Classroom Connections

Since 2001, we have offered a one-day professional development event for teachers who integrate personal finance in the classroom.  This annual event in May brings together teachers from across the state to network and share practices with one another; to learn about new classroom resources; and to improve their own personal knowledge of personal finance concepts.

May 7, 2025! 

8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

This Year’s Scheduled Presenters:

Zoe Callaway
Senior Economic Education Specialist
Research Division
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

Before joining the St. Louis Fed, Amanda was a Florida public high school teacher for over 12 years. She has also served as a reader and table leader for the College Board AP Macroeconomics exam. She was recognized with a Regional Economic Educator and Leadership Award by the Florida Council on Economic Education and by her school site as a teacher of the year.

Nikole Rioz
President & CEO
W!SE

David joined W!se in 2007 after a career at Citigroup, where he was an executive in a unit that supports the process of financial sector/capital markets development in developing countries. Before that, he held management positions at Citigroup in business development, marketing, mergers and acquisitions, and strategy. He holds a B.A. from University College, London and an MBA from Columbia University. He became President & CEO of W!se when its founder, Phyllis Perillo, retired in 2022 and before that was W!se’s Executive Vice President responsible for the Financial Literacy and MoneyW!SE programs as well as partnerships, development and marketing. He is on the adjunct faculty in the Economics Department at Drew University and served on the Advisory Board of Teachers College, Columbia University on Fiscal Sustainability; the Domestic Violence Committee of the NY Women’s Association; and The Teacher Workshop Scholarship Committee of ICE/NYSE

Joel Miller, Ed.S 
Curriculum Development Manager
Foundation for Economic Education

Joel is a former public school teacher with 14 years of experience in AP Economics, History, and Personal Finance. Recognized for his excellence in teaching, he received the John Morton Excellence in the Teaching of Economics Award and Georgia Economics Teacher of the Year in 2020. Joel has authored curriculum-based lessons for various organizations and serves on numerous educational advisory boards. Joel supports educators nationwide through resource development and professional collaboration. He also contributes to the Professional Development Committee of the National Association of Economic Educators and serves as a Campmaster for his children’s Cub Scout Pack.

James Redelsheimer
Curriculum Development Officer
Foundation for Economic Education

James has 20+ years of AP Economics and Personal Finance teaching experience at the High School level in Minnesota. He is the co-author of Barron’s AP Economics, and holds degrees from St. Olaf College and the University of St. Thomas. James has garnered numerous recognitions for his educational contributions, including the 3M Minnesota Economics Educator of the Year Award and the Thrivent Personal Finance Educator of the Year Award. James has published curriculum for numerous organizations and regularly shares his expertise on best practices in teaching economics, personal finance, and civil discourse at both local and national events. In his role at FEE, James creates award-winning curriculum for the 10,000+ network of teachers at FEE’s Learning Center, and leads PD sessions around the country for educators.

Date and Location

This popular professional development event for Granite State teachers will be held on May 7, 2025 at The Grappone Conference in Concord, NH.  Directions here.  

We are grateful to all of our Sponsors who support Granite State teachers through Classroom Connections.

Networking, Classroom Resources and Professional Development

At the in-person event – in addition to the content sessions, we make classroom resources available as well as the opportunity to share best practices with other teachers from across the state.  Six (6) professional development hours are generally provided for attending the event.

Overnight Accommodations!

For teachers traveling more than 45 miles, we  will be again able to provide free hotel accommodations near the workshop.