Workshops- Middle School


Financial Longevity: Retirement Readiness for Teachers

Description: Enhancing the financial confidence of teachers not only cultivates personal happiness but also amplifies productivity both in their personal lives and within the classroom. Our upcoming workshop aims to provide teachers with a dedicated space to conduct a comprehensive financial well-being and retirement assessment. During this session, participants will have the opportunity to establish clear financial goals and map out actionable strategies to achieve them. Through hands-on exercises, we will craft personalized retirement budgets and delve into essential techniques for long-term money management. Additionally, we will explore fundamental principles of estate planning and engage in discussions centered around embracing life to the fullest. Following the workshop, participants can opt for ongoing financial coaching to further support their journey towards financial empowerment and fulfillment.

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For: All K-12 Teachers 

Where: Millsaps College; Jackson, MS

Requirements:  

  • Attendance at the full workshop
  • Web-connected device (e.g., computer, tablet)

When: Saturday, April 20, 2024; 9:00am-3:00pm

What’s in it for me? Lesson plans, 0.6 CEUs at no cost, $50 stipend, lunch provided 

Contact: 601-974-1325; mscee@millsaps.edu

Registration Deadline: Friday, April 19, 2024; Noon  

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Master Teacher of Economics 2.0 (ONLINE!)

Description: In addition to improving teaching skills, the MTE improves a teacher’s ability and practice of being a good critical thinker. MTEs will have more ability and confidence to empower their students’ critical thinking capacity to make better choices as they plan their personal finance goals. Successful MTEs will understand why economics education is valuable and learn how to present the content in an engaging manner; have the ability to mentor students in making economic and personal finance decisions; articulate answers to the essential questions related to making college and career ready decisions; recognize good economics informational text; and improve in structuring learning experiences. The MTE was developed to be an example that teachers could replicate in their classrooms to meet best practices in engaging students to integrate critical thinking into their lives.

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For: High school teachers and Middle School US History teachers.

Where: The MTE is an online course (estimated 75 hours).

Requirements:

  • Attendance and full participation in Orientation Session
  • Web-connected device (e.g., computer, tablet, smartphone)
  • Ability to download and upload documents
  • Microphone and camera

When: June 5, 2024 – July 17, 2024

  • Synchronous- Orientation; virtual via Zoom- June 5, 2024 9:00am-12:00pm**
  • Asynchronous- Assignments completed by- July 17, 2024

**Attendance and full participation in orientation is required. NO EXCEPTIONS.

What’s in it for me?: 7.5 CEUs, access to student course, $500 stipend, 193 economics endorsement on license (Click here to see qualifications.)

Contact: 601-974-1325; mscee@millsaps.edu

Registration Deadline: May 24, 2024

SAVE THE DATE! REGISTRATION WILL OPEN ON MARCH 1, 2024

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Sponsored by:

MGM Resorts Foundation

Mississippi Department of Education

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Master Teacher of Entrepreneurship 2.0 (ONLINE!)

Description: In addition to improving teaching skills, the MTEnt course improves a teacher’s ability and practice of being a good critical thinker. MTEnts will have more ability and confidence to empower their students’ critical thinking capacity to make better choices as they create and pursue economic opportunities. Successful MTEnts will understand why entrepreneurship education is valuable for all students and learn how to present the content in an engaging manner; learn how to mentor students in the process of developing, testing, and launching a business idea; recognize good entrepreneurship informational text; and improve in structuring learning experiences. The MTEnt was developed to be an example that teachers could replicate in their classrooms to meet best practices in engaging students to integrate critical thinking and an entrepreneurial mindset in their lives.

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For: Middle school and high school teachers.

Where: The MTEnt is an online course (estimated 75 hours).

Requirements:

  • Attendance and full participation in Orientation Session
  • Web-connected device (e.g., computer, tablet, smartphone)
  • Ability to download and upload documents
  • Microphone and camera

When: June 5, 2024 – July 17, 2024

  • Synchronous- Orientation; virtual via Zoom- June 5, 2024 9:00am-12:00pm**
  • Asynchronous- Assignments completed by- July 17, 2024

**Attendance and full participation in orientation is required. NO EXCEPTIONS.

What’s in it for me?: 7.5 CEUs, access to student course, $250 stipend, 915 entrepreneurship endorsement on license (Click here to see qualifications.)

Contact: 601-974-1325; mscee@millsaps.edu

Registration Deadline: May 24, 2024

SAVE THE DATE! REGISTRATION WILL OPEN ON MARCH 1, 2024

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Sponsored by:

MGM Resorts Foundation

Mississippi Department of Education

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Master Teacher of Personal Finance 2.0 (ONLINE!)

