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What's New Important CEE Anouncement Tuesday, August 10th, finance expert Jean Chatzky and American Express will announce the launch of “The National Money Night Talk.” This new program, which culminates on September 16, encourages families around the country to sit down and talk about money and financial responsibility. To help parents get prepared to have “the talk,” American Express and Chatzky will unveil a new online resource to start the conversation.
The site will offer resources which have been vetted by CEE economic
educators to meet CEE standards. In addition, parents will be asked to
sign a pledge to talk to their kids about money. 
It’s a new decade, and you need innovative materials for economics and
personal finance. The
Council for Economic Education’s 2010 catalog features revised
publications and updated material, online teacher training, and
DVD-based curriculum that are relevant for new generations of teachers
and students.
Download the 2010 e-Catalog before it lands in your mailbox. You’ll
find the free investment and personal finance game, Gen i Revolution;
three new teacher training modules, and the new K-12 publication “What
Personal Finance Is About.”
You’ll also see our best-selling publications, Learning, Earning and
Investing – which inspired the Gen i Revolution game; Financial
Fitness For Life; and everything from Advanced Placement to
Play Dough to...Virtual Economics.
Visit the Store and download the new e-Catalog today! 2010 ABC's of Credit Card Finance
The 2010 ABC's of Credit Card Finance is
available for download. To retrieve the files, right click on
2010 Powerpoint Presentation Credit Card Rule Changes The Federal Reserve Board of Governors’ Web site has published a complete section on their Web site which explains sweeping revisions to rules related to credit cards that resulted from the CARD Act of 2009 recently passed by Congress. The Powerpoint slide show entitled "2009 Credit Card Legislation" presented at the Oklahoma Council on Economic Education's Personal Financial Literacy Conference is now available on the "Standard 8: Shopping and Credit" page of the Moneyisok.org Web Site. The link to the presentation is listed under the "Extended Activities" included on this page. Click here to go there now. Free On-line
Virtual Economics and Capstone Modules Teachers: register to complete on-line Virtual Economics and Capstone Modules and received staff development credit, a Virtual Economics CD and/or Capstone materials. Supplies are limited and will be distributed to teachers completing the modules on a first come, first served basis. To register, go to http://pd.councilforeconed.org and insert the following registration code: 12E04A2447A3805E. You will then be prompted to create a password and personal profile for accessing the modules. The Virtual Economics module takes 45 minutes to 1 hour to complete and the Capstone module takes from 4 to 6 hours to complete. Don’t miss this outstanding opportunity to receive free curriculum and free training!
Back by Popular Demand! Two self-paced study CDs.
This self-paced CD and curriculum blends the
disciplines of geography and economics through 9 activity-based lessons
for middle school students. For more information about the curriculum and to see a sample lesson, go to http://store.councilforeconed.org/middleschoolgeography.html . To order your free copy of the self-paced CD and curriculum, go to our workshop registration page and complete the form. Only 15 copies remaining!Entrepreneurship: Creating Your Own Career Creating Your Own Career is designed to provide the tools needed to help students learn about the role of entrepreneurship in Oklahoma. It’s a great way to encourage them to think about their career objectives, to understand the importance of small business in our state, and to explore the costs and benefits of owning their own business. Each lesson includes a Power Point presentation that you can use in your classroom, along with activities and handouts for your students. To order either of these self-paced study courses, please go to our workshop registration page.
Bank of America Provides Grant to Oklahoma Economic Education
Organization
The Bank of America Foundation presented a check for a grant in the
amount of $30,000 to the Oklahoma Council on Economic Education (OCEE)
on Tuesday, August 25 at Cheyenne Middle School in Edmond, Okla.
Bank of America executives, Edmond Public Schools officials,
State Department of Education representatives, OCEE board members,
teachers and students were in attendance.
Grant funds will be used by OCEE to provide personal finance education
to Oklahoma teachers and students.
The PASSport to Financial Literacy Act of 2007 requires all
students graduating in 2014 to successfully complete 14 areas of
instruction in personal finance. OCEE is the organization selected by
the state legislature to assist the Oklahoma State Department of
Education in providing teacher training for these areas of instruction.
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New Personal Financial Literacy Posters The newFinancial Literacy Posters are just what teachers need to help students become better savers and investors. The five colorful 18” x 24” posters illustrate fundamental principles of sound money management. The posters have a practical Teacher’s Guide containing web-based activities and visual aids for your students that reinforce the concepts. To see samples of the posters, click on the pictures on the right. Use the Financial Literacy Posters in courses such as economics, personal finance, consumer economics, and business economics. The posters are an excellent curriculum supplement to popular stock market simulations. The posters are also a perfect complement to the Learning, Earning, and Investing curriculum, available from the Council for Economic Education. Remember, in today’s economy many people are now responsible for managing their own retirement accounts. It is more important than ever for your students to understand sound principles of money management. The posters and Teacher's Guide give you the tools you need to help your students. Just $20 buys all five posters. Order now by clicking on the following link! http://www.kidseconposters.com/06_ok_order.html
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Announcing a new Web site for educators teaching
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Visit www.moneyisok.org today! Brought to you by the Oklahoma Council on Economic Education, Tinker Federal Credit Union and Hester Designs. A Word on the Economy: Why Is the Country Facing a Financial Crisis?Need a little help understanding and explaining current events in financial markets to your students? Check out this easy-to-understand presentation on the current economic situation developed by the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank and posted on their education resources Web page. http://stlouisfed.org/education/ An independent blog about what happened to the global economy and what we can do about it.
 "It Just Adds Up," the award-winning weekly series developed by the Oklahoma Council on Economic Education has won the Excellence in Financial Literacy Award for Books/Curriculum for Children in the General category from the Institute for Financial Literacy. Additionally, the series received second place honors in the National Newspaper Association's Best of Newspaper in Education "Best Ideas" for Daily and Non-Daily Division. Click here.
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Laurie Burt Operations Manager 405.974.5346 lburt@uco.edu |
David Russell Program Manager 405.974.5343 drussell15@uco.edu |
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Did
You Know
Teens
surveyed by Teenage Research
Unlimited reported spending 98%
of their money, rather than
saving it.