Teaching Financial Literacy

Catalog description

Pre-service business education teachers learn various strategies for teaching secondary students the knowledge, skills and dispositions required for them to become independent adult consumers capable of making wise financial decisions for a lifetime of economic well-being. Emphasis is placed on supporting secondary students in managing their own personal finances by employing knowledge and critical thinking. Online tools and financial literacy resources are employed to research the most current data and information on personal finance topics such as savings, credit, investing, insurance, taxes, budgeting, banking and other important components of personal finance. Teacher candidates design lessons that connect to the Common Core State Standards and engage students in critical thinking, problem-solving and sound decision-making in the consumer financial enterprise. Participants observe, reflect on and implement lessons based on course content through related lab experiences.