Category «Professional Development»

2019 NGPF Summit

From our friends at NGPF: Calling All Change Makers Who You Are: You understand the importance and value of personal finance education. You acknowledge that students must learn to manage money, create budgets, and build good credit habits to become financially secure adults in the ‘real world’. You are committed to improving financial education in …

5th Annual Financial Capability Conference

From our friends at RI Jump$tart and the RI Council for Economic Education: DATE:  Sat, November 17, 2018, 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM EST LOCATION:  Rhode Island College, 600 Mount Pleasant Ave, Student Union Ballroom, Providence, RI COST:  free Registration: Eventbrite Do you want to help build a brighter financial future for our students and communities? …

Webinar: Empowering Educators Through a Student-Centered Mindset

From our friends at VariQuest: You’re Invited!   Webinar: Empowering Educators Through a Student-Centered Mindset featuring Dr. Melissa Hughes Tuesday, October 30th at 4:00pm CT When we think of a classroom where every student assumes ownership over their own learning, we may think that sounds so idealistic that it’s unrealistic. To educators however, who teach …

Understanding Fiscal Responsibility Workshop

From our friends at the Massachusetts Council on Economic Education: Understanding Fiscal Responsibility Workshop Teach students how to think critically about public policy using these Understanding Fiscal Responsibility lessons focusing on government institutions, programs, the Federal Reserve, Social Security, and events such as the Panic of 1893. Students become informed citizens as they consider the …