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Fed Summer Events for Secondary Educators

April 30, 2013 By

The Dallas Fed is pleased to announce the following 2013 summer events for secondary educators:

Economics: Just the Basics
June 12-13:     Spring Branch (Houston area)

Economic Summit
June 18-19:     Dallas Fed

International Marketplace
July 16:        Houston Branch

Discovering the Power of Whiteboard Technology
July 31:        Dallas Fed

U.S. History Through an Economic Lens
June 10-11:     Spring Branch (Houston area)
July 17-18:     San Antonio Branch
July 23-24:     Frisco (Dallas area)
July 29-30:     El Paso Branch

Global Economic Forum
August 5-6:     San Antonio Branch

To find out more information or to register, please visit:

<http://www.dallasfed.org/educate/events/index.cfm>

For additional questions or comments, contact:
Sharon Wallace
Economic Education
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
2200 N. Pearl St.
Dallas, TX 75201
Phone: 214-922-5276 or 800-333-4460, ext. 25276
Fax: 214-922-5226

Economic Education
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
www.dallasfed.org/educate/

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FTE Announces Summer Professional Development

March 23, 2013 By
Foundation for Teaching Economics

Professional Development/Continuing Education Programs
Program curriculum aligned to the Common Core State Standards 

Economics for Leaders
Three semester hours of graduate credit available


The Economics for Leaders program is intensive, providing 50 hours of in-depth content and methodology instruction in a lab-school setting. What’s unique are the games and simulations: instructors run the activities with real students so teachers can experience their interactions. Participants see, up close, why FTE-designed lessons are so effective and leave with a better understanding of economics, new classroom strategies, and a renewed enthusiasm for teaching.

  • Lodging, meals, and program materials provided by FTE
  • Optional graduate credits available for $102 per unit
  • $150 stipend available to participants commuting to a program

For more information, visit:

ECONOMICS FOR LEADERS

APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FIRST COME/FIRST SERVED

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Chicago skylineTwo semester hours of graduate credit available
Economic Forces in American History is a cross-curricular program designed to help history teachers incorporate an economic way of thinking into their American history courses.  The lessons are designed to develop the tools of economic reasoning in the context of specific historical periods and broad historical themes, encouraging students to learn by ‘reliving’ history rather than just reading or hearing about it.

  • Lodging, most meals, and program materials provided by FTE
  • Optional graduate credit available for $102 per unit
  • $150 commuter stipend

For more information, visit:

ECONOMIC FORCES IN AMERICAN HISTORY

 

 APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FIRST COME/FIRST SERVED

Orange

Two semester hours of graduate credit

 

During this four-day, residential program, teachers learn how to use economic principles to analyze environmental issues. Outstanding instructors lead intellectually stimulating sessions where lesson plans are demonstrated and discussed. Each program includes a field trip to an environmentally challenging site. Come find out how economic analysis can help clean up the environment.
  • Lodging, meals, and program materials provided by FTE
  • Optional graduate credits available for $102 per unit

For more information, visit:

ENVIRONMENT & THE ECONOMY

 APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FIRST COME/FIRST SERVED

Orange 

Economic Issues for Teachers
Two semester hours of graduate credit available

 

This residential seminar presents four of the FTE “Economic Issues” curriculum units in a concentrated four-day setting.  Each of the four units is comprised of  5-7 lessons that include background content outline, student activities and simulations, and source lists.  In a pleasant, long weekend break, Issues participants are introduced to the curriculum units through involvement in lessons and simulations from each of the units.    (Ample time is provided on the afternoons of the second and third days to explore and enjoy the seminar location.)
Curriculum Units include:
Economic Demise of the Soviet Union
Is Capitalism Good for the Poor?
Issues of International Trade
Economics, Water, and the Environment

  • Lodging, most meals, and program materials provided by FTE
  • Optional graduate credit available for $102 per unit

For more information, visit:

ECONOMIC ISSUES FOR TEACHERS

 

APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FIRST COME/FIRST SERVED

Orange 

 
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TCEE Smarter Texas Summer Conference

March 23, 2013 By

The Texas Council on Economic Education’s Smarter Texas Conference
June 20-21, 2013   Solid circle   Hotel Contessa on the San Antonio Riverwalk

The TCEE  Smarter Texas summer conference offers a unique setting along the San Antonio Riverwalk in a four diamond all-suite hotel that provides beautiful views of and access to the river.   Educators will find that the relaxing environment of the hotel is a perfect setting for learning, networking, and sharing ideas that will result in greater student understanding and success in personal financial literacy, economics and entrepreneurship.  The ergonomic meeting room chairs and access to the Internet in the meeting and sleeping rooms are just two of the many hotel amenities that will maximize the educators’ staff development opportunities. The two room hotel suites provide a sleeper sofa in the living area and a bed in the bedroom for roomier accommodations and the opportunity for guests to share the expenses. Please click here for hotel reservation information.

The conference will be June 20-21, 2013, beginning at 8:00 am with breakfast and ending at 4:30 each day.  A reception with appetizers will be held from 4:30-5:30 pm on June 20, 2013.

See the conference flyer

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For a limited time, teachers can register for the conference for only $160 thanks to the support of some generous sponsors.

Online Registration and Payment

Printable Mail-In Registration Form

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Who should attend the conference? 

K to 8 Math educators needing lessons that teach the new PFL TEKS

Because TCEE played a key role in writing the new PFL standards, the staff and university center directors understand the concepts, skills, and content required for student success.  Teachers will receive grade K to 8 lessons from a variety of excellent sources as well as access to the new lessons that TCEE has written.

