MoneyWiseTeen Contest teaches economic basics in a financial context

Grades	Characteristics	Cost
7–12	Involves students of all skill and knowledge levels Connects creative students with economics Based on the international, award-winning web-based program Helps students become college and career ready	Complimentary

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Competition

1. Students go through one or more of the ten modules either in class or on their own.  Modules available at www.moneywiseteen.org
2. Students prepare a 2-5 minute video illustrating the major messages of lessons.  Students may use their phone, video camera, digital camera, webcam.  High-quality resolution is not required.
3. Videos must be sent to CCEE by April 10, 5pm PST.
4. Six videos are selected from Southern California and Northern California teams. The Northern California Contest is April 16 at the San Francisco Federal Reserve; the Southern California Contest is April 24 at the Nixon Library in Yorba Linda, CA.
5. Finalists present their videos to a group of judges. CCEE covers mileage to the finals.
6. Each member of the winning team and the teacher receives $500, 2nd place $300, and 3rd place $150.

Preparation

• Review one or more of the 10 lessons at www.moneywiseteen.org
• Use these guidelines about making a video
   

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• Check your work against the 2013 rubric
   

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• Test your knowledge with the pre- and post-test
   

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Submit your video

• Go to YouTube.com, select “Sign In” in the top right corner
  • Username: cceecontest
  • Password: mwtcontest2012
• Select “Upload” in the top center of the screen
• Upload the file from your computer
  • Use file name format: [YourSchoolName]/[ConceptCoveredInTheVideo]“
• Sign out of YouTube by clicking the MWT logo in the upper right corner, then select “Sign Out”
• Email Elle Charles, CCEE Director of Teacher Relations, announcing your submission
• All submissions will receive a confirmation notice with 24 hours

Don’t forget to take the MoneyWiseTeen 2012 Post-Test

 

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Results

Teachers said students learn about personal finance, but also gain confidence and public speaking skills, by competing in the MoneyWiseTeen Contest.

 

See winning videos from the Spring 2011 Contest:

First Place

Second Place

Honorable Mention