New partnership provides complimentary teacher training, state-standard approved financial learning for elementary school students statewide
In its continued efforts to support the financial education and success of New Mexico’s youth, Nusenda Credit Union has announced a one-year, pilot educational partnership with the University of Cincinnati Economics Center that will provide
complimentary teacher training and financial education of elementary students statewide beginning in early 2018.
$martPath is a complimentary, interactive, award-winning online teaching resource created by the UC Economics Center that helps educators learn best practices for teaching financial literacy - traditionally a challenging teaching topic. It was developed by leading
practitioners, and all lessons are aligned to New Mexico Common Core State Standards for seamless integration into classroom instruction.
“Since the founding of our credit union more than 80 years ago, we’ve been committed to the education community,” said Nusenda President/CEO Terry Laudick. “We are dedicated to using financial literacy as a way to increase opportunities and economic health for New Mexicans.
“Our current program, geared toward middle- and high-school students, is utilized in 70 schools statewide, but we recognized a need to start teaching children about money even sooner. $martPath is geared specifically to that purpose.”
“$martPath will change the way in which financial education is delivered to students,” said Dr. Julie Heath, Executive Director of the UC Economics Center and a leading national financial educator. “Its interactive, online platform ensures that teachers and students statewide have complimentary and easy access.”
$martPath was created in 2016 and in that short amount of time has received two national curriculum awards. It also has boasted impressive impact metrics for both teachers and students.
The Ohio state legislature has funded a statewide program that also uses $martPath as the curriculum at the elementary school level, with 500 teachers trained in the past year and more on a waiting list. Statewide programs using $martPath also exist in
Michigan and Florida.
The program has won awards from the National Association of Economic Educators (NAEE) and from the Institute for Financial Literacy. To learn more about $martPath, visit smartpathlearning.com.
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