A new course is available for professional development credit for K–5 public school teachers.

"It's All Elementary!" is designed to provide teachers with exciting economics content that is aligned with the newly adopted Hawaii Core Standards in Social Studies (HCSSS).

It will also offer innovative and effective pedagogy to strengthen and revitalize economic education in the elementary classroom, and will feature the use of economic tools that include videos, lessons, podcasts, and more.

This course is the result of a partnership among the Hawaii Council on Economic Education (HCEE), The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, and the Hawaii Department of Education.

IMPORTANT: You must complete course registration via the PDE3 System and submit an online Intent to Participate form by Wednesday, Sept. 4.

For PD credit

  • Title: It's All Elementary!: Using the New Social Studies Standards to be #EconStrong (Hybrid)
  • Number: SS184845
  • Section Title: It's All Elementary!: Using the New Social Studies Standards to be #EconStrong (Hybrid)
  • Section Number: 296450

Non-PD credit

  • Title: It's All Elementary!: Using the New Social Studies Standards to be #EconStrong
  • Number: SS184931
  • Section Title: It's All Elementary!: Using the New Social Studies Standards to be #EconStrong
  • Section Number: 29685

This course is free for non-PD credit participants.

If you are planning to take the course for PD credit, send a check for $125, payable to The Hawaii Council on Economic Education, to The Hawaii Council on Economic Education, 126 Queen St. #226, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813. Purchase orders will not be accepted. Teachers will be on the waitlist until payment is received. At that time, they will be moved to the enrolled list.

Payment must be received no later than 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 4. No refunds, full or partial, will be given after 8:30 a.m. on that day, which is 72 hours prior to the start of the course.

If you have any questions, please contact Rosanna Fukuda, Educational Specialist for Social Studies, at (808) 305-9713 or email rosanna.fukuda@k12.hi.us.