Access Center-Enhancing access to the general education curriculum for students with disabilities.
Banzai is a free online application designed to introduce students to principles of personal finance using a series of scenarios
developed in conjunction with experienced educators. Banzai users hail from 38 states and three countries. The system is appropriate
for business, CTE, accounting, and financial literacy courses. The content can be adapted for grades 8-12, post-secondary, and adult
education. Free lesson plans, grading tools, and online support are included.
Building Your Future curriculum explains the essential principles of banking, financing and investing. The series addresses the
mathematical skills that students need to live a financially healthy life. Students can see the real-world consequences of mastering
their finances, which helps them understand the relevance of good mathematical skills. Math Series.
Center on Instruction-Gateway to a cutting-edge collection of scientifically based research and information on K-12 instruction in
reading, math, science, special education, and English language learning.
Creating Teaching Tools for Young Children with Challenging Behavior is a FREE product developed by the Technical Assistance Center
on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children (TACSEI) that gives teachers practical strategies, developed from TACSEI’s
research activities and experiences in Positive Behavior Support, to create a plan to support young children who are having
challenging behavior.
Do2Learn!-Website provides games, songs, communication cards, print resources and information for special needs.
EconEdLink is a free internet based library of economics and personal finance lesson plans for teachers and their students. The site
includes over 570 lessons searchable by grade level, concept and economic standard. The lesson plans include a teacher version and
a student version.
Federal Reserve Bank of New York education department promotes sound financial and economic decisions by the region’s households
through financial literacy and economic education programs and by increasing understanding of the role and effectiveness of these
programs.
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)-Teaching and Learning Resources from Federal Agencies.
Financial Education Clearinghouse supports the delivery of community-level financial literacy programs to teach and motivate
underserved segments of society, (including the newly employed, young workers, individuals moving from welfare to work, and
immigrants) to make changes in financial behaviors that will lead to economic independence. The Clearinghouse is a listing of
classroom and self-help educational materials. These resources have been used successfully for a variety of diverse populations with
special needs, such as cultural sensitivity, low income, low literacy, and challenging life circumstances.
Financial Literacy in Action-Project-based learning activities, with accompanying teaching plans, for high school students using the
Internet.
Financial Literacy: Teach It! provides educators with twenty-one lessons and motivational resources on how to effectively teach
financial literacy in elementary, middle and high school classrooms.
Financial Literacy Web Resource Directory provides information about financial literacy programs that banks might wish to become
involved with as part of their CRA programs. It includes descriptions and contact information for a sampling of organizations that have
undertaken financial literacy initiatives as a primary mission, government programs, fact sheets, newsletters, conference materials,
publications, and links to Web sites.
Heartland Truly Moving Pictures offers free, downloadable curriculum of award-winning films that were adapted from a book for those
who work with youth and youth groups.
JASON Project connects 5th-8th Grade students (can be modified) with great explorers and great events to inspire and motivate them
to learn science. Exciting new computer games place students in real-life situations in which they use actual scientific data to learn
complex ideas and relationships. Includes free online curriculum, videos, interactive games and online community. Curriculum includes:
Operation: Monster Storms (Weather), Operation: Resilient Planet (Ecology), Operation: Infinite Potential (Energy), Operation:
Tectonic Fury (Geology).
Money Math: Lessons for Life is a four-lesson curriculum supplement for middle school math classes, teaching grade 7-9 math concepts
using real-life examples from personal finance. The 86-page book is a teacher's guide with lesson plans, reproducible activity pages,
and teaching tips. A teacher needs only one copy of Money Math: Lessons for Life to teach several classes of students.
National Institute on Health (NIH) Curriculum supplements are teacher’s guides to two weeks of lessons on the science behind
selected health topics.
National Financial Capability Challenge is an awards program designed to increase the financial knowledge and capability of high
school aged youth through an online exam. It is designed to illustrate the relevance of financial topics to students, as well as to
assess their learning, and challenges high school teachers and other educators to teach the basics of personal finance to their
students. The Challenge also rewards students, educators, schools, and states for their participation and their success. Educator
Toolkit of financial planning for youth.
