2021 National Business Educator of the Year. Geek. Crafty mama. Boston sports fan.
Just before the pandemic hit, I had an idea to teach my Entrepreneurship students about passive income in a hands-on way. What is passive income? Passive income is money earned with relatively little to no effort. For a more detailed description, see Investopedia or read the infographic below for a comparison between Active Income and …
During a lesson on credit cards, I found myself explaining the old credit imprinters. I made the motions, the sound effects … it was quite the show! My students looked at me like I was crazy, so I pulled up this video from Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. When in doubt, refer back to great movies …
As the 2021-2022 neared its end, so did my three-year term as a founding board member of the Wharton Educator Advisory Board. It was a bittersweet moment for me, even moreso when Diana Drake, Managing Editor of the Wharton Global Youth Program, asked me to write an article to reflect on my time with the …
For several years, I served as one of Discovery Education’s fourteen Program Champions nationwide. I helped Discovery Education and their corporate partners with all educational tools, materials, and presentations related to economics and financial literacy (other Program Champions focused on other subject areas). When the Program Champions initiative ended a few years ago, it wasn’t …
March 6th is Oreo Day! Oreo turned 110 years old in 2022. Oreo Day is the perfect opportunity to tie in many business concepts in Entrepreneurship while also having a bit of fun. I introduced my students to Oreo Day with an interactive Nearpod containing a quiz on real or fake Oreo flavors, a video …