| Welcome | Patrick K. Barron |
| First Vice President and COO, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta | |
| The Landscape Today: Economic and Financial Education |
William B. Walstad Director, National Center for Research in Economic Education University of Nebraska, Lincoln |
| Identifying the Gaps: Asking the Hard Questions | |
| Curriculum: Personal finance and economic education-complement or substitute? Question: How can we capture the synergy between financial and economic education? |
|
| Moderator | Sallie Adams Daniel Director of Community Affairs, Troutman Sanders, LLP |
| Presenter | David Martin Executive Director, Georgia Council on Economic Education •Presentation (PPT) |
| Respondents | Hilary L. Hunt Eastern States Coalition Coordinator, Jump$tart Coalition |
| Carol Penland Economics Teacher, South Cobb High School |
|
| Training: Economics teachers, generally, are not trained to teach economics and/or personal finance. Question: How can we strengthen teacher training to improve classroom instruction? |
|
| Moderator | Elridge McMillan Member, Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia President Emeritus, Southern Education Foundation |
| Presenter | Julie A. Weisberg Senior Education Program Specialist, Georgia Professional Standards Commission •Presentation (PPT) •Georgia 2000 Standards for the Approval of Professional Education Units and Programs (PDF) |
| Respondents | Kathy Cox State Superintendent of Schools, Georgia Department of Education |
| Thomas C. Meredith Chancellor, University System of Georgia •Georgia's Plan for Having a Qualified Teacher in Every Classroom (7/99) (PDF) •Status of Teaching in Georgia (3/98) (PDF) •Regents Principles for the Preparation of School Educators (PDF) •Making the Commitment: Guaranteeing the Quality of Future Educators (PDF) |
|
| Assessment: For both students and adults, evidence and metrics are lacking to show that economic and financial knowledge equates to wise life choices. Question: How can we translate economic and financial knowledge into changes in behavior? How can we measure success in this area to determine what works and what doesn't? |
|
| Moderator | Donald L. Chapman Chairman, Tug Investment Corporation Immediate Past Chair, Junior Achievement of Georgia |
| Presenter | Jeanne M. Hogarth Program Manager, Consumer and Community Affairs, Federal Reserve Board •Household Financial Management: The Connection between Knowledge and Behavior (links off-site) •Presentation (PPT) |
| Respondents | Suzanne Boas President, Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Greater Atlanta |
| Eugene J. Godbold Jr. President, Bank of America of Georgia |
|
| Angela C. Lyons Assistant Professor, Agricultural and Consumer Economics University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign •Presentation (PPT) •Financial Education Evaluation Toolkit (Word document) •Evaluating Outcomes of Personal Financial Education (Word document) •Financial Education Listserves (Word document) |
|
| Looking Ahead: Finding the Right Answers | Edward M. Gramlich Governor, Federal Reserve Board |
| Closing the Gaps: A Call to Action | Patrick K. Barron |