St. Louis Fed Honors Social Studies Teacher for Contributions to Economic Education

Michael Kaiman

ST. LOUIS – Michael Kaiman is the recipient of the 2020 Economic Educator Advisory Board Educator of the Year Award from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The award is given annually to recognize a board member for his or her commitment to economic and financial education.

Kaiman, social studies teacher at Timberland High School in the Wentzville School District, will be honored at a May 12 dinner at the St. Louis Fed. He has served on the St. Louis Fed’s Educator Advisory Board for six years.

The board is composed of local teachers who review curriculum, attend meetings, present at events and contribute in other ways to the success of the St. Louis Fed economic education program, Econ Ed at the Fed.

“Mike was selected for this award because he is an advocate for economic education,” said Mary Suiter, an assistant vice president and economic education officer at the St. Louis Fed. “He secured the opportunity for us to provide professional development for Wentzville School District teachers. In addition, he provided valuable feedback on new curriculum materials; he developed lessons for AP U.S. History teachers that incorporate FRED data and FRASER primary source documents; and he has helped us with improvements to our Econ Lowdown website.”

The St. Louis Fed’s Econ Ed at the Fed offers more than 400 free educational resources about economics, personal finance, money and banking. In addition, the St. Louis Fed’s Econ Lowdown™ teacher portal allows teachers to create a syllabus of resources and assign the syllabus to students. The St. Louis Fed’s lessons, videos, online courses and more are free and available for pre-K through college, as well as for parents and other consumers.