Teacher PD: Keys to Financial Success Course – Jul 8-12

Posted by Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia on May 7, 2019

Keys to Financial Success is a complete course plan for teaching personal finance to high school students. It is composed of 51 lessons designed to help you teach your students about personal finance using active and collaborative learning. There is a $50 registration fee for the professional development portion of the Keys to Financial Success; however, materials and program information are free.

In a typical Keys to Financial Success course, students learn the knowledge, skills, and processes required to make sound financial decisions and manage their own personal finances. The lessons engage students in critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making. Courses are divided into nine themes, and each theme takes one to three weeks to cover. Rather than using a traditional text, which would rapidly become outdated as financial products, services, regulations, and laws change, the Keys to Financial Success course uses lessons from a variety of curriculum sources, including Financial Fitness for Life, Grades 9-12; VISA Practical Money Skills; Learning, Earning, and Investing; and original content created by the authors. Throughout the course, students use the Internet for access to the latest information on personal finance topics and financial products. This approach allows teachers to update lessons from year to year to reflect changes in the financial marketplace. Using knowledge gained from the lessons and information gleaned from the Internet, students create a personal portfolio of tools and data. The students are encouraged to keep their portfolios as a reference when making financial decisions as adults.

We are sure that you will find Keys to Financial Success to be a course that engages your students and leads to significant increases in their personal finance knowledge and their ability to manage their personal finances as adults.

Cost
There is a $50 registration fee for the professional development portion of the Keys to Financial Success; however, materials and program information are free to schools and teachers. The Keys to Financial Success represents an excellent option for getting teachers and students started with personal financial education quickly. (School District of Philadelphia teachers, inquire about scholarships.)

Upcoming Training
Keys to Financial Success
Monday, July 8, 2019, through Friday, July 12, 2019
8:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

For more information about this program and to register, click here.

https://www.philadelphiafed.org/education/teachers/resources/keys-to-financial-success