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Invest Ed®
« STARS « Project
What is STARS?
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Quick Facts
As of May 2013 |
1,340 teachers trained
21,781 student participants
89 FREE teacher training events
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STARS is financial and investment education for high school students, grades 9-12. It is securities fraud awareness. It is long-term planning
as opposed to get-rich-quick schemes. It is not a game. It is hands-on, online stock portfolio experience. It is compound interest and time
value of money awareness. It is learning that choices exist and the benefits of making wiser choices. It is research, risk assessment, goal
setting, problem solving, meeting deadlines, critical thinking, and more. It is a report competition. STARS is a process that provides students
an opportunity to increase their life skills and to have financial independence in their futures.
In the STARS Resources box on each STARS page click to view the (1)
STARS PowerPoint overview
and (2)
STARS Promotional DVD (rev. April 2012)
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| FREE TEACHER TRAINING |
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Oklahoma Securities Commission Administrator Irving Faught, senior R.C. Strout, Weatherford High School Personal Financial Literacy teacher Bob Bailey |
Requirements
- must teach grades 9-12 in Oklahoma secondary schools or Technology Centers
- must plan to teach financial education if not already doing so
ONE-DAY WORKSHOPS
- 1-Day Workshops under STARS tab for complete details
- FREE registration, lunch, materials and resources + stipend
- conducted by STARS staff, in various regions of the state
- 8 workshops annually, spring and fall, seats available dependent on location
- for teachers who have never attended a training
and for repeat teachers to refresh
- pre-, post-survey information
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Sayre High School Financial Literacy teacher and mom Arlene Epp, junior Rachel Epp, and Oklahoma Securities Commission Administrator Irving Faught |
- receive detailed introduction to STARS project, how to facilitate and implement, every form necessary to implement, securities
fraud videos, and much more
- hands-on financial calculator practice, online portfolio setup, research tips, Internet portfolio training, resources for all
HB 1476 objectives, and optional resource materials
TEACHER INSTITUTES
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Teacher Institute under STARS tab for complete details
- FREE registration, lodging, meals, materials and resources + daily stipend
- conducted by subject-matter expert, in Norman
- 2 four-day workshops in June, 20 seats available each
- for teachers who have never attended any training
- pre-, post-survey information
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Merritt High School General Business teacher Michelle Potter, senior Alexis Colten, Principal Don Bradshaw, and Oklahoma Securities Commission Administrator Irving Faught |
- be introduced to multiple financial topics, attend optional enrichment sessions if desired, and participate in hands-on activities
- receive detailed introduction to STARS project, how to facilitate and implement, every form necessary to implement, securities
fraud videos, and much more
REFRESHER WORKSHOPS
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Refresher Workshop under STARS tab for complete details
- FREE registration, lodging, meals, materials and resources + daily stipend
- conducted by subject-matter expert, in Norman
- 2 two-day workshops in June, 20 seats available each
- for trained teachers only
- pre-, post-survey information
- 2 levels of training available: teachers trained at either 1-day or 4-day workshops
- enhance existing knowledge, share best practices, review and be introduced to new materials, attend optional enrichment sessions if
desired, participate in hands-on activities, create lesson plan, and much more
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While participating in an Algebra I EOI Item Review Committee the previous week, I could clearly see that I must provide for my students,
in order for them to successfully achieve the PASS skills for Algebra I, learning at a deeper level. The exam questions (which are based
on the PASS skills) require students to use "critical thinking skills"...not merely memorization of an algebraic process...but algebraic
problem solving that can only be achieved by developing these "critical thinking skills." "Real-world situations" are also an integral
part of the Algebra I PASS skills. I came away from that Committee Meeting knowing that in order to get my students to WANT to learn
"critical thinking skills" and apply these skills to "real-world situations" I had to find a way to MOTIVATE them! The Invest Ed® STARS
Program is the answer! It accomplishes all three: "critical thinking skills," “real-world situations," and MOTIVATION for my students.
This Program is incredible! Thank you so much for providing me with exactly what my students need!"
Susan Gann, Dickson High School
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HOW TO REGISTER FOR A «STARS« WORKSHOP
Register online or by contacting:
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Jo Ann Murray
STARS
Project Director
University of Oklahoma
1600 Jenkins Ave.
Norman, OK 73072
405.325.6882
800.942.5702
405.325.7687 (fax)
jmurray@ou.edu |
Laura Olson
STARS
Events Coordinator
University of Oklahoma
1600 Jenkins Ave.
Norman, OK 73072
405.325.7452
800.942.5702
405.325.7687 (fax)
lolson@ou.edu |
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