Camp Cash works to teach financial responsibility
Tuscaloosa News – June 17
Most adults think about those things, especially during an economic crisis when money is tight. But the University of Alabama’s Camp Cash is trying to get middle school-aged children to think about them too. The day camp, which is running June 15-26, teaches about everything from budgets and savings to mutual funds and bonds. Sponsored by the UA College of Human and Environmental Sciences, Camp Cash strives to institute a good financial mind set in children at an age when they can soak it up the best, according to camp director Jan Brakefield. “At this point they are sponges and eager to learn,” Brakefield said, “But they are not at this point huge users yet. They don’t drive or date, so it is easier to learn to meet and set goals. According to research, young people ages 11-15 are more likely to incorporate their decision-making skills in their lives.” The 13 students attending the second annual Camp Cash will learn a different financial skill each day during the 1-5 p.m. camp. They will start with basics, according to Brakefield, a certified financial planner and UA assistant professor of consumer sciences, then progress into sophisticated skills.
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Pearson, University of Alabama Honored for Groundbreaking Use of Technology to Increase Student Achievement
PRWeb.com – June 17
Pearson and the University of Alabama have received top honors from a consortium of the world’s leaders in education and learning technology, in recognition of their innovative use of technology to improve math achievement. The award was presented during the IMS Global Learning Consortium’s annual Learning Impact conference in Barcelona, Spain…The University of Alabama’s Mathematics Technology Learning Center is open 71 hours each week with capacity for up to 400 students. The lab is staffed by instructors, graduate teaching assistants and undergraduate tutors…
Education briefs
Birmingham News – June 17
The University of Alabama’s Student Health Center is hosting the Southern College Health Association Summer Nurses Conference today through Friday at Hotel Capstone. — SummerTide Theatre, the professional summer theater of the University of Alabama, returns for the sixth year to the George C. Meyer Theatre Arts Center in Gulf Shores with “Godspell,” running through July 3. Performances are 8 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. Tickets are $16/adults and $10/children 12 and younger. They can be purchased by calling 348-3844.