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VERMONT FINANCIAL EDUCATION RESOURCE CLEARINGHOUSE

This ever-growing resource base identifies those financial education classes, activities and materials available to Vermonters in their local area. More...

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Is your class or community group interested in learning more about personal money management topics? If you can't identify a resource from the clearinghouse above, contact the State Treasurer's Office and we will try to connect you with a local instructor.

Teacher & Community Resources

Teaching personal money management skills is becoming more important in today's increasingly complex economy. Skills like drafting and following a spending plan; saving for the future; managing personal credit; and understanding basic investment practices are important to building a financial foundation that supports the lives of individuals and families. Too often we assume people can acquire these skills just by observing others.

If you are an educator or community member involved in financial education, you are to be congratulated on your efforts. Like driving a car, you don't learn how to safely drive without instruction on how to operate the vehicle and practice driving it down the road. The instruction you provide plays a key role in helping those you work with attain a skill level that would be more difficult to reach without practical financial education.

The items listed on this page are meant to provide information to educators seeking financial education resources; speakers for community groups looking for qualified individuals to address their organizations; and a network of financial literacy resources for anyone trying to identify classes and materials that will further financial education in Vermont.

 

Resource Links for Teachers

There's a wide variety of materials available on-line for educators. Visit these links for more details.

Federal Reserve Teacher Education Resources

Highlights from this resource link include a DVD and student activities on how the Fed manages the nation's money supply; an inflation calculator that lets students see the changing value of a dollar; and a variety of games that teach economic principles.

National Council on Economic Education

NCEE is a nationwide network that promotes economic literacy with students and their teachers. The council charges for some of its educational products, but also offers some resources to teachers for free. At this resource link, view more than 500 free lesson plans for students mainly in grades 6-12. There are also a few lessons plan for students grade 3-5.

NEFE High School Financial Planning Program

The seven-unit curriculum provides educators with a 120-page student workbook, step-by-step teaching plan, materials list and dynamic PowerPoint presentation visuals. The recently updated material is interactive and written and designed for teens. The program is provided to schools and organizations at no cost.

Stock Market Game

Starting with a virtual cash account of $100,000, students work in teams to strive to create the best-performing portfolio using a live trading simulation. SMG is the only market simulation that is endorsed by the New York Stock Exchange and is correlated to voluntary national and state standards in math, economics, business education, English, language arts, family and consumer sciences, technology and social studies. It is run by a non-profit foundation that does not accept advertising products in delivering this program. Vermont teachers and students may participate in the game for free.

U.S. Mint

A variety of classroom activities for students K-12. Highlighted materials include games for very young students on coins and related math skills; math problem-solving activities for older elementary-age children; and lesson plans for teens on currency and the monetary system.

Vermont Jump$tart Coalition

Jump$tart offers a variety of resources to teachers. At this resource link you may obtain a teacher's guide, PowerPoint presentation, and 16-page student guide on "The ABC's of Credit Card Finance" by the Center for Student Credit Card Education. Also, note the clearinghouse tab at the top of the page to search for additional resources.