Teacher Workshops

Virginia Entrepreneurship Lean Pitch Challenge

A Virtual Competition for Budding High School Entrepreneurs

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Personal Finance Bootcamp (N. VA)

Are you looking to enhance your personal finance teaching? This daylong program will explore resources to help you teach the standards present in the Economics and Personal Finance Course (EPF.10 – EPF 18), along with any other course where Personal Finance may be embedded.

Participants will leave with classroom ready lesson plans and materials from a variety of resources, covering topics like Banking, Credit, Investing, Taxes, Behavioral Finance, and more!

This session in generously sponsored by Intuit for Education.  One session during the program will allow participants to get a high quality look at Intuit’s new curriculum and teacher resources and be able to ask questions to a member of the Intuit team.

All participants will receive a $25 Amazon Gift Card for their participation and lunch will be provided.

This program will be held in the Economics Department Conference Room, which is Buchanan Hall D180 (next to Eaglebank Arena).  Parking, food and other logistical information will be communicated out the week of the event.

This program is made possible through the generous support of:

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Personal Finance Bootcamp (S.E. VA)

Are you looking to enhance your personal finance teaching? This daylong program will explore resources to help you teach the standards present in the Economics and Personal Finance Course (EPF.10 – EPF 18), along with any other course where Personal Finance may be embedded.

Participants will leave with classroom ready lesson plans and materials from a variety of resources, covering topics like Banking, Credit, Investing, Taxes, Behavioral Finance, and more!

This session in generously sponsored by Intuit for Education.  One session during the program will allow participants to get a high quality look at Intuit’s new curriculum and teacher resources and be able to ask questions to a member of the Intuit team.

All participants will receive a $25 Amazon Gift Card for their participation and lunch will be provided.

This program will be held on campus at Christopher Newport University in Luter Hall, Room 137.  Parking, food and other logistical information will be communicated out the week of the event.

This program is made possible through the generous support of:

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Online Economics Institute- Summer 2025

This online, asynchronous institute is designed for those teaching the economics portion of high school Economics and Personal Finance.  Over its six weeks, it covers detailed content instruction including economics decision making, market structures, supply and demand, the implications of economics indicators, and government policies and their effect on the economy.

• Receive 45 Hours of Professional Development
• Teachers who complete the entire institute and pass the Cerftification Test will  be recognized as VCEE Certified Economics Educator: High School.
• 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).

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.

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

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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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