Sessions of 2025 Summer Conference: Kathy Pondy
Pondy, Kathy
Director of Student and Teacher Services
ACEE- Arizona Council on Economic Education
Kathy Pondy has served as the Director of Student and Teacher Services for the Arizona Council on Economic Education for over 5 years. Prior to this position, Kathy spent over 29 years as an educator in Arizona. Kathy has had many roles in education including Social Studies Curriculum and Instructional specialist, Library Media Specialist, district technology trainer, and teacher of economics, government, and US history. Kathy holds a Master's Degree in Educational Leadership from Concordia University and a Bachelor's degree in History Education from Northern Arizona University. Kathy serves as a member of the Arizona Service-Learning Alliance, the Arizona Civics Coalition, is an advisory committee member for CTE BME & CMT program. Among many recognitions and awards, Kathy was named a Deer Valley Unified School District teacher of the year and Rising Star nominee by the National Association of Economic Educators.
Sessions:
Trading Places: Building Future Investors in Your Classroom
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Westin La Paloma
- Business and Marketing Education
What do critical thinking and teamwork have to do with learning about the stock market? Everything! Discover how integrating the Stock Market Game into your classroom can foster essential critical thinking and collaboration skills. This hands-on session introduces educators to the fundamentals of Stock Market Game and its curriculum resources, offering strategies to engage students in real-world financial learning, how students can apply math concepts to investment strategies, analyze current events to assess their market impact, and develop decision-making skills through dynamic simulations.
Play to Learn: Interactive Games for Teaching Economics & Finance
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Westin La Paloma
- Business and Marketing Education
Bring economics to life in your CTE classroom with engaging, no-tech games and activities aligned with business, marketing, and finance standards. This interactive workshop will provide educators with hands-on strategies to teach foundational economic concepts while reinforcing critical CTE standards. Through role-playing, simulations, and collaborative games, students will develop a deeper understanding of the real-world applications of these concepts in business and marketing contexts. By the end of the session educators will have a renewed confidence in teaching economics.
