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The following events and tools are all free! See upcoming events, recorded past events and self-paced tools below:

Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF) is a free blended-learning personal finance curriculum, to engage and empower students to make smart financial choices.  NGPF deeply values the professional development of Educators across the country.  A few of the things NGPF has to offer are:

Certification Courses: Certification for Educators on specific Personal Finance topics.
FinCap Fridays: FinCap Fridays combine a 5-question competition with a 2 minute video to energize classrooms and engage students through current events.
Question of the Day: Questions of the Day are the perfect way to warm up your students before a lesson or introduce a new topic. These questions are designed to spark curiosity for better student engagement!

2023 Virtual Offerings for Educators:

Type Title Presenter Date Time Register Here
Virtual and In Person
Preparing First-Time Home Buyers and the Current Mortgage market
Ian Warlick-Short, Mortgage Loan Officer @ UW Credit Union
February 6, 2024
3:30pm-4:30pm Register Here
Virtual and In Person
Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) Completion Events
College Goal Wisconsin
January 8 – February 7, 2024
6pm-8pm Register Here for Virtual Events

Visit the website for In Person Events throughout Wisconsin

 

Recorded Virtual Offerings for Educators:

Type Title Presenter Date Time Register Here
Virtual Overview of Taxation: A beginner’s guide
Linda Lepe, UW-Madison
November 28, 2023
3:30pm-4:30pm
Virtual NGPF Math on a Mission: Finance Knowledge for All
Daniel Rolando,
NextGen Personal Finance (NGPF)
May 11, 2023
4:30pm-5:30pm
Virtual LIFETIME FINANCIAL PLAN:Classroom proven lesson for your students
Patrick Kubeny
Rhinelander High School
May 24, 2023
4:00pm-5:00pm
Virtual Understanding the WisconsinRetirement System (WRS)
Kelly Behnke, Senior Worksite Benefit Consultant
April 19, 2023
3:30pm-4:30pm Click Here to View Recording!
Virtual Spot and Avoid Scams
Jessica Frey, UW Credit Union’s Fraud Investigator
February 23, 2023
3:30pm-4:30pm
Virtual Get Your Students Banked
Constance Alberts, Director, Bank on Greater Milwaukee December 1, 2022 3:30pm-4:30pm
Virtual Get on Track – Investing for Retirement in a Volatile Market
Paul Rushmann, ChFC, CLU from Members Benefits November 9, 2022 3:45pm-4:30pm Click Here to View Recording!
Virtual The Economic Prosperity Landscape
Dennis Winters, Chief Economist, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development March 8th, 2022
3:30pm-4:30pm Click Here to View Recording!
Recording password: XgbrKqn2
Virtual Rent Smart
Amanda Kostman from
UW Extension
February 23rd, 2022
3:30pm-4:30pm Click Here to View Recording!
Recording password:
KfpMRB9Y
Virtual Insurance 101
Darrel Snyder
February 8th, 2022
3:30pm-4:30pm Click Here to View Recording!
Recording password: iGy95DiK
Virtual Generational Spending and Saving Habits
Ken King November 9th, 2021
Self-Paced Click Here to View Recording!
Recording password: SeFHtbn3
Virtual The Psychology of Credit and Spending
Ken King October 19th, 2021
Self-Paced Click Here to View Recording! Recording password: mGekBGh8
Virtual Banzai Tutorial
Rebecca Christensen of Banzai
October 6th, 2021
Self-Paced Banzai – Financial & Life Literacy

Banzai Tutorial

Banzai – “They Call Me Lots of Things”

Virtual Student Loans, Coming and Going: FAFSA and WI Strong Loan Repayment Kari Temkin, UW-Madison Financial Aid Office,  Cheryl Rapp and Dave Mancl, DFI September 21st, 2021 Self-Paced Click Here to View Recording! Recording password: EwvcWge4
Virtual Behavioral Economics and Pandemic-Economics Dr. Scott Niederjohn July 20th, 2021 Self-Paced Click Here to View Recording!
Virtual Academic and Career Planning (ACP) Meets Personal Finance Amanda Langrehr – CESA 4
Gewn Janke – CESA 10
Pat Rorabeck – SecureFutures
June 17th, 20211 Self-Paced Click Here to View Recording!
Virtual Technology in Insurance Darrel Snyder
American Family Insurance
March 9th, 2021 Self-Paced Click Here to View Recording!
Virtual Financial Inclusion Training for the Classroom Tony Capozziello, Beloit High School

Langton Evans, Madison School District

Content Created:
December 2nd, 2020
Self-Paced Click Here to View Recording!
Recording password: NuQWhkw6
Virtual Financial Inclusion Training: The Racial Wealth Gap
Mark Levine, UWM

Bethany Sanchez, Fair Housing Council

Wyman Winston, Neighborhood Wealth

Content Created: November 18th, 2020 Self-Paced Click Here to View Recording!
Recording Password:

XkJVEtT3
Virtual Get Yourself Up to Speed, Credit Basics
Erin Bykowski, Edgewood College and UW Credit Union Content Created: November 4th, 2020 Self-Paced Click Here to View Recording!
Recording password: XkJVEtT3
Virtual What’s New in Wisconsin’s Financial Education Standards Shiela Briggs, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Content Created: October 7th, 2020 Self-Paced & PowerPoint
Click Here to View Recording! Recording Password: kDWyZzw9
Wisconsin Standards for Personal Financial Literacy PowerPoint(PDF)
Virtual What Your Students Need to Know about FAFSA
Cheryl Rapp, DFI and
Heidi Johnson, UW-Madison Financial Aid Office
Content Created: September 23rd, 2020 Self-Paced Click Here to View Recording! Recording password: Flifel0923
Virtual A Brief Course in Recent Economic Events Self-Paced Self-Paced Click Here to Begin!
Virtual SecureFutures Self-Paced Self-Paced Click Here to Begin!
Virtual College Affordability Self-Paced Self-Paced Click Here to Begin!

In addition, The Forward Learning Institute of Financial and Economic Literacy provides ongoing professional development training throughout the year both in-person and online. For more information, click here.