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Paid Financial Literacy Workshop for K-12 Teachers

Pollinate, the Teacher Financial Literacy Project, is looking for 12-16 K-12 teachers interested in improving their own financial literacy and that of their students. We are seeking creative teachers at all grade levels and disciplines. No prior financial knowledge or expertise is needed.

Participation Requirements

Desire to improve own financial literacy
Willingness to collaborate on the creation of age-appropriate financial literacy curriculum
Willingness to complete some course readings and activities prior to workshop
Ability to teach a few of the learned financial concepts to students during the 2010-11 school year
Willingness to share results of experience teaching these concepts in the classroom
Must be able to provide own transportation and lodging (if applicable) to Sacramento

Workshop Details

When

Monday, November 22, 2010 and Tuesday, November 23, 2010
8:30am to 4:30pm each day

Where

CalSTRS' Headquarters
100 Waterfront Place, West Sacramento, CA 95605-2807

Payment

Participants will receive $150 shortly after completion of workshop. Participants will receive an additional $100 upon submission of feedback on their experience teaching a few learned concepts to students.

Application

If you would like to be considered as a participant of Pollinate's paid financial literacy workshop this fall, please complete and submit the application below. The application deadline is November 10, 2010, and acceptance notification will be sent out no later than November 15, 2010.

All fields are required (except "subject"), and must be filled out completely in order to send. If you are having trouble with the form you may also email your responses to

	Contact Information
First Name
Last Name
Email Address
Phone
School
Years Teaching
Grade Level
Subject (if single subject instructor)
Administrator Name
Administrator Phone
	Application Questions
1.	Describe in 300 words or less why you would like to participate in this conference.
2.	Describe in 200 words or less a creative teaching activity, strategy or concept you have employed in your classroom and/or in your approach to teaching.
3.	Describe in 100 words or less your ability to implement a few of the learned concepts in your classroom during the 2010-2011 school year.

The November 2010 Pollinate Financial Literacy Workshop is sponsored by: