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On-Demand Webinar

Investing Games for Personal Finance

Time: 60 mins,
Presenter: Alex Lamon
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Objective

In this webinar teachers will be able to:

  • Experience simulations and activities related to investing
  • Discuss best practices for implementing simulations
  • Incorporate games and simulations into their investing units, enhancing student engagement and understanding of personal finance

Standards

State Standards

Concepts

Risk and Return, Saving

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Description

Games and simulations are fun ways to approach one of the hardest topics to teach in personal finance: investing. This session is a toolbox based session where teachers will be presented with games and activities that are ready to be used in their investing units.

Resources

Subjects:
Personal Finance

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