Join Us at Our Back-to-School Bootcamp

Session 1: Keynote—The Bionic Educator with Eric Curts

11:00-11:55 a.m. MDT

Will technology ever replace a teacher? Who (or what) is the best educator in the world? The answer may surprise you. Learn about the amazing power and potential of artificial intelligence in education, and how it is not a competitor for teachers but the ultimate assistant. See what you can do to be the best educator you can be, and how your students can be the best learners they can be. We have the technology! 

Topics Covered In The Courses

         Password Strength

Practice creating a strong password and understand the importance of one.

         Privacy

Experience firsthand why sensitive data needs to be kept private.

         Phishing

Discover how to spot a phishing link and the consequences of clicking one.

         Social Media

Navigate the minefield of safely posting on and interacting with social media.

         Fake News

Research news articles, apps, and more in order to spot fake news.

         Online Shopping

Examine the security of an online store to identify red flags.

         Scams

Master the ability to spot and avoid scammers on the web.

         Catfishing

Learn to recognize the signs of an online imposter.

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Session 2: Get the Most Out of Banzai with Nikole Clayton

12:00-12:30 MDT

Do you know about all of the free resources Banzai has for teachers? Learn about our latest games and courses, printed workbooks, and how to utilize your sponsor for in-class presentations, and more!

Session 3: Making Money Matter: Bringing Real Life, Fun, and Engagement to Personal Finance with Dr. Keona Griffin-King

1:00-2:00 p.m. MDT

This presentation provides practical strategies to help teachers create fun, engaging, culturally relevant, and trauma-informed personal finance lessons tailored to student demographics and needs. It  includes real-world case studies, creative projects, and student-centered discussion assignments.

Session 4: Standards, Solved: Banzai's Easy Curriculum Alignment with Richard Curtiss

2:00-2:30 p.m. MDT

Connect your financial literacy curriculum with specific state and national standards. In only 30-minutes, we'll show you our easy-to-use tool that directly maps Banzai's real-world articles, calculators, and interactive Coaches directly to your requirements. You'll walk away knowing exactly how to save time, meet mandates, and teach with confidence.

Session 5: From Day One to Done: A Teacher's Playbook for Personal Finance with Natalie Hollingshead

2:30-3:00 p.m. MDT

Feel confident and effective from day one in the financial literacy classroom. Join us to hear best practices for new personal finance teachers, that work for veteran teachers, too. Leave empowered to make 2025-2026 your best teaching year yet.

In over

50%

of U.S. Schools

Over

200

Resources

More than

5 Million

Students Educated

Used by over 

140,000

Teachers

Explore dynamic approaches to teaching financial literacy with real-world impact.

August 5th Session Overview

11:00-11:55 a.m. MDT: Keynote—The Bionic Educator with Eric Curts
12:00-12:30 p.m. MDT: Get the Most Out of Banzai with Nikole Clayton
12:30-1:00 p.m. MDT: [Break]
1:00-2:00 p.m. MDT: Making Money Matter: Bringing Real Life, Fun, and Engagement to Personal Finance with Dr. Keona Griffin-King
2:00-2:30 p.m. MDT: Standards, Solved: Banzai's Easy Curriculum Alignment with Richard Curtiss
2:30-3:00 p.m. MDT: From Day One to Done: A Teacher's Playbook for Personal Finance with Natalie Hollingshead

This year’s event features an outstanding speaker lineup, including our keynote, Eric Curts, a 34-year education veteran and Technology Integration Specialist for SPARCC in North Canton, Ohio. He’ll be joined by a passionate Banzai educator and several members of our fantastic team.