California Council On Economic Education

THE MISSION OF THE CALIFORNIA COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC EDUCATION IS TO IMPROVE CALIFORNIA'S ECONOMIC FUTURE BY TEACHING ECONOMICS AND FINANCIAL LITERACY, ESPECIALLY IN UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES. CCEE PROVIDES A BROAD RANGE OF RESOURCES AND TRAINING TO K-12 GRADE TEACHERS AND STUDENTS THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA TO ENHANCE ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL FLUENCY FOR TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

JOHN NICKOLL PROGRAMS: THE JOHN NICKOLL FAMILY FINANCIAL LITERACY EVENTS PROVIDES FINANCIAL LITERACY EDUCATION FOR LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT STUDENTS, TEACHERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. STUDENTS LEARN VALUABLE LESSONS SUCH AS BUDGETING, CREDIT, BANKING BASICS, AND INVESTING. THE ONLINE AND IN-PERSON EVENTS GIVES FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS AN OPPORTUNITY TO VOLUNTEER AND SHARE VALABLE FINANCIAL EDUCATION TO HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES. $MARTPATH IS A DIGITAL PLATFORM DESIGNED TO ASSIST TEACHERS WITH THE DIFFICULT TASK OF TEACHING ECONOMICS AND PERSONAL FINANCE TO CHILDREN IN GRADES 1ST-8TH AMID STRICT STATE STANDARDIZED TESTING REQUIREMENTS OF MATH AND ENGLISH-LANGUAGE ARTS, OFTEN DISPLACING AND DE-PRIORITIZING OTHER SUBJECT COVERAGE. TEACHERS HAVE ACCESS TO CURRICULUM THAT CAN BE TAILORED TO CLASSROOM GOALS AND FORMAT, INCLUDING TEACHERS WITH LEARNERS ACROSS THE ADVANCEMENT SPECTRUM.

TARGETED BETWEEN MIDDLE SCHOOL AND ELEMENTARY.

FAMILY FINANCIAL FUN NIGHTS (FFFN) ARE A SCHOOL-SITE PROGRAM INTENDED PRIMARILY FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SITES. THESE EVENTS BRING TOGETHER YOUNG STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS, FAMILIES AND THE EXTENDED SCHOOL COMMUNITY FOR ACTIVITY-DRIVEN EXCHANGES ON FOUNDATIONAL PERSONAL FINANCE CONCEPTS SUCH AS NEEDS VS WANTS, BUDGETING, SAVING, CAREER PLANNING AND MORE. CCEE HAS WORKED WITH OUR AFFILIATE CENTERS TO PROVIDE MULTIPLE SUCH EVENTS AT SCHOOLS IN LOW-TO-MODERATE INCOME (LMI) COMMUNITIES ACROSS ORANGE AND SAN DIEGO COUNTIES WITH PLANS TO REACH MORE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES OF NEED ACROSS THE STATE.

ECONOMICS FOR EMPOWERMENT IS THE SIGNATURE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM THAT IS A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN CCEE AND A PARTNER ORGANIZATION, THE CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ECONOMICS TEACHERS (CASET). THIS PROGRAM STARTS WITH A ONE-WEEK, RESIDENTIAL TEACHER TRAINING, HELD ON-SITE AT A COLLEGE CAMPUS, DURING THE SUMMER. MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS COME AND EXPERIENCE HANDS-ON ECONOMICS INSTRUCTION, READINGS, AND A WORKING PRACTICUM THAT THEY CONTINUE TO ADD TO FOLLOWING THE SUMMER TRAINING, GOING INTO THE SCHOOL YEAR. FOLLOW UP MEETINGS WITH PARTICIPANTS IN A COHORT MEET VIRTUALLY SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE SCHOOL YEAR TO ASSESS THEIR SUCCESS IN IMPLEMENTING THE ENGAGING INSTRUCTION IN THEIR CLASSES AND PREPARING FOR COMPLETING THEIR PRACTICUM.