Episode 7 TV411- Managing Your Money- Curriculum Options
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Dr. Kathy King and Mark critical issues in Managing your Money on the personal, local, national and global scope. From
rising fuel and food costs, to food riots. How do they interconnect? Then down to the educational connections. Kathy delivers a sample copy of TV411 Financial Literacy curriculum. You get and inside view of the depth of the material and how it can be used. Please note this curriculum was chosen for review because of the high caliber of TV411 in the public education field. This program is not endorsing the product, nor do we receive benefit from any purchase. Tune in for a vibrant episode that covers the ground of global events, to how do we help students of all ages navigate their financial lives.Curriculum Options TV411 Financial Literacy “Minding Your Money”
- Produced by KET (PBS television network in Kentucky)
- http://www.ketadultlearning.org/adult/tv411_kits.htm
- Regarding use in school: the site says “More than half the states in the U.S. have licenses for one or more series — with great discounts! Call 800.354.9067 to find out if your state is one of those”
Abundant additional web-based materials from KET and TV411
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Managing your money-related articles
- Examples:
- Financial Management
- Tax Tip
- Playing the lottery: What does it cost you?
- Many additional Math lessons
- TV411 FINANCIAL LITERACY KIT (Description for TV411)
By teaching how to track and control spending, save money, shop, and use credit responsibly, this kit helps learners achieve their financial goals.
Six units:
* What’s on the Stub? Understanding Your Paycheck
* Reading the Fine Print: Don’t Be Fooled
* Rent-to-Own: Is It Really a Deal?
* Wise Decisions: Selecting and Using Credit Cards
* Getting on Track: Making a Budget
* A Home of Your Own: From Dream to Reality
NYACCE New York Association of Continuing/Community Education
Conference where Dr King learned of TV411 curriculum
Special thank you to Tony Buttino, of Buttino Bunch Media, for loaning us the kit for review from his inventory at !
Articles discussed in this episode:
Rice and Wrong, Food Costs Flummox
Article at The Street.com by Suzanne Barlyn
Excerpt for the article: Food prices are igniting riots in developing countries — and quietly claiming a chunk of my family’s bottom line. Record rice and wheat prices were clearly reflected in my family’s recent $350 grocery bill for mostly grain-based and dairy products. The continuing global agricultural crisis has obviously ensnared my local community and probably many others.
Inflation Calculators -
A few examples of the may available on the web
- NASA’s Inflation calculators http://cost.jsc.nasa.gov/inflate.html
- This site has a list of many but also includes such highly technical ones as
- Consumer price index (CPI) inflation calculator http://cost.jsc.nasa.gov/inflateCPI.html
- Employment cost index inflation calculator http://cost.jsc.nasa.gov/inflation/eci/inflateECI.html
- GDP Deflator inflation calculator http://cost.jsc.nasa.gov/inflateGDP.html
Still more!
- The inflation calculator: http://www.westegg.com/inflation/
- Money Chimp Inflation calculator-
www.moneychimp.com/articles/econ/inflation_calculator.htm
- provides some concise explanation of how it s tied to Bureau of Labor Stats and Feds.
- Cost of living calculator -comparisons http://www.bestplaces.net/col/
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