Center for Economic and Financial Literacy Education

Celebrating more than 30 years of economic and financial literacy education programming for school districts, teachers, and K-12 students in East Central Wisconsin.

The Mission of the UW Oshkosh Center for Economic and Financial Literacy Education is to improve the quality and expand the reach of economic, financial literacy and entrepreneurship education in the K-12 schools of East-Central Wisconsin. We strive to achieve this goal by providing educators with high-quality classes and workshops that increase their knowledge and understanding of economics and financial literacy, by demonstrating the best practices for teaching these concepts to their students and by providing access to the best curriculum materials available.

The Center, supported by the UWO College of Education and Human Services, is one of eight Wisconsin Centers for Economic Education, and is affiliated with EconomicsWisconsin and the (National) Council for Economic Education.

Why teach Economics and Financial Literacy to K-12 Students?

 An economically literate population is crucial to our well-being. The world is changing rapidly, driven by economic, demographic and technological forces. Today's marketplace is truly global, and continues to change daily. Meanwhile, tomorrow's producers and consumers are in grades K-12.  Read more...

What services are offered by the Center?

• Teacher Workshops and Online Classes focusing on specific economic and financial literacy topics and ways to integrate them into the classroom

• Assistance and advice to teachers and school districts in their economic education initiatives, especially in their efforts to help their students achieve the Wisconsin Standards in Economics and Financial Literacy.

• Up-to-date Curriculum Resource Center including elementary and secondary school economics and financial literacy texts and teachers guides.

2011-2012 Schedule of Events

Online Graduate Credit Classes

Need to learn more about economics and personal financial literacy topics for yourself or to teach your students? Would you like to be certified to teach economics? Our online classes can help.

Every semester we offer 1-3 online economics classes for teachers who have had little or no prior economics coursework.  Graduate credit tuition fees apply.  Click here for registration information.  The Graduate registration form can be found here, and UWO Transcript information here.  Please be sure to follow the instructions when registering, and DO NOT send the grad form to the Graduate School as indicated at the top of the form or your registration will be delayed.

• Money and Banking, Sept 19 - Oct 28, 2011, 1 credit
  

• The Federal Reserve and Economic Policy, Feb. 6 - March 16, 2012, 1 credit
  
• Economics and Children's Literature, March 26 - May 11, 2012, 1 credit
• Economics of Sports, March 26 - May 11, 2012, 1 credit

•  Health Care Economics, June 11 - July 20, 2012, 1 credit

Money Talks: Speaking to Students About Everyday Econ & Personal Finance

Friday, September 30, 8am-3pm ~ The Waterfront Restaurant and Tavern, La Crosse

Friday, October 21, 8am-3pm ~ Geneva National Golf Club, Lake Geneva

These one-day conferences for 6th - 12th grade educators offer engaging presentations to help bring you up to date on some of today's most important personal finance and economics issues. Gain valuable knowledge that will help you lead classroom discussions and answer your students' questions with confidence. Among those presenting are college professors with expertise in personal financial and economics education, fellow teachers with years of experience teaching these disciplines, and financial industry veterans.

Get Your Students Pumped on Personal Finance and Economics, Green Bay

Friday, October 14, 8:30am-2:30pm ~ Lambeau Field Atrium

This one-day conference will offer four concurrent sessions on teaching personal finance and economics in K-12 classrooms.  Fifteen presentations will be offered (focusing on middle and high school levels), along with a session where teachers will be asked to share their best practices and ideas.

 22nd Annual Meeting of the Association of School Economics Teachers (ASET)

Friday, December 2, 8:30am-2:30pm

This one-day conference consists of five presentations to help bring you up to date on some of today's most important personal finance and economics issues. Gain valuable knowledge that will help you lead classroom discussions and answer your students' questions with confidence. Among those presenting are college professors with expertise in personal financial and economic education as well as fellow teachers with years of experience teaching these disciplines.

Stock Market Simulation

Fall Challenge and School Year Challenge starts October 11; registration closes November 4.

Spring Challenge starts Feb 13, 2012; registration closes March 9.

See the website of EconomicsWisconsin for more information.

Contact Information

Phone: (920) 424-2440

E-mail: econed@uwosh.edu

Mailing Address: Center for Economic and Financial Literacy Education, COEHS, 800 Algoma Blvd., Oshkosh, WI  54901

Location

Swart Hall on Algoma Blvd., Room 215.

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