Trending headlines and viral sensations get students’ attention — and often hold financial lessons! Hot topics like March Madness or Tesla protests provide opportunities to make personal finance accessible and relevant to all learners. Share your students’ interests, and we’ll find the financial side!
Hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond November 12, 2025 2:30 PM-5:00 PM Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond 701 E Byrd Street Richmond, VA 23219 Or Zoom Small businesses are on the front lines of the economy every day, and their experiences and challenges can provide crucial insights into the bigger economic picture. The Federal Reserve […]
Virtual Event for Stock Market Game Teachers presented by MCEE & VCEE Join award-winning educator Kim Holder, Managing Director of the Center for Economic Education and the Center for Reflective Citizenry at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, and her co-author Lorenzo Almada for an engaging one-hour webinar designed for teachers who use the Stock Market […]
By the end of this webinar, teachers will be able to: Identify and explain how producers and consumers interact using Earl & Starla Get New Hats as a literacy anchor text. Integrate economics standards with ELA through engaging activities that highlight decision-making, trade, and consumer choices.
Teachers will: Access 25 hours of curated Economic videos, grouped by topic & time length. Explore strategies on how to use the topics, from writing assignments of various lengths to Socratic Seminars and structured discussions.
Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services have rapidly grown in popularity—nearly one in four Americans reported using one in the past year, according to a July study from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA). The study also found that BNPL users are more likely to engage in other costly financial behaviors, such as carrying credit […]
Teachers will be able to: Create formative assessments and interactive lessons using Wayground (formerly Quizizz). Analyze the data in Wayground in order to make adjustments to their teaching.
Teachers will be able to: Identify pop culture trends and events connected to personal finance and economic concepts such as consumer behavior, scarcity, and marketing influence Use discussion prompts and classroom activities featuring pop culture examples to help students recognize financial decision-making in everyday life.
If students test in the Fall window, they CANNOT test again in the Spring window,.
Presented by Caitlin Willson, Senior Economic Education Specialist, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond – Baltimore Branch Date and Time: January 8, 2026, 7:00 pm Bring economics and personal finance to life in your classroom with dynamic visual resources from the Federal Reserve! The Federal Reserve offers a wide range of infographics that make complex topics—such as budgeting, […]