Get tips for closing the year out strong and join this week's Speaker Series to hear Dan LaSalle share his expertise about starting financial literacy clubs. Then don those goofy hats and holiday sweaters and party (virtually) with us as we thank you all you've done in 2022. There will be prizes! See what else we're offering in this week's Virtual PD roundup. 

Why join our Virtual PDs? Here's what teachers are saying:

• "Honestly, these sessions have all been amazing! I have used so much due to the PDs!"!
• "Each time I join the sessions, I come away with new knowledge, insights, and ideas on how to use this information with my students."
• "I was so nervous at the start of this school year, but with the training and resources provided by NGPF I was able to be more confident in my teaching abilities.”

Virtual Professional Development LIVE!: a one-hour* hands-on workshop with multiple opportunities for teacher collaboration. Watch the video explainer here. 

All times listed below are Pacific Time.

Monday

• Arcade: Crypto Craze led by Daniel at 4:00 PM Pacific Time 
  • Crypto Craze  is an NGPF arcade game where students will place their bets hoping to strike it rich on the next big crypto boom, but only if their coin doesn't crash first! Teachers will explore Crypto Craze and it's companion worksheet and then explore supplemental resources from NGPF's Cryptocurrency Mini-Unit to expand their students' learning around digital currencies.

Tuesday

• 5 Middle School Lessons to End the Year led by Sonia at 4:00 PM Pacific Time  
  • Join us as we explore 5 lessons from the NGPF Middle School Course that you can use to wrap up the school year. These standalone lessons can be used by both high school and middle school educators to differentiate instruction, scaffold content, and engage students. Be ready to collaborate with other teachers and share ideas.

Wednesday

• Review Activities for the End of the Semester led by Amanda at 4:00 PM Pacific Time
  • Closing out the semester isn't just about reviewing data and analyzing student progress. We need to leave our students feeling inspired and fired up for ongoing learning throughout the next term. Join this session to explore various activities you can use to help students review for exams or end of term projects.

Thursday

• NGPF Speaker Series: Dan LaSalle of the Niche Clinic discusses financial literacy clubs led by Yanely at 4:00 PM Pacific Time 
  • NGPF's Speaker series brings in outside speakers to share their expertise on a variety of personal finance topics. This week, hear from Dan, who for nine years worked in Philadelphia as a high school teacher and later a school administrator. During this time, he began a financial literacy program for high school students that he now works on full-time, called the Niche Clinic.
• Holiday Teacher Celebration 2022! led by Christian at 5:00 PM Pacific Time 

  • We’re serving Holiday Cheer, NGPFamily Style. After speaker series, join the NGPF Team for a virtual teacher celebration! We’ll play fun collaborative games, connect, laugh with reckless abandon, share our appreciation for your tireless work, and maybe even compare silly sweaters. Optional: join the celebration in your most festive attire, use your most seasonal Zoom background, don your goofiest holiday hat, and/or wear your ugliest of holiday sweaters! Note: NGPF Academy Credit will not be awarded for this event. 

About the Author

Ansh Soni

Ansh joined NGPF as an intern in 2018 after becoming interested in personal finance through some of the classes he took as a high schooler. He now goes to UC Santa Barbara where he majors in Physics and Psychology and works on research in Perception and Machine learning. During his free time, he loves to try new food and play games.