Frequently Asked Questions |
 Achieving economic and financial literacy for Ohioi |
General Questions |
1 | How can my district meet the needs of our students for economic and personal finance instruction? |
| We can help! Contact your regional Center for Economic Education for high quality materials, professional development, and curriculum review. For the Center serving your county, please visit our Center page on this site. | ||
| 2 | Will the Midwest Regional Economics Challenge be held online again this year? | |
| No! Despite the expense of hosting a face-to-face event, and the ongoing financial difficulties affecting the Midwest State Councils for Economic Education, the 2009 Regional Challenge will be held in person on or about April 29, 2009. Location to be announced. | ||
Teachers Academy Questions |
1 | Who can sign up for the Personal Finance Teachers Academies? |
| The Teachers Academies are designed for Social Studies teachers in grades 9-12, who have little background in economics and/or personal finance. Teachers currently teaching economics and/or personal finance may find the course useful as a refresher. | ||
| 2 | I would like to register for the Personal Finance Teachers Academies, but all the sections are full. What can I do? | |
| Contact your regional Center for Economic Education and ask to be put on a waiting list. We expect that there will be future inservices/graduate credit programs of this nature, but are currently searching for funding. You will be contacted the next time the Teachers Academy is offered. | ||
| 3 | My school district currently teaches personal finance as a part of our Family and Consumer Science/Business/Vocational curriculum. Does S.B. 311 mean it will have to be taught as part of the Social Studies curriculum instead? | |
| No. Senate Bill 311 requires that schools integrate the study of economics and personal finance "into one or more existing social studies credits... or into the content of another class." Economics is already a part of the Ohio Academic Content Standards in Social Studies, which is why the personal finance requirement was recommended to the social studies. | ||
| 4 | I've been told that if I do not participate in the Teachers Academy, I will not be qualified to teach personal finance to my students or meet the intent of S.B. 311. Is this true? | |
| This is false. The Personal Finance Teachers Academies are not certification programs. There may be many teachers in your school and district who are well-qualified to teach personal finance and meet the intent of S.B. 311 without having participated in the Teachers Academies. | ||
| 5 | My district doesn't feel ready to begin teaching personal finance in the 2008-2009 school year. Is this a concern? | |
| Remember that S.B. 311 sets an implementation date of 2010 for personal finance instruction. We are encouraged that so many districts are working to provide this instruction ahead of this schedule! OCEE and our network of Centers will continue to work with the Ohio Department of Education and Treasurer Richard Cordray to build professional development opportunities and instructional and implementation strategies to help districts meet the requirements of S.B. 311. | ||
| 6 | My school already has a program in place to teach economics and/or personal finance. How do I know if it meets the requirements of S.B. 311? | |
| At this time, the best guidelines are the topics identified in the Ohio 11th grade Ohio Academic Content Standards in Social Studies. OCEE and our network of Centers will work to assist schols and districts in this area. | ||
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