Teacher Training Programs

Upcoming Programs

Making Sense of Money and Banking: A 5-Day Course for Teachers

July 20-24, 2009 
Participants are required to attend all five sessions.

This course, taught by Federal Reserve economists, economic education specialists, and staff from the state centers on economic education, covers money, banking, and the Federal Reserve System. It will include grade-level-specific breakout sessions aimed at providing teachers with lesson plans that can be implemented right away in their classrooms. The course includes sessions on the history of central banking and a visit to the sites of early central banking, which are part of Independence National Historical Park. Emphasis is placed on active- and collaborative-learning teaching methods and curricula for teaching money and banking in the K-12 classroom. Participants will receive professional development credit in their respective states.

Money Matters for Kids: A Professional Development Series for Teachers

March 4, 11, and 18, 2009 
Participants are required to attend all three sessions.

This three-evening professional development program introduces elementary school teachers to methods for teaching personal finance topics, such as personal decision-making, saving, spending, budgeting, and the wise use of credit. Taught by Federal Reserve economic education specialists, this program emphasizes active- and collaborative-learning teaching methods that help elementary school teachers meet state and national standards in economics and personal finance.

Geography and the Economy: A Professional Development Series for Teachers

October 15, 2008 • October 29, 2008 • November 12, 2008
Participants are required to attend all three sessions.

Registration for this event has closed.

This professional development program introduces teachers to a series of lessons for teaching middle and high school students about geography and economics together. The program will make use of GeoFRED™, a data-mapping tool that displays color-coded data on the state, MSA, and county levels, and lessons published by the National Council on Economic Education. Taught by Federal Reserve economic education specialists, this program emphasizes active- and collaborative-learning teaching methods that help middle and high school teachers meet state and national standards in economics and geography. Open to grades 6-12 teachers. Teachers who complete all three sessions will receive seven hours of professional development credit in their respective states.

Listen to our economic education podcasts: "Moments in Money and Economics"

Past Programs

Economics and Children's Literature

This professional development program introduces primary teachers to economic concepts and demonstrates how to teach them using children's literature. Taught by Federal Reserve economic education specialists, it emphasizes active-learning techniques that help educators meet state and national standards in economics and personal finance.

Economics in Action: Greatest Hits for Teaching High School Economics

This professional development program introduces educators to a series of simulations, role-playing activities, group activities, and classroom demonstrations designed to effectively teach high school students about economic concepts. Taught by Federal Reserve economic education specialists, this program emphasizes active- and collaborative-learning teaching methodologies that help high school educators meet state and national standards in social studies and economics.

FED 101: A Workshop for Teachers

This program introduces middle and high school teachers to the resources available from the Fed for teaching about money, banking, and monetary policy. Taught by Federal Reserve specialists, it emphasizes active-learning techniques that help educators meet state and national standards in economics and personal finance. Curriculum materials will be distributed.

Hot Topics in Economics

This professional development program, co-sponsored by the Temple University Center for Economic Education and the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, introduces teachers to timely topics in economics and personal finance during three 45-minute presentations

Kids and Money

This professional development program introduces educators to a new series of lessons for teaching elementary students about money and decision making using children’s literature. Taught by Federal Reserve economic education specialists, this program emphasizes active- and collaborative-learning teaching methods that help elementary teachers meet state and national standards in social studies and personal finance. This program is open to grades K-5 teachers. Upon completing this program, teachers will receive a copy of the National Council on Economic Education's curriculum package Financial Fitness for Life, Grades 6-8. Teachers from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware will receive six hours of professional development credit in their respective states.

Listen to "Kids and Money," an audio podcast.

Making Sense of Money and Banking

This professional development course for K-12 educators is taught by Federal Reserve economic education specialists and staff from the state centers for economic education. The course covers how to teach students about money, banking, and the Federal Reserve System. Emphasis is placed on strategies for active and collaborative learning.

Mathematics & Economics

This program, taught by Federal Reserve economists and economic education specialists, introduces middle and high school educators to economic concepts and how to teach them through mathematics. Emphasis is placed on active-learning techniques that help educators meet state and national standards in economics.

Mathematics & Economics for the Elementary Classroom

This professional development program introduces elementary school educators to economic concepts and how to teach them through mathematics. Participants will be taken through a series of simulations, role-playing activities, group activities, and classroom demonstrations. Taught by Federal Reserve economic education specialists, this program emphasizes active- and collaborative-learning teaching methodologies that help elementary school teachers meet state and national standards in mathematics, social studies, and economics. Participants will receive professional development credit in their state.

Personal Finance for the Middle School Classroom

This professional development program for grades 6-8 educators is taught by Federal Reserve economic education specialists. The course covers how to teach students about budgeting, saving, investing, and personal decision making in the middle school classroom. Emphasis is placed on strategies for active and collaborative learning. This program is Open to grades 6-8 teachers. Upon completing this program, teachers will receive a copy of the National Council on Economic Education's curriculum package Financial Fitness for Life, Grades 6-8. Teachers from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware will receive six hours of professional development credit in their respective states.

Teaching About the Global Economy: A Workshop Series for Teachers

This professional development program introduces teachers to economic concepts such as comparative advantage, trade, foreign exchange, and tariffs and demonstrates how to teach these concepts in middle- and high-school classrooms. Taught by Federal Reserve economic education specialists, the program emphasizes active- and collaborative-learning teaching methodologies that help educators meet state and national standards in economics and social studies.

The Great Depression: Professional Development Program for Teachers

This professional development program introduces educators to a new series of simulations, role-playing activities, group activities, and classroom demonstrations designed to effectively teach high school students about the Great Depression. Taught by Federal Reserve economic education specialists, this program emphasizes active- and collaborative-learning teaching methodologies that help high school educators meet state and national standards in history and economics.This program is open to grades 7-12 teachers. Upon completing the program, teachers will receive a copy of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis's lesson book and CD-ROM The Great Depression.

Listen to "Teaching the Great Depression," an audio podcast.