Description: In addition to improving teaching skills, the MTPF course improves a teacher’s ability and practice of being a good critical thinker. MTPFs have more ability and confidence to empower their students’ critical thinking capacity to make better choices as they plan their personal finance goals. Successful MTPFs will understand why personal finance education is valuable and learn how to present the content in an engaging manner; have the ability to mentor students in making personal finance decisions; articulate answers to the essential questions related to making college and career ready decisions; recognize good personal finance informational text; and improve in structuring learning experiences. The MTPF course was developed to be an example that teachers could replicate in their classrooms to meet best practices in engaging students to integrate critical thinking into their lives.

Click here to view a sample syllabus.

For: Middle school and high school teachers

Where: The MTPF is an online course (approximately 75 hours).

Requirements:

  • Attendance and full participation in Orientation Session
  • Web-connected device (e.g., computer, tablet, smartphone)
  • Ability to download and upload documents
  • Microphone and camera

When: June 3, 2024 – July 12, 2024

  • Synchronous- Orientation; virtual via Zoom- June 3, 2024; 5:00pm-7:30pm
  • Teacher/Instructor Check-in Meeting #1; virtual via Zoom- June 13, 2024; 5:00pm-6:00pm
  • Teacher/Instructor Check-in Meeting #2; virtual via Zoom- June 27, 2024; 5:00pm-6:00pm
  • Asynchronous- Assignments completed by- July 10, 2024
  • Course end date- July 12, 2024

    **Attendance and full participation in orientation is required. NO EXCEPTIONS.

What’s in it for me?: 7.5 CEUs, access to student course, $250 stipend, 941 Personal Finance endorsement on license (Click here to see qualifications.)

Contact: 601-974-1325; mscee@millsaps.edu

Registration Deadline: May 24, 2024

SAVE THE DATE! REGISTRATION WILL OPEN ON MARCH 1, 2024

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Project Based Entrepreneurship (ONLINE!)

Description: The Project-Based Entrepreneurship (PBE) program is designed to spark and cultivate entrepreneurial thinking among middle and high school teachers. PBE prepares educators to teach the basics of opportunity recognition and business development, to implement experiential entrepreneurship in their classrooms, and to become champions for entrepreneurship education within their districts. The PBE program is offered as a collaborative initiative between the Center for Economic and Entrepreneurship Education (CEEE) at The University of Southern Mississippi and the Mississippi Council on Economic Education.

This online training equips educators to roll out school-based enterprises or to generate similar project-based learning experiences in and out of the classroom. The goal is to help our students apply an entrepreneurial mindset as they discover and explore opportunities.

For: The content is broadly applicable to all middle and high school teachers, specifically those who have an interest in innovation and entrepreneurship but don’t need the 75-hour Master Teacher of Entrepreneurship (MTEnt) course. Special Education and Alternative Education teachers, however, are encouraged instead to complete the Pathways to Entrepreneurship (P2E) program due to its tailored resources.

When: NOW! The workshop is on-demand so you may complete it all at one time or save your progress and return to it later.

Where: ONLINE!

Fee: No registration fee, materials included

Requirements: Web-connected device (e.g., computer, tablet, smartphone)

What’s in it for me? Free curriculum and 0.7 CEUs. (CEU’s will only be awarded for the first completion of the course).

Contact: 601-974-1325 or mscee@millsaps.edu

Sponsored by:

Mississippi Department of Education

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Stock Market Game (ONLINE!)

Description: The Mississippi Stock Market Game (SMG) is a simulation of a real market, designed to involve students in the world of finance and investing as a means of helping them learn about how a market economy works. Student teams of 3 to 5 students invest a hypothetical $100,000 in stocks and compete for the best portfolio performance. There are two separate 13-week programs each year; one in the Fall and one in the Spring.

The program is available to all public and private students throughout the state of Mississippi in grades 4 through 12. The program is adaptable for many different classes, including social studies, mathematics, economics, business, technology, gifted, MOD, Special Education, and club activities. Students learn to develop team strategies, make decisions, and become informed about investment and economic terms. They also learn to see the connection between world events and their investments.

In this ONLINE ON-DEMAND teacher training, learn how to implement the SMG in your classroom! (Takes about 5 hours to complete.)

For: 4-12 grade teachers (Required for all teachers that are NEW to SMG!)

When: NOW!

Where: ONLINE!

Fee: No registration fee

Requirements: Must have a desktop, laptop or tablet with internet capability.

What’s in it for me?: Free curriculum and 0.5 CEUs.

Contact: 601-974-1325 or mscee@millsaps.edu

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