Making Cents Financial Literacy Webinars

Posted by on January 20, 2014

Register Now for the 2014 Making Cents Webinars

The topics and speakers for the January 23rd and February 19th Making Cents webinars have been announced and online registration is open. These free online professional development programs are offered at two times to accommodate various schedules: 3:00pm – 4:30pm and 6:30pm – 8:00pm. Each offers Act 48 credit to participants with a valid PPID number.

http://www.makingcentspa.org/webinars.html

The January 23rd sessions will feature the following topics and speakers:

Online and Print Resources from the Federal Reserve presented by Todd Zartman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia – The Federal Reserve System has more resources for teaching economics and personal finance than you can count. This session will provide an overview of some of the most popular and newest resources available through http://www.FederalReserveEducation.org and the individual Reserve Banks.
Financial Institutions as a Classroom Resource presented by Tom Thunstrom of Penn Liberty Bank-  Learn about ways that bankers and other financial service professionals can be used as a resource in your classroom as well as how to connect with the right individual.
Making Cents Projects presented by Hilary Hunt of the Making Cents Project – This brief presentation will provide information on the K-8 Personal Finance Integration Feasibility Study and Model High School Personal Finance Course Curriculum projects currently underway.

The February 19th sessions will feature the following topics and speakers:

Online Games that Teach Personal Finance and/or Economics presented by Hilary Hunt of the Making Cents Project – From the Stock Market Game to the Great Piggy Bank Adventure to Financial Football and more, this presentation will introduce some of the games available to teach students about personal finance and economics.
Understanding Interest Rates presented by Dr. Andrew Hill of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia – Go beyond just knowing the difference between simple and compound interest. Learn how interest rates are determined and what factors influence them.
New Survey of Teachers presented by Hilary Hunt of the Making Cents Project – Learn about an upcoming survey of teachers about personal finance and economics in the state and how you can help to gather information for it and ultimately use the data collected.

Registration is limited, so please reserve your spot now. Registration information for all of the webinars can be found at http://www.makingcentspa.org/webinars.html.

These webinars are offered free of charge to all Pennsylvania teachers and administrators through a partnership of the Pennsylvania Department of Education and Penn State University.