Boone High School Director of the Academy of Finance Magnet Program, William Daniel, was awarded the Charles Harper Economics Educator of the Year Award on May 7, 2010. The award is sponsored by the Florida Council on Economic Education and was presented at the 31st Governor’s Awards for Excellence in Teaching Economics. Daniel is considered an outstanding teacher of financial literacy, free enterprise, and economic education.
Daniel is a 17-year veteran teacher in Orange County Public Schools. At Boone, he teaches AP Microeconomics and Macroeconomics, financial accounting and information technology, finance and business systems, and a personal financial course.
Daniel’s selection as Florida Economic Educator of the Year is based on his involvement with the Florida Council on Economic Education, his leadership, participation in conferences, creativity, and ability to motivate students. Daniel won $1,000.
Wendy Bashinski has taught for 31 years in OCPS. She has spent 26 years at Lockhart Middle School. Bashinski teaches social studies and has placed second in the state in the category of Personal Financial Literacy.
Bashinski created a three-week lesson called, “Piecing Together Your Financial Puzzle.” Seventh-grade students learned what a credit score means and how it affects their lives from getting a job to getting denied the chance to buy a home or open a utility account. The hands-on lesson is one they will never forget.
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