This one-evening professional development program introduces middle and high school educators to activities for teaching students about the characteristics and functions of money, barter versus money, and inflation. The program will include a visit to the Bank's recently redesigned Money in Motion exhibit to learn about items in the Bank's historic coin and currency collection.
Topics covered in the program will include barter, the characteristics and functions of money, price stability, and inflation. The program will help educators address the following essential questions:
- What makes something suitable for an economy to use as money?
- Why is using money more efficient than barter?
- What is meant by price stability, and why does it matter?
Taught by Federal Reserve economic educators, this program emphasizes active- and collaborative-learning teaching methods that help middle and high school teachers meet state and national standards in social studies, economics, family and consumer sciences, and business education. Participants will receive 2.5 hours of professional development credit (Act 48 in Pennsylvania for certified teachers), dinner, a $25 gift card, and teaching materials. During the registration process, participants may request free parking at the Reserve Bank.
Visit the registration page to review additional program details, including information on professional development credit, fees, and parking.