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Matheny/NJCFE Co-Sponsored Financial Education Symposium October 28, 2009 |
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8-9:00 |
Breakfast & Registration |
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9:00 -9:25 |
Phyllis Garnant (formerly the Coordinator of the Career Education and Consumer, Family Life Skills for the New Jersey Department of Education) Introduced by Sheryl Gavaras, Principal/Director of the Matheny School |
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9:25 -9:40 |
Break |
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9:40 – 11:00 |
Dr. Barbara O’Neill, Rutgers University
Let the NEFE High School Financial Planning Program show you how. Participants will learn about the content of this award-winning national curriculum and receive FREE copies of NEFE HSFPP materials. Other resources to teach personal finance will also be discussed, as well as interactive learning activities.
Cynthia Forster, Business Development Manager for the Record and Herald News Newspapers
Using money well is a life skill that all ages need to learn. This workshop will show teachers from first grade through adult classes how to use a daily newspaper to teach financial literacy. Utilizing display and classified advertisements, business sections, a special money tabloid newspaper, and even news articles, students can learn how money affects their lives and how they can use the news to control their futures. The content of this workshop can easily be adapted for students with disabilities, for special populations and cooperative learning. Any newspaper can be used with the distributed materials.
We have a more expanded write up available as well on this one.
Darnell Sutton, FDIC
This workshop will provide an overview of the FREE financial education services available through the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), including an introduction to its Money Smart for Young Adults Financial Education Curriculum. This workshop will also highlight examples of success stories about how Money Smart for young adults is currently being used in educational settings across the country. The Money Smart for Young Adults Curriculum will be provided to all workshop participants.
Joe Grabowski, Retired Banking Consultant
An in
depth review and discussion of Identity Theft,
Wendy R. Walston, Regional Manager – Primerica Financial Services
This presentation will cover such topics as checking, savings, credit card use, the Rule of 72 and an introduction to mutual funds – geared to high school students and adults.
Vito Manno, Financial Advisor, Chester Financial Group and Cheryl MacIntosh, Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction, Montgomery Academy
Does your child think credit cards and checks are free money? Participants will learn how to teach their children the basic concepts of credit cards, checks, earning and keeping money. Through hands on exploration we will offer stories and activities to bring back to your students. Money through literature along with other resources will be provided for all.
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11-12 |
Lunch 1 hour (includes second keynote)
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11:30 – 11:55 |
Keynote (30 minute)
Maryanne Evanko, President of NJCFE Sean Murphy, Vice-Principal of the Matheny School
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12:10 – 1:30 |
Joe Grabowski, Retired Banking Consultant
An in depth review and discussion of the inner workings of Consumer Credit and how it affects all Consumers.
the view from the bankruptcy system, and one approach that has worked. Bankruptcy Lawyers with the New Jersey Bankruptcy Lawyers Foundation sneuer@nv-njlaw.com (Steve R. Neuer – contact)
This Financial Literacy Project will explore, through first person accounts the role of personal financial ignorance as a cause of bankruptcy, and increasing financial distress. Next, they will provide a demonstration of the interactive skit “show not tell” program that they have developed and presented to over 1500 high school students statewide.
Dr. Barbara O’Neill, Rutgers University
Want to engage your students in an interactive financial education activity? Come learn about the Real Money Simulation and how it can be adapted for special needs youth. Real Money contains scenarios for five young adults at three different ages: 25, 30 and 35. Copies of the Real Money simulation CD will be distributed to all participants.
Linda Lee, Financial Services Representative & Investment Adviser – MetLife
No matter what age or disability, parents of children with special needs have many serious questions about how best to provide for their child’s future well-being. MetDESK Specialists are committed to helping families through the maze of legal and financial complexities surrounding planning for the future of children and other dependents with special needs. Important issues that need to be addressed are: Government Benefit Eligibility, Guardianship and Conservatorship/Guardian Ad Litem, and Financial Security.
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1:30 – 1:40 |
Break |
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1:40 – 2:00 |
Wrap Up Phyllis Garnant |
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Sponsors
Lunch Sponsor: Ethicon Printing Sponsor: TBA
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