My Classroom is a short NGPF podcast series devoted to supporting the efforts of teachers. Each week we will speak with different teachers who will share timely tips, resources, and teaching strategies that can be implemented immediately into the classroom.

This week, we welcome Derek D'Angelo and Joey Running. Derek & Joey will discuss strategies to embed personal finance concepts into an economics class, and economics concepts into a personal finance class. 

Derek D'Angelo taught AP Economics and Personal Finance for 25 years. He received the NAEE Rising Star Award in 2018 and in the same year received an EIFLE Award for the National Personal Finance Educator of the Year. He is currently the President of the Michigan Council on Economic Education.

Joey Running has nearly 30 years of high school and community college teaching experience and currently teaches economics and personal finance at West Albany High School. She is this year's recipient of the Oregon Economics Teacher of the Year and at the 2019 National Jump$tart Educator Conference received the Ted Beck Effective Educator Award.

Enjoy! 

Additional Resources and Professional Development

• Click here to access ready-made cross-curricular resources for most content areas.
• Click here to register for the July 23rd Speaker Series from 12:00-1:00 ET with Joey, Derek, and Barron's AP Macro/Micro textbook co-author James Redelsheimer.

About the Authors

Amanda Volz

Amanda joins the NGPF Team with over 20 years of experience teaching personal finance. During that time, she led her students to hundreds of thousands of dollars in scholarships, won multiple awards, and most importantly, impacted the financial lives of thousands of high school students. Amanda prides herself on being an educational leader and is constantly looking for innovative ways to make the classroom relevant, rigorous, and fun. She is a passionate advocate for financial education and has been a long-time member of the NGPF community. Fun fact - Amanda was NGPF’s first teacher account! When Amanda isn’t working, she enjoys cooking, gardening, and traveling with her husband and two children.

Brian Page

Making a difference in the lives of students through financial capability is Brian’s greatest passion. He comes to NGPF after fifteen years of public school teaching where he was the ‘11 Ohio Department of Education recipient of a Milken National Educator Award, the CEE Forbes Award winner, and a Money Magazine/CNN "Money Hero". He served on the working group for President Obama's Advisory Council on Financial Capability. He has private school experience as a Trustee for the Cincinnati Country Day School and was a past Ohio Jump$tart President. Brian holds a BBA and M.Ed. When Brian isn’t working alongside his NGPF teammates he is likely spending time with his wife, three children, and dog; hiking, or watching Ohio State football.