Ronni Cohen
Elementary Education studies from University of Delaware, with ME in Gifted Education and Creative Studies from Widener University. Currently working as Executive Director at Delaware Financial Literacy Institute.
| Headline: | Educator |
| Work status: | Employed Full-Time |
| Website: | http://www.delawaremoneyschool.com |
| Skills: | Business, Entrepreneurship |
| Location: | Delaware |
| Groups: | Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education: Members, Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education: Open |
| Interested in: | Consulting opportunities, Getting press, Helping members of my groups, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Professional opportunities, Raising money, Sharing my projects |
| Tags: | creativity applications for teachers, economic and financial education, entrepreneurship camp and training programs, entrepreneurship for at risk youth, professional development for teachers |
| Schools: | University of Delaware, Widener University |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | University of Delaware Money Talk$ for Teachers: Graduate Seminar in Financial Education |
| Position: | Program Co-Designer and Co-Director |
| Time period: | December 2002 - Present |
| Employer: | Delaware Financial Literacy Institute |
| Position: | Executive Director |
| Time period: | December 2001 - Present |
| Employer: | University of Delaware Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship |
| Position: | Instructor in graduate and undergraduate financial and entrepreneurship education |
| Time period: | December 1987 - Present |
| Employer: | Nova Scotia Department of Education and Culture Summer Institute |
| Position: | Work experience |
| Time period: | December 1995 - November 2005 |
| Employer: | University of Delaware B-School for Beginners: Graduate Teacher Academy in Entrepreneurship Education |
| Position: | Program Designer and Director |
| Time period: | December 1995 - November 2001 |
| Employer: | Brandywine School District |
| Position: | Elementary teacher |
| Time period: | November 2002 |
| Description: | (including teacher of the gifted, 1986-1998; teacher/program director in economics/entrepreneurship, 1998-2002) |
EDUCATION
| University: | Widener University |
| Time period: | 1988 |
| Degree: | Gifted Education and Creative Studies, MEng |
| University: | University of Delaware |
| Degree: | Elementary Education, BSc |
PUBLICATIONS
| Articles: | Publications And Program Development
Chasing the Dream: Venture Creation Camp for At Risk Youth – Program creator, 2007— present From Purses to Portfolios: Delaware Women Take Charge of Their Money – ongoing financial education program designer Money Smarts: Financial Education Activities for Students Money Talks: Financial Education for Teachers and newsletter for parents and teachers “A More Creative Approach” (to Improving Education Today) – Out and About Magazine, August 2002 INVENTOR’S PORTFOLIO – Text in economics/entrepreneurship integrated across the curriculum Bank On It! - Curriculum for teaching about money and banking and banks in elementary schools across the state GREEN STREET WORKS – Program creator, director, and teacher, 1998-2002 |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | United Way Task Force on Financial Stability, 2008
State Leader, National Entrepreneurship Week, 2007-present Consortium for Entrepreneurship Education, 1995-present; board member Howard High School Academy of Finance Advisory Board, 2005-present Governor’s Task Force on Financial Independence, 2002 Joint House and Senate Task Force on Financial Literacy, 2001 Claymont Business Owners Association, 1998-present; secretary, 2000 – 2002 |
| Awards: | 2008
Testimony at US Senate Subcommittee on Banking and Finance: Financial Education and Foreclosures 2003 University of Delaware CHEP Outstanding Alumni Award 2002 University of Delaware College of Business and Economics– Honorary Master of Arts in Economic Education and Entrepreneurship for Education, 1992 MBNA America Grant: “Classroom Corporations” (voted most innovative grant of the month) 2001 Freedoms Foundation of Valley Forge, Leavey Award for Private Enterprise Education Junior Achievement Bravo Innovation Award 2000 Enterprise New Zealand Trust – Keynote speaker Delaware State Chamber of Commerce Super Star in Education - Program award recipient Business Week Award: Schools that Promote the Power of Economic Literacy – Program award recipient University of Delaware Commitment to Teaching Award MBNA Excellence in Education Award Middle State Council for the Social Studies-Collins Skinner Elementary Teacher of Social Studies Award Delaware Teacher of the Year 2000 1996 Entrepreneurship Education Forum – Keynote speaker $25,000 Coleman Foundation Grant to institute B-SCHOOL FOR BEGINNERS 1995 First National Symposium on Entrepreneurial Education; Cali, Colombia, South America – Keynote speaker and workshop leader 1994 Delaware Council of Social Studies – Elementary Teacher of the Year U.S. Library of Congress Business Series on Entrepreneurship – Keynote speaker 1993 (First) National Entrepreneurship Educator of the Year/INC. Magazine – Award and sabbatical |
Ronni's Contacts (3)
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Juan Casimiro
Casimiro regularly delivers a variety of motivational lectures and seminars, including entrepreneurship, leadership and life skills at various US Embassies, and leading universities throughout the USA, Latin America / Caribbean, Asia and Europe.
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Cathy Ashmore
My passion is expanding the entrepreneurial spirit through support of educational experiences at all levels of our educational system....K-16 and Adult. Join us for National Entrepreneurship Week Movement and bring the message to all nationwide.