This video about the Federal Reserve was created by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. The video is clear and easy to understand. It is 26 minutes long which may be too long to show in class all at once. BUT, it is divided into seven shorter segments.
- Federal Reserve Intro – 0:00
- The Federal Reserve System – 4:33
- Payments System – 9:53
- Monetary Policy – 18:49
- Summary – 23:15
You could just show the first two segments to start. Also, there’s a chance some of you might cover monetary policy on a separate day than the introduction and purpose of the Fed. Either way, you could show the Monetary Policy segment separately. You could also use a few of these segments as a review and refresher the day after you teach about the Fed.
