Financial Literacy For Our Youth: A Marathon Not A Sprint!
Thanks for NGPF Fellow Jason-Lamont Jackson Sr. from West Orange HS in West Orange NJ for this guest post!
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My rewarding career as both a teacher and a coach began simultaneously approximately 22 years ago. I can vividly remember early experiences as if they happened just yesterday, both in the classroom and on the track. Year after year I’ve added to my educational and athletic toolkit to improve in each area and I came to a quick conclusion back...
NGPF Fellow Karl Remsen: Why We Believe in Personal Finance Education for ALL Students
Thanks to NGPF Fellow Karl Remsen, a math and personal finance teacher at Lake County High School in Leadville, Colorado for his inspired words and actions in his school community. He took this a step further and had an op-ed advocating financial education for all in his local paper, the Mountain Mail.
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In 2017, Lake County High School reviewed and revamped our graduation requirements. As part of this process, we became one of the only schools in Colorado to...
Guest Post from Lana Main: Using NGPF for Computer Technology Instruction
Thanks to NGPF Fellow Lana Main of West Central High School (Sioux Falls, SD) for this guest post!
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In addition to my role as a Personal Finance teacher, I also teach a Computer Applications course for freshmen. For several years I’ve used NGPF's phenomenal, free resources in my Personal Finance course. As I’ve become more familiar with NGPF resources, I’ve realized that many of them fit well into many other courses too. Here are some engaging lessons and...
NGPF Fellows Honored at Jump$tart National Educator Conference
Congrats to NGPF Fellows Jackie Prester, Joey Running and Laurie Gardner. They were recognized at the 2019 Jump$tart Educator Conference in Washington, D.C. as the first three recipients of the Jump$tart Chairmen's Scholarships.
Here are the details on the awards:
Randy Lively, Jr. Pioneer Award – Jacqueline Prester Randy Lively was a co-founder of the Jump$tart Coalition and the organization’s first chairman who was recognized as a “pioneer” in the financial...
NGPF Fellows: Personal Finance Student of the Year Award, Edition 15
To acknowledge the efforts that teachers put into their classes, NGPF Fellows have the option to award a 'Personal Finance Student of the Year Award' to one student with outstanding contributions in their personal finance class. The Fellow selects a student based on the following criteria:
The student has taken the Fellow's personal finance class in the 2018-2019 school year
The student has demonstrated outstanding performance in the class based on their participation, academic...
NGPF Fellows: Personal Finance Student of the Year Award, Edition 14
To acknowledge the efforts that teachers put into their classes, NGPF Fellows have the option to award a 'Personal Finance Student of the Year Award' to one student with outstanding contributions in their personal finance class. The Fellow selects a student based on the following criteria:
The student has taken the Fellow's personal finance class in the 2018-2019 school year
The student has demonstrated outstanding performance in the class based on their participation, academic...
NGPF Fellows: Personal Finance Student of the Year Award, Edition 13
To acknowledge the efforts that teachers put into their classes, NGPF Fellows have the option to award a 'Personal Finance Student of the Year Award' to one student with outstanding contributions in their personal finance class. The Fellow selects a student based on the following criteria:
The student has taken the Fellow's personal finance class in the 2018-2019 school year
The student has demonstrated outstanding performance in the class based on their participation, academic...
The Rise of the Robocall: Do Not Answer That Call!
Thanks to Renee Hochanadel, who recently attended Summer Institute and is now an NGPF Fellow, for sharing this blog post which was originally shared on her blog.
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The phone rings, you look at the number and you go through your mental checklist before deciding to answer or not.
Is this one of my contacts?
Is it a local number?
Have I made an outgoing call to set an appointment and it might be them?
If you have a cell phone, you do this dance an...
NGPF Fellows: Personal Finance Student of the Year Award, Edition 12
To acknowledge the efforts that teachers put into their classes, NGPF Fellows have the option to award a 'Personal Finance Student of the Year Award' to one student with outstanding contributions in their personal finance class. The Fellow selects a student based on the following criteria:
The student has taken the Fellow's personal finance class in the 2018-2019 school year
The student has demonstrated outstanding performance in the class based on their participation, academic...
NGPF Fellows: Personal Finance Student of the Year Award, Edition 11
To acknowledge the efforts that teachers put into their classes, NGPF Fellows have the option to award a 'Personal Finance Student of the Year Award' to one student with outstanding contributions in their personal finance class. The Fellow selects a student based on the following criteria:
The student has taken the Fellow's personal finance class in the 2018-2019 school year
The student has demonstrated outstanding performance in the class based on their participation, academic...
NGPF Fellows Personal Finance Student of the Year Award: Edition 10
To acknowledge the efforts that teachers put into their classes, NGPF Fellows have the option to award a 'Personal Finance Student of the Year Award' to one student with outstanding contributions in their personal finance class. The Fellow selects a student based on the following criteria:
The student has taken the Fellow's personal finance class in the 2018-2019 school year
The student has demonstrated outstanding performance in the class based on their participation, academic...
NGPF Fellows: Personal Finance Student of the Year Award, Edition 9
To acknowledge the efforts that teachers put into their classes, NGPF Fellows have the option to award a 'Personal Finance Student of the Year Award' to one student with outstanding contributions in their personal finance class. The Fellow selects a student based on the following criteria:
The student has taken the Fellow's personal finance class in the 2018-2019 school year
The student has demonstrated outstanding performance in the class based on their participation, academic...
NGPF Fellows: Personal Student of the Year Award, Edition 8
To acknowledge the efforts that teachers put into their classes, NGPF Fellows have the option to award a 'Personal Finance Student of the Year Award' to one student with outstanding contributions in their personal finance class. The Fellow selects a student based on the following criteria:
The student has taken the Fellow's personal finance class in the 2018-2019 school year
The student has demonstrated outstanding performance in the class based on their participation, academic...
NGPF Fellows: Personal Finance Student of the Year Award, Edition 7
To acknowledge the efforts that teachers put into their classes, NGPF Fellows have the option to award a 'Personal Finance Student of the Year Award' to one student with outstanding contributions in their personal finance class. The Fellow selects a student based on the following criteria:
The student has taken the Fellow's personal finance class in the 2018-2019 school year
The student has demonstrated outstanding performance in the class based on their participation, academic...
NGPF Fellows: Personal Finance Student of the Year Award, Edition 6
To acknowledge the efforts that teachers put into their classes, NGPF Fellows have the option to award a 'Personal Finance Student of the Year Award' to one student with outstanding contributions in their personal finance class. The Fellow selects a student based on the following criteria:
The student has taken the Fellow's personal finance class in the 2018-2019 school year
The student has demonstrated outstanding performance in the class based on their participation, academic...
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