Resources
EconEd Link
Lessons, Activities, Interactives,
Games, & Simulations
EconEd Link offers hundreds of free personal finance and economics lesson plans, videos, activities, tools, and more for K-12 teachers and their students.
Federal Reserve Education Resources
Lessons & Activities
Free economics and personal finance lessons, activities, and readings provide flexibility and real-world connections, making it easier to prepare students with 21st century skills for college and career readiness.
OpenStax
Textbook
OpenStax Principles of Economics 3e offers a comprehensive and accessible textbook designed for college-level economics courses, covering fundamental principles and real-world applications.
University of Maryland Financial Social Work
Certificate Program
The Financial Social Work Certificate Program at the University of Maryland equips social workers with essential skills to integrate financial literacy and social work practices, fostering economic empowerment among clients and communities.
EconoFacts Tufts University
Educational Resources
MIT Online Data, Economics, Design of Policy
Online MicroMasters Program
EconoFact for Educators delivers concise and nonpartisan economic analyses and data visualizations, ideal for classroom integration on current economic issues.
MIT's MicroMasters in Data, Economics, and Development Policy provides rigorous coursework in data analysis, economic theory, and policy applications, designed to advance skills in development economics and policy-making.
Nationals Standards for
Financial Literacy
K-12 Standards
This guide provides a framework for teaching personal finance in kindergarten through 12th grade. This document contains 6 Content Standards and Benchmarks for grades 4, 8, and 12.
National Standards in
Economics
K-12 Standards
This essential guide was designed to teach our nation’s schoolchildren about basic economics and the economy. This document contains 20 Content Standards and Benchmarks for grades 4, 8, and 12.