Resources For Teachers
Teaching with passion, empowered with resources
As a credit union, we're dedicated to empowering educators and improving the learning experience for students. We offer valuable resources to help teachers achieve their goals and enhance their teaching.
A Bite of Reality
A Bite of Reality is a free financial education system designed to teach students how to manage their money effectively and make informed financial decisions. Using a simulation-based approach, students get to experience real-life financial situations, covering budgeting, saving, credit, debt, and more. The program is flexible and customizable, with various resources including lesson plans, workbooks, and other materials, to help educators deliver the program effectively. Our goal is to empower the next generation to be financially literate and capable of making smart financial decisions.
Building Futures Together
Making the Right Money Moves helps students learn to manage their first credit experience and establish valuable lifelong financial habits. Rather than stumbling through their financial life by trial and error, teach them in the classroom where mistakes do not cost ‘real’ dollars.
There are four curriculum components available to each ordering teacher:
- The Student Workbook (available in Paper or Digital Format)
- The 40-page Teacher’s Guide
- Our online video, Check It Out!! – checking account convenience, management, and the 5 C’s of credit; as well as access to a video on Identity Theft
- An additional online exercise, You’re on Your Own – money management
Zogo: Classroom
Zogo Classroom is an educational platform for teaching financial literacy to students. It can be used in schools and other settings as a standalone resource or integrated into existing curricula. Teachers can monitor students' progress in real-time, and students can earn rewards. The platform provides lesson plans, worksheets, and teaching materials, and includes a dashboard for administrators to manage multiple classes and users, making it easy to scale financial education programs.