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Personal Financial Literacy Resources in Wisconsin
Today’s young people face financial choices that have expanded well beyond what their parents or grandparents dealt with as teens and young adults. An estimated 80 percent of Wisconsin students work while they are in high school and nearly one-third have personal checking accounts and credit cards in their own names. From college savings plans to investment funds and various retirement accounts, to the wide range of borrowing options, students need to make wise financial decisions as they avoid excessive debt and have adequate resources to meet their personal financial goals.” said State Superintendent Tony Evers in a guest editorial for Money Smart Week, October 10-17, 2009.
Financial Literacy in Wisconsin is a PRIORITY! To best address this priority, the Department of Public Instruction is pleased to offer multiple RESOURCES for PK-12 educators to infuse into their curriculums!
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Wisconsin's Model Academic Standards for
Personal Financial Literacy
The knowledge and skills set forth in the personal financial literacy standards cross all grade levels and disciplines. A comprehensive, developmentally appropriate pre-kindergarten through grade 12 program can promote peronsl financial literacy throughout numerous curricular areas. Educators from all grade levels can use the financial literacy standards to align instruction and create curriculum and activities designed to instill within students a desire to be financially literate. The stards are intended to help schools develop programs that provide the knowledge and skills to establish sound financial habits.
Locate the standards electronically here.
Or purchase the complete document through DPI Publications. |
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Planning Curriculum in
Personal Financial Literacy
Developed to be used with the Wisconsin Model Academic Standards for Personal Financial Literacy, the Planning Curriculum in Personal Financial Literacy can help guide districts and educators in the planning of a program and lessons to promote financial literacy PK-12.
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Introduction: Defining Financial Literacy
Chapter 1:
Building an Effective Financial Literacy Program
Chapter 2: Planning Instruction in Financial Lieteracy--Units, Resources, and Activities
Chapter 3: Creating Assessments in Financial Literacy
Chapter 4: Designing Professional Development to Promote Understanding
Appendix A: Wisconsin's Model Academic Standards for Personal Financial Literacy
Appendix B: Sample Activities That Connect to Wisconsin's Model Academic Standards
Appendix C: A Checklist of Ideas and Suggestions for Parents, Students, Teachers, and Community
Appendix D: Ideas for Moving Forward with Financial Literacy Education
Appendix E: Sample Activities for Each of the Content Standards
Appendix F: Sample Common Rubric/Portfolio Rubric
Appendix G: Individual Student Growth
Appendix H: Resources
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Financial Literacy: TEACH IT!
As a companion to the standards and curriculum guide, the Department of Public Instruction, in conjunction the Educational Communications Board (ECB), presents Financial Literacy: TEACH IT! This web link provides educators with resources and professional development to effectively teach financial literacy. The web site features twenty-one lessons taped in Wisconsin’s elementary, middle and high school classrooms. Wisconsin’s Model Academic Standards for Personal Financial Literacy serve as the foundation for this multi-media resource. Financial Literacy: TEACH IT! débuted during Money Smart Week, beginning Sunday, October 11, 2009. |
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Last updated on 11/25/2009 12:43:54 PM
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