tasks that connect the Common Core to real life applications while also equipping students with the knowledge needed to make smart financial decisions.

My Classroom Economy

It's a simple classroom economic system based on the idea that students need to earn school "dollars" so that they can rent their own desks. With real-world scenarios, students see the impact of their decisions to save, spend, and budget.
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