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Helping young people be MoneySmart, ASIC

Helping young people be MoneySmart, ASIC. Teacher Workshop 1: Introduction to consumer and financial literacy education in Australia. The Australian Curriculum and Consumer and Financial Literacy. Implementing the Australian Curriculum using a consumer and financial literacy context

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Helping young people be MoneySmart, ASIC

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  1. Helping young people be MoneySmart, ASIC Teacher Workshop 1: Introduction to consumer and financial literacy education in Australia

  2. The Australian Curriculumand Consumer and Financial Literacy • Implementing the Australian Curriculum using a consumer and financial literacy context • A whole-school curriculum development and teacher professional learning package • By teachers, for teachers!

  3. Teacher Workshop 1 Introduction to consumer and financial literacy education in Australia

  4. What do the experts think? Paul Clitheroe Chairman, Australian Government Financial Literacy Board and Financial Commentator Paul’s video can be found here: http://teaching.moneysmart.gov.au/resource-centre/videos

  5. The MoneySmart Teaching Package for:Primary Teachers Including four workshops for teachers and one workshop for parents/carers Integrated: Foundation to Year 2, including a big book, and Years 3–6) Mathematics: Years 4–6)

  6. Foundation to Year 6 The MoneySmart Units of Work Have Australian Curriculum content descriptions Link to the National Consumer and Financial Literacy Framework

  7. Can be adapted to your local context The MoneySmart Units of Work Allow for the formation of a bank of units of work and can be added to your school’s curriculum map Provide an explicit whole-school approach

  8. Online Support @www.teaching.moneysmart.gov.au Professional learning modules for primary and secondary teachers A range of digital and other resources

  9. How important is money in our lives? Activity 1: A personal money timeline

  10. Needs and wants — what are they? Activity 2: The needs and wants sort-out! vs.

  11. The push and pull of needs and wants Activity 3: A tug o’war

  12. How do I feel about money? Activity 4: An Oxford debate

  13. What can we do with money? Spend Save Invest Donate What is missing? Planning

  14. National and International Impetus! • OECD, INFE and PISA • NAPLAN • ASIC’s involvement • National Financial Literacy Strategy • National Consumer and Financial Literacy Framework • MoneySmart Teaching • National MoneySmart Week — September

  15. Who are consumer and financially literate people? “ Individuals who are consumer and financially literate have the ability to apply knowledge, understandings, skills and values in consumer and financial contexts to make informed and effective decisions that have a positive impact on themselves, their families, the broader community and the environment. Source: National Consumer and Financial Literacy Framework, Ministerial Council for Education, Early Childhood Development and Youth Affairs (MCEECDYA), 2011 ”

  16. The National Consumer andFinancial Literacy Framework

  17. The MoneySmart Brand Consumer website: www.moneysmart.gov.au MoneySmart… …Schools …Teachers …Kids (primary) …Students (secondary) Products: • MoneySmart Teaching website www.teaching.moneysmart.gov.au • MoneySmart Teaching package

  18. Becoming a MoneySmart School • Benefits: • a point of difference • MoneySmart Kids/MoneySmart Teachers • motivated and engaged learners • engage with QA assured prepared units of work aligned to the Australian Curriculum • opportunity and process provided to engage in whole-school curriculum renewal • SuperClubs Plus license

  19. Becoming a MoneySmart School • Requirements • set up school management team • develop MoneySmart School implementation plan • complete four teacher workshops and parent/carer workshop • undertake whole-school audit of financial literacy activities • teach at least one unit of work per year level • present a report on its implementation to school community • add financial literacy to school curriculum map and unit bank • each year level to teach at least one MoneySmart unit of work per year after this work is finished • contact us at the MoneySmart Teaching website to receive the window ‘decal’ identifying you as a MoneySmart School

  20. The MoneySmart School Learning Journey Overview of the 5 workshops Including one for Parents/Carers

  21. So is this another learning area?

  22. On closing, MoneySmart Teaching: • Brings the curriculum alive • Meets Australian Curriculum responsibilities • Focuses on the education of young Australians • Creates the opportunity for a whole-school approach • ‘To the Max!’ video • Date for Teacher Workshop 2

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