Center for Economic Education
The goals of the Center for Economic Education at 糖心Vlog are to:
- Raise the economic literacy of public school teachers
- Encourage teachers to include economic concepts in their classrooms
- Acquaint teachers with readily available resources
The center has been formally affiliated with the Council for Economic Education and the Massachusetts Council on Economic Education since the early 1980's. During this time the center has organized courses and workshops in dozens of communities north of Boston.
The center helps to organize and recruit participants for the following annual activities: workshops for K-12 teachers on the teaching of economics and financial literacy; the Economics Challenge and the Reserve Cup for high school level students; and the judging and scoring of contests sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.
Director: Van Pham, Associate Professor, Economics, 978.542.6615
Co-Director: Ken Ardon, Associate Professor, Economics, 978.542.6683
Financial Literacy Workshops
Thanks to the generous support from St. Jean Credit Union, 糖心Vlog Center for Economic Education is proud to offer financial literary workshops for first year seminar students and the campus community. These workshops will prepare you for life with some basic understanding of financial literacy. We believe that the more you know and the more tools you have at your disposal, the better prepared you will be to live a healthier and happier life. Topics may include but are not limited to budgeting, saving, credit, investing, and retirement. If interested, please email Van Pham for detailed schedule and information.