parent/ carer workshop: parents/ carers as partners in learning
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Parent/ Carer Workshop: Parents/ carers as partners in learning. Helping young people be MoneySmart. Welcome t o our MoneySmart journey . Grab a cuppa ! Stick on a name tag. Take a seat and introduce yourself. We will take about an hour of your time. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Parent/Carer Workshop: Parents/carers as partners in learning
Helping young people be MoneySmart
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Welcome to our MoneySmart journey
• Grab a cuppa! • Stick on a name tag.• Take a seat and introduce yourself.• We will take about an hour of your time.• Don’t hesitate to ask questions!
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Money Makes the World Go Around
This is a motivational, animated video which highlights why consumer and financial literacy education is important
Videohttp://teaching.moneysmart.gov.au/resource-centre/videos/money-makes-the-world-go-around
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Consumer and financial literacy education
In the context of increasing global financial instability, digitisation and invisibility of money, it is important that students become savvy consumers and financially literate.
Consumer and financial literacy is:• a core life skill• a context for learning and• critical for life in the 21st century
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Reliable sources of information
Introduction to Australian Securities Investments Commission (ASIC) and the MoneySmart Websites
www.moneysmart.gov.auA quality assured source of general information for all people on financial matters
www.teaching.moneysmart.gov.auA website for teachers, students, parents/carers
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A word from Paul Clitheroe
• Chairman, Australian Government Financial Literacy Board, expert in financial matters and popular TV presenter
http://teaching.moneysmart.gov.au/resource-centre/videos/changing-world-of-consumerism
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What do students need to know?
Paul Clitheroe highlights many issues and situations faced by young people.
What are they and how can students best be prepared to deal with them?
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Benefits of being a MoneySmart School
Benefits:• MoneySmart Students • MoneySmart Parents• MoneySmart Teachers• motivated and engaged learners• quality assured units of work aligned to the Australian
Curriculum• whole school professional learning process• a marketing point of difference
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Process of becoming a MoneySmart School
Teacher Workshop 1: Introduction to Consumer and Financial Literacy Education in Australia
Parent/Carer Workshop: Parents/Carers as partners in learningParent/carer Focus Group discussion
Teacher Workshop 2: Implementing MoneySmart Teaching Units of Work in the classroom
Teacher Workshop 3: Embedding MoneySmart Teaching into faculty curriculum
Teacher Workshop 4: Showcasing MoneySmart Teaching
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Overview of the MoneySmart Teaching Secondary package and units of work
• The MoneySmart Teaching Secondary packageContains:o A Teacher Guideo A Facilitator Guideo Units of work for mathematics, science & Englisho The National Consumer and Financial Literacy Framework
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Five Important Concepts
Through the MoneySmart Teaching Units of Work students will learn about five important concepts of money management which are:• to plan• to save• to spend wisely• to invest• to donate
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Gaining Understandings Maxed out!
We don’t want to alarm you, but look at this short movie about youth debt — http://teaching.moneysmart.gov.au/resource-centre/videos/to-the-max
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Concluding messages
• Discuss with your children• Discuss with your child’s teacher• Help with home study tasks• Get involved• Visit the MoneySmart Teaching website
(www.teaching.moneysmart.gov.au) and www.moneysmart.gov.au with your children
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Thank You
Thank you for attending this Workshop - Parents and Carers as partners in learning.
Please continue your discussions during refreshments.
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