Seeking to enhance your confidence within the classroom this 12 months? Earn extra skilled achievements? Brush up on present tendencies and private finance content material? Or grow to be an NGPF Distinguished Educator? We have you coated! From Digital PD periods to Certification Programs to alternatives for Arizona State College graduate credit, we have compiled an inventory of free skilled growth choices that will help you plan and obtain your objectives for the 12 months forward. Â
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1. Full a self-paced On-Demand module
NGPF provides 50+ asynchronous, on-line modules that may be accomplished at any time. Every module takes roughly one hour to finish with choices for newbies, present occasions, in addition to unit-specific modules.
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2. Take pleasure in a Digital PD with a dwell teacher
NGPF Digital PD’s are dwell one-hour PD periods supplied a number of instances per week. Brush up in your finance information, get help for implementing actions within the classroom, and collaborate with different lecturers in these interactive periods.Â
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3. Attend an NGPF Speaker SequenceÂ
The NGPF Speaker Sequence is hosted each Thursday and provides you an opportunity to achieve knowledge and work together straight with educators, authors, finance professionals, and influencers – all without charge. Our first three periods of the brand new 12 months together with studying Prime 10 Monetary Guidelines for Younger Individuals with Don Berkman, listening to how Chris Van Duin leads a group of scholars in operating a Volunteer Earnings Tax Help clinic, and how one can assist first technology college students succeed with Kyle Saelinger.Â
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4. Take part in a ten-hour Certification CourseÂ
Certification Programs are NGPF’s most in-depth skilled growth format overlaying subjects akin to Investing, Banking & Budgeting, Insurance coverage, and extra. Every course combines 9 hours of dwell digital periods centered on a core private finance content material space with a one-hour last examination. These programs are 100% free and most states that observe skilled growth settle for them for state CEUs. You possibly can obtain the standing of NGPF Distinguished Educator by incomes 6 or extra NGPF Certifications!
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5. Put together for the subsequent ASU/NGPF graduate course alternative
Arizona State College (ASU) provides three graduate programs for private finance educators that rotate by means of Spring, Summer season, and Fall cohorts. Graduate programs are supplied without charge by means of an NGPF scholarship utility course of.Â
NEXT UP! The following eligibility alternative might be for ASU’s Summer season B and Fall A 2025 cohorts when ASU might be providing Funding Administration for Educators and Danger Administration for Educators. Prerequisite NGPF Certification programs for this chance needs to be accomplished by April 2025 to qualify.
SAVE THE DATE:Â As well as, the ASU Psychology and Know-how in Private Finance for Educators is scheduled to be supplied once more in Fall B 2025. Prerequisite NGPF Certification programs for the subsequent alternative needs to be accomplished by the tip of August 2025 to qualify.Â
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6. Discover NGPF At a Convention Close to You! Â
NGPF has put collectively a tentative checklist of conferences across the nation the place we hope to current an NGPF session for lecturers. We hope that you’ll plan to affix us!Â
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7. Save the date for the subsequent NGPF Digital ConventionÂ
NGPF Digital Conferences are open to all and have 6-7 hours of programming without charge. It is a chance to collaborate with different educators, be impressed by keynote audio system, and depart with concepts you can begin implementing immediately. The following NGPF Digital Convention might be held throughout April – Monetary Literacy Month! Watch your e mail inbox for registration info!
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8. Watch the NGPF web site for our summer season FinCamp schedule
NGPF FinCamps are a FREE full day of in-person skilled growth the place you could have the chance to dive into NGPF’s curriculum and sources, collaborate with different educators and get reinvigorated for the classroom. Keep tuned – the 2025 NGPF FinCamp schedule might be accessible quickly!Â
About
the Creator
Amanda Volz
Amanda joins the NGPF Group with over 20 years of expertise educating private finance. Throughout that point, she led her college students to a whole bunch of 1000’s of {dollars} in scholarships, gained a number of awards, and most significantly, impacted the monetary lives of 1000’s of highschool college students. Amanda prides herself on being an academic chief and is consistently on the lookout for progressive methods to make the classroom related, rigorous, and enjoyable. She is a passionate advocate for monetary training and has been a long-time member of the NGPF group. Enjoyable reality – Amanda was NGPF’s first trainer account! When Amanda isn’t working, she enjoys cooking, gardening, and touring together with her husband and two kids.