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Small Change: Building Financial Security Course Offered to Iowa Educators
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, in partnership with ISEA, are offering several workshops to support educator's personal financial management knowledge, skills, and confidence with "small changes". The course also addresses how to prepare yourself to address financial literacy in the classroom. License renewal credit is available. For more information and to sign up, go here. Upcoming course dates include:
- January 10th Denver, IA
- January 17th Des Moines, IA
- January 26th- Burlington, IA
- January 26th- Webster City, IA
- January 29th- Bettendorf, IA
- February 5th- Cedar Rapids, IA
- February 6th- Fort Dodge, IA
Everfi Releases Report on Financial Capability
Everfi recently released this report which outlines how young adults feel about their financial education, especially as it relates to higher education.
New Financial Literacy Content from AEA Student Personalized Learning System
AEA Learning Online has released a series of modules to help support 9-12 students learn financial literacy through the 21st century skills standards in financial literacy. Check out the modules here.
Scholarship Offers 30 Iowa Students $2,000 for College
Iowa high school seniors are eligible to enter the Iowa Financial Know-How Challenge: Senior Scholarship sponsored by Iowa Student Loan. The scholarship program awards a $2,000 college scholarship to each of 30 recipients and provides corresponding $250 awards to each recipient’s high school.
Your students may register and read complete rules at www.IowaStudentLoan.org/Enter now through Feb. 22, 2019. To qualify for consideration, students will follow emailed instructions to complete two online college planning and financing tools and a related assessment. The 30 students with the highest scores on the assessment or on a tie-breaker element if needed will receive a $2,000 scholarship.
Registered students also receive additional college planning information tips via email during the registration period. Educators may visit www.IowaStudentLoan.org/Promote to download promotional materials for this program as well as upcoming award programs sponsored by Iowa Student Loan. Direct questions to scholarship@studentloan.org.
Summer Financial Institute for Students
Applications are now open for high school students to apply for the Greenwood Project summer financial institute. Find out more information here.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Resources
Next Gen Personal Finance Resources
Other Resources
TS Institute Upcoming Webinars to Support New Standards
Council for Economic Education Webinars
Check out this extensive list of free webinars from the Council for Economic Education. The topics range from using picture books to teach economics to entrepreneurship.
FinCamp Des Moines Teacher Workshop
Next Gen Personal Finance is putting on an all-day workshop for Iowa teachers on April 12, 2019. The workshop will take place at the Des Moines Marriott from 8 AM-3:30 PM. Sub reimbursements are available and a limited number of hotel vouches for teachers traveling over 100 miles to attend. Go here for more information.
Stefanie Rosenberg Wager
Social Studies Consultant
21st Century Skills- Civic and Financial Literacy
World Languages
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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