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Teaching Financial Education Today
Legislation, Learning Styles & the HSFPP ®
The Teaching Financial Education Today workshop was held at 12 Minnesota locations throughout June 2010. The workshop provided details on the new Credit Card Act and research-based information on teaching, decision-making and learning styles. It also addressed how to apply this information within the NEFE High School Financial Planning Program® (HSFPP).
See the evaluation (74 K PDF) or a summary (1.2 M PDF)of this workshop.
The following resources were provided during the Teaching Financial Education Today workshop.
Introduction Resources
- Credit Union Listing (40 K PDF) – List of credit union staff interested in connecting with schools, as compiled by the Minnesota Family Involvement Council.
- University of Minnesota Extension Center for Family Development Resource List (web site)
- Ordering NEFE HSFPP Materials (87 K PDF)
- Bookmark Template (1.4 MB PDF)
Learning Styles/Multiple Intelligences & Teaching Strategies Resources
- Be On the Ball with Your Finances Activity Instructions (164 K PDF)
- Dollar Works 2: How People Learn (143 K PDF)
- Big Board Facts Games
- Target Activity Instructions (128 K PDF)
- Money Quote Puzzle Activity Instructions (163 K PDF)
- M & M’s Activity Instructions (249 K PDF)
- My Destiny Game
- Teaching Outline for My Destiny: Keeping Track of Your Spending and Savings (108 K PDF)
- My Destiny Worksheet (154 K PDF)
- My Destiny Worksheet: Teacher's Guide (148 K PDF)
- My Destiny Name Labels (for Folders) (32 K PDF)
- My Destiny Cards: Side 1 (194 K PDF)
- My Destiny Cards: Side 2 (76 K PDF)
- Opening Balance Amount Cards (13 K PDF)
New Credit Card Regulation Resources
- Credit Card Legislation Lesson Plan - (580 K PDF)
- Puzzles for the Federal Reserve Board Resources (307 K PDF)
- Federal Reserve Board Resources (87 K PDF)
- 5 Tips for Getting the Most from Your Credit Card (854 K PDF)
- 5 Tips for Improving Your Credit Score (107 K PDF)
- What You Need to Know: New Credit Card Rules (web site)
- What You Need to Know: New Overdraft Rules for Debit and ATM Cards (web site)
Decision Making Resources
- 4-H Consumer Decision Making Classes (web site)
- Multidimensional Approach to Teen Risk Taking (303 K PDF) – Resources & Take Home Messages
- Shopping Card Incentive (42 K PDF)
More Information
For more information on these workshop resources, contact Sara Croymans (croym001@umn.edu; 320-589-1711).
