http://www.frbatlanta.org/rss/ An online newsletter designed to help teachers looking for timely information on economic and personal finance topics, lesson plans, and ideas for use in the classroom. en-us http://www.frbatlanta.org/ http://www.frbatlanta.org/images/rss-logo.gif http://www.frbatlanta.org/rss/ http://www.frbatlanta.org//pubs/extracredit/13spring_baseball.cfm Thu, 23 May 2013 00:05:00 EST Baseball and economics have a lot more than statistics in common. Extra Credit explains how teachers can teach economics through America's favorite pastime. Read more. http://www.frbatlanta.org//pubs/extracredit/13spring_financial_counseling.cfm Thu, 09 May 2013 00:05:00 EST Even financially savvy consumers can experience serious financial problems--because of an illness, for example. Extra Credit offers teachers information on nonprofit financial counseling agencies that can give support to people going through tough financial times. http://www.frbatlanta.org//pubs/extracredit/13spring_events.cfm Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:04:00 EST A Fed education booth at the April 17â??18 National Business Education Association 2013 Annual Convention, a recent television special on money, and the new Classroom Economist, all noteworthy events. Read details in Extra Credit. http://www.frbatlanta.org//pubs/extracredit/13spring_byot.cfm Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:04:00 EST Bring your own technology? In the classroom? Like it or not, students' electronic devices are becoming acceptable, even encouraged. Extra Credit offers Fed resources, including mobile apps, that help teachers take advantage of these devices in their economics and personal finance classes. http://www.frbatlanta.org//pubs/extracredit/13spring_geofred.cfm Fri, 22 Mar 2013 00:03:00 EST Do your middle schoolers need to learn how to analyze data? No problem! Do they need to hone their geography skills? Easy! Knock out both with GeoFRED, an online data mapping tool. Read more in Extra Credit. http://www.frbatlanta.org//pubs/extracredit/13spring_credit_reports.cfm Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:03:00 EST About 20 percent of consumers who check their credit reports find an error on one of them. How do you teach students the importance of checking theirs? Extra Credit offers some ideas. http://www.frbatlanta.org//pubs/extracredit/13spring_core_standards.cfm Thu, 07 Mar 2013 00:03:00 EST Extra Credit describes two lessons from the St. Louis Fed that meet Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy in History/Social Studies. http://www.frbatlanta.org//pubs/extracredit/13spring_professional_development.cfm Fri, 01 Mar 2013 00:03:00 EST The Federal Reserve Banks of St. Louis and Atlanta are teaming up to offer teachers more options for professional development. Read the details, and learn about updates to the Classroom Economist, in the latest issue of Extra Credit. http://www.frbatlanta.org//pubs/extracredit/13spring_maturity_extension.cfm Wed, 20 Feb 2013 00:02:00 EST This second of two primers on nontraditional monetary policy tools looks at Operation Twist and the Fed's maturity extension program. Read about it in Extra Credit. http://www.frbatlanta.org//pubs/extracredit/13spring_ior.cfm Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:01:00 EST The severity of the last financial crisis led the nation's central bank to pull out some nontraditional monetary policy tools. This first of two primers in Extra Credit on nontraditional tools explains in clear terms how paying interest on reserves has helped keep the federal funds rate low.