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Ep 26, Fin Lit Series II Commences

January 04, 2010 By: admin Category: curriculum, globalization, interviews, introduction, resources, student outcomes, teacher perspectives, unemployment No Comments →


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Video as Midnight 12-31-09 the world celebrates Talking Financial Literacy Series II impending announcements (According to CNN it seems) ??  fireworks-2010

The world celebrates Series II (According to CNN it seems) ??


Kathy and Mark welcome listeners back to Series II of Talking Fin Lit. They share many new developments inlcuding new feautres, a model for financial literacy integration and ways for listeners to potentially be part of the show. This is your personal invitaiton to be part of the Fn Lit Community- Let’s support educators.

Continuing the global conversation about personal

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Talking Financial Literacy Podcast featured in Business Week Sept 2009, Metro NYC edition. Click here to see entire article about unique financial literacy efforts and programs across educational contexts.

 

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Facebook page for Financial Literacy:   

Welcome to the Talking Financial Literacy Community @ Facebook . We hope folks will join us to share links, photos, comments and discussion. But the discussion board will especially be a space to share resources, plans for integrating financial literacy in classes and support as all of us pose new ideas. ho will be first and second to share who they are, their basic interests in this area and any needs or resources?

Invitation for Listeners to Particpate in the show

Listen to the details in episode 26 and then email Mark and Kathy about what you have to share.  Email us at podcast ( at) talkingfinlit.org

 ON THE ROAD - Coming Events

  • January 2010  –    Kathy at FETC 2010 (Orlando FL)
  • April 2010 –  Kathy at NCEA 2010 (St Paul MN)
  • May 2010  — Kathy at AERA 2010 (Denver, CO) 
  • June 2010 — Mark and Kathy at ISTE NECC 2010 (Denver, CO)

See Transformationed.com for full details fo speaking engagements and opportunites to meet Dr King and Mark.. we enjoy meeting our podcast community!

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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

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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
  • Keep this feed live in your feedreader and podcast reader (iTunes, etc) and check back to the site for updates and announcements!)
  • We wish you all success in bringing financial literacy lifelong learning to life for your students!

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Ep 24: Guest Expert Educator Puts Financial Literacy Ed in Perspective: Ms. Josephine Urso

April 07, 2009 By: admin Category: Josephine Urso, Managing Our Money, bank accounts, bankruptcy, budgets, business, interviews, resources, teacher perspectives No Comments →

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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

PMSFL

 

 

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Listener Submission:  

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 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

Talking Financial Literacy Podcast

 

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

Contact Us


You may contact Mark and Kathy by

  • leaving a comment here on the blog/site

Podcast Feed:

Our podcast feed is: http://feeds.feedburner.com/talkingfinlit


Talking Financial Literacy is produced in collaboration among the MS in Adult Education and HRD at Fordham University and The McGraw-Hill Companies.

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Ep 21 Banks Rule

January 17, 2009 By: admin Category: bank accounts, bankruptcy, budgets, calculators, charity, cost of living, games, investments, loans, mortgages, resources, student outcomes, teacher perspectives 2 Comments →


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Join Kathy and Mark as the explore the need for teaching and learning which include banking content. While topics related to banking functions are rich for math, economics, critical thinking, social studies and literacy, they are not being used in in most curriculum. In this episode, the Talking Fin Lit hosts discuss the great need, the gaps in understanding and some of the few valuable tools and resources available at this time.

Join us as we explore how to fill this gap in personal financial literacy learning across grades and settings. Examples include p-12 through GED and higher education, a not-to-be-missed episode! Entirely relevant, needed and 21st century literacy focused, from the only podcast series with professional development and resources for educators, students and lifelong learners.

Talking Fin Lit Podcast: Continuing the global conversation about personal financial literacy for educators

Resources discussed in this episode:

Articles:

  • Student-Run Bank Branch Opens in New Jersey High School
  • Regulators Shutter Silver State Bank
    • Published: September 6, 2008 9:26 p.m.
  • Agency’s Head Expects Banking’s Crisis to Worsen
    • Published: August 26, 2008
  • SEC Resource
    • Tips for Teaching Students About Investments
    • Website: http://www.sec.gov/investor/students/tips.htm
  • Kidsbank.com
  • TOY ATM Machines
    • Children’s Touchscreen ATM Bank, Hammacher Schlemmer 
  • Preschool level Toy register ( ages 3-7 yrs)
  •  Toy Cash Register

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Ep 20 The Tax Person Cometh

January 10, 2009 By: admin Category: bank accounts, budgets, business, calculators, charity, cost of living, giving, globalization, investments, loans, mortgages, resources, taxes, teacher perspectives No Comments →


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Mark and Kathy discover an undeveloped territory of urgent need in financial literacy- taxes. Of course we all know we have to come with taxes, but there are few resources available to integrate this real life need into financial literacy settings cross curriculum. Currently, the field is wide open for innovation and new developments here!

— Relevant  — Real-Life  –  Interdisciplinary —

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  — Motivation  Intergenerational

 

From planning for college, to tax savings via charitable giving,  and  medical flex accounts, it is amazing how much people of all ages might be missing opportunities for valuable and vital learning and savings. Join your Talking Financial Literacy co-hosts, Kathy and Mark, for another  exciting discussion as they explore the few resources which ARE available and spin the connections that need to be created.

