S2, E5: Financial Literacy – Moving towards financial capability in education with Yanely Espinal

Welcome to the International Curriculum Specialist Series where experts and educators are interviewed on how best to improve our learning.

For the second season, our final episode of the International Curriculum Specialist Series focuses on Health and Wellbeing, particularly with financial literacy. Lee Hendricks, Head of the International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC) at the International Curriculum Association (ICA), interviews Yanely Espinal Director of Educational Outreach at Next Gen Personal Finance on the importance of financial literacy in education.

Yanelly focuses on some of the crucial components of financial literacy that students need to understand in the middle years and high school and she provides tips to effectively implement it within their curriculum. She also explains what is next for financial literacy education and what reforms are happening to bring the topic into schools across the United States and beyond.

For those who want to know more about financial literacy and how to incorporate it into learning, stay tuned for an informative, and insightful, interview with Yanely Espinal.

For more information on free and engaging resources for financial literacy in the classroom, please visit www.ngpf.org or Yanely Espinal's personal website www.missbehelpful.com.

The International Middle Years Curriculum (IMYC) has been developed by the International Curriculum Association (ICA). The ICA are the creators of the international curriculums of the IEYC, the IPC, and the IMYC and provide professional development and accreditation. For more information, please visit https://www.internationalcurriculum.com.

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