NE Council on Economic Education
March Economic Virtual Professional Development
Financial Wellness Series for NE Employees
Series starts April 6, 2021 6:30 CST
- Budget and Debt reduction
- Investing and retirement planning
- Identity theft and fraud
- Planning for children and college
- Insurance
- Estate Planning
Complete all six sessions, pre and post test, and become eligible for $100 incentive.
Nebraska Financial Wellness Month is an annual campaign in which organizations across the state work with their communities to improve individual financial wellness. Through a diverse offering of programs, tools and resources, participants in Nebraska Financial Wellness Month will be able to identify their current financial status, create financial goals for the short and long term, and implement realistic plans to achieve those goals.
The Do $1 Thing Pledge is a crucial action item you can take right now to commit to a goal of improving your financial wellness. Submit your pledge today, and become eligible for a $25 drawing every Friday in April!
The Student Essay Contest is an opportunity for students in grades 6-8 to showcase their writing skills and detail how they have already begun to improve their financial wellness!
Become a Partner and utilize the statewide network to share your events and resources helping Nebraskans pursue financial wellness. For more information on participation in Nebraska Financial Wellness Month, explore our 2021 Digital Toolkit.
Personal Finance Institute July 13-15, 2021
PERSONAL FINANCE INSTITUTE– REGISTER NOW!
July 13-15, 2021
Due to the success of previous Institutes, we are again offering the Personal Finance Institute. Register Now: HERE
Are you a new/newer teacher? Are you a seasoned teacher wanting to refresh and sharpen your skills? Do you teach Personal Finance? Would you like to earn financial education industry certification? Are you interested in revising an existing Personal Finance course to add more rigor? If so, consider attending Nebraska’s Personal Finance Institute, to be held at the University of Nebraska-Omaha July 13, 14, and 15, 2021.
K-12 teacher participants will each receive a $300 honorarium. Meals are included but participants must pay for their own lodging. A room block is reserved at the Aksarben Courtyard Marriott for those who wish to stay overnight. To be eligible to receive the $300 honorarium, attendees must participate in all aspects of the Institute, including pre-work, evening meals and W!se certification pretest and exam.
The Personal Finance Institute is limited to the first 30 completed registrations. Register online HERE . To register you must complete the online Personal Finance Institute application and submit your $100 refundable deposit. Your check will be held and returned to you the final day of the Institute.
Prior to the Institute, participants are required to spend a minimum of 20 hours in Institute pre-work. We will utilize NextGen Personal Finance (http://ngpf.org) on-demand professional development modules for this purpose. More details will be provided at a later date. Prior to beginning the Institute pre-work, participants will take a 1-hour proctored certification pretest from their own device at home/school. In the registration link, you will choose the pretest date/time from the following:
- Saturday, April 17 at 8am
- Sunday, May 2 at 3pm
- Saturday, May 8 at 8am
- Wednesday, May 12 at 6pm
Any Nebraska middle school, secondary and/or 2- or 4-year college educator who intends to implement personal finance into their curriculum is eligible for the Personal Finance Institute. Those participating in the Institute should understand that they are responsible for paying their tuition, if choosing to take for credit, prior to the Institute. Off-site lodging is your own responsibility, although a discounted housing block will be established. Only K-12 teachers are eligible for the honorarium.
At the end of the training, teachers are required to take the W!SE financial literacy certification exam. Passing or failing this literacy certification exam will not affect the course grade. However, being able to add an industry certification to your teaching resume is a valuable aspect of professional development!
Earn Graduate Credit
The Personal Finance Institute will be offered as an optional 3-hour graduate credit on-campus course from July 13-15, 2021. Participants can sign up for optional graduate credit (3 credits—ECON 8050: Economic Education) through UNO. To do so participants will need to create an account. Applications are now open for Summer with a July 1st registration deadline for credit. Participants are responsible for all tuition and fees.
Note that if you are using ECON 8050 to complete the Certificate in Economic Education please reach out to Dr. Jamie Wagner (jfwagner@unomaha.edu) prior to enrolling in the course for additional information.
Create account: https://www.applyweb.com/unograd/index.ftl
Program selection: Graduate non-degree summer 2021
Applications open now for Summer 2021 and deadline is July 1st.
Application fee: $25
No prerequisites in economics required.
Participants are required to attend the entire on-campus training sessions, including evening meals, for the 3 days of the Institute, plus take the literacy certification exam. The Institute will run approximately from 8:30 am each day and conclude around 7:30 pm on Tuesday and Wednesday, and 4 pm on Thursday. Your registration indicates your commitment to fully attend and participate in the Personal Finance Institute.
Participants should bring a laptop for use throughout the Institute. Dress is business casual. Rooms can be chilly – please bring a sweater or jacket.
CLICK HERE to complete the Personal Finance Institute online application, which is due by April 30, 2021 or when registration is full.
If you have any questions, please contact:
- Dr. Jamie Wagner, Director, UNO Center for Economic Education, jfwagner@unomaha.edu
- Dr. Jennifer Davidson, President, NCEE, jdavidson2@unl.edu
- Mary Janssen, Career Field Specialist, NDE, mary.janssen@nebraska.gov