K to 12 Social Studies educators who need ideas for how to teach the economics strand

A variety of presenters and materials will take the fear out of teaching economics for the social studies educators. Teachers will leave the conference with a greater understanding of economics and the free enterprise system as well as lessons that teach the TEKS.

Secondary Career/Technical Teachers who need lessons and greater understanding on financial literacy, economics and entrepreneurship

The CTE educators will find that the sessions provide a wealth of knowledge, content and lessons that enhance student understanding of the career TEKS.

Science and Language Arts Teachers who want greater knowledge of economics lessons to teach their content areas

The educators will receive a wealth of lessons on the Virtual Economics 4 (VE4) CD that use scientific type methods to promote student questioning and decision-making.  There are lessons that connect writing and reading to economics and personal financial literacy. There will be a session on using data to develop strategies that result in greater student success on the STAAR exam.  Students participating in the Stock Market Game will be eligible to participate in the InvestWrite competition which uses investing and financial understanding to develop writing skills.

What will the conference registration fee cover?

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Dutch Republic and Britain NEH Summer Seminar for Teachers

December 1, 2012 By

This five-week National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar for School Teachers, directed by Dr. Gerard M. Koot, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, will investigate how a region of northwest Europe, centered on the North Sea, acquired the characteristics that historians have labeled modern. We will study how the economy of the Dutch Republic rose to preeminence in the new European world economy of the seventeenth century, how Britain acquired this supremacy in the eighteenth century, and how it transformed itself to become an industrial nation.

The seminar will meet at the Institute for Historical Research in London for the first week and then at Webster University, Leiden, The Netherlands, for four weeks. NEH will provide a stipend of $3900 toward expenses. Applications are due on March 4, 2013.

For an application and a full explanation of the seminar, go to: http://www1.umassd.edu/euro/ For a mailed copy, contact Sue Foley, sfoley@umassd.edu or call 508-999-8301. For further information, write Gerard Kootgkoot@umassd.edu or call 508 994 3145.

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TCEE Sponsors Money Week Poster Contest

March 8, 2012 By

Texas Council on Economic Education (TCEE), in conjunction with UH Bauer College Financial Symposium to be held at the University of Houston on April 14, 2012 during Houston Money Week 2012,  will sponsor a poster contest. Each school may enter their top 5 posters from each grade band (K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12) that address the theme, Managing Your Money.  Kindergarten through grade 12 students who live in the greater Houston metropolitan area are eligible to enter the poster competition. Click here for Poster Contest Rules

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Dallas Fed 2012 Summer Events

February 18, 2012 By

Website Registration Is Available for 2012 Summer Events for Secondary Educators

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

The Dallas Fed is pleased to announce the following 2012 summer events for secondary educators:

Economic Summit
June 12-13: Dallas Fed

Economics Boot Camp
June 18-20: Houston
July 17-19: Dallas
July 25-27: San Antonio
August 8-10: El Paso

U.S. History Through an Economic Lens
June 21-22: Houston
August 2-3: Dallas

International Marketplace
July 24: Houston

Adding the Interactive to Your Whiteboard
August 1: Dallas
August 15: San Antonio

Global Economic Forum
August 6-7: San Antonio

To find out more information or to register, please visit the Dallas Fed site

For additional questions or comments, contact:
Sharon Wallace
Economic Education
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
2200 N. Pearl St.
Dallas, TX 75201
Phone: 214-922-5276 or 800-333-4460, ext. 25276
Fax: 214-922-5226

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AP Summer Institutes at UT Austin

January 26, 2012 By

AP Summer Institutes provide Advanced Placement course training to middle and high school educators who teach or are interested in teaching Pre-AP or AP courses.  UT Austin is offering 30 four-day institutes over a 6 week period this summer at the Thompson Conference Center on UT’s main campus as well as holding one institute – AP Studio Art for Experienced AP Teachers – in conjunction with the College of Fine Arts in Costa Rica.

The institutes will cover specific AP and Pre-AP subjects in Science, Math, Social Studies, Foreign Language, English and Fine Arts as well as best practices for initiating and maintaining successful AP courses and programs.  The institutes and the consultants who lead them are endorsed or approved by the College Board.  There will also be UT-Austin faculty guest lecturers in some of the institutes.

Participants who attend in full and complete an AP Summer Institute at UT Austin will receive a certificate stating they have completed 30 contact hours of training in the institute subject.  Please visit the UT APSI website to find out more details about the institutes and how to register.

Social Studies Offerings

All social studies courses will take place at the Thompson Conference Center. Please park in Lot 40, located on the corner of Dean Keaton and Red River. Classroom numbers will be confirmed in the building when you arrive.

Institutes designated for new teachers are for those who have never taught Pre-AP* or AP or who have less than two years experience teaching the Pre-AP or AP curriculum in the specific subject. Institutes designated for experienced teachers are for those who have two or more years experience teaching Pre-AP or AP in that particular subject.

Institutes which are not designated as new or experienced are general workshops open to both new and experienced teachers.

SOCIAL STUDIES WEEK ONE: June 18 – June 22, 2012

AP Macroeconomics Combined
Lead Consultant: Mary Wolters

Pre-AP Middle School Social Studies Combined
Lead Consultant: Nancy Schaefer

AP Psychology Combined
Lead Consultant: Katherine Minter

SOCIAL STUDIES WEEK TWO: June 25 – June 28, 2012

AP World History Combined
Lead Consultant: Christine Curtright Bond

AP US Government and Politics Combined
Lead Consultant: Douglas Henderson

SOCIAL STUDIES WEEK FOUR: July 23 – July 26, 2012

Pre-AP High School Geography Combined
Lead Consultant: Linda Hammon

SOCIAL STUDIES WEEK FIVE: July 30 – August 2, 2012

AP US History Combined
Lead Consultant: John Irish

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