Financial Literacy Education in Ontario Beth Brown Curriculum and Assessment Policy Branch May 8, 2015.

Financial Literacy Education in Ontario

Beth BrownCurriculum and Assessment Policy BranchMay 8, 2015

Learning GoalsWe are learning how to:•Make connections to financial literacy concepts and skills in the curriculum and discover ways to integrate these ideas into teaching and learning.•Select high impact resources that supports this learning.

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Financial Literacy Highlights Videos

• http://www.edugains.ca/newsite/FinancialLit/elementaryresources/highlightsvideos.html

Vision and Definition• The Vision for Financial Literacy: “Ontario students will have

the skills and knowledge to take responsibility for managing personal financial well-being with confidence, competence, and a compassionate awareness of the world around them” (A Sound Investment: Financial Literacy Education in Ontario Schools, page 4)

• Financial literacy is defined as “having the skills needed to make responsible economic and financial decisions with competence and confidence” (A Sound Investment: Financial Literacy Education in Ontario Schools, page 7)

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Why Teach Financial Literacy?• Ontario students need to be financially literate to make more

informed choices in a complex and fast-changing financial world.

• Financial literacy education provides a critical set of lifelong skills.

• Financial literacy can improve prospects for the success of every child.

• Financial literacy contributes to the development of responsible, engaged, and compassionate citizens.

Scope and Sequence Documents

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• Select one or two curriculum expectations from the scope and sequence document in a grade/or discipline that you are teaching

• Discuss with the others in your group the following points for each expectation:

• What specific knowledge is required for a student to successfully achieve the expectation?

• What specific skills are required?• What connections do you see?

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Curriculum-linked Resources and Support

Other Materials and Supports •Grades 7-8 app (e-Me) in the google play store

•Parent materials on ministry page

Available on EduGAINS•Scope and Sequence documents•Video clips and supporting materials•Additional lesson plans •Webinars to support school leadership

•Subject/Division Associations curriculum-linked resources

•Background Information –memos to the field

•Links to additional resourceshttp://www.edugains.ca/newsite/FinancialLit/index.html

Other resources

• Inspire financial learning.ca http://www.inspirefinanciallearning.ca/

• Federal Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) websitehttp://www.fcac-acfc.gc.ca/Eng/resources/

toolsCalculators/Pages/BankingT-OutilsIn.aspx Consumer Protection Ontario• http://www.ontario.ca/consumers/consumer-

protection-ontario

Consolidation

• Take two minutes to write on a stickie what you believe is the most important learning from today’s session to take back to your classrooms.

• Share your thoughts with one person with whom you have not spoken in today’s session.

• Post the stickies on the designated chart paper

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Thank [email protected]

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