Shark Tank: Turn your economics class into a real world environment with your own “Shark Tank” competition. The sharks in this workshop simulation are the students themselves who have limited resources to satisfy the unlimited wants of their entrepreneurial classmates. Teach about economic choices, assessing the economy and business concepts of the real world. Business plans, power points, and elevator clips to gain funds for their ventures will be created and presented. Videos, rubrics and evaluation sheets will be provided.  For Grades 6-12. $10 Registration fee includes breakfast, curriculum and 3.5 hours of professional development.

 Workshop Date: Friday, February 26, 2016, 8:00am-11:30am

 

Schemes and Scams: The credit industry, like any other industry, has a few people who operate on the edge.  Some of these people are flat-out thieves. Others operate businesses that, while completely legal, can put people who are already in financial trouble into positions from which they will find it even more difficult to recover. Not all financial scams and schemes involve credit. Some deal with investments and jobs.  They appeal to your desire to make a bundle of cash overnight. This curriculum correlates with the Arizona Career and College Readiness standards and prepares your students for the real world.  For Grades 6-12 $10 Registration fee includes lunch, curriculum and 3 hours of professional development.

Workshop Date: Friday, February 26, 2016, 12:30pm-3:30pm, Phoenix

Math in the Real World: How many times have your students asked you, “When am I going to use this in real life?”  In this workshop, we will introduce you to several resources that will help you relate math and personal finance lessons to real issues facing your students.  Math in the Real World brings together the expertise of math teachers and economics teachers to create interdisciplinary lessons that teach important personal finance and economic concepts in the context of math lessons. The curriculum has also been used successfully by some special education teachers. For Grades 6-12 $10 Registration fee includes dinner, curriculum and 3 hours of professional development.

 

The Hidden Costs and Benefits of College: With college loan debt now exceeding credit card debt and the number of Americans filing for bankruptcy almost equaling the number of students graduating from college, this is a real world financial literacy lesson aligned with the Arizona Career and College Readiness standards. What are the college costs besides tuition, books, supplies, room and board when budgeting? Do your students understand the differences between a grant, scholarship or loan and the requirements of each?  What about the student-debt dilemma, the six payback options, forgiveness, forbearance and deferments?  For Grades 6-12 $10 Registration fee includes breakfast, curriculum and 3.5 hours of professional development.

Workshop Date: Saturday, February 27, 2016, 8:00am-11:30am

Adapting Board Games and Simulations to Teach Economics and Personal Finance: Teachers in an informal setting will learn new ways to teach and explain basic economics and personal finance concepts by playing Monopoly, Life, Awesome Island, Budget Challenge, Mogul, Budget Hero and Lookout Out Wall Street. These games can be a fun way to teach both economics and personal finance concepts in your class. They are also great for differentiating the curriculum where all kids can play, learn, be assessed and have fun!  For Grades 6-12 $10 Registration includes lunch, curriculum and 3.5 hours of professional development.

Workshop Date: Saturday, February 27, 2016, 12:30pm-4:00pm