FiCycle

10/25/2024

Last week, we had the absolute honor of presenting with our amazing FiCycle teacher, Vicki Greenburg at GCTM's Georgia Math Conference. In addition to being a math teacher, Vicki is also the President-Elect of the GA Association of AP Math teachers, a leading member of AP Statistics reading team, an instructional coach for NMSI, and a contributor to BFW!

She joined us in a talk that shed light on the importance of combining finance and math for a more engaging and effective math classroom. Vicki, thanks again for co-presenting with us - we are immensely grateful for your support inside the classroom and outside of the classroom (like in the woods of GA).

10/04/2024

Do you have a standout student project from FiCycle Math?
Did a student ace the GameStop or LOGs lesson?
Do you have interesting answers from CYF Modules?
Upload them all!

How to Enter: Simply fill out the form below and upload anonymized student work from any of our FiCycle materials

Link to enter: https://ficycle.org/upload-student-work/

Prizes: We’ll be randomly selecting three lucky participants to win $50 each!

Submit by October 25th to be entered into the drawing

09/24/2024

This week, FiCycle will give three talks at the NCTM Annual Meeting in Chicago!

On Thursday, our Director of Education, Philip Dituri, will lead a workshop on an explorative approach to LOGs called "Exploring Logarithms through Experimentation and Play."

On Friday, our Director of Research, Jack Marley-Payne, will give a talk on how to "Foster Math Identity through Authentic Financial Applications."

On Saturday, our Founder, Andy Davidson, will give a talk called “Did Money Create Math? The Intertwined History of Math of Finance.”

We'd love to see you if you're attending!

09/04/2024

We are proud to announce our latest resource: FiCycle's Equity Standards for Personal Finance Education. This document provides guidelines to follow when creating and teaching a personal finance course that is inclusive and welcoming of all students.

Read FiCycle's Equity Standards here: https://ficycle.org/ficycle-equity-standards/

06/06/2024

Yesterday FiCycle joined over 50 Jump$tart Partners and financial literacy advocates in Washington DC for Jump$tart's Financial Literacy Day on the Hill, discussing our research, mission, and approach with congressional staff and leaders of the financial literacy community.

05/31/2024

Join FiCycle at Jump$tart’s Financial Literacy Day on Capitol Hill!

Over 50 Jump$tart Partners and financial literacy advocates will share findings, progress, and strategies for effective financial education. The event is free and so is lunch!

Learn more here: https://jumpstart.org/awareness/hill-day/

05/03/2024

We are so excited to announce the winners of our Financial Literacy Month contest:

First Place: $100 + FiCycle LOGs Set
"Financial Literacy without math is like:
visiting NYC without a subway map... sure, you might stumble upon a treasure, but most of the time you end up lost and spending too much on an Uber!" - Eva Hachikian (NYC Museum School)

Second Place: $50 + FiCycle LOGs Set
"Financial Literacy without math is like:
sailing without wind; you may have a boat, but you lack the means to reach your destination." - Berthina Tabora (Oxon Hill High)

Third Place: $25 + FiCycle LOGs Set
"Financial Literacy without math is like:
trying to mine coal with a toothpick. You cannot do it!" - Tom (Union City Public Schools)

Thanks again to everyone who submitted!

04/26/2024

📣 LAST DAY to enter our Financial Literacy Contest 📣 https://ficycle.org/financial-literacy-contest/

📢 FiCycle's Financial Literacy Month Contest 📢

Enter Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_6CqseTztDrjN7M4pqABnhnSn40bJAZHehqBF3XhH_gDl7Q/viewform

Deadline: April 26th
Winner Announced: April 29th

1st Prize: $100
2nd Prize: $50
3rd Prize: $25
All winners will also receive a set of FiCycle LOGs

04/19/2024

Want to learn more about money, taxes, and even the math behind gambling? Check out our FiCycle Explains blogs: https://ficycle.org/insights/

04/12/2024

FiCycle at the 2024 NCTM Virtual Conference!

This weekend, FiCycle's Founder and Director of Research, Andrew Davidson and Jack Marley-Payne, will be presenting at the NCTM Virtual Conference on the "History of Math and Finance" and how to "Foster Math Identity Through Authentic Financial Applications." We would love to "see" you there!

Here is a clip from Andy's talk on the History of Math and Finance:

04/09/2024

Standard's Rationale: The rationale behind the first-ever standards to combine personal finance and math!

Get a more in-depth picture of the rationale behind our standards such as the five principles that governed our approach and why an approach like this is important given the current state of personal finance and math education.

View Rationale Here:https://ficycle.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Rationale-for-FiCycle-Standards.pdf

04/03/2024

📢 FiCycle's Financial Literacy Month Contest 📢

Enter Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_6CqseTztDrjN7M4pqABnhnSn40bJAZHehqBF3XhH_gDl7Q/viewform

Deadline: April 26th
Winner Announced: April 29th

1st Prize: $100
2nd Prize: $50
3rd Prize: $25
All winners will also receive a set of FiCycle LOGs