@AlexMLamon

Teacher of Economics, Business and Personal Finance. Learning over grades. #BusEdu & #FinLit. In my spare time I enjoy paying off my student loans. 🏳️‍🌈

 New Jersey
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Educator @AlexMLamon is at it again – sharing useful insights and #ClassroomResources for the high school #BusinessEducation community. Read our Essential Educator blog about his CEE Conference presentation: TikTok Stocks: Insider Teaching Activities” whr.tn/3MilZAk
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Ms. Malin@mrs_malin27 Oct 2023
A crazy week but thankful for being able to end it on a high note by attending a great day of PD with fellow business educators at #moneytalks. Thanks @AlexMLamon for coordinating and @Fidelity for hosting !
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We're thrilled to host our Investment Competition Global Finale this weekend! Educators, are you interested in leading a team next year? Read long-time advisor, @AlexMLamon's 10 tips for incorporating our competition into the classroom: whr.tn/41vHhzD #BusEdu

The Essential Educator: 10 Tips for Teaching the Wharton Investment Competition

globalyouth.wharton.upenn.edu
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I had the honor of attending & participating in the annual MoneyTalks conference that @AlexMLamon organizes for business educators across the state @KeanUniversity. Per usual, enlightening and rewarding experience!
Alex Lamon@AlexMLamon14 Oct 2022
I was able to put on a free conference for 70 educators thanks to my sponsors! @CouncilEconEd @NextGenPF @PATHSProgramLLC @ExploreInside Thanks @KeanUniversity for hosting! #busedu
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Ms. Malin@mrs_malin14 Oct 2022
Didn’t realize how much I missed a good PD day… Money Talks organized by @AlexMLamon packed with great #busedu workshops today. Thanks to @CouncilEconEd for sponsoring and @NextGenPF @whartonyouth for facilitating some great sessions.
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Happy to present at the 5th Annual Money Talks conference at Kean University. Thanks to @fersherrill from @NextGenPF for co-presenting @AlexMLamon @CouncilEconEd @NatlJumpStart @njeconomics @NJCUbusiness
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"Focus on learning first and winning second...Students need to be able to tell a story about what they accomplished and learned." Business educator and Investment Competition advisor, @AlexMLamon, shares a key message to participants whr.tn/3udrFCU #WhartonYouthInvest

Win or Lose, Student Competitors Should Learn to Tell Their Stories

As Wharton's annual investment competition Global Finale approaches, a teacher reflects on the value of the experience, even when winning is out of reach.

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So happy to find @AlexMLamon at #JumpstartNEC! @whartonyouth @mbeama @nbea @EasternBusEdu #busedu #finlit
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So great to see one of my longtime #FinLit friends @AlexMLamon at #JumpstartNEC. #FinancialEdu #BusEdu @whartonyouth
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dmondo1165@dmondoro7 Nov 2021
Look who I ran into in DC! #JumpstartNEC @LivSchools #finlit @AlexMLamon
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So you want to talk about learning loss? Let’s start with how state testing will take an entire week of instruction.
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As we begin a school year unlike any other, I couldn't be prouder that New Jersey’s public schools are ranked #1 in the nation for the second year in a row. Working together, I know we'll make it three years in a row! 🥇 edweek.org/ew/articles/2020/…

Nation's Schools Get a 'C' Once Again, Even as Pandemic Turns Up the Heat

New Jersey leads the states on Quality Counts 2020’s summative rankings based on previous years’ data. But the annual report card shows plenty of work needed all around as the pressure mounts.

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Our district is giving teachers money to go towards our internet bills! – at South Carolina, USA
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Thank you to all the educators who helped Region 3 student teams succeed in our 2019-2020 investment competition! @AlexMLamon @agreberman @jrharbour1
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Useful site to look at fiscal and monetary policy actions by country #apecon #econed #teachecon #busedu
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@IMFNews31 Mar 2020
Do you want to know what economic measures have been taken by countries to address the #COVID19 pandemic? Visit our new COVID-19 Policy Tracker to see the list for 192 economies. IMF.org/COVID19policytracker #coronavirus
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All pre-K through grade 12 schools (public, private, and parochial) and all colleges and universities will close effective Wednesday, March 18th until it’s deemed by health officials to be safe for in-person classes to resume.
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Drop the SAT requirement, stop recruiting student athletes, get rid of school rankings, and seven other ways we can make the college admissions process fairer and less stressful. Way overdue. wsj.com/articles/how-to-fix-…

How to Fix College Admissions

Getting into a top school is a stressful, unpredictable process. Here are 10 ways to make it fairer and more transparent.

wsj.com
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Yet another argument against standardized testing & checklist evaluations. Image a world that is formulaic, surrounded only by inflexible curricula driven by timelines, scope, & sequence. Imagine the arts guided only by a rubric. Inspiration? Creativity? Personal voice & vision?
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Discussing best practices for teaching as well as marketing strategies for increased enrollment. I’m with Business Ed teachers across NJ. I also enjoyed sharing why you should start a DECA chapter! #MoneyTalks19 #DECA – at Livingston, NJ
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Thank you @AlexMLamon for letting me talk Personal Financial Literacy at #moneytalks19. #finlit
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