Transcript Teacher Training

2008 Personal Financial
Literacy Survey
High School Performance Trends
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TEENS SPENT
$179 BILLION DOLLARS
ON PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
IN 2006
58%
OF TEENS
OBTAIN MONEY
FROM THEIR
PARENTS
AS A SOURCE
OF INCOME
New Hampshire
Curriculum:
June 2006, the New Hampshire State Board of Education
approved the revised NH Curriculum Frameworks in
Science and Social Studies to include the grade level
expectations for grades K-8 and grade span expectations
for high schools.
Curriculum:
Ed 306.27(m) identifies 20 credits required for graduation,
to include ½ credit of Economics. The revised NH
Curriculum Frameworks standard SS:EC:6 specifies that
Students will be able to explain the importance of money
management, spending credit, saving, and investing in a
free market economy.
Status Description:
Personal Finance Education provided within Social
Studies/Economics Content Standards Required for High
School
WHAT IS MoneySKILL®?
• On-line, interactive
course
• High School junior
and seniors
• Teaches personal
finance concepts
 Income
 Expenses
 Assets
 Liabilities
 Risk Management
IT’S FREE!
LIFETIME SIMULATION
 AGE
• Start working
• Married
• Purchase home
• Retirement
 BUDGET
• Housing/Utilities
• Food
• Transportation
• Insurance
• Entertainment
HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO COMPLETE?
 20-40 minutes a module
 12-24 hours for all 34 modules
HOW IS IT INTERESTING TO STUDENTS?
 Follows storyline of 3 high school students
– Andrew, Maria, and Jamie
HOW CAN I USE MoneySKILL®?
• Designed to be used in
business, economics,
math, social studies or
personal finance
• Homework, project
outside class or during
class as a group
• No formal training
needed
• Entirely web-based
 Pre- and Post-tests
 Modules
 Life Simulation
 Grade book
Changes to Course
 Select specific modules and
order for study
 Duplicate modules used in
previous class
 Student retake a module
 Import class roster easier
 Gradebook shows modules
selected
 View student answers to
questions
Student Changes
Easier to read
List of modules to
complete
Score for each
module and
average score for
modules
completed
Online survey
Annual Online Teacher Survey
• Taught in Personal Finance,
Business, Economics, Math and
Social Studies.
• 25 percent of the class grade
• Curriculum – Very Good to Excellent
• Technology – Very Good to Excellent
• Student Reaction – Very Good to
Excellent
• 98 percent teachers would use again
WHAT ARE THE COMPUTER
REQUIREMENTS?
 Interface with PC or Mac
 Microsoft Internet Explorer
version 6 or higher
 Macromedia Flash Player
version 8 or higher
 Adobe Acrobat Reader
 Broadband Internet
Connection
All can be downloaded
FREE OF CHARGE!
www.moneyskill.org
Phone: 202-466-8611
Contact Person: Susie Irvine