Summer 2009 General Financial Literacy Workshops for Utah Educators

  Register Today (deadline June 1, 2009)

The two-day workshops are designed for newly assigned teachers. This workshop will cover standards and objectives, resources, lesson plans, assessments, etc. USOE and SUU credit is available.

The one-day workshop is designed for all financial literacy teachers. The sessions will provide an overview of the economic crisis, great new uses of technology for teaching financial literacy and updates on classroom activities and resources. No credit available.

Please contact, Ruth Sargent ruth.sargent@schools.utah.gov if you have any questions or problems with registration.

General Financial Literacy Course

The General Financial Literacy Course is designed for junior and senior students and represents those standards of learning that are essential and necessary for all students.

• Standard One: Decision Making and Goals
• Standard Two: Income and Careers
• Standard Three: Principles of Money Management
• Standard Four: Savings, Investing, and Retirement Planning

General Financial Literacy Brochure (pdf)

General Web sites

• NEFE High School Portal
  The National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) provides a wealth of information and resources to help you teach your students how to get from "here" to "there" financially.

• Family Economics & Financial Education
  FEFE provides free curriculum materials to help educators effectively teach family economics and finance to their students.

• Jump$tart Coalition
  This organization maintains (with the help of the National Institute for Consumer Education) a searchable database of personal finance educational materials. There's also a section that lists personal financial management guidelines and benchmarks.

  Be sure to visit the Utah Jump$tart Web site and view the Utah Jump$tart Speakers Bureau Directory (pdf).

• Hands On Banking
  Wells Fargo Bank created this extensive resource for kids, teens, high school students and adults. It also includes a Teacher's Guide.

• Bank High School - Teachers
  Financial literacy resources created by Zions Bank.

• Bank Jr. - Teacher's Area
  Fun games and activities for Elementary school students created by Zions Bank.

• Identity Theft
  Information from the Better Business Bureau.

• Consumer Jungle
  Helping turn high school students into savvy consumers without putting them to sleep.

• EconEdLink
  A Thinkfinity resource created by the National Council on Economic Education.

• Practical Money Skills for Life
  A free Web site designed to help educators, parents and students practice better money management for life.

• The Stock Market Game
  Help your students learn about the stock market by giving them the opportunity to invest a hypothetical $100,000 in a real-time portfolio.

• American Bankruptcy Institute
  The American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) is the largest non-partisan organization dedicated to research and education on matters related to insolvency.

• Online Financial Tools
  Free and easy online calculators and financial tools.

• ConsumerCents Materials
  Educators can download FREE financial literacy materials -- but a registration is required. Financial topics include: Setting Financial Goals, Spending Plans, Organizing Personal & Financial Records, Checking Accounts, Debt Management, Credit Report.

Lesson Plans

• General Financial Literacy Lesson Plans
  USOE approved lessons on the Utah Education Network's web site.

• EconEdLink Lessons
  A Thinkfinity resource created by the National Council on Economic Education.

• ItAllAddsUp - Teacher's Guide

• Jump$tart Coalition - Search

• The Mint - Lessons

• National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE) - Teacher Portal

• Practical Money Skills for Life Lessons

• Your Bank and You - Utah Banker's Association

• Money Math: Lessons for Life
  A four-lesson curriculum supplement that addresses 7-9 grade mathematical concepts using real-world financial scenarios.

Online Tutorials / Demos

• Banking Tutor - Interactive Statements
  These online tutors will help you understand all the details of writing checks, reading bank statements, reviewing credit reports and more.

• Banking Tutor - Debit/ATM Cards Primer
  Learn all about debit cards with this handy guide.

• Budget Basics - Sense and Dollars

• Checkbook Basics

• Federal Reserve Teacher Resources
  This Web site houses several interactive tools and resources for educators, students and parents.

• KidsBank.com
  KidsBank.com™ is a tutorial website brought to you by Sovereign Bank that explains the fundamentals of money and banking to children.

• Personal Financial Education: There's a Lot to Learn About Money
  The Federal Reserve System's web site offering comprehensive personal financial education resources and links.

• The Scoop on Spending - Sense and Dollars

Vocabulary

• Standard One
• Standard Two
• Standard Three
• Standard Four