The Making Cents: Financial Literacy and Economic Education initiative is a partnership between the Pennsylvania Department of Education and Penn State University. Began in 2012, this program provides online professional development for Pennsylvania teachers along with timely information teachers can use in the classroom. Below are links to archived versions of each of the webinars conducted to date. At the bottom of the page, are links to archived eNewsletters and eBlasts. To make sure you get information about upcoming programs, add your email address to the Making Cents mailing list by clicking here. You may also wish to become part of the Financial Education learning Community on the PDE Standards Aligned Portal at www.pdesas.org (teacher log-in required).
April 25, 2013 – Council for Economic Education's New Standards for Financial Literacy, Protecting Your Personal Information and the Federal Reserve and You Archived version of the presentation: http://www.instantpresenter.com/makingcents/EA54D7898346, Feel free to share this link with others that may have missed the webinar.
Agenda, Speaker Bios and Note Taking Guide: This file contains the agenda, speaker biographies and contact information and a note taking guide for use during the session. It is recommended that you print this in advance of the session and have it handy during the webinar.
PowerPoint Slides: Webinar overview by Hilary Hunt; New National Standards for Financial Literacy by Andrew Hill; Protecting Your Personal Information by Susan Sharkey; The Federal Reserve and You Video by Andrew Hill; Updates by Hilary Hunt
Additional Resources: Help to Protect Against Identity Theft – list of resources from Susan Sharkey
Identity Theft Brochure from the Federal Trade Commission
Taking Charge: What to Do If Your Identity is Stolen from the Federal Trade Commission
March 20, 2013 - FFFL, Mobile Banking, Your Money's Best Friend
Archived version of the presentation: http://www.instantpresenter.com/makingcents/EA54DF88864B. Feel free to share this link with others that may have missed the webinar.
Agenda, Speaker Bios and Note Taking Guide: This file contains the agenda, speaker biographies and contact information and a note taking guide for use during the session. It is recommended that you print this in advance of the session and have it handy during the webinar.
PowerPoint Slides:
Webinar overview by Hilary Hunt; Financial Fitness for Life by Andrew Hill; Mobile and Online Banking by Tom Thunstrum; Your Money's Best Friend website by Mary Rosenkrans; Updates by Hilary Hunt
Additional Resources:
Financial Fitness for Life Curriculum
Your Digital Dollars Lesson Plans and Your Digital Dollars PowerPoint Slides
February 21, 2013 - FEFE, NEFE HSFPP, Econ and Financial ED Update
Archived version of the presentation: http://www.instantpresenter.com/makingcents/EA53DB87864E. Feel free to share this link with others that may have missed the webinar.
Agenda, Speaker Bios and Note Taking Guide: This file contains the agenda, speaker biographies and contact information and a note taking guide for use during the session. It is recommended that you print this in advance of the session and have it handy during the webinar.
PowerPoint Slides:
Webinar overview by Hilary Hunt; Family Economics and Financial Education (FEFE) Program by Kim Knoche; How Money Values Impact the Teaching of Personal Finance by Susan Sharkey; and Current Status of Personal Finance and Economics in Pennsylvania by Hilary Hunt
LifeValues Information from NEFE:
Dr. Vitt's study
Values Spending Survey
Quiz on Smart About Money website: http://www.smartaboutmoney.org/Tools-Resources/LifeValues-Quiz.aspx
January 9, 2013 -EverFi, Federal Reserve System and Infographics
Archived version of the presentation: http://www.instantpresenter.com/makingcents/EA52DA848849. Feel free to share this link with others that may have missed the webinar.
Agenda, Speaker Bios and Note Taking Guide: This file contains the agenda, speaker biographies and contact information and a note taking guide for use during the session. It is recommended that you print this in advance of the session and have it handy during the webinar.
PowerPoint Slides:
Webinar overview by Hilary Hunt; EverFi’s Financial Education Program by Ernest Blackwell; Understanding the Federal Reserve System by Andrew Hill; and Using Inforgraphics in the Classroom by Hilary Hunt
Additional Resources:
EverFi Handout
EverFi demo video
December 6, 2012 - NEFE HSFPP, Credit Reports/Scores and Financial ED Updates
Archived version of the presentation: http://www.instantpresenter.com/makingcents/EA52DF85894D. Feel free to share this link with others that may have missed the webinar.
