Professional Development and Resources for Educators
Junior Achievement of NJ was selected by the NJDOE to serve as provider of financial literacy curriculum aligned to NJSLS-CLKS and Professional Development at no cost to schools.
Please check out our PD schedule, free resources, and curriculum below!
Announcing our annual Summer Financial Literacy Professional Development workshops!
JANJ/NJDOE’s free, in-person professional development series for New Jersey educators who teach personal finance.
Location: JANJ Education Center, 360 Pear Blossom Drive, Edison NJ 08837 | Time: 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
Five dates to choose from:
Thursday, August 1
Wednesday, August 7
Wednesday, August 21
Tuesday, August 27
Thursday, August 29
Agenda includes:
Continental Breakfast
Overview of NJSLS 9.1
Subject Matter Expert Presentations
What's new in Financial Literacy
Free Resources and Teaching Strategies
Networking Lunch and Best-Practice Sharing
Training Sessions for teachers using JA's curriculum
All participants will receive a Professional Development Certificate from Junior Achievement.
Resources and links for educators currently teaching JA BizTown.
Program Descriptions
JA BizTown: Grades 5 – 6
The JA BizTown program provides educators with lessons and resources to effectively integrate financial literacy and work and career readiness into the classroom. The program supports critical thinking skills and student engagement, and helps students connect the dots between what they learn in school and the real world and culminates with a virtual simulation.
Click here to see JA BizTown's correlations to NJ Student Learning Standards.
JA Finance Park Entry:
Grades 6 - 8
JA Finance Park Entry is a capstone program for personal financial planning and career exploration. This program, comprising a curriculum and a simulation, helps students build a foundation on which they can make intelligent financial decisions that last a lifetime, including decisions related to income, expenses, savings, and credit.
JA Finance Park Advanced:
Grades 9 - 12
JA Finance Park helps students build a foundation on which they can make intelligent financial decisions that last a lifetime, including decisions related to income, expenses, savings, and credit. An advanced curriculum and simulation give high school students a more personal focus. Students select their career and define their future lifestyle and financial goals. The advanced simulation allows students to see the long-term impact of their education, savings, and credit decisions.
JA Finance Park meets New Jersey's revised standards and graduation requirements for personal financial literacy! Check out our correlations to NJSLS 9- CLKS.
JA Finance Park Correlation to NJSLS 9.pdf
JA Connect Learning Pathways
JA Connect Learning Pathways is a self-guided student experience, featuring a flexible, modular repository of activities focusing on career readiness, financial literacy, and entrepreneurship. The online activities give students an opportunity to acquire knowledge and to apply and practice new skills and behaviors inside or outside of the classroom.
2-minute financial literacy videos and resources you can use now!
The Amazing $2000 Pizza
9.1.8.CDM.3, 9.1.12.CDM.6
Creating a Budget
9.1.8.PB.3, 9.1.12.PB.3-4
Applying for Financial Aid with FAFSA (Self-guided resource)
9.2.12.CAP.10-11
5 minute HS Lesson: Covid's Effect on the Market and Investments
9.1.12.EG.4
Welcome from NJ State Treasurer Muoio
Extension Activity_Net Worth.docxHigh School Activity: Net Worth
JANJ Money Management Tips: Short videos created by JA's college intern Alan
Contact: Christy Biedron, Director of Education | cbiedron@ja.org | 609-903-6875