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Ep 25: A Fin Lit Finale (for now)

April 23, 2009 By: admin Category: Dan Rabuzzi, Educational programs, Federal Reserve, Phyllis Frankfort, bank accounts, budgets, business, calculators, charity, cost of living, curriculum, entrepreneurship, games, giving, globalization, mortgages, resources, retirement, student outcomes, taxes, teacher perspectives No Comments →


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From the vantage point of over 1 year of research, interviews and analysis of personal financial literacy for k-12 and adult education,  Kathy and Mark step back and provide an episode of reflection, high points and next steps. You are invited to join us for this “green room” debriefing as your Talking Financial Literacy Podcast co-hosts discuss such questions as :

  • What were their surprises as they wrap up the first segment of the series?
  • How can teachers best make use of the series?
  • What needs and gaps did they uncover in the journey of exploring financial literacy resources?
  • How has our world of economics and politics transformed during this 12-16 months?
  • What could a sequel series of segments offer?

This episode becomes a fun, quick-paced recap of great resources, highlights and packs in more surprises for our listeners, both new and returning! Join us for this  comprehensive episode.

 Continuing the global conversation about personal

financial literacy for educators on

Talking Financial Literacy Podcast

 

Resources discussed in this episode:MarkandKathy Mark and Kathy cohosts of Talking Financial Literacy

  • Our archive of illustrious guests and episodes     
    • Convenient: Available on demand:  24/7
    • Portable: Take use with you via MP3 player, iPod, cell phone or CD
    • Flexible: Use for teacher PD, student enrichment, parent and adult education classes
  • We express a special thanks to the McGraw-Hill Companies who have so graciously sponsored this first round of the series as a philanthropic effort. Thank you for offering such a rich resource for teachers, students, community and parents.  ~~ Kathy & Mark
  • We expect to be providing some more resources on this topic in the near future based on discussions with potential supporters. ~~ Kathy & Mark
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Ep 23: Financial Literacy – A Patchwork Quilt of Opportunity: Beth Pellar Interview

March 12, 2009 By: admin Category: Beth Pellar, Educational programs, bank accounts, bankruptcy, business, games, investments, resources, stock market, student outcomes, teacher perspectives No Comments →


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This episode features an interview with Ms. Beth Peller, Former Local Instructional Superintendent, New York City Department of Education. Beth Peller retired a year or two back from a very successful career with the New York City Department of Education. Over several decades she served the Department in a variety of capacities. After starting as a classroom teacher, she was tapped

to become a citywide Staff Developer for the Central Office. She moved on to become Head of Literacy for Community School District #15 in Brooklyn for a while and then served as a Language Arts Specialist in the Office of Performance Standards, a part of the central organization’s Division of Instructional Support. Finally, she served as a Local Instructional Superintendent until retiring. Speaking with the benefit of deep experience in the field of education, Beth shares some informed insights about the challenge of Financial Literacy Education.

 

Articles and resources discussed in this episode.

• U.S. teenagers lack financial literacy
http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/2006-04-05-literatcy_x.htm

• Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Journalstockmarktgame
http://www.minneapolisfed.org/research/list_by_topic.cfm?tid=18&sid=2&page7

• Stock Market Game

• Using the Stock Market Game in Twelve Easy Steps!

• Federal Reserve of Education
http://www.federalreserveeducation.org/FRED/?CFID=3751987&CFTOKEN=90095477

 

Continuing the global conversation about personal

financial literacy for educators on

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Resources discussed in this episode:

  • Our archive of guests and episodes provides top notch learning and support which is 
    • Convenient: Available “on demand”: 24/7
    • Portable: Take use with you via MP3 player, iPod, cell phone or CD
    • Flexible: Use for teacher PD, student enrichment, parent and adult education classes

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Ep 16 Indy Kids -Learning Personal Finance from Global News

December 16, 2008 By: admin Category: Educational programs, business, calculators, cost of living, curriculum, globalization, loans, resources, student outcomes, teacher perspectives No Comments →



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One-Of-A-Kind Episode!  indykidsJoin us for a one-of-a-kind episode: creating meaningful financial literacy lessons from the global news. Mark finds terrific resources for building creative and powerful lessons about global economics and world hunger through youth based materials, news articles and video reports on the web. Listen in for the compelling experience of a 21st century teacher developing meaning and learning experiences.This is a vibrant illustration of how educators can incorporate critical current events, financial literacy and digital media into active classroom activities. Join us for a journey into what drives food markets, food shortages and pricing. A truly interdisciplinary lesson = literacy, social studies, politics, economics, ethics, values, social responsibility.. oh yes financial literacy!

