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An Award-Winning Program Designed by Educators, For Educators

Welcome

Take Charge Today - A program and curriculum with a decision-based approach to personal finance. Formerly Family Economics & Financial Education, Take Charge Today provides a consistent framework for thinking through financial choices in order to improve well-being.

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Curriculum Design

Curriculum materials are designed in a ready-to-teach, modular format. Each lesson includes hands-on learning activities, note-taking guides, worksheets, student reading, PowerPoint presentations and conclusions to reinforce key concepts, along with assessments to test knowledge retention.

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Instructional Support

Lesson plans are based on the multiple intelligences model and active learning theories. The materials offer maximum flexibility and can be taught sequentially as a complete personal finance course or as modular components that can be easily inserted into other courses.

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Professional Development

Ongoing professional development opportunities to help educators develop the skills and confidence to teach financial education are available. Offerings include webinars, a video library, Take Charge Today Newsletters, social media and educator trainings.

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Introductory Level

Engage individuals with limited finance knowledge using this set of lessons which utilize fast-paced facilitation and activity-based learning methods.

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Advanced Level

Develop financial capabilities in young adults with this comprehensive series of scenario-based lessons including ready-to-teach instruction options.

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Active Learning Tools

Motivate students to fully engage in concepts and maximize knowledge retention with this assortment of lessons designed to enhance a wide variety of topics.

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The Take Charge Today curriculum has transformed my teaching practice and helped me feel better prepared to engage today's learners who walk through my doors every day. From the innovative teaching activities embedded in each unit to the technology ideas and tablet applications, Take Charge Today's lessons provide me with a 21st Century toolkit that can work for many different classrooms.

Business Educator, Maryland

Lisa B.

The Take Charge Today curriculum has opened up my students' eyes. They are being asked to explore real life situations that they would not encounter in any other type of course.

Family and Consumer Sciences Educator, Michigan

Amy B.

I feel that students are beginning to grasp a good understanding of handling finances. More of the students are involved in earning their own money, helping with family expense, and saving for further education. The financial education that the students gain from the Take Charge Today curriculum will help them become more productive citizens and more responsible family members.

Minnesota Educator

Jennifer B.

Take Charge Today
The Center for the Philosophy of Freedom
The University of Arizona
1145 E. South Campus Drive Rm. 213c
Tucson, AZ 85721

Phone: 520.621.3998
Email: takechargetoday@arizona.edu