Adventures in Economics and U.S. History I: A Professional Development Program for Teachers
This one-day professional development program introduces educators to a series of simulations, role-playing activities, group activities, and classroom demonstrations designed to effectively teach elementary and middle school students about U.S. history and economics. Taught by Federal Reserve economic education specialists, this program emphasizes active- and collaborative-learning teaching methods that help elementary and middle school teachers meet state and national standards in social studies and economics.
Conversation with the Chairman
This one-evening professional development program provides teachers with materials, activities, and content for teaching about the Federal Reserve. The centerpiece of the program will be a nationwide, one-hour town hall meeting via video conference with Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. The content covered in this program can be used to meet state and national standards in social studies, family and consumer sciences, and business education. Participants will receive 2.5 hours of professional development credit, dinner, and all curriculum resources.
Economics and Art
This one-evening professional development program introduces K–12 teachers to Purdue University’s Economics and Art website and how to teach economics using art from museums in the United States and around the world. Dr. Michael Watts, director of the Purdue Center for Economic Education, will show program participants how some of the world’s best paintings can be used to teach economic concepts as diverse as money, banking, financial crises, capital resources, technological change, income distribution, division of labor, and specialization. The content covered in this program can be used to meet state and national standards in economics and social studies as well as the Common Core State Standards. Participants will receive 2.5 hours of professional development credit (Act 48 in Pennsylvania), dinner, and curriculum resources.
Economics and Children's Literature
This professional development program introduces elementary school teachers to economic concepts and demonstrates how to teach them using children's literature. Taught by Federal Reserve economic education specialists, it emphasizes active-learning techniques that help teachers meet state and national standards in economics and personal finance.
Economics in Action: A Professional Development Program for Teachers
This three-evening professional development program introduces teachers to a series of simulations, role-playing activities, group activities, and classroom demonstrations designed to effectively teach middle and high school students about economic concepts. Taught by Federal Reserve economic education specialists, this program emphasizes active- and collaborative-learning teaching methods that help middle and high school teachers meet state and national standards in social studies and economics. Delaware, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania teachers who complete the program will receive seven hours of professional development credit (Act 48 credit in Pennsylvania).
Entrepreneurship and You: A Professional Development Series for Teachers
This three-evening professional development program provides educators with the conceptual framework they need to cover entrepreneurship and economic topics using case studies, activities, and assessments. The lessons covered in this program can be used to teach students the role that regional resources and assets play in local business development; forms of business ownership; the concepts of risk and insurance; the importance of personal financial management to the entrepreneur; the concept of human capital within the context of entrepreneurship; the importance of marketing to the entrepreneur; and the role of a business plan. Taught by Federal Reserve economic education specialists, this program emphasizes active- and collaborative-learning teaching methods that help middle and high school teachers meet state and national standards in business education, entrepreneurship education, personal finance, and economics.
FED 101: A Workshop for Teachers
This program introduces middle and high school teachers to the resources available from the Fed for teaching about money, banking, and monetary policy. Taught by Federal Reserve specialists, it emphasizes active-learning techniques that help teachers meet state and national standards in economics and personal finance.
The Federal Reserve and You: A Professional Development Program for Teachers
In this one-day professional development program, open to grades 7–12 teachers, Federal Reserve economic education specialists demonstrate curriculum resources for teaching about money, banking and the Federal Reserve. Program participants will be introduced to The Federal Reserve and You, the Reserve Bank’s new multi-part video resource and accompanying lessons. This program emphasizes ways to teach about money, banking, and the Federal Reserve to meet the Common Core State Standards and Pennsylvania Academic Standards for Economics. The program also emphasizes active- and collaborative-learning teaching methods. Participants will each received 6.5 hours of PA Act 48 credit, copies of The Federal Reserve and You, and extensive lesson materials. Continental breakfast and lunch with be provided.
Federal Reserve Financial Education Day: A Professional Development Program for Teachers
This one-evening professional development program introduces grades 7–12 teachers to the Federal Reserve’s new Financial Fundamentals from the Fed lessons. These four lessons cover saving and investing, human capital attainment, budgeting, banking basics, and the wise use of credit. Taught by Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia economic education specialists, this program is offered as part of a nationwide Fed personal finance day aimed at heightening awareness of the importance of K–12 personal financial education and the many curriculum resources available to teachers and students free of charge from the Federal Reserve System. The content covered in this program can be used to meet state and national standards in personal finance, economics, social studies, family and consumer sciences, and business education as well as the Common Core State Standards. Participants will receive 2.5 hours of professional development credit (Act 48 in Pennsylvania), dinner, and curriculum resources.
