Grade 9-12
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On-Demand Webinar

On Demand Thursdays: Podcasts and Money Habits

Time: 60 mins,
Presenter: Doug Young
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Objective

Teachers will be able to:  

  • Teach money management skills through podcasts, websites, and other resources.  
  • Help students find topics about economics and personal finance that relate to them. 
  • Help create a more constructivist, activist environment. 
  • Create lessons, inquiries or projects which stress “hard content” and soft “presentation” skills. 

Standards

State Standards

Concepts

Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Money, Technology

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In this personal finance webinar, teachers will learn how to use money management skills through podcasts and resources. 

Description

Podcasts can be a very successful and fun teaching method for introducing current events and topics aligned to a student’s personal interests.

Podcasts can also integrate the critical thinking, problem-solving, collaboration and communication skills needed in today’s world through various styles of formative and summative assessments.

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