Spring Semester 2025
National Online
Personal Finance Institute
for Middle & High School Teachers

January 27 – May 2, 2025
Breaks from March 3 - 14 and April 14 - 25

10 Weeks
4 Classes on Jan 27, Feb 24, Mar 17, and Apr 28
7:00-9:00pm ET
Class recordings also available 

Teachers Learn Personal Finance Content via a Curated Collection of 450+ Resources


Classroom-Ready Resources Create a Standalone Course in Personal Finance


Real-world

Instructional Context for Integration into Other Subjects


 Zoom Breakout Groups
 for National Networking & Collaboration


Empower students to become better money managers for a more prosperous future!


Learning personal finance content and pedagogy is typically not part of teacher licensure programs. Therefore, teachers often do not understand personal finance concepts and skills (e.g., how insurance works, investing for retirement, calculating taxes, etc.), much less have a multimedia toolkit of accessible instructional resources to engage students. 


The overarching goal of this online Institute is to streamline teachers’ learning of personal finance content by reviewing classroom-ready curricula and resources, including lessons, videos, infographics, PPT slides, simulations, games, etc. That is, personal finance content and instructional strategies are learned simultaneously to reduce instructional preparation time. Vetted by 23 years of experience, this professionally curated, multimedia collection of 450+ resources features the greatest hits in personal finance education. Basic economic concepts and reasoning skills are used as a lens for making more informed and empowered financial decisions. Resources geared toward students in Title I schools included. 


This experiential learning Institute is extremely flexible and accessible to teachers from a variety of disciplinary backgrounds and easily customizable for different learning formats, including real-world contextualized instruction in core academic subjects, standalone semester courses, community workshops, one-on-one counseling sessions, etc. Online modules are self-paced with practical, applied, and reflective assignments that can be reused with students. Live Zoom classes feature breakout groups for state and national networking, collaboration, and resource sharing. 


Includes 45 Hours of Professional Development, Certificate of Completion, and Optional Certified Personal Finance Educator Credential and Digital Badge. 

EARLY REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!



$450

45 Hours of Professional Development

Or optional 3-hours of undergraduate or graduate university credit available


SAMPLE of CURRICULUM TOPICS

Aligned with National Standards for Personal Finance Education

Basic Economic Concepts

Economic Reasoning Skills

Money Values

Financial Goal Setting

Earning Income

Human Capital

Taxes

Budgeting

Reducing Expenses

Spending Decisions

Saving

Banking

Credit

Borrowing & Debt

Bankruptcy

Scams & Identity Theft

Payday Lending

Insurance

Investing

Retirement

Paying for College

Consumer Rights-Responsibility


PERSONAL FINANCE STATISTICS

Many U.S. adults have low levels of financial literacy, making them 6X more likely to have trouble paying bills, 3X more likely to be in significant debt, 3X more likely to be unable to cover a $2,000 emergency expense, 5X more likely to lack enough savings to cover one month of living expenses, 4X more likely to spend 10+ hours/week dealing with personal finance challenges.



Financial management skills offer freedom, hope, and empowerment, creating a less stressful future filled with agency and financial choices while breaking intergenerational cycles of poverty and reducing the risk of financial dependence, exploitation, and fraud.


References Available Upon Request