This course is designed to prepare and certify individuals to facilitate a course on personal finance and/or financial literacy. This is an 8-week course that will be delivered entirely online with the sole objective to properly prepare and certify participants (teachers) to effectively facilitate personal finance courses at their institution. Though the Personal Finance Facilitator Certification course is delivered entirely online, physical textbooks, along with a supporting online companion site and other online resources, will be utilized extensively throughout the entire course. Your experience as you teach this to your students may easily include classroom sessions.
Participants must secure their own copies of the required books (Total cost: $120 plus shipping).
There are eight modules with basic and advanced personal finance topics which cover all financial education core competencies established by the Department of Treasury. Each module will present a series of materials based on each respective chapter and lesson. Class and topic based discussions will occur within the ‘forums' section that will allow participants to post responses to individual topics, reply to classmates, course facilitator, and meet other course requirements to promote engagement and overall content retention..
Please note that the Your Financial Mastery (student) curriculum is recommended to be delivered using the flipped classroom model. The expectation in these courses is that students complete workbook assignments and review online resources before attending class, allowing class time to be dedicated to activities, simulations, and discussions. However, this certification course is entirely online and is intended to prepare the facilitator/teachers to deliver this 'flipped' student course.
- Teacher: Michele Gribbins
- Teacher: Sam Hamra