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April is financial literacy month, and April 21-28 is Money Smart Week (MSW). MSW is an economic outreach program from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Throughout Money Smart Week, community groups, financial institutions, government agencies, educational organizations and financial experts from across the state host dozens of free educational events to help Iowans of all ages learn to better manage their personal finances. Click here to find an event near you. Here are several resources related to Money Smart Week in Iowa.
April is Financial Literacy Awareness Month
- You can view a calendar of resources for each day of April here.
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Blog from the U.S. Department of Education on Financial Literacy Month
New Report from Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Earlier this year, the CFPB held the Youth Employment Success Roundtable: Setting Up America’s Young Workers For Success to give participating youth employment programs the opportunity to share their learning, elevate the challenges they experience in supporting financial knowledge and skill development for young workers, and to provide input as we develop a path forward for the CFPB’s Youth Employment Success initiative. They recently released a report on the event summarizing key insights and potential next steps generated during the roundtable. Read the report here.
New FINRA Report Shows Women Trail Men in Financial Knowledge
Women consistently lag behind men on financial and investor literacy scores across generations of boomers, genXers and millennials, according to a multi-year study by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation.You can read the full report here.
Norwalk Offers New Career and Financial Readiness Course
Norwalk now requires high school students to take a career and financial readiness course. Senior students then have the option of taking an elective internship course. You can view the full article here.
“Just Released” On Your Own-A Personal Finance Blog for Young Adults
Preparing students for the real world is an essential function of a high school educator. Whether it’s teaching skills in the classroom or recommending tools to use in the future, educators are responsible for helping students thrive as young adults. However, with thousands of resources available to recommend to students, it can be difficult to know who and what to trust.
On Your Own, a sister site to High School Financial Planning Program, is a nonprofit blog for young adults — presented without ads or fees of any kind — as a public service of the National Endowment for Financial Education. High school educators can confidently send students to On Your Own knowing that all information presented is free, unbiased and backed by research. Find out more about NEFE by contacting a Iowa State University Family Finance Specialist near you: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/humansciences/staff-family-finance
Next Gen Personal Finance- New Resources
- Soft Skills Roleplays: Several new resources have been released related to career soft skills. These include accepting criticism, positive attitude, flexibility, etc. Check out the full set of career materials here.
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New Podcasts: There are five new podcasts; one features Iowan Adam Carroll.
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Videos: The NGPF YouTube channel features all recorded videos and webinars. One of the most recent webinars was on weaving math and personal finance in the classroom.
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Quiz Games: NGPF has a series of online quizzes available on key financial literacy concepts. Each quiz is available in Kahoot, Quizizz and Quizlet Deck.
- Online Bank Sim
Better Money Habits Resources
Check out these resources from the Council on Economic Education on developing better money habits. Topics include getting out of debt, investing, budgeting basics, etc.
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
This unit from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis is kindergarten unit designed to the interplay between personal finance, language arts, and math.
MoneyTeach
MoneyTeach is a resource center where K-12 educators can search and select from a variety of personal finance lesson plans, course guides and other financial education materials. Educators new to teaching personal finance can jump start their lesson planning by learning from experienced peers who share their insights and best practices in regards to specific lessons and activities. Check it out here.
New Video Resources
Jump$tart Conference
Iowa Jump$tart's 18th annual conference for personal financial literacy will be June 28-29, 2018, at the FAA Enrichment Center in Ankeny. This key event – designed especially for Iowa K-12 teachers – helps attendees connect with the materials, people and resources for understanding and teaching financial literacy. Watch the Iowa Jump$tart website for more details to come! Check out more information here.
Council on Economic Education Webinars
Webinar Topic: Cryptocurrency
- Date & Time: May 15 at 7 pm EST
- Cost: Free
- Presenter: Tawni Hunt Ferrarini, Plaster Professor of Economic Education, Lindenwood University, St. Charles, MO
- Register >>>
Since the creation of Bitcoin in 2009, the number of cryptocurrencies has increased, their use has spread, and popular attention is swirling around the cryptocurrency market. Join this webinar to identify ways to bring a discussion of cryptocurrency into your classrooms. Topics include: alternative money, the three functions of stable money, transaction costs, and economic growth. Go here to see the full list of webinars.
High School Financial Planning Program® (HSFPP) and Instructor Training Coming in 2018
Announcing 2018 regional ISU Extension & Outreach training for Middle-School/High School instructor workshops providing a fully developed, award winning curriculum that has been lab tested, providing noncommercial, and unbiased personal finance curriculum. The national free turnkey financial literacy program specifically focuses on basic personal finance skills relevant to the lives of teens in Grades 8-12.
Trained Instructors receive HSFPP® ‘Instructor Starter Kits’ with lesson plans, visual aids, assessments and handouts for each module. Web-based extended learning experiences, student learning plans, PowerPoint presentations and performance assessments taught at the training support the foundational lesson content.
The six modules of the High School Financial Planning Program include:
1. Money Management: Control Your Cash Flow
2. Borrowing: Use-Don’t Abuse
3. Earning Power: More Than a Paycheck
4. Investing: Money Working for You
5. Financial Services: Care for Your Cash
6. Insurance: Protect What You Have
To learn more visit: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/humansciences/high-school-financial-planning
Financial and Economic Education Conference
The 2018 Council on Economic Education conference will take place in Atlanta, GA, Oct. 5-6, 2018. Get new ideas, resources and methods from thought leaders, innovators and your peers to help you integrate personal finance and economics in your classes. Register. Enter code EARLYBIRD at checkout to receive 10% off your registration. Offer expires 05/1/2018.
Stefanie Rosenberg Wager
Social Studies Consultant
21st Century Skills- Civic and Financial Literacy
Iowa Department of Education
Grimes State Office Building
400 E. 14th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319
Phone: 515-725-7842
Cell: 515-419-2876
Fax: 515-242-5988
Email: stefanie.wager@iowa.gov
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