NEFE High School Financial Planning Program-While most financial education programs focus on subjects to be learned, this widely
used program turns the focus on the students, so the curriculum isn’t about creating a budget, it’s about creating their budgets, their
financial plan, their saving plan. This makes the lessons personal and helps the students immediately apply what they are learning
New Money from the U.S. government has developed educational tools to enhance the public's knowledge of redesigned currency. A
variety of informative games and classroom materials, including an interactive quiz, lesson plans and bookmarks, are available for
download.
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology's PRISM is a free website that provides collections of online resources for Indiana educators in
the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The primary collection of digital teaching materials is indexed
according to the Indiana Academic Standards for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade and secondary education courses.
Take Charge America provides lesson plans for teachers to use with students from grades one to five. These lesson plans incorporate
personal finance skills with children's books to provide a fun, well-rounded learning experience. Each grade level has 10 lesson plans
for a complete unit of study. Each lesson is a PDF document that you can download which includes objectives, materials lists,
worksheets and content standards.
TechMatrix is a free, online, user-friendly, searchable database to help educators identify and compare assistive and learning software
and products and related research for students with special needs. The TechMatrix allows users to create custom searches for
mathematics, reading, writing, and assistive access devices and programs.
Understanding Taxes is an interactive tax education program for high school and community college classrooms. Making real-world
connections to classroom instruction is an important goal of educator; includes the correlations to national and state educational
standards. Online version includes detailed lesson plans, interactive activities, simulations, and more!
Education Websites:
Miscellaneous Information:
Banzai is a free online application designed to introduce students to principles of personal finance using a series of scenarios
developed in conjunction with experienced educators. Banzai users hail from 38 states and three countries. The system is appropriate
for business, CTE, accounting, and financial literacy courses. The content can be adapted for grades 8-12, post-secondary, and adult
education. Free lesson plans, grading tools, and online support are included.
Building Your Future curriculum explains the essential principles of banking, financing and investing. The series addresses the
mathematical skills that students need to live a financially healthy life. Students can see the real-world consequences of mastering
their finances, which helps them understand the relevance of good mathematical skills. Math Series.
Center on Instruction-Gateway to a cutting-edge collection of scientifically based research and information on K-12 instruction in
reading, math, science, special education, and English language learning.
Creating Teaching Tools for Young Children with Challenging Behavior is a FREE product developed by the Technical Assistance Center
on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children (TACSEI) that gives teachers practical strategies, developed from TACSEI’s
research activities and experiences in Positive Behavior Support, to create a plan to support young children who are having
challenging behavior.
Do2Learn!-Website provides games, songs, communication cards, print resources and information for special needs.
EconEdLink is a free internet based library of economics and personal finance lesson plans for teachers and their students. The site
includes over 570 lessons searchable by grade level, concept and economic standard. The lesson plans include a teacher version and
a student version.
Federal Reserve Bank of New York education department promotes sound financial and economic decisions by the region’s households
through financial literacy and economic education programs and by increasing understanding of the role and effectiveness of these
programs.
Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)-Teaching and Learning Resources from Federal Agencies.
Financial Education Clearinghouse supports the delivery of community-level financial literacy programs to teach and motivate
underserved segments of society, (including the newly employed, young workers, individuals moving from welfare to work, and
immigrants) to make changes in financial behaviors that will lead to economic independence. The Clearinghouse is a listing of
classroom and self-help educational materials. These resources have been used successfully for a variety of diverse populations with
special needs, such as cultural sensitivity, low income, low literacy, and challenging life circumstances.
Financial Literacy in Action-Project-based learning activities, with accompanying teaching plans, for high school students using the
Internet.
Financial Literacy: Teach It! provides educators with twenty-one lessons and motivational resources on how to effectively teach
financial literacy in elementary, middle and high school classrooms.
Financial Literacy Web Resource Directory provides information about financial literacy programs that banks might wish to become
involved with as part of their CRA programs. It includes descriptions and contact information for a sampling of organizations that have
undertaken financial literacy initiatives as a primary mission, government programs, fact sheets, newsletters, conference materials,
publications, and links to Web sites.
Heartland Truly Moving Pictures offers free, downloadable curriculum of award-winning films that were adapted from a book for those
who work with youth and youth groups.