Resources and Articles

Food Prices
• Hunger & Riots as Food Prices Soar (cover story)

“Riots, instability spread as food prices skyrocket” (article)

• Why Does Food Cost More? Article North Coast Journal

• Rising food prices take a bigger paycheck bite:

Speculation

• “Speculation and World Food Markets”

Free Trade

• Free Trade Leaves World Food in Grip of Global Giants

• Hoarding Nations Drive Food Costs Ever Higher

Bio Fuels

• AS GLOBAL FOOD COSTS RISE, ARE BIOFUELS TO BLAME?

Hardy Plant May Ease Biofuels’ Burden on Food Costs

Jatropha -

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Episode 10 Is the National Debt Personal Financial?

September 24, 2008 By: admin Category: Educational programs, bank accounts, budgets, calculators, cost of living, curriculum, games, resources No Comments →



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 Join us for an episode about connecting current financial issues to financial literacy.

PerotChartslogo

Now for something very different as Mark and Kathy consider the recommendations made by Ross Perot to re-examine the national debt. How could it be this statesman is guiding us to financial literacy education?

In this episode Mark and Kathy discuss the National debt as a basis for financial literacy education. The Ross Perot Charts site offers abundant resources for information, education and critical analysis of how government economics impacts personal finance. http://perotcharts.com/

“The cowards never started, the weak died on the way, and the courageous survived.” Pioneer’s Creed

“We need action this day”

- Winston Churchill

 Resources

Babylon Today -National Debt Clock

http://www.babylontoday.com/national_debt_clock.htm

Zfacts.com

http://zfacts.com/p/461.html

 

Webquest on Democracy and National Debt

Look at Who’s Footing the Bill!

 http://www.kn.att.com/wired/democracy/debtquest.html

 

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Episode 9-Youth and Entrepreneurship Interview with Dan Rabuzzi (Part2)

September 22, 2008 By: admin Category: Dan Rabuzzi, Educational programs, Federal Reserve, business, entrepreneurship, interviews, resources, student outcomes 1 Comment →

 
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Youth and Entrepreneurship Interview with Dan Rabuzzi

  NFTE Video

NFTE 2007 Marketing Video

Join us for the second part of this informative and inspiring episode with Dan Rubuzzi, of NFTE. In this episode Dan continues to shareg his considerable experience and expert perspective on the current state of financial literacy learning, needs, and resources. You will gain much from these practical examples, resources and ideas you hear!

In addition, Mark and Kathy discuss some critical news items and resources to round out a rich episode to assist and guide educators, students and learners of all ages advance their understanding and mastery of personal financial literacy, and in this case entrepreneurship!


Global discussion of the ever changing needs emerging from the world of personal finance

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Lead Article

Pretend money may produce real academic gains
Students at a Washington, D.C., KIPP charter school earn pretend paychecks for completing homework, behaving well and improving academically and can trade the fake dollars for small items at the school store, like pens and pencil cases, or exchange it for rewards like being allowed to wear casual clothes on Fridays. The rewards motivate the children initially and help them develop better study habits; eventually, however, success becomes its own reward, say the program’s backers, such as principal Sarah Hayes of KEY Academy, which now sports some of D.C.’s top test scores despite its population of low-income, disadvantaged students. National Public Radio/Associated Press (6/13)

Resources

ZEROMILLION- Many articles here

The Evolution of a Young Entreprenuer2008-05-01 Ryan P Allis
Do You Have What It Takes?

2008-03-25 Ryan P Allis
Assimilation Into Organizational Communication

2006-05-04 Christin Gulick
Life Lessons For Young Entreprenurs

2005-06-17 Gary Drumm
5 Keys to Breaking Into Entrepreneurship

2005-05-12 Leigh Goldberg
Following the Way of the Entrepreneur

2005-03-30 James Coombs
Climbing Out of Your Comfort Zone

2005-03-21 Leigh Goldberg
ETC………………………

Teen Business Link from SBA

Raising Entrepreneurs

Teaching Kids About Money and Business

Good blog with post in the following categories:

o Business Concepts
o business Ideas
o Mindset
o News
o Parenting
o Personal Finance
o Schooling
o Teaching Ideas
o Young Entrepreneurs

So you get a variety of discussion perspectives on the above from interested individuals…

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Episode 7 TV411- Managing Your Money- Curriculum Options

September 16, 2008 By: drkpking Category: Educational programs, bank accounts, budgets, calculators, cost of living, credit scores, curriculum, games, globalization, loans, mortgages, resources No Comments →


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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

    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

Still more!

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Episode 6 Entrepreneurship is “Nifty” aka NFTE -Interview with Dan Rabuzzi

July 01, 2008 By: admin Category: Dan Rabuzzi, Educational programs, bank accounts, budgets, calculators, globalization, interviews, loans, resources, student outcomes 1 Comment →


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Kathy and Mark share insights and resources on the topic of using entrepreneurship as a focus for student financial literacy. The centerpiece of this episode is Part 1 of an interview with Dan Rabuzzi NFTE, national program director for NFTE (The National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship). This compelling interview provides valuable insight into the power of using this model with students as they take the CEO seat and realize the details and reality of finance. In our changing world careers are very different and many students will in fact be small business managers, consultants or CEOs. Therefore this knowledge and exposure needs to expanded beyond our business classes and CTE programs solely. NFTE is a great model of a program that works.Added to this exciting interview, Mark and Kathy also provide an article to kick off the episode and  new media resources which will help your students dialogue with others on the topic of financial literacy and entrepreneurship. Growing their global perspective, building their understanding of personal finance, enabling students to create content- all empowering principles for our classrooms.

