Take Charge Today

09/18/2026

Unlucky Lucy continues to do a poor job of protecting her personal information from potential fraudsters. This identity theft skit may or may not have a new perpetrator…download the updated Protecting Yourself From Fraud lesson to find out!

https://takechargetoday.arizona.edu/lesson/protecting-yourself-from-fraud-identity-theft/

09/04/2026

We will be at Hill Day! Please come say hello to Lynnette who will be at the Take Charge Today table. What a great opportunity to celebrate financial education and the work you are all doing every day!

🗣️🗣️ANNOUNCEMENT🗣️🗣️ The Jump$tart Coalition, in partnership with the National Endowment for Financial Education, is pleased to announce our annual Financial Literacy Day on Capitol Hill.

This annual event brings together our national partners and other financial education organizations to share the value, importance, and impact of financial education and to showcase financial education resources.

We are grateful to our honorary co-hosts, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) and U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI).

Join us on September 24th for Hill Day. Share this event with others. It is free to the public!

08/27/2026

Robin is presenting "Creating 'The Great Race' in Your Classroom: Harnessing the Power of Team-based Challenges" at ACTE Region II on September 10th. Educators will get to experience several escape room challenges so we hope to see you there!
https://www.acteonline.org/region-page/region-ii-conference/

08/26/2026

Digital content can be misleading. Help your students become Digital Detectives! This new lesson plan introduces the S.T.O.P. acronym: source, think, observe, and prove for applying media literacy strategies.

https://takechargetoday.arizona.edu/lesson/becoming-a-digital-detective/

08/20/2026

REMINDER: if you haven't logged in to our new website yet, you will be required to reset your password.

As of June 17.

08/19/2026

Introducing the Career Journey Simulation!

This brand new simulation helps participants explore how responsibilities, income, and lifestyle may change as they advance through a career. Participants examine education and training requirements, wages and benefits, opportunities for career growth, and create spending plans based on changing income, goals, and life stages using the Life in the US General Notebook information.

https://takechargetoday.arizona.edu/lesson/career-journey-simulation/

08/17/2026

📢Arizona educators: Robin will be presenting at this conference and registration is only $25 including 8 hours of PD credit!

Take a look at what’s coming to the 2026 Arizona Financial Literacy & Economic Education Conference!

Join us on Saturday, October 17, for a day of learning designed for K–12 educators. This year’s conference will feature practical strategies, classroom-ready resources, and fresh ideas across financial literacy, economics, career readiness, AI, and more.

Session titles are now available! Explore what’s planned, find the sessions that catch your eye, and start getting excited for AFLEEC 2026.

Better yet, invite 2–3 colleagues to join you and make a day of learning together!

October 17, 2026 | Midwestern University, Glendale

https://azecon.org/educator-conference/

08/17/2026

Check your inbox! Our fall newsletter went out this morning with details about our new website, and many curriculum updates!

07/27/2026

Robin will be presenting an enticing session, "When Stories Meet Money: Exploring Math and Financial Decisions Through Literature" at this joint conference on August 4th.

NCTM - National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
National Council of Teachers of English

07/17/2026

Coming up: Robin will be at these state ACTE conferences sharing lot's of fun Take Charge Today resources!