Thinking Outside The Box By Seeing The Box How many different squares can be seen in the grid? School-To-Career Initiatives School-to-Career Mission The mission of Wake County School-to-Career is to prepare every student to make knowledgeable career choices through academic rigor and work-based learning experiences. This requires a systematic, comprehensive, community-wide effort. The Three “Legs” of School-To-Career School-to-Career Council Leadership Team Business Alliance Leadership Team Career Academy Advisory Board Leaders Career Advisory Team Leader (Clusters) Business Alliances Career Academy Advisory Boards Career Advisory Teams High Schools and Middle Schools Business Volunteers Curriculum Enhancement CTE Courses Practice Interviews Cooperative Learning Students Service Learning Classroom Speakers Core Academic Courses Curriculum Relevance Business Volunteers Critical Thinking/Problem Solving 71% Oral Communications 37.9% Written Communications 29.6% Teamwork/Collaboration 51.9% Appreciation of Diversity 8.0% Information Technology Application Leadership 21.7% 8.9% Creativity/Innovation 17.8% Time Management 23.2% Organizational Skills 17.2% Nicole Reginelli Community Relations Fidelity Investments North Carolina Region Fidelity Investments North Carolina Council on Economic Education http://www.youtube.com/user/WakeCountySchools Teaching Personal Finance 4/24/2013, Fidelity Investments, Cary, NC. Presenter: Stephen Day, NC Council on Economic Education. Agenda 8:30-8:40 Sign the sign-in sheet, welcome, and introductions. 8:40-9:20 The Economic Way of Thinking + What Personal Finance is About. (CE.E.1.1) 9:20-10:00 Financial Fitness for Life, Lesson 6, “Why Some Jobs Pay More Than Others.” (CE.PFL.1.1) 10:00-10:10 Break 10:10-11:10 Financial Fitness for Life (Grades 6-8), Theme 5, Lesson 15: “Cash or Credit?” (CE.PFL.1.3, 1.4) 11:10-12:00 Financial Fitness for Life, Lesson 20, “What’s the Cost of Spending and Saving?” Learning, Earning, and Investing, “Why Save?” To find saving calculator, google “econedlink calculator.” For debt, google “cgi money credit card calculator.” (CE.PFL.1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5) 12:00-1:00 Lunch: Panel discussion featuring Fidelity Investments associates. 1:00-1:50 Exploring Virtual Economics 4.0. 1:50-2:30 Virtual Economics Insurance Lessons, Lesson 1, “What is Insurance and How Does it Work?” (CE.PFL.2.4) 2:30-2:40 Break 2:40-3:20 The Subprime Crisis: Who Messed Up? by NCCEE. (CE.PFL 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 2.2) See also Financial Fitness for Life 9-12, Lesson 19, “Scams and Schemes.” 3:20-3:30 Questions, evaluations, and departure. Contact us! 919-791-1995. www.nccee.org. E-mail: Stephen Day at [email protected]. You can also find us on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Facebook. The workshop and the accompanying materials are made available to teachers through the generous support of Fidelity Investments and the Council on Economic Education. “Skills To Pay The Bills”  Use the local Chamber of Commerce  Cross county lines  Think about companies in your area and what skills they have to offer - Really explore with them and ask: “What skills can you offer?”  May want to have some examples of what they can do – career tours, teaching teachers, etc  Build a relationship  Be Creative / Think Outside the Box