Making Sense of Money and Banking

Posted by Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia on June 23, 2014

Making Sense of Money and Banking
July 21 – July 25, 2014; 8:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
7th and Arch Sts.
Philadelphia, PA 19106

This five-day course, taught by Federal Reserve economic education specialists and staff from the state centers for economic education, covers money, banking, and the Federal Reserve System. It includes grade-level specific breakout sessions aimed at providing teachers with lessons plans that can be implemented right away in their classrooms. The course includes sessions on the history of central banking and a visit to the sites of early central banking, which are part of Independence National Historical Park. Emphasis is placed on active- and collaborative-learning teaching methods and curricula for teaching money and banking in the K-12 classroom. The content covered in this course can be used to meet Pennsylvania and national standards in social studies, economics, and business education as well as the Common Core State Standards. Participants will receive 30 hours of Act 48 credit, breakfast and lunch daily, and all curriculum resources.

Here’s some of what past participants said on their anonymous end-of-course evaluations about Making Sense of Money and Banking:

• “This program was top-notch in all areas: content, presenters, materials, facilities, and teaching methods.”
• “Great course and lots of materials to take back and actually use in my classroom. I will highly recommend other teachers to attend this seminar and anything else you offer.”
• “This is by far the best professional development in-service I have ever attended. I am excited to use what I learned and to share with my colleagues. My knowledge base has been greatly enhanced by the excellent instruction.”
• “Excellent speakers! Excellent reference materials! Excellent classroom activities!”
• “This has been one of the best run workshops I have attended in 20 years of teaching. Well done!

For more information and to register visit http://www.philadelphiafed.org/education.