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 Presenters:

Amanda Geiger
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.

Jackie Morgan 
Outreach Senior Advisor
Federal reserve Bank of Atlanta

Jackie Morgan, Outreach Senior Advisor at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta – Nashville Branch, is an established communicator and proven leader in economic and financial education strategy, policy, development, and training. A sought-after professional for her financial education expertise, Morgan trains educators, develops curriculum, writes articles, serves on advisory boards, and conducts outreach programs. She has served on the Tennessee Financial Literacy Commission and is a past president of the Tennessee Jump$tart Coalition for Personal Financial Literacy, which was recognized by National Jump$tart as the State Coalition of the Year in 2005 and under her leadership in 2009.

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.

David Anderson
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

Jeffrey Trudel
Sales Manager
CMG Home Loans

Jeffrey Trudel  is a residential lending professional with over 20 years experience. He uses an educational approach to lending guiding borrowers from beginning to end.  And he’s the Chairman of NH Jump$tart!

Date and Location

This popular professional development event for Granite State teachers was 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.