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  • Financial Literacy Ambassadors Wanted

    Would You or Someone You Know Make a Great Financial Literacy Ambassador?

    April 15, 2019 0
    Would You or Someone You Know Make a Great Financial Literacy Ambassador? We are expanding our team and looking for dedicated educators to help us broaden the reach and quality of financial education across the state! These Making Cents PA Financial Literacy Ambassadors or “FinLitAmbassadors,” for short, will be tasked with facilitating online professional learning communities and supporting our ongoing efforts to […]
  • 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 […]

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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