Financial Literacy for Your Students or Family

Financial Literacy for Your Students or Family

Do you want your students to understand how to make good financial and economic decisions in our current economic system? Do you have young kids at home? Or maybe even grandkids? Would introducing them to interesting discussions about the US economic and financial system at an early age make a difference? Check out this podcast I use with my college students who will be teachers! Their reaction – they learn a lot themselves.

Celebrating Arkansas!

Celebrating Arkansas!

Celebrating Arkansas . . . a fun way to teach students things they should understand about their state. Use these digital and easy to implement activities to introduce your students to ‘must knows’ about the state of Arkansas. What a better way to engage your students than educating them about their surrounding environment, parks, companies, economic opportunities, and people who helped to build our state! We strove for diversity so that all students could find something of interest. Please let me know if we achieved our goal!

Entrepreneurship Spotlight: Westrock Coffee

Entrepreneurship Spotlight: Westrock Coffee

Travel with the Bessie B. Moore Center for Economic Education and Economics Arkansas to breath taking Rwanda while sipping Westrock coffee and locally produced biscotti’s – from the comfort of your home!! Learn the founding story of Little Rock’s Westrock Coffee; the impact on Rwandan citizens; coffee production; and global supply chains. Teacher teams will develop marketing plans sharing their mission! Great way to end your summer PD with fun education. And teach your ever growing coffee consumers more about the commodity.

Motivating Pre-Planned Economics and Arkansas History Activities Featuring Arkansas State Parks

Motivating Pre-Planned Economics and Arkansas History Activities Featuring Arkansas State Parks

Looking for a fun and engaging end of year project that teaches students about the history of and economic impact of the Arkansas State Parks? This curriculum provides everything needed to end the year with a bang! Activities using interactive games, cool technology, and creativity are pre-planned and ready for your use! There is something for teachers of many classes – upper elementary, middle level, CTE, economics, Arkansas History, and even STEM classes!