Does EconEdLink Offer Professional Development Webinars for Teachers?

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Yes. EconEdLink hosts both upcoming webinars you can register for and on-demand webinars you can watch immediately, aimed at K-12 educators teaching economics and personal finance. The site's homepage features a "Register for Upcoming Webinars" section alongside a set of on-demand sessions, so teachers can either attend live or work through recordings on their own schedule.

What formats are available?

EconEdLink's professional development appears in two main formats:

  • Upcoming webinars — live sessions you register for in advance. The homepage lists a "Register for Upcoming Webinars" area for these.
  • On-demand webinars — recorded sessions you can watch at any time. Several are highlighted directly on the homepage, each with a "Watch On-Demand Webinar" link.

Both formats sit alongside the site's other teacher-facing resources, such as lesson plans, videos, activities, and games, so webinars function as one part of a broader PD and classroom-materials offering.

What topics do the webinars cover?

The on-demand sessions shown on the homepage give a sense of the range. They blend teaching strategy with economics and personal finance content:

Webinar Focus
Student-Led Financial Learning Through Hip Hop Using student voice, culture, and creative expression to shape how young people understand money; Hip Hop–inspired strategies for learner-led conversations about real-world financial decisions
Gifting Sense: Lifelong Financial Literacy Begins With Simple Consumer Decisions Consumer decision-making as a foundation for lifelong financial literacy

The topics lean toward practical teaching approaches — how to spark discussion, connect to students' lives, and build financial literacy through everyday decisions — rather than purely theoretical economics.

How do webinars fit with EconEdLink's other PD offerings?

Webinars are one piece of a larger professional development picture. The site also points teachers to:

  • CEE's Educator Conference — a two-day event for K-12 educators, listed for October 9-10 in Carlsbad, California, with ready-to-use lessons and teaching strategies.
  • A full-semester Personal Finance Course — described as a turnkey course "created by teachers for teachers," built to be implemented in the classroom immediately.

So if you're looking for PD, you can choose between short on-demand sessions, live webinars, a conference, or a full course, depending on how much time you want to commit.

How to get started

  1. Go to econedlink.org.
  2. Look for the "Register for Upcoming Webinars" section to sign up for live sessions.
  3. Browse the on-demand webinar listings and click "Watch On-Demand Webinar" to view a recording right away.
  4. If you want more structured PD, check the Educator Conference registration or the full-semester Personal Finance Course.

Who this is for

These webinars are designed for K-12 educators — particularly those teaching personal finance and economics. The on-demand topics (student-led learning, consumer decisions) suggest they're useful whether you're new to teaching these subjects or looking for fresh ways to engage students. The site also serves students and "econ super fans," but the webinar and PD content is clearly aimed at teachers.

One note: the homepage doesn't state whether webinars carry formal continuing-education credit, so if you need PD hours for a license or district requirement, confirm that directly with EconEdLink or the hosting organization before relying on a session for credit.