CASETCalifornia Association of

School Economics Educators

October 25, 2013 Federal Reserve San Francisco

Theresa Hagelbarger Villa Park High School

CCEE• Founded in 1999• CCEE is California’s leading provider of

economic and financial literacy education.

• A multitude of resources are available for teachers. – 2012/13 – Trained 964 teachers– 2013/14 – Goal to train 1,500 teachers

CCEE – The BIG Picture

• California AB166 CCEE Bill Purpose = Pupil instruction: financial literacy.– Helped write language into the bill – Testified to the importance of personal finance to

the committee members– Supported Roger Hernandez staf in all aspects of

advocacy

CCEE & CEE

• CEE Parent Organization• Curriculum Development• CCSS Alignment &

Lesson Plans• Conferences & Teacher

Training

CEE How are We Doing?In 2012 trained

55,000+ teachers

These teachers reached 5,000,000 students

CCEE Fall & Spring EventsContest deadline extended NOW 11/20For CASET conference attendees

Common CoreNovember 12

December 3

EconomicsOlympiadMarch 29

CCEE Resources

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• Self-guided: Order or download materials when you’d like to learn on your own.

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• 97% teacher approval rating; easy-to-use, classroom-ready lessons• Contests for middle and high school students• FREE and low-cost lesson plans, econ teacher guide, professional development and educational

credits

Practical life

lessons

• Learn that prices are determined by supply and demand; they learn pricing isn’t personal• Decide to stay in school and use their school years to develop their skills to compete in global market• Develop critical decision-making skills through learning benefit/cost analysis

Proven

results

• Students’ attitudes improved significantly after learning about human capital• High school students improved their math skills by playing The Stock Market Game • Students that received the entire MoneyWiseTeen program increased scores from 49% to 82%

Teaching By the Standards

CEE Resources

Standards link

Printable lesson plans

Current economic data

Economics terms & definitions

Graphs & charts w/activities

Links to all articles

Assessments

Student version (digital & printable)

Consumer Price Index and Inflation

CA Economics Standards

Teacher Lesson Plan

Links to Current Data

Glossary of Terms

Charts & Graphs

Student Assessments

CCEE Personal Finance Materials

Sample Common Core Math

• Seven questions total.– This is ONE problem.

• Sample Questions– The NDA claims that the proposed

new model for the New York speeding fine system is fairer than the current system. Do you agree or disagree with the claim? Explain your answer using specific examples from this task.

– Plot a point to represent the fine for driving 5 mph over the speed limit. Next, plot additional points for each increment of 5 mph over the speed limit up to 45 mph over the speed limit. Source: Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium

CCEE Contests