Money Savvy U - 6th, 7th & 8th Grade
DFI is recruiting 212 sixth, seventh and/or eighth grade classrooms across the state of Washington to teach the Money Savvy U financial literacy curriculum .
DFI is also offering free teacher training available via webcast that will be accessible to participating teachers 24/7 during the 2007/2008 school year.
Don't miss this free opportunity to educate your students!
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More About Money Savvy U
Money Savvy U is the perfect complement to any economics, consumer education, business education or personal finance class. Designed to engage young teens in grades 6-10, the classroom presentation material generates interesting classroom discussions. Each of the five scripted lessons requires approximately 20 to 40 minutes of classroom time, including discussions.
Instructor materials consist of a scripted, animated PowerPoint presentation on CD-ROM.
Students learn to build sound money management habits by practicing with the Cash Cache Personal Finance Organizer.
6th, 7th, and/or 8th Grade Lesson Plan
Total teaching time required: 3 hrs. Pre-requisite: None.
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Lessons:
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What Is Being Asked Of Teachers?
- Register for the initiative
- Accept the free curriculum materials and view the webcast training video
- Administer a 10-question pre-instruction assessment test to the students
- Teach the curriculum during the 2007/2008 school year (3 hours of classroom time)
- Administer a 10-question post-instruction assessment test to the students
- Distribute an 8-question parent survey to the students' parents
- Return assessment tests and parent surveys to Money Savvy Generation
More Information
For more information contact Lyn Iverson at the Department of Financial Institutions (telephone 360-902-8731; email liverson@dfi.wa.gov) or Michael Beacham at Money Savvy Generation (telephone 847-234-9477 x202; email mlb@msgen.com)
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