PD Sessions for the second half of October updated
This will probably be a very short-term update - with 5 of the 6 new PD sessions taking place this coming week, I will plan another update for the first week of November.
Same thing I said above - I wanted to get the PD sessions updated for the second half of October, only to discover that 5 of the 6 sessions were taking place in the next few days. Unlike last month, I think that is enough turnover to justify another full update about 10 days from now to cover sessions for the first week of November. Luckily it is also a popular time of year for professional development - a lot of organizations trying to get sessions done before we get closer to the holiday season.
Also worth a reminder that I am still in a very busy period personally, so website updates may be very "feast or famine" based on when I have the time to get them finished and posted. I just got back from California earlier this week (and plan to get some posts up on what I saw at the CEE Conference, as well as 2-3 places I visited coming and going on the drive). This coming weekend I am spending in Dallas for a training session for Intuit, then I'm presenting at a business teacher conference next week as well. The good news, though, is that also means I will have some time in hotel rooms and airports to do research and type posts, so hopefully I won't fall TOO far behind my mental schedule for this site . . .
Like I started doing over the summer, I will mention a little more detail about each of the new PD opportunities I am adding (especially since in many cases I have to "pick and choose" a single webinar to feature out of multiple choices from that provider). I'm going to start with a session from Econiful - they are focusing on economic and financial literacy lessons connected to the upcoming Halloween holiday. I do still plan an update on Halloween-related resources in another week or so - since Halloween is being celebrated on a Saturday this year I'd like to get it out to teachers at the start of that week.
Below I'm going to continue documenting the PD items I put on the home page. Here I will include all the new stuff I previewed above - I may carry over the NGPF session if I do a new PD post late next week. As usual I will not duplicate registration links from the home page, but at least can record what was offered for "posterity". Here are the new listings (in chronological order) as of today:
Econiful, "Econoween: The Economics of Halloween", 10/20, 6-7pm CT
Federal Reserve Education, "Teaching Monetary Policy: From the Fed's Origins to Today's Tools", 10/20, 4-5pm CT
New York Historical, "The French and Indian War", 10/21, 5-6pm CT
Council for Economic Education, "Big Dreams, Little Steps: Helping Students Explore Future Careers", 10/21, 5:30-6:30pm CT
American Battlefield Trust, "Prepare for Veterans Day with Meaningful Stories & Free Resources to Inspire Your Students", 10/22, 6-7:15pm CT
NextGen Personal Finance (NGPF), "NGPF Speaker Series: Stefanie O'Connell on the "Ambition Penalty" & What Teachers Should Know About Women, Money, & the Workplace", 10/29, 6-7pm CT
Next, there are two different sessions scheduled for the next day, October 21st:
EconEdLink (from the Council for Economic Education) is just getting back to virtual PD after their national conference outside of San Diego last week. They have several sessions scheduled over the next two weeks, but the one I am featuring is their "Big Dreams, Little Steps: Helping Students Explore Future Careers" session presented by Susanna McConnell of Texas. She will be focusing on a variety of activities related to developing human resource skills, including an exploration of college and career pathways, a group decision-making exercise focused on post-college choices, and a final scenario in which students evaluate trade-offs between remote and in-office work opportunities at different salary levels.
I mentioned last time that we hadn't heard much in 2026 from the New York Historical, but they definitely seem to be trying to "make up for lost time" with a busy schedule for teachers starting this month. The featured topic for this night is the French and Indian War, particularly focusing on its' role as a precursor of conflict between Britain and its' colonies leading to the Revolutionary War a little more than a decade later.
That same day Federal Reserve Education will be offering a session for Advanced Placement teachers on teaching monetary policy, featuring a new comic "How Does Monetary Policy Work?" as well as activities on using Federal Open Market Committee data releases in the classroom. As usual they are starting their session a little earlier in the day for the western half of the country, but I would still suggest signing up to get copies of the resources even if you can't attend live.
Then the lone session for the final week of October (at least right now) comes from NextGen Personal Finance (NGPF) - as usual they have 2-3 good selections available during the week, but the one I chose to emphasize here comes (as it often does) from their Thursday night speaker series. On Nov 29th Yanely will be joined by author Stefanie O’Connell to discuss why women are often discouraged, penalized, or overlooked when they aim high in the workplace (from her book "The Ambition Penalty"). The conversation will explore how ideas about ambition, pay, leadership, and power shape financial outcomes, and even discuss what financial literacy educators can do to help students understand about these dynamics.
The final session for next week comes from the American Battlefield Trust, (another organization like the New York Historical who seems to be re-emphasizing their teacher programming this fall) - as usual they have a selection of general sessions that their members pay for, alongside selections for teachers specifically offered for free. This virtual session on Thursday the 22nd is being offered in cooperation with the nonprofit Wreaths Across America, and is emphasizing the educational resources offered by both organizations about Veterans Day in early November. In particular, they will talk about community service projects, fresh perspectives on local history, and some of the unforgettable stories of courage that they use to help students connect history facts and character values.
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