Personal Financial Literacy & Economics for Real Life

All high school students are required to pass either an economics or personal financial literacy and economics course to graduate. Why select this D&A course?

It is about real life and developed by award winning professionals with practical experience in counseling families with teens. 

The State Review Panel commented, “This offering is nothing short of outstanding. We found the presentation of the material engaging, fresh and on-point to allow the teacher to convey the PFL/Econ TEKS/ELPS in a precise yet concise format that students will benefit from enormously.”

PFL&E For Real Life is rigorous. It challenges students to set goals, create a 10-year plan and then modify their plans as they gain financial, career, post-secondary and personal information to have a secure and financially independent future.

Students independently read lessons and then work on case studies, assignments, and videos to gain a deeper understanding and learn how to think. Much of the classroom discussion engages teams.

This course replicates a real world working environment where associates are expected to think and work independently. When a benchmark or task is complete, associates return to a team or manager for review and confirmation of progress.

1. PFL&E 4RL is written by award-winning financial professionals with fifty years of experience in real life financial education and counseling.
2. PFL&E 4RL is updated bi-annually. This saves teachers hundreds of hours of additional work trying to identify objectives, updated reference material, changing assignments and videos.
3. With a legislative mandate, PFL&E 4RL provides a 1/2 social studies credit.
4. It is approved by the TEA meeting 100% of the TEKS and ELPS and accessibility standards.
5. In addition to rigor requiring a deep-level of understanding of the subject matter, students are challenged to think, problem-solve, work in teams, make presentations and communicate with adults.
6. Students develop a ten-year plan for their future and make changes now to secure postsecondary education and a financially secure future. This translates into outcomes for the district with more students graduating career and college ready, more attending PSE and more graduating from PSE.
7. Students master Canvas Learning Management Systems. This LMS is frequently licensed by colleges and universities. Using it now is an excellent foundation for online learning.
8. Teacher apply the course for their personal planning and discover the financial value of their TRS pension. This results in higher district retention of teachers.

Unlike other high school courses where the instructor often conveys information by a lecture, in this course, the student is responsible for acquiring the information independently and in class. The teacher adds real-life subject matter experience, asks challenging questions, evaluates presentations and student team work.  The student benefits when the teacher is a “student” of personal finance and learns from the publisher, friends, and students. The instructor should implement a high level of Bloom’s Taxonomy instructional methodology – asking relevant questions and challenging students to develop creative answers. Teacher will believe this course can change student futures.

D&A provides an online PD course of study focused on Bloom’s Taxonomy, Critical Thinking, T-TESS Rubrics and personal finance subject matter. The PD course has two options – self-study or coach/mentor led instruction with Zoom sessions with other teachers.

Additionally, D&A is desirous to support every teacher. We are available by phone and email.