GDP and Pizza: A Professional Development Program for Teachers
This professional development program introduces high school teachers to the GDP and Pizza: Economics for Life online course available for classroom use from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis at no charge. Teachers will learn how to use the online course to teach the difference between nominal and real GDP, the definition of per capita GDP, how economists measure economic growth, and how monetary and fiscal policy are related to GDP. Participants will learn how to access the course for classroom use and will preview the course and its associated activities. Taught by Federal Reserve economic education specialists, this program is designed to help high school teachers meet state and national standards in economics.
Geography and the Economy: A Professional Development Series for Teachers
This two-evening professional development program introduces grades 6–12 teachers to a series of lessons for teaching middle and high school studies about geography and economics together. The program will make use of lessons from the Council for Economic Education’s World Geography: Focus on Economics curriculum. Taught by Federal Reserve economic education specialists, the content covered in this program can be used to meet state and national standards in social studies, economics, and business education as well as the Common Core State Standards. Participants will receive 5.0 hours of professional development credit (Act 48 in Pennsylvania), dinner, and all curriculum resources.
The Great Depression: A Professional Development Program for Teachers
This professional development program introduces teachers to a series of simulations, role-playing activities, group activities, and classroom demonstrations designed to effectively teach high school students about the Great Depression. Taught by Federal Reserve economic education specialists, this program emphasizes active- and collaborative-learning teaching methods that help high school teachers meet state and national standards in history and economics.
High School Personal Finance: A Professional Development Series for Teachers
This professional development program introduces teachers to the newly revised Financial Fitness for Life curriculum for grades 9-12. Teachers will learn methods for teaching personal finance topics, such as personal decision-making, saving, spending, budgeting, and the wise use of credit. Taught by Federal Reserve economic education specialists, this program emphasizes active- and collaborative-learning teaching methods that will help secondary teachers meet state and national standards in personal finance, economics, and the common core. This course is open to grades 7-12 teachers. Participants will receive a copy of the curriculum package Financial Fitness for Life.
Hot Topics in Economics: A Professional Development Program for Teachers
This one-evening professional development program, co-sponsored by the Temple University Center for Economic Education and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, introduces teachers to timely topics in economics and personal finance during two one-hour presentations.
It's Your Paycheck: A Professional Development Program for Teachers
This professional development program introduces teachers to a new series of lessons from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis for teaching high school students about personal finance topics such as income, gross pay versus net pay, banking services, budgeting, compound interest, and borrowing. Taught by Federal Reserve economic education specialists, this program emphasizes active- and collaborative-learning teaching methods that help secondary school teachers meet state and national standards in economics and personal finance.
Human Behavior and Our Economy
This two-evening professional development program introduces teachers to a series of activities, experiments, games, and illustrations designed to effectively teach middle and high school students about behavioral economics concepts.
Kiddynomics
This one-evening professional development program introduces pre-K and grades K–2 educators to five interdisciplinary lessons that use popular children's books to introduce young children to basic personal finance and economic concepts, such as scarcity, choice, goods, services, saving, spending, and banks.
Kids and Money
This professional development program introduces teachers to a new series of lessons for teaching elementary students about money and decision making using children's literature. Taught by Federal Reserve economic education specialists, this program emphasizes active- and collaborative-learning teaching methods that help elementary teachers meet state and national standards in social studies and personal finance. This program is open to grades K-5 teachers.
Making Sense of Money and Banking: A 5-Day Course for Teachers
This course, taught by Federal Reserve economists, economic education specialists, and staff from the state centers on economic education, covers money, banking, and the Federal Reserve System. It includes grade-level-specific breakout sessions aimed at providing teachers with lesson 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.
Math in the Real World
This two-evening professional development series introduces high school educators to a new series of interdisciplinary lessons that teach economics and personal finance concepts in a math context. Lessons demonstrated in the program will address the following essential questions and more!