Resources discussed in this episode:

The Money Instructor

Canadian Example of curriculum

Calculators and Widgets from HR Block   

Teaching Your Child About Income Taxes

Federal Bank of New York

Turbotax Digits

Digits- Tips and Podcast  

About.com

Additional Resources for this Episode

 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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Talking Financial Literacy is produced in collaboration among the MS in Adult Education and HRD at Fordham University and The McGraw-Hill Companies.

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Ep 17 Cultivating Digital Consumers

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The Mouse rules! This episode reveals the hidden financial POWER that young people and all Internet users have today in an exciting discussion between Dr. Kathy King and Mark Gura. They explore how students, young adults and all Internet users have tremendous power charting and shaping the decisions of big business, research and development decisions, and marketing efforts across the globe. Better understanding the students we work with in k-12 and also adult learners, helps us to better address and meet their financial literacy needs. In addition, we can demonstrate to them how much financial POWER they have in each mouse click, and that their age group- whatever it is– has great power and importance to the business world. What a fantastic basis for realizing their roles and need to be critical consumers and demand what they want. Drawing upon several outstanding recent articles about digital technology and teenager habits and brain development, Kathy and Mark further synthesize the major books which have contributed to our better understanding of the impact of users and the Internet on finance through business today.

RESOURCES

ARTICLES

Scientists: Is Technology Rewiring Our Brains? 12/4/08

How Digital Technology has Changed the Brain, Tapscott’s Viewpoint article

BOOKS- BEST PICKS on this topic!

Click What Millions of People ar Doing Online and Why It Matters  by  Tancer Amazon link 

Wikinomics by Tapscott and Williams Amazon link

Grown Up Digital, How the Net is Changing Your World (2008) by Tapscott Amazon Link

As the Future Catches You, by  Enriquez  Amazon link

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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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Ep 15 Get Your Finances Ready for Retirement

December 12, 2008 By: admin Category: bank accounts, budgets, calculators, cost of living, investments, loans, mortgages, resources, retirement, student outcomes, teacher perspectives No Comments →


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NesteggIn this episode, Get Your Finances Ready for Retirement, Mark and Kathy provide a bevy of resources to expand your personal financial literacy and begin to break through the fear of retirement planning. Resources include reports about the needs for diversified retirement funds, planning for retirement, and how to calculate what is needed to live well in retirement.

Most financial planners will tell you that Social Security will not be sufficient for your retirement needs.

How is your nest egg?          How will you fund your glory days?

And for teachers, this topic becomes another prime opportunity to open new patterns of communication, place math, government, health and policy issues in real-life contexts, and provide a platform for family dialogue and skill building.

Join us for the discussion about the concerns for retirement, the need and the possibilities for learning. Free online resources never made it so easy to break-through financial barriers. Resources include retirement handbooks, calculators and discussions about alternate retirement income sources.

 We emphasize to our listeners, and readers, that we are NOT financial experts; our goal in this series to introduce resources, cast a view of financial literacy as personal financial literacy, and provide free resources for educators.

These episodes are not intended to provide financial advice or counsel. Please consult a certified financial planner who specializes in retirement to assist you in understanding your situation and to plan to meet your needs.

If you take that step or encourage others to do likewise, because of this blog and podcast, we will consider ourselves immensely successful! Thank you!

Resources

PBS Special Report: Retirement

Nightly Business Report - ARCHIVE Report

Retirement Planning Calculators(s):

- AARP Retirement Calculator

- Article on these calculators with links From USA Today

- Article with somewhat opposing view Marketwatch article

Reverse Mortgage Information for Seniors

http://www.letyourhomepayyou.com/

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Ep 14 Caring for Your Parents

December 08, 2008 By: admin Category: budgets, calculators, cost of living, investments, mortgages, resources, retirement, student outcomes, teacher perspectives No Comments →


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In this episode, Mark and Kathy discuss the educational opportunities related to the stage of life in which we help take care of our parents, grandparents and other older adults. Our approach on this topic is to help educators and students develop a new understanding of personal literacy to reach different areas of their lives. This topic provides rich opportunities for family literacy, intergenerational dialogue, problem solving, research, embedded literacy projects and critical thinking.

While some teachers may have already experienced the need to do this and begun to negotiate the complex world of finance for elders, others may be less aware of the retirement needs, financial picture, living needs, rights and dangers, which surround elder care. This topic is a powerful to become conversant in to assist your students in exploring it.

 We emphasize to our listeners that we are not financial experts; our goal in this series to introduce resources, cast a view of financial literacy as personal literacy, and provide ideas and free resources for educators to use across curriculum and grade levels.

These episodes are not intended to provide financial advice or counsel. Please consult a certified financial planner and a lawyer who specializes in elder care to assist you in understanding your situation and to plan to meet your needs. If you take that step or encourage others to do likewise, because of this blog and podcast, we are immensely successful in our mission!

World Health Organization Data  2008elders

How long will you live in retirement: 20, 30, 40 years?

Check this out: Life expectancy in USA as of 2008

  • White women 81, Black women, 77
  •  White men 76, Black men, 70

Elder Financial Care Resources
Information to help understand the issues related to helping take care of older people in your family.

PBS Handbook Understanding Finances
Resources Directory Elder Financial Care

Financial Abuse

What is it?

Where does it come from?

How to prevent it!

[Click to read an informative document on this topic]

Senior/Elder Care Financial Services

Comprehensive Solutions for Seniors has helped many families make the most of their financial resources and assets to provide the best possible care for loved ones. Let our experience and knowledge work for you.

http://www.senioreldercare.com/financial_services.htm

Reverse Mortgage Information for Seniors

http://www.letyourhomepayyou.com/

 

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