Congratulations to the 3 awesome winners of NGPF's February TAXES Pizza Party Math Contest!

We're celebrating the release of the NEW Investing Strategies and Exponential Functions Unit in NGPF's Financial Algebra Course with another exciting Pizza Party Contest! Math teachers, your students can win a pizza party when they respond to the Investing Edition of NGPF's Why Math Matters contest below.

CONTEST DETAILS:

1. TEACHERS, Choose ONE resource from below to explore and execute with your students:

• VIDEO: Investing Basics: The Power of Compounding
• MOVE Activity: Understanding Inflation
• DESMOS Activity: Growth of Savings vs. Investments

2. Have students answer the prompt "Why is it important to start investing early?" using math to justify your reasoning. A strong response will include a visual or graph component! Students may respond in a 250-word max written response, 2min max video response, 2min max audio response, poster, infographic, or 10-slide-max powerpoint deck.

3. TEACHERS, select up to three of your favorite responses, then complete this contest form ONCE.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Friday, April 8th, 2022, 11:59pm Eastern Time

CONTEST WINNERS:

1. We're giving away THREE (3) $150 pizza parties to the teachers whose students submit the BEST responses.
2. Teachers will receive gift cards to local restaurants, which they then use to purchase pizza parties for their class(es).
3. NGPF Staff will review submissions and select winners by 5:00pm ET on Friday, April 22, 2022.

Good luck, young financial mathematicians!

About the Authors

Kathryn Dawson

Kathryn (she/her) is excited to join the NGPF team after 9 years of experience in education as a mentor, tutor, and special education teacher. She is a graduate of Cornell University with a degree in policy analysis and management and has a master's degree in education from Brooklyn College. Kathryn is looking forward to bringing her passion for accessibility and educational justice into curriculum design at NGPF. During her free time, Kathryn loves embarking on cooking projects, walking around her Seattle neighborhood with her partner and dog, or lounging in a hammock with a book.

Dave Martin

Dave joins NGPF with 15 years of teaching experience in math and computer science. After joining the New York City Teaching Fellows program and earning a Master's degree in Education from Pace University, his teaching career has taken him to New York, New Jersey and a summer in the north of Ghana. Dave firmly believes that financial literacy is vital to creating well-rounded students that are prepared for a complex and highly competitive world. During what free time two young daughters will allow, Dave enjoys video games, Dungeons & Dragons, cooking, gardening, and taking naps.