Math on the Money: A Professional Development Series for Teachers
This three-evening professional development program introduces elementary school teachers to economics and personal finance concepts and shows how to teach these concepts through mathematics. Participants will be taken through a series of simulations, role-playing activities, group activities, and classroom demonstrations. Taught by Federal Reserve economic education specialists, this program emphasizes active- and collaborative-learning teaching methods that help elementary school teachers meet state and national standards in mathematics, social studies, personal finance, and economics. This course is open to grades 3-8 teachers. Participants will receive seven hours of professional development credit (Act 48 in Pennsylvania) in their respective states. Participants are required to attend all three sessions.
Mathematics & Economics
This program, taught by Federal Reserve economists and economic education specialists, introduces middle and high school teachers to economic concepts and how to teach them through mathematics. Emphasis is placed on active-learning teaching methods that help teachers meet state and national standards in economics.
Mathematics & Economics for the Elementary Classroom
This professional development program introduces elementary school teachers to economic concepts and how to teach them through mathematics. Participants are taken through a series of simulations, role-playing activities, group activities, and classroom demonstrations. Taught by Federal Reserve economic education specialists, this program emphasizes active- and collaborative-learning teaching methods that help elementary school teachers meet state and national standards in mathematics, social studies, and economics.
Money Matters for Kids: A Professional Development Program for Teachers
This professional development program introduces elementary school teachers to methods for teaching personal finance topics such as personal decision-making, saving, spending, budgeting, and the wise use of credit. Taught by Federal Reserve economic education specialists, this program emphasizes active- and collaborative-learning teaching methods that help elementary school teachers meet state and national standards in economics and personal finance.
Money Matters for Kids II: A Professional Development Program for Teachers
This one-day professional development program introduces teachers to the newly revised Financial Fitness for Life curriculum for grades K-2 and 3-5. Teachers will learn methods for teaching personal finance topics, such as personal decision-making, saving, spending, budgeting, and the wise use of credit. Taught by Federal Reserve economic education specialists, this program is designed to help elementary school teachers meet state and national standards in personal finance and economics. This course is open to grades K-5 educators. Participants will receive 6.5 hours of professional development credit (Act 48 in Pennsylvania) in their respective states and a copy of the curriculum package Financial Fitness for Life, Second Edition for grades K-2 and 3-5.
Personal Finance for the Middle School Classroom
This professional development program introduces middle school teachers to methods for teaching personal finance topics such as personal decision-making, saving, investing, budgeting, and the wise use of credit. Taught by Federal Reserve economic education specialists, this program emphasizes active- and collaborative-learning teaching methods that help middle school teachers meet state and national standards in economics and personal finance.
Personal Finance for the Middle School Classroom II: A Professional Development Program for Teachers
This one-day professional development program introduces middle school teachers to methods of teaching personal finance topics, such as personal decision-making, saving, investing, budgeting, and the wise use of credit, using the newly revised Financial Fitness for Life curriculum for grades 6-8. Taught by Federal Reserve economic education specialists, this program emphasizes active- and collaborative-learning teaching methods that help middle school teachers meet state and national standards in personal finance and economics. This course is open to grades 6-8 educators. Participants will receive 6.5 hours of professional development credit (Act 48 in Pennsylvania) in their respective states and a copy of the curriculum package Financial Fitness for Life, Second Edition for grades 6-8.
Teaching About the Global Economy: A Workshop Series for Teachers
This professional development program introduces teachers to economic concepts such as comparative advantage, trade, foreign exchange, and tariffs and demonstrates how to teach these concepts in middle- and high-school classrooms. Taught by Federal Reserve economic education specialists, the program emphasizes active- and collaborative-learning teaching methods that help teachers meet state and national standards in economics and social studies.
World History and Economics: A Professional Development Series for Teachers
This three-evening professional development program introduces teachers to a series of simulations, role-playing activities, group activities, and classroom demonstrations designed to effectively teach middle and high school students about world history and economics. Taught by Federal Reserve economic education specialists, this program emphasizes active- and collaborative-learning teaching methods that help middle and high school teachers meet state and national standards in social studies and economics. There are no prerequisites for this course. Open to grades 6-12 teachers. Participants are required to attend all three sessions.