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Teacher Workshop 2Working with the curriculum and units of work in

teaching teams

Helping young people be MoneySmart

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Workshop 2 − OverviewThis Workshop will:

• Review the importance of consumer and financial literacy education

• Consider parents’ responses to focus questions

• Review any consumer and financial literacy education currently taking place in the school / learning area

• Identify existing consumer and financial literacy units of work or those that could be adapted

• Explore the MoneySmart Teaching units of work

• Select units of work to be taught to specific classes

• Identify the requirements for Workshop 3

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Why consumer and financial literacy education is important for all young

people

• What experts say- video

• What Parents/carers say – focus question responses

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Curriculum review • Reflect on your teaching program

• Using the NCFL Framework:

– Identify all the consumer and financial literacy education currently taking place in the school/learning area

– Note any NCFL Framework elements not being covered in current curriculum or school activities

• Identify existing units of work that could be adapted to include a consumer and financial literacy focus

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Studying a MoneySmart Teaching unit of work

• Work in year-level groups / faculty groups / learning areas

• Review a chosen unit

• Consider how the unit planner maps to the Australian Curriculum and the NCFLF

• Tailor the unit to fit your school and class context

• Consider how this might inform your teaching practice and enhance student outcomes in consumer and financial literacy

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Planning for action

• Develop a plan for the teaching of consumer and financial literacy as a context for learning using existing and new units considered in the previous activity

• Establish a time frame to teach and record reflections in preparation for Teacher Workshop 3

• Consider how parents and the wider school community could be involved and support his initiative

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Preparing for Teacher Workshop 3

• Team members will share:– a brief report on the unit taught using the Reflection

Template– examples of student work– assessment tasks

• Date for Teacher Workshop 3