We love to see the creative ways that teachers use our resources. In that vein, I received an email last week from Elizabeth Justema, who we recently featured in our October Newsletter. In the email, she shared her approach to teaching the types of credit unit (here’s a link to our lessons in that unit). I loved the concept of having students learn the content independently and then have to teach their peers.

Here’s the email:

On the credit unit (my unit 3), I’ve divided the content into 6 parts and assigned each part to a group of 6 kids. They have the NGPF resources and are expected to learn the content and teach the class that section (a full 72 minute period). They have 3 class periods to prepare. It’s hard, but students are really enjoying it. We’ll see how well they do! The assignment is the “teaching the class assignment” (first file on this page)….

Here’s the link to the list of resources assigned to each of the individual groups:

• https://sites.google.com/a/gapps.bend.k12.or.us/lifewise/finance/unit-3—types-of-credit

Here’s a thorough description of the assignment: 1-teach-the-class-directions

Please share with us how you use NGPF resources and we may feature you in a blog post like this!

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Elizabeth also shared an earlier lesson on how she helps students reflect on their money values and habits.

About the Author

Tim Ranzetta

Tim's saving habits started at seven when a neighbor with a broken hip gave him a dog walking job. Her recovery, which took almost a year, resulted in Tim getting to know the bank tellers quite well (and accumulating a savings account balance of over $300!). His recent entrepreneurial adventures have included driving a shredding truck, analyzing executive compensation packages for Fortune 500 companies and helping families make better college financing decisions. After volunteering in 2010 to create and teach a personal finance program at Eastside College Prep in East Palo Alto, Tim saw firsthand the impact of an engaging and activity-based curriculum, which inspired him to start a new non-profit, Next Gen Personal Finance.