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Maine Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy

Maine Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy

Working collaboratively to improve financial capability in Maine

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Fostering Financial Education in Maine Schools Conference

We are pleased to announce that the 2022 conference will be in-person! 

May 19th at the Augusta Civic Center

This statewide conference brings together educators, administrators, and financial education experts in order to strengthen knowledge and raise awareness of the importance of lifelong financial wellness. Featuring a variety of free financial education resources for K-12 and college-age students, the conference will feature workshops presented by classroom teachers and financial literacy experts. Substitute teacher reimbursement and conference fee waivers are available to all classroom teachers who are in need of financial support. Attendees will earn six (6) contact hours.

2022 Conference Materials and Links
Agenda
WFVX Bangor News Report

 

Public Service Loan Forgiveness: Nikki Vachon, FAME
  • PSLF Help Tool
  • PSLF Presentation

 

Behavioral Economics: Tim Ranzetta, NGPF
  • It’s All In Your Head (Behavioral Economics)

 

Costs/ROI of Higher Education: Mila Tappan, FAME
  • Helping Students Understand the Cost and Return on Investment of Higher Education

 

Middle School Students and Financial Wellness: Sarah Newcomb and Nikki Vachon, FAME
  • Effectives Tools & Strategies to Support Middle School Students on a Path to Financial Wellness

 

Financial Algebra Overview & Ideas Exchange Activity: Tim Ranzetta, NGPF
  • Nearpod Presentation
  • Collaborative Idea Board – English & Language Arts
  • Collaborative Idea Board – Economics
  • Collaborative Idea Board – Math

 

Civil Discourse: Joe Schmidt
  • Classroom Conservations for Stronger Communities

 

Previous Conference Materials:

2020 Conference Materials

NGPF FinCamp Agenda 2020

Conference Agenda 2020

Presentations & Resources:

  • Guest Speakers

  • K-8 Track Presentations

Planting the Seed: Financial Literacy for Elementary Students – Presentation PDF

Resources to Help Your Students Build a Habit for Lifelong Saving – Presentation PDF

Investing 101 – Presentation PDF

  • 9-12 Track Presentations

Focusing on the Future – Planning & Paying for Higher Education – Presentation PDF

Cybersecurity in the Era of COVID-19 – Presentation PDF

The Investment Perspective – Burning Questions – Presentation PDF

  • Speaker Panels

 

2019 Conference Materials

Pre-Conference Agenda 2019

Conference Agenda 2019

Presentations & Resources:

  • Welcome/10 Year Overview of Maine Jump$tart Coalition
  • The Current State of Financial Education and Strategies for Improvement
  • The Flagship Campaign of Project Groundswell
  • Fast Tracks and Brain Hacks for Enhanced Financial Literacy
  • Index Funds: Watching Paint Dry Has Never Been So Lucrative
  • Teaching Strategies for Integrative Learning
  • Using DonorsChoose.org to Support Personal Finance in the Classroom
  • Teaching Youth Financial Capability
  • The Latest Financial Capability Research for Practitioners
  • Financial Challenges Facing the Sandwich Generation
  • Understanding the Impact of Credit and How to Make it Work for You
    • Ally Wallet Wise Personal Finance Courses
  • Claim Your Future Program
  • You Can Take It to the Bank: Personal Finance Standards in the Maine Learning Results for Social Studies
  • Educators Supporting Educators: Help Design a Professional Learning Network Cohort Model
  • Socially Responsible Investing: Feeling Good about Good Earnings
  • FutureSmart Middle School Program
  • Fintech: How to Make Sense of the Hype
  • The Stock Market for Teachers and Their Students
  • Personal Finance Lessons I Wish I’d Learned in High School
  • Book It! Personal Finance through Literacy

2018 Conference Materials

Conference Agenda

Presentations & Resources:

  • Welcome/General Session: NGPF Scavenger Hunt
    • NGPF’s Trends in College and Career
  • Engaging Lessons & Projects for Teaching Personal Finance
  • Integration of Financial Literacy Through Interactive Learning (coming soon)
  • Personal Finance and Economics: A Love Story Your Students Will Remember
  • Yes Virginia, There Are Personal Finance and Economics Standards in Maine!
  • Creating or Expanding a Personal Finance Course – Where to Begin?
  • Inspiring Youth Entrepreneurs
  • Women in Transition: Invest in Yourself
  • CFPB Youth Financial Capability Resources for Pre-K through Grade 5
  • Career Planning: What Are We Telling Our Students? Do We Heed Our Own Advice?
  • The Unconscious Bias Blind Spot in Financial Education Lesson Planning
  • Building Maine’s Future Workforce

2017 Conference Materials

Conference Agenda

Presentations & Resources:

  • The Art of Connection: Using Storytelling and Comedy to Teach Youth About Money
  • Strengthening Youth Financial Capability
  • Educating Your Students on the Power and Danger of Credit Cards
  • Car Buying 101: Helping Your Students Before They Head to the Dealership
  • Beyond the Google Search: Find Free and Engaging Resources Through Next Gen Personal Finance
  • Sandwich Generation: Caught in the Middle
  • Everfi Maine Financial Scholars Program
  • Practice What You Preach: Grading Your Own Financial Wellness
  • Resources to Bridge the Gap Between College Costs and Financial Aid
  • Maine LifeSmarts Program
  • Top 10 Financial Literacy Tools for Your Classroom

2016 Conference Materials

Conference Agenda

Presentations:

  • Bring Your Classroom to Life With the SIFMA Stock Market Game
  • Claim Your Future Game
    • Claim Your Future Training Video
  • Investing is on You: Investing 101 for Educators
  • Teacher Panel: Best Practices in Financial Education – Amanda Peterson, United Technologies Center
  • Teacher Panel: Best Practices in Financial Education – Ami Amero, Forest Hills High School
  • Three Laws of Money That Will Help Your Students Start Strong
  • The Truth About Student Loan Debt
  • SALT Financial Literacy Program for High School Students and Beyond
    • SALT Overview Video
  • How to Help Students Get on the Road to Using Credit Wisely

2015 Conference Materials

  • Conference Agenda
  • Financial Education Resources – Educator Recommendations – 2015 Conference

Presentations

  • What’s The Deal With Personal Finance in Maine Schools?
  • Jim Ford, Oak Hill Highschool, Financial Education Best Practices: What Works in the Classroom
  • SALT Financial Literacy for Maine High School Students and Beyond and SALT Handout
  • Picture Perfect Finances, A Budget You Can Keep, Writing Prompt Handout (Positive), Writing Prompt Handout (Negative)

2014 Conference Materials

Conference Agenda

Presentations:

  • Keynote – Top 11 Personal Finance Concepts for Kids
  • Teaching Strategies Networking Activity
  • From Ponzi to Madoff – How to Teach Students About Fraud and Scams
  • Getting Out of Your Own Way – Psychological Barriers t Sound Financial Management
  • Give Me a Little Credit
  • Maine Credit Union League Financial Fitness Fair
  • The Basics of Investing – Financial Education for Educators
  • The Best of the Web – Online Resources for Teaching Personal Finance

THANK YOU TO OUR CONFERENCE SPONSORS!

 

        

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