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Upon completion*, participants will receive a certificate with the number of clock hours to go towards required Continuing Education Units (CEU).
Upon completion*, participants will receive a certificate with the number of clock hours to go towards required Continuing Education Units (CEU).
Learn more about how many clock hours you are required to have for license renewal.
*MCEE is not able to provide CEUs for sessions you do not attend live.
Teacher Professional Development Sessions:
Teacher Professional Development Sessions:
2025-2026 School Year:
2025-2026 School Year:
All are welcome to attend educator professional development webinars. Webinar content is tailored for specific grade levels, as indicated in the event details.
Fall 2025 Gift Card Incentive for Eligible Minnesota Teachers:
MCEE is excited to offer a $20 Amazon gift card to eligible Minnesota teachers for each of the first three webinars they attend live and in full between September-December 2025.
PLUS! Every webinar you attend during this period enters you into a drawing for a $300 prize in December. Two $300 winners will be selected: one from K-8 webinar participants and one from 9-12 webinar participants.
Gift Card Eligibility Requirements:
You must be actively licensed in MN (school email address and license must be valid and not expired; MCEE will verify license before issuing gift card).
You must be teaching the economics and personal finance benchmarks outlined in the Minnesota K-12 Social Studies standards and/or the Minnesota Personal Finance Statewide Guidance document.
K-8 webinars: Gift cards will be awarded only to educators licensed in K-8.
9-12 webinars: Gift cards will be awarded only to teachers licensed in 9-12 Social Studies, Business, Agriculture/Natural Resources Education, Family and Consumer Sciences, Mathematics, English as a Second Language, or Special Education.
Gift cards will only be distributed to those who meet these criteria. Please ensure your eligibility before registering. Gift cards are only available for MCEE teacher professional development webinars and are not included in MCEE Speaker Series, other council webinars, National or CEE webinars, or other sessions as indicated.
Questions about this or other events? Contact us at mcee@umn.edu
Speaker Series (Grades K-12)
Speaker Series (Grades K-12)
Past Speaker Series Event Recordings
April 2025 | Understanding Finance from a Behavioral Lens Recording
February 2025 | Other Things Matter – Insights from Behavioral Economics Recording
February 2024 | Designing Equitable Financial Education For All: What, Why, and How? Recording
November 2023 | What can investing in financial education get you? Recording
December 2022 | Pre-Labor Market Determinants of Gender Wage Gaps | *Not Recorded for Public at this time
April 2022 | Cryptocurrency, Blockchain, and Emerging Developments in the Crypto Market Recording
March 2022 | Covid-19 & Education: Impact, Innovation & the Push Towards Recovery Recording
December 2021 | Minnesota's Economy through the Pandemic Recording
Elementary (Grades K-5)
Elementary (Grades K-5)
September 2025
September 2025
September 30 | Grade K-8 | 4:00-5:00 PM CT |Welcome Back! Economics 101 Refresher for K-8 Teachers | Virtual
October 2025
October 2025
October 7 | Grade K-2 | 4:00-5:00 PM CT | Economics is Everywhere: K-2 Focus Lessons | Virtual
October 21 | Grade 3-5 | 4:00-5:00 PM CT | Economics is Everywhere Grades 3-5 Focus Lessons | Virtual
October 28 | Grade K-8 | 4:00-5:00 PM CT | Never Too Young: Economics and Personal Finance for Young Learners | Virtual
December 2025
December 2025
December 2 | Grade K-5 | 4:00-5:00 PM CT | K-5 Entrepreneurship Lessons and Ideas | Virtual
Middle School (Grades 6-8)
Middle School (Grades 6-8)
September 2025
September 2025
September 30 | Grade K-8 | 4:00-5:00 PM CT | Welcome Back! Economics 101 Refresher for K-8 Teachers | Virtual
October 2025
October 2025
October 28 | Grade K-8 | 4:00-5:00 PM CT | Never Too Young: Economics and Personal Finance for Young Learners | Virtual
November 2025
November 2025
November 11 | Grade 6-8 | 4:00-5:00 PM CT | Engaging Middle School Economics Lessons | Virtual
November 18 | Grade 6-8 | 4:00-5:00 PM CT |Debate for Grades 6-8 | Virtual
December 2025
December 2025
December 9 | Grade 6-8 | 4:00-5:00 PM CT | My Favorite 6-8 Economic Lessons in Social Studies | Virtual
December 16 | Grade 6-8 | 4:00-5:00 PM CT |Seasonal Spending Sense: Teaching Holiday Budgets Grade 6-8| Virtual
High School (Grades 9-12)
High School (Grades 9-12)
October 2025
October 2025
October 2 | Grade 9-12 | 4:00-5:00 PM CT | Beyond the Bet: The Economics of Gambling | Virtual
October 9 | Grade 9-12 | 4:00-5:00 PM CT | Courtside Capital: The Economics Behind the WNBA, MN Lynx & Studbudz | Virtual
October 23 | Grade 9-12 | 4:00-5:00 PM CT | From Stories to Solutions: Inspiring Economic Inquiry in the Classroom | Virtual
October 30 | Grade 9-12 | 4:00-5:00 PM CT | Teaching Trade: Exploring the Benefits and Barriers in a Global Economy | Virtual
November 2025
November 2025
November 6 | Grade 9-12 | 4:00-5:00 PM CT | Markets and Mentors: Personal Finance that Sticks | Virtual
November 13 | Grade 9-12 | 4:00-5:00 PM CT | Big Farms, Small Farms: Economics Behind What We Eat | Virtual
November 20 | Grade 9-12 | 4:00-5:00 PM CT | No Cash? No Checks? No Clue? Teaching Gen Alpha Personal Finance | Virtual
December 2025
December 2025
December 4 | Grade 9-12 | 4:00-5:00 PM CT | Teaching Externalities and Public Goods | Virtual
December 11 | Grade 9-12 | 4:00-5:00 PM CT | Economic Inquiry Part One - Micro | Virtual
December 18 | Grade 9-12 | 4:00-5:00 PM CT | Keynes vs. Hayek: Clash of Ideas that Shaped the World | Virtual
National Council for Economic Education (CEE)
National Council for Economic Education (CEE)
MCEE is a state affiliate of the national organization, the Council for Economic Education (CEE). The Council for Economic Education is pleased to offer professional development webinars for teachers nationwide. The webinars cover multiple topics on how to integrate personal finance and economics in the classroom and create a fun learning experience for your students.
When you attend the webinar(s), you will leave with relevant lessons, resources and tools that can be implemented the next day. If you are interested, but cannot attend the live webinar, please register to get access to the archived version. You must attend a live webinar or listen to a recorded webinar for at least 45 minutes in order to receive a certificate.
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