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• From Passive to Purposeful: Using Mini-Economies to Teach Kids to Save

  • When
    Tuesday, January 20, 2026
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    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Zoom

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  Passive to Purposeful: Using Mini-Economies to Teach Kids to Save

  

  
  

  SESSION DESCRIPTION How do we help young people move from being passive recipients of financial decisions to purposeful economic decision-makers? In this webinar, Dr. Stephen Day draws on insights from his book, Teach a Kid to Save, to explore how families and educators can cultivate economic agency in children through the use of mini-economies. Participants will learn what a mini-economy is, why it works, and how it can be implemented not only by parents, but also by teachers, neighbors, and community groups. The session will highlight how structured opportunities to work, save, spend, and create allow young people to practice real economic decision-making and develop habits that extend well beyond childhood. Dr. Day will also model the use of the book’s embedded “Think and Teach” questions, demonstrating how intentional prompts can spark meaningful conversations about money, motivation, and choice. Throughout the session, Dr. Day will connect these practical strategies to relevant research in self-determination theory and behavioral economics, illustrating how insights from economics and psychology work together to shape how people relate to money and the world. PRESENTER Dr. Stephen Day is a professor at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Business and director of the VCU Center for Economic Education, where he helps students understand not just how to use money, but how economic decisions shape life in a complex world. A prolific researcher and educator, he runs a real household mini-economy with his four children, collaborates with the Virginia Council on Economic Education on teacher training, and brings both scholarship and lived experience to his work.

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• 2026 NAEE Spring PD Conference Partnership

  • When
    Friday, January 30, 2026

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  Partnership with individuals and organizations like you help NAEE fulfill its mission to provide a forum for sharing best practices and research, and for exchanging ideas among those involved in economic and financial education. Please complete this form to indicate your partnership level for the NAEE Spring 2026 PD Conference. 

  Once your donation has been received, you will receive an email with instructions for accessing your complementary membership(s) and conference registration(s).

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  Note: In kind donations will be recognized with the same benefits as monetary donations.

  
  

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• NAEE 2026 Spring Professional Development Conference

  • Start
    Wednesday, March 04, 2026
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    2:00 PM
  • End
    Friday, March 06, 2026
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    12:00 PM
  • Location
    Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
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    39

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  Schedule

  Wednesday 3/4 10:00 am - Executive Committee Meeting 2:00 pm - Conference Sessions begin for all attendees Evening Reception (time TBD)

  Thursday 3/5 Conference Sessions & Awards Ceremony NAEE Evening Event (more details soon!)

  Friday 3/6 Conference Sessions conclude at 12:00pm Optional Post-Conference Session at the National WWI Museum & Memorial 1:15-3:15

  Early Bird Registration ends December 31, 2025

  Hotel Information

  NAEE has secured a hotel block at the Fairfield Inn Kansas City Downtown/Union Hill for 129.00 USD per night. Located within 10 minutes of  Power and Light District, World War 1 Museum, 18th and Vine Jazz District, Negro Baseball Museum and Westport Entertainment District. Just minutes from the Federal Reserve Bank.

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  Last Day to Book : Tuesday, February 17, 2026

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