The following events and tools are all free! See upcoming events, recorded past events and self-paced tools below:
Next Gen Personal Finance (NGPF) is a free blended-learning personal finance curriculum, to engage and empower students to make smart financial choices. NGPF deeply values the professional development of Educators across the country. A few of the things NGPF has to offer are:
Certification Courses: Certification for Educators on specific Personal Finance topics.
FinCap Fridays: FinCap Fridays combine a 5-question competition with a 2 minute video to energize classrooms and engage students through current events.
Question of the Day: Questions of the Day are the perfect way to warm up your students before a lesson or introduce a new topic. These questions are designed to spark curiosity for better student engagement!
2023 Virtual Offerings for Educators:
| Type | Title | Presenter | Date | Time | Register Here |
| Virtual and In Person | Preparing First-Time Home Buyers and the Current Mortgage market | Ian Warlick-Short, Mortgage Loan Officer @ UW Credit Union | February 6, 2024 | 3:30pm-4:30pm | Register Here |
| Virtual and In Person | Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) Completion Events | College Goal Wisconsin | January 8 – February 7, 2024 | 6pm-8pm | Register Here for Virtual EventsVisit the website for In Person Events throughout Wisconsin |
Recorded Virtual Offerings for Educators:
| Type | Title | Presenter | Date | Time | Register Here |
| Virtual | Overview of Taxation: A beginner’s guide | Linda Lepe, UW-Madison | November 28, 2023 | 3:30pm-4:30pm | |
| Virtual | NGPF Math on a Mission: Finance Knowledge for All | Daniel Rolando, NextGen Personal Finance (NGPF) | May 11, 2023 | 4:30pm-5:30pm | |
| Virtual | LIFETIME FINANCIAL PLAN:Classroom proven lesson for your students | Patrick Kubeny Rhinelander High School | May 24, 2023 | 4:00pm-5:00pm | |
| Virtual | Understanding the WisconsinRetirement System (WRS) | Kelly Behnke, Senior Worksite Benefit Consultant | April 19, 2023 | 3:30pm-4:30pm | Click Here to View Recording! |
| Virtual | Spot and Avoid Scams | Jessica Frey, UW Credit Union’s Fraud Investigator | February 23, 2023 | 3:30pm-4:30pm | |
| Virtual | Get Your Students Banked | Constance Alberts, Director, Bank on Greater Milwaukee | December 1, 2022 | 3:30pm-4:30pm | |
| Virtual | Get on Track – Investing for Retirement in a Volatile Market | Paul Rushmann, ChFC, CLU from Members Benefits | November 9, 2022 | 3:45pm-4:30pm | Click Here to View Recording! |
| Virtual | The Economic Prosperity Landscape | Dennis Winters, Chief Economist, Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development | March 8th, 2022 | 3:30pm-4:30pm | Click Here to View Recording! Recording password: XgbrKqn2 |
| Virtual | Rent Smart | Amanda Kostman from UW Extension | February 23rd, 2022 | 3:30pm-4:30pm | Click Here to View Recording! Recording password: KfpMRB9Y |
| Virtual | Insurance 101 | Darrel Snyder | February 8th, 2022 | 3:30pm-4:30pm | Click Here to View Recording! Recording password: iGy95DiK |
| Virtual | Generational Spending and Saving Habits | Ken King | November 9th, 2021 | Self-Paced | Click Here to View Recording! Recording password: SeFHtbn3 |
| Virtual | The Psychology of Credit and Spending | Ken King | October 19th, 2021 | Self-Paced | Click Here to View Recording! Recording password: mGekBGh8 |
| Virtual | Banzai Tutorial | Rebecca Christensen of Banzai | October 6th, 2021 | Self-Paced | Banzai – Financial & Life LiteracyBanzai TutorialBanzai – “They Call Me Lots of Things” |
| Virtual | Student Loans, Coming and Going: FAFSA and WI Strong Loan Repayment | Kari Temkin, UW-Madison Financial Aid Office, Cheryl Rapp and Dave Mancl, DFI | September 21st, 2021 | Self-Paced | Click Here to View Recording! Recording password: EwvcWge4 |
| Virtual | Behavioral Economics and Pandemic-Economics | Dr. Scott Niederjohn | July 20th, 2021 | Self-Paced | Click Here to View Recording! |
| Virtual | Academic and Career Planning (ACP) Meets Personal Finance | Amanda Langrehr – CESA 4 Gewn Janke – CESA 10 Pat Rorabeck – SecureFutures | June 17th, 20211 | Self-Paced | Click Here to View Recording! |
| Virtual | Technology in Insurance | Darrel Snyder American Family Insurance | March 9th, 2021 | Self-Paced | Click Here to View Recording! |
| Virtual | Financial Inclusion Training for the Classroom | Tony Capozziello, Beloit High SchoolLangton Evans, Madison School District | Content Created: December 2nd, 2020 | Self-Paced | Click Here to View Recording! Recording password: NuQWhkw6 |
| Virtual | Financial Inclusion Training: The Racial Wealth Gap | Mark Levine, UWMBethany Sanchez, Fair Housing CouncilWyman Winston, Neighborhood Wealth | Content Created: November 18th, 2020 | Self-Paced | Click Here to View Recording! Recording Password: XkJVEtT3 |
| Virtual | Get Yourself Up to Speed, Credit Basics | Erin Bykowski, Edgewood College and UW Credit Union | Content Created: November 4th, 2020 | Self-Paced | Click Here to View Recording! Recording password: XkJVEtT3 |
| Virtual | What’s New in Wisconsin’s Financial Education Standards | Shiela Briggs, Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction | Content Created: October 7th, 2020 | Self-Paced & PowerPoint | Click Here to View Recording! Recording Password: kDWyZzw9 Wisconsin Standards for Personal Financial Literacy PowerPoint(PDF) |
| Virtual | What Your Students Need to Know about FAFSA | Cheryl Rapp, DFI and Heidi Johnson, UW-Madison Financial Aid Office | Content Created: September 23rd, 2020 | Self-Paced | Click Here to View Recording! Recording password: Flifel0923 |
| Virtual | A Brief Course in Recent Economic Events | Self-Paced | Self-Paced | Click Here to Begin! | |
| Virtual | SecureFutures | Self-Paced | Self-Paced | Click Here to Begin! | |
| Virtual | College Affordability | Self-Paced | Self-Paced | Click Here to Begin! |
In addition, The Forward Learning Institute of Financial and Economic Literacy provides ongoing professional development training throughout the year both in-person and online. For more information, click here.