 

Join us for this exciting episode as we explore the global realm

of personal finance for financial literacy education.

Lead News Article

“Students learn to create, not find, jobs”
http://www.cnn.com/2003/EDUCATION/02/14/student.entrepreneur.ap/index.html

Report: Many Indiana students poorly prepared to manage money
Six of ten Indiana high-school students failed a national money-management survey, and about the same number say they learned everything they know about the topic at home, according to a new Indiana Youth Institute report. Schools would do well to instruct students on money management, helping them to distinguish between wants and needs and the proper use of debit cards, said Lena Yarian, president of Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana. The Journal Gazette (Fort Wayne, Ind.) (6/2)

Resources

Young Entrepreneur

Discussion forums for younger entrepreneurs http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/

and BLOG http://www.youngentrepreneur.com/blog/

Retire at 21
http://www.retireat21.com/top-young-entrepreneurs/

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Episode 4 Words from the W!SE: Interview with Phyllis Frankfort

June 24, 2008 By: admin Category: Educational programs, Phyllis Frankfort, budgets, credit scores, curriculum, globalization, interviews, loans, resources, student outcomes, teacher perspectives No Comments →

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Reflections on Mark’s interview with Phyllis Frankfort, founder and director of W!SE ( http://www.wise-ny.org ) a pioneering and powerful organization for financial literacy education. Under her leadership W!SE programs reach more than 20,000 students each year including the development of a financial literacy certification. Join us as we hear the inspiring story of how she conceived, developed, and launched this program which has made a great impact in financial literacy education in schools.

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Working In Support of Education (w!se) is an educational nonprofit dedicated to providing educational support services nationwide, building financial literacy, fostering business and social entrepreneurship, and preparing students for college and the global workplace.

The w!se family of innovative programs positively affects the lives of young people and improves the quality of education. w!se inspires young people to dream and prepare for their future, equips them with the tools and life skills they need to achieve their full potential, and encourages them to make good choices.

w!se serves urban secondary school students in low-to-moderate-income areas. Extensive partnerships with schools and the private sector and a reputation for sustainable programs with measurable results have made w!se a leader in the educational community.

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Episode 3: Reality Check in Financial Literacy!

June 10, 2008 By: drkpking Category: Educational programs, bank accounts, budgets, calculators, cost of living, curriculum, games, globalization, introduction, loans, mortgages, resources, teacher perspectives No Comments →

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Materials that Will Assist Learners See Financial Realities

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How often are you looking for resources to make your math classes, social studies, global studies, history or economics classes relevant and interesting! We have found the resources for you. Featuring online resources such as Jump$tart’s Reality Check, Choice Nerd’s Budget tools, CNN Money’s calculators and also inflation calculators cost of living calculators, and credit card calculators to use as powerful ready-made tools for teaching and learning.
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  • June 30, 2008- San Antonio, TX
  • You are invited!
  • Raffle prizes from Otterbox for iPods and iPhones
  • Learning and networking opps- even be part of a podcast
  • You are invited! Read more…

Articles & Items for this Episode of

Talking Fin Lit

1. Article: School promotes financial literacy (dailyillini.com - The Associated Press)

2. Highlighted Resource - Jumpstart’s Reality Check (Jumpstart Coalition) http://www.jumpstart.org/realitycheck/pgv_money_rc_main.html

“Okay…we’re not going to bore you with a lot of details here. Simply put: we want you to imagine how you want to live once you’re on your own. What kind of car are you going to buy? Where are you going to live? Do you love to go to the movies or to the clubs every weekend? Remember, it’s your life, you can do whatever you want…or can you?

Imagine the possibilities…then take our simple test. Fill in your choices and then get ready for a reality check! Chances are you’ll be surprised by how much your so called “Dream Life” is going to cost you…”

Additional Online Resources:

More types of interactive calculators than you can imagine! Listen in as we explore just a few of the ways you may teach a variety of content lessons with learners of all ages.

  1. Sample budget (online) from Choice Nerd
  2. Cost of Living Calculators from CNN Money.com

a) How far will my salary go in another city? http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/costofliving/costofliving.html also - http://www.bankrate.com/brm/movecalc.asp

b) Ideal Budget”You only have so much money — make sure you’re spending it in the right places.” http://cgi.money.cnn.com/tools/budget101/budget_101.jsp

c) Salary Wizard http://salary.money.cnn.com/salarywizard/layoutscripts/swzl_newsearch.asp

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