JASON Project connects 5th-8th Grade students (can be modified) with great explorers and great events to inspire and motivate them
to learn science. Exciting new computer games place students in real-life situations in which they use actual scientific data to learn
complex ideas and relationships. Includes free online curriculum, videos, interactive games and online community. Curriculum includes:
Operation: Monster Storms (Weather), Operation: Resilient Planet (Ecology), Operation: Infinite Potential (Energy), Operation:
Tectonic Fury (Geology).
Money Math: Lessons for Life is a four-lesson curriculum supplement for middle school math classes, teaching grade 7-9 math concepts
using real-life examples from personal finance. The 86-page book is a teacher's guide with lesson plans, reproducible activity pages,
and teaching tips. A teacher needs only one copy of Money Math: Lessons for Life to teach several classes of students.
National Institute on Health (NIH) Curriculum supplements are teacher’s guides to two weeks of lessons on the science behind
selected health topics.
 | NIH: The Science of Mental Illness-Grades 6-8, gain insight into the biological basis of mental illnesses and how scientific | |
| evidence and research can help us understand its causes and lead to treatments and, ultimately, cures. | ||
| NIH: Understanding Alcohol: Investigations into Biology and Behavior-Grades 7-8, Learn about the science underlying the | |
| effects of alcohol on human biology and behavior. | ||
| NIH: The Brain: Our Sense of Self: Grades 7-8, Expand basic understanding of brain function and the nervous system. | |
| NIH: The Science of Healthy Behaviors: Grades 7-8. Students explore the scientific study of behavior and how behavioral and | |
| social factors influence health. | ||
| NIH: Sleep, Sleep Disorders, and Biological Rhythms: Grades 9-12. Explore the scientific process of sleep, the importance of | |
| good sleep hygiene, and the negative consequences of sleep deprivation. | ||
| NIH: The Brain: Understanding Neurobiology Through the Study of Addiction: Grades 9-12. Discover the fundamentals of | |
| neurobiology, and learn how drugs of abuse change the brain. Learn that drug addiction is a treatable, chronic brain disease. |
National Financial Capability Challenge is an awards program designed to increase the financial knowledge and capability of high
school aged youth through an online exam. It is designed to illustrate the relevance of financial topics to students, as well as to
assess their learning, and challenges high school teachers and other educators to teach the basics of personal finance to their
students. The Challenge also rewards students, educators, schools, and states for their participation and their success. Educator
Toolkit of financial planning for youth.
NEFE High School Financial Planning Program-While most financial education programs focus on subjects to be learned, this widely
used program turns the focus on the students, so the curriculum isn’t about creating a budget, it’s about creating their budgets, their
financial plan, their saving plan. This makes the lessons personal and helps the students immediately apply what they are learning
New Money from the U.S. government has developed educational tools to enhance the public's knowledge of redesigned currency. A
variety of informative games and classroom materials, including an interactive quiz, lesson plans and bookmarks, are available for
download.
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology's PRISM is a free website that provides collections of online resources for Indiana educators in
the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The primary collection of digital teaching materials is indexed
according to the Indiana Academic Standards for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade and secondary education courses.
Take Charge America provides lesson plans for teachers to use with students from grades one to five. These lesson plans incorporate
personal finance skills with children's books to provide a fun, well-rounded learning experience. Each grade level has 10 lesson plans
for a complete unit of study. Each lesson is a PDF document that you can download which includes objectives, materials lists,
worksheets and content standards.
TechMatrix is a free, online, user-friendly, searchable database to help educators identify and compare assistive and learning software
and products and related research for students with special needs. The TechMatrix allows users to create custom searches for
mathematics, reading, writing, and assistive access devices and programs.
Understanding Taxes is an interactive tax education program for high school and community college classrooms. Making real-world
connections to classroom instruction is an important goal of educator; includes the correlations to national and state educational
standards. Online version includes detailed lesson plans, interactive activities, simulations, and more!
Education Websites:
- Education World
- SchoolBehavior.com
- TeachingTips: 100 Useful Tools for Special Needs Students
- The Teachers Guide-Special Education (Resource listing page)
- GreatSchools
- Reading Rockets: Teaching kids to read and helping those who struggle
- Colorin Colorado: Bilingual site for families/educators of English language learner
- Indiana Designs Equitable Access for Learning (IDEAL)
- National Education Association
- National Association of Special Education Teachers.
Miscellaneous Information:
Teachers
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