Agenda, Speaker Bios and Note Taking Guide: This file contains the agenda, speaker biographies and contact information and a note taking guide for use during the session. It is recommended that you print this in advance of the session and have it handy during the webinar.
PowerPoint Slides:
Part I - Webinar overview by Hilary Hunt and NEFE High School Financial Planning Program by Susan Sharkey
Part II - Credit reports and scores and using credit counselors by Terri Stocki of CCCS of NEPA; wrap up by Hilary Hunt
NEFE HSFPP Sample Materials:
Identify Fraud PowerPoint; Identity Fraud Student Learning Plan; Identity Fraud Lesson Plan; Identity Fraud Handout 1; Handout 2; Handout 3
November 7, 2012 - Visa, PDE SAS and Upcoming Designation Program
Archived version of the presentation: http://www.instantpresenter.com/makingcents/EA51DB848648. Feel free to share this link with others that may have missed the webinar.
Agenda, Speaker Bios and Note Taking Guide: This file contains the agenda, speaker biographies and contact information and a note taking guide for use during the session. It is recommended that you print this in advance of the session and have it handy during the webinar.
PowerPoint Slides:
Part I - Webinar overview by Hilary Hunt and Visa's financial literacy programs by Jason Alderman.
Part II - Personal finance and economics lessons on PDE SAS; upcoming designation program and wrap up by Hilary Hunt.
April 30 and May 3, 2012 - FEFE, Taxes and Task Force
Archived version of the presentation: http://www.instantpresenter.com/makingcents/E957D883864A
Feel free to share this link with others that may have missed the webinar.
Agenda, Speaker Bios and Note Taking Guide: This file contains the agenda, speaker biographies and contact information and a note taking guide for use during the session. It is recommended that you print this in advance of the session and have it handy during the webinar.
FEFE Flier - This two page flier describes the Family Economics and Financial Education program. You may wish to have it printed and available during the webinar as well.
FEFE Sample Lesson Plan – This 27-page lesson plan is an example of the many free lessons on the FEFE website. The lesson will be referenced during the webinar. If you are not familiar with the FEFE program, printing this lesson plan in advance and having it available to reference may be helpful during the webinar.
PowerPoint Slides:
Intro and Task Force - Introduction by Hilary Hunt and overview of the PDE Task Force on Economic Education and Personal Financial Literacy Education by Stacy Burkey.
Family Economics and Financial Education - Presentation on FEFE resources by Nicole Wanago.
Taxes and Wrap Up - Presentation on understanding taxes by Cathy Bowen and wrap up by Hilary Hunt.
May 30, 2012 - Using Children's Literature, Insurance and BCIT Standards
Archived version of the presentation: http://www.instantpresenter.com/makingcents/E958DD898248. Feel free to share this link with others who may have missed the webinar.
Agenda, Speaker Bios and Note Taking Guide: This file contains the agenda, speaker biographies and contact information and a note taking guide for use during the session. It is recommended that you print this in advance of the session and have it handy during the webinar.
PowerPoint Slides:
Intro and Insurance - Introduction by Hilary Hunt and presentation by Cathy Bowen on understanding insurance as a teacher.
Using Children's Literature to Teach Personal Finance and Economics - Presentation by Hilary Hunt, Part I.
Using Children's Literature to Teach Personal Finance and Economics - Presentation by Hilary Hunt, Part II.
PA BCIT Standards and Wrap Up - Presentation by Donna Gavitt on the forthcoming Pennsylvania Academic Standards in Business, Computers and Information Technology and wrap up by Hilary Hunt.
Additional Resources:
Insurance - Visit this section of Your Money's Best Friend website to get tips, tools and trusted information on understanding insurance, types of insurance, who sells insurance, how to shop for it, insurance fraud and planning for emergencies.
Children's Books with Personal Finance Themes - Compiled by the Pennsylvania Office of Financial Education, this bibliography summarizes more than 100 books available at libraries and stores that can help teach kids about money.
Making Cents eNewsletters
Making Cents E-News – Catch up on previous issues below. To have your email address added to the mailing list, register at http://visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?llr=vacm7cjab&p=oi&m=1109272168469
Issue 1: http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs084/1109272168469/archive/1109621868372.html
Issue 2: http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs084/1109272168469/archive/1110122544334.html
Issue 3: http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs084/1109272168469/archive/1110122544136.html
Issue 4: http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs180/1109272168469/archive/1111492556176.html
Issue 5: http://archive.constantcontact.com/fs180/1109272168469/archive/1112226035076.html
