As my colleague in Illinois stated, this is an important time to remember Maslow before Bloom. In other words keep in mind the social-emotional needs of your students and yourself first and then think about how to meet student learning needs. Some other things to keep in mind as you are preparing to support student learning during this time:
- Focus on what works best for YOUR students based on age, content, and technology access.
- Create asynchronous learning experiences
- Less is more for quantity of assignments and instruction
- Offer a variety of options and experiences to allow for personalization of the learning
- Specify expectations for students and parents
- Be empathetic and flexible to the circumstances
- Communicate consistently
- Become familiar with the technology and tools needed to participate in the work
- Schedule online “office hours”
- Encourage collaboration among your students
The Iowa Department of Education has created a specific webpage dedicated to COVID-19 resources. You can view the general webpage here and financial literacy specific resources here.
Additional general resources include:
Junior Achievement Biz Town Summer Camp
When: June 8-11, June 22-25 & July 6-9
Where: JA of Central Iowa
Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Parents and caregivers, are you looking forward to summer days, where the kids aren't cooped up inside?
Be sure to register for our popular JA BizTown Summer Camp before all spots are filled! Go here for more information.
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Next Gen Personal Finance Releases Middle School Modules
Next Gen Personal Finance is working on creating a series of nine units specifically targeted at middle school financial literacy. They have already released two units- Consumer Skills and Saving. You can view the course map here, which includes links to these two units.
Next Gen Personal Finance
Next Gen Personal Finance is offering several webinars, virtual PD camps, etc. to support financial literacy teaching and learning. You can view the full list here.
finEdge Summer Workshop
Come spend two days with fellow educators engaging in professional development sessions facilitated by finEDge authors and UChicago Financial Education Initiative staff and field test teachers. The conference is free for participants and travel/accommodations will be reimbursed. Breakfast and lunch will be provided daily. Find out more information and register here.
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