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Entrepreneurship: Creating Your Own Career Conference

Presented by the Oklahoma Council on Economic Education and the
Oklahoma City Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Keynote Speaker:
Mr. Stan Clark
Founder of Eskimo Joes

Join this outstanding opportunity to interact with Teachers, Entrepreneurs and Business Leaders interested in promoting entrepreneurship and supporting the Excellence in Economic Education Teacher Training Program

Thursday, July 24
9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Federal Reserve Bank, OKC

Panelists:

o   Carlos Amaya, Business Development Specialist, OK Small Business Development Center

o   Steve Bagwell, President, Vision Bank, Prague

o   Bill Burnett, SCORE volunteer

o   Peggy Doviak, D.M. Wealth Management founder/owner

o   Shannon Smith, Subway Shops franchise partner

Agenda:

• Continental Breakfast
• Welcome Address by OKC FRB Branch Executive
• Entrepreneurship Panel Discussion
• Keynote Luncheon Speaker
• Teacher Idea Exchange

SEATING LIMITED - Register today!

Click here to register

This program was made possible by the National Council on Economic Education through funding from the United States Department of Education Office of Innovation and Improvement. Workshop provided by the Federal Reserve Bank and the Oklahoma Council on Economic Education.

                            

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Watch information about the new Passport to Financial Literacy Legislation and Building Financial Futures CD on the OTAC Web site

Watch a Web cast of Dr. Sasser discussing the new Passport to Financial Literacy legislation and the Building Financial Futures: A Personal Finance Training for Teachers of Teen and Adult Women CD on the OTAC Web site:  http://csdcotac.org/WebcastMain.htmm 

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Did You Know?

NOW THAT TAX SEASON IS OVER, you might be pleased to learn that on average, each household in the U.S. paid about $4,300 in federal taxes just to cover the interest payments on our $9.4 trillion public debt, according to Jim Jubak at MSN Money. Jubak also pointed out that we rang up a $700 billion federal trade deficit in 2007, we have $950 billion in credit card debt as of March 2008, and we have $1.6 trillion in auto loans and other non-revolving debt.

Two thirds of college graduates owe significant money after graduation. According to the Project on Student Debt, debt levels for graduating seniors with student loans from 1997 to 2007 more than doubled from $9,250 to $19,200 – a 108 percent increase.

For more "Did You Know?" facts, click on this link.

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National Financial Literacy Challenge

A new initiative of the President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy will use a voluntary test to determine and reward high levels of financial literacy among America's high school students. The Challenge will be offered online, and will involve 35 questions on basic personal finance. It is estimated that the Challenge will take the average student 40-45 minutes to complete. In most instances, a
computer lab will be required.

Beginning in late April 2008, the new Challenge will be offered for approximately three weeks. Teachers may choose any day within the challenge window to ask their students to participate.  Students scoring in the top 25th percentile of national scores will be eligible for recognition from the President's Advisory Council on Financial Literacy.

High school teachers may sign up for the official distribution list by emailing: flc@do.treas.gov.
Include "Interest in National Financial Literacy Challenge" in the subject line. Additional details, including a user guide for teachers, will be distributed in the coming weeks. In the meantime, plan on saving a class! For more information, contact by email at: ed.bodensiek@do.treas.gov
at the U.S. Department of the Treasury.

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Date: July 7 through July 17, 2008
Location: University of Central Oklahoma, Edmond

This course provides an in-depth study of the 14 areas of instruction required by the new Passport to Financial Literacy legislation.  It addresses the Oklahoma State Standards for Personal Finance and will examine various curricula available to implement personal finance education in grades 7-12 and provides teachers with free copies of various curricula and resources aligned with those standards.  Participation is limited to teachers with a secondary certification or permission from the instructor. Participants will receive three hours of UCO graduate credit for successfully completing this course.

Click here to view a .pdf of the Personal Finance Academy Flyer

Click here to access the pre-registration page for the Personal Finance Academy

ENROLLMENT IS LIMITED – SIGN UP TODAY!

This program was made possible by the National Council on Economic Education through funding from the United States Department of Education Office of Innovation and Improvement.

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Explore the exciting world of entrepreneurship through this SELF-Paced course on CD.

We will forward a CD containing this self-paced course once you have completed your enrollment our the Workshop Registration page.

This program was made possible by the National Council on Economic Education through funding from the United States Department of Education Office of Innovation and Improvement. Workshop provided by the Federal Reserve Bank and the Oklahoma Council on Economic Education.

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