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Online Personal Finance Institute- Summer 2025

This online, asynchronous institute is designed for those teaching the personal finance portion of high school Economics and Personal Finance.  Over its six weeks, it covers detailed content instruction including banking, credit, consumer rights and responsibilities, insurance, taxes, financial planning and planning for further education after high school.

• Receive 45 hours of Professional Development
• Take the W!SE Financial Literacy test and have the opportunity to earn this teacher certification at no charge.
• Teachers who complete the entire institute and pass the W!SE certification will also be recognized as VCEE Certified Personal Finance Educators.
• Participants receive the Virtual Economics Version 5.0 flash drive with over 1,400 activity-based lessons searchable by grade and topic, 51 key economic concepts, and a glossary with over 500 terms. ($164.95 value).

Educators who successfully complete this course with proven mastery will be honored as a VCEE Certified Economic Educator: High School Personal Finance.

This course is conducted on Canvas, thanks to Virtual Virginia.  Directions for how to access the Canvas course will be emailed to you the morning of the first day of the institute.

Sponsors:
Truist Foundation | Virginia Bankers Association Education Foundation | Virginia Credit Union | Virginia Lottery | Virginia Society of CPAs | Wells Fargo

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Integrating Entrepreneurship & Innovation in FCS Courses (VATFACS Conference)

Entrepreneurship is a great real-world context for teaching Family & Consumer Sciences!

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Developing Intrapreneurial Employees & Entrepreneurs Across Business Education Courses (VBEA Conference)

Teachers will understand/review that the Innovation and Gig Economy requires students to graduate with an entrepreneurial mindset (opportunity recognition, critical thinking, problem-solving, creativity, innovation, initiative, collaboration, etc.) even if they do not start their own business.  Entrepreneurial skills are an increasingly essential part of workforce development and overlap with the workplace readiness skills employers say they want in new hires in a rapidly changing, innovation-based workplace. Additionally, teachers will brainstorm opportunities to integrate entrepreneurship content as a real-world instructional context in existing business education courses in a way that optimizes student engagement and motivation by unleashing students’ potential to pursue their own unique interests, hobbies, and passions in the classroom. Free, field-tested curriculum and classroom-ready resources will be shared that are highly adaptable across grades, core academic subjects, and CTE courses, including in business education, so students have the option to own their own business in any career field. The curriculum and resources are also aligned with the U.S. Entrepreneurship Certification Examination approved by the Virginia Board of Education.  The Exam Resources Package will also be shared at no cost.

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Mini-Economy Institute

The Mini-Economy is an experienced-based program used to teach entrepreneurship, economics and government. Students immerse themselves in a classroom economy: applying for jobs, running businesses, paying taxes, making investments. Your students will master essential economics principles while getting cross-curricular exposure to math, reading and writing.  On top of invaluable teamwork and negotiation skills, students learn their role in the world marketplace.

Participants will receive a number of engaging, classroom-ready lessons and activities for 3rd grade through middle school.  The institute also includes performance assessments for 3rd grade. All materials were created and tested by experienced mini-economy teachers.

Participants who attend the entire institute and successfully pass a test will be acknowledged as VCEE Certified Economic Educator: Mini-Economy.

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