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Financial Literacy as a Graduation Requirement

History of financial literacy in Carroll County. 1988--LIVING ON YOUR OWN CURRICULUM--ELECTIVE1992--WON CURRICULUM AWARD 2006-- BOE PASSED

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Financial Literacy as a Graduation Requirement

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    1. Financial Literacy as a Graduation Requirement Carroll County Public Schools Marjorie Lohnes, Supervisor Career & Technology Education Amy Brewer, FACS Teacher Century High School

    2. History of financial literacy in Carroll County 1988--LIVING ON YOUR OWN CURRICULUM--ELECTIVE 1992--WON CURRICULUM AWARD 2006-- BOE PASSED ˝ CREDIT GRADUATION REQUIREMENT 2007-- COLLABORATED TO DEVELOP STANDARDS-BASED CURRICULUM AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2011—ALL CCPS GRADUATES REQUIRED TO HAVE COMPLETED FINANCIAL LITERACY COURSE

    3. Hallmarks of a high quality financial literacy program TEACH RELEVANT, ENGAGING STANDARDS-BASED CURRICULUM DEVELOP CURRICULUM LOCALLY, BUT USE BEST AVAILABLE RESOURCES ADDRESS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACROSS THE LIFESPAN MAKE CONNECTIONS—TEACH CONTENT AND PROCESS DELIVER BY TRAINED TEACHERS OF APPROPRIATE CONTENT BACKGROUND USE BEST INSTRUCTIONAL PRACTICE SEEK AND DEVELOP PARTNERS

    4. Incorporating the FEFE Curriculum into the MSDE Financial Education Standards Scope and Sequence created to match standards New Pre/Post test Maryland Council on Economic Education Financial Fitness for Life and FEFE

    5. MSDE ? FEFE Make Informed, financially responsible decisions Values Auction Needs vs. Wants Setting Financial Goals Begin “Life In…” Life Cycle of Financial Planning

    6. MSDE ? FEFE Relate careers, education and income Interest Inventory Career Research Invest in Yourself Comparing Job Offers Understanding Your Paycheck

    7. MSDE ? FEFE Plan and Manage Money Spending Plan Depository Institutions Electronic Banking Continue “Life In…” Renting vs. Owning Securing a Living Space Researching an Automobile

    8. MSDE ? FEFE Manage Credit and Debt Shopping for an Automobile Loan What is Credit? Understanding a Credit Card Understanding a Credit Report

    9. MSDE ? FEFE Create and Build Wealth Choosing to Save Introduction to Investing Savings Tools Manage Risks and Preserve Wealth Automobile Insurance Identity Theft Types of Insurance

    10. Readers Workshop FEFE Lesson Choices of what to read Confessions of a Shopaholic series Rich Dad, Poor Dad Financial Literacy for Teens Automatic Millionaire Pay Yourself First!

    11. Make it your own! Youtube videos Relevance for students Movie clips Bee Movie Confessions of a Shopaholic Pursuit of Happyness Catch Me If You Can

    12. Active Learning Tools Get students up and moving 80 minute class periods “What are we doing today?” News Interview Use with any unit Current articles on topics that matter

    13. Use with Savings Tool lesson Used to enhance the understanding of each savings tool Students use the characteristics of the tools to match them Four of a Kind

    14. JENGA! Can be used with several different units Write numbers with different colored markers, 1-48 Prepare a list of vocabulary words and number them Students can roll a “number cube” to determine if they will: Define the word What it means to them Use it in a sentence

    15. TWISTER Game piece template prepared by FEFE Active learning by students Take turns being the facilitator

    16. “The Bean Game” Shows the importance of a spending plan Educational level impacts beans Introduces insurance lesson Creative “chance cards” More education Direct deposit Housing changes

    17. Resources http://fefe.arizona.edu/

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