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 Ep 24: Urgency and Perspective: Ms. Josephine Urso Play Now | Download (1451)

Join us for a vibrant interview with an experienced New York City teacher and administrator. Josephine Urso provides grounding and insightful examples of how financial literacy is incorporated into school curriculum, rather than isolated projects or after school programs. Deep insights offered as Kathy and Mark debrief on the interview and how teachers and schools can use this information to refine current and develop new financial literacy programs and connections.

Recommendations for Teacher and School Action

Benefit from an experienced perspective about urgency and recommendations for infusing financial literacy in the curriculum.

Resources in this Episode

• If you are working on bringing financial literacy into your curriculum be sure to visit
  • Prior 22 episodes mentioned the archive has resources, curriculum and other interviews

• Fin lit standards based lesson plans linked at Practical Money Guides for Life

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Listener Submission:  

• IRS – Understanding Taxes
  • http://www.irs.gov/app/understandingTaxes/index.jsp

If you go into the teachers part there is an excellent series of lessons on taxes that include why pay taxes, the history of taxes and the nuts and bolts of how to pay taxes.

Check out the stuff on the bottom of the following url http://www.irs.gov/app/understandingTaxes/teacher/whys.jsp

Submitted by listener and teacher:
John Kalnberg, teacher, Sage Day School, Rochelle Park, NJ.

 

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 Ep 24: Urgency and Perspective: Ms. Josephine Urso Play Now | Download (1451)