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Winter/Spring 2009 Workshop Offerings
Welcome to the Center for Economic Education’s
winter/spring 2009
workshop offerings. Each of the workshops in this listing can
be taken for graduate credit by-way-of an
independent project. The project and number of credit hours
available varies by topic - call for more details.
Graduate Credit is offered at a discounted rate of $133 per hour
(normal price per hour is $310)
Pre-registration is required.
Call the Center for Economic Education at (937) 775-2322 to
register or to obtain additional information.
Personal
Finance Teachers Academy
In 2010 personal
finance education will be mandated for all Ohio high school
students. Get ahead of the curve by participating in this 2-day
workshop that will introduce teachers to personal finance topics
like decision making, the value of education, the value of
money, credit– how to get it and how to manage it, investing and
providing financial protection for yourself. This workshop is a
joint effort between the Centers for Economic Education in Ohio,
the State Treasurer, and the Ohio Department of Education.
You will leave this workshop with new and interesting ways to
introduce personal finance topics into your classroom. And you
might learn something that you can use personally too! There is
a $50 workshop fee due at the time of registration.
A FREE RESOURCE KIT WILL BE PROVIDED.
Dates:
Meets two Saturdays: February 21 & 28, 2009
Time: 8:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Wright
State University
Grade Level Recommendation: 8-12
Special Topics: CREDIT
- Personal Financial Literacy
Through the success of our Teacher Academy and Personal
Financial Literacy training, teachers have been introduced to a
breadth of information as mandated by Ohio Senate Bill 311. Our
special topic series will go beyond evaluating the breadth of
the material and begin to help teachers develop a better depth
of understanding of each of the content areas. In this special
topics course/workshop, we’ll explore the three C’s of credit,
credit as a necessity, credit reports, understanding credit
legislation and a host of other credit related topics that will
make you extremely prepared to teach personal financial literacy
in the classroom. This course can be taken for one graduate
quarter credit hour for $133 or as a workshop for $50.
Dates:
March 14, 2009
Time: 9:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Location: Wright
State University
Grade Level Recommendation: 8-12
Games-to-Go
Spend the day creating activities, puzzles and
games, leaving with classroom ready materials. The activities
reinforce concepts pertaining to the ODE’s citizenship, math and
reading/language outcomes and are geared for grades K-6.
Supplies and materials are provided. Please indicate your
activity choice when registering. There is a $25 registration
and materials fee due at the time of registration. This fee is
non-refundable and is not waived when taking graduate credit.
Please note: participants are “on their own” for lunch and
refreshments and lamination will not be provided.
Dates:
March 16, 2009
Time: 9:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Location:
Wright State
University
Grade Level Recommendation: K-3
Pets & Critters
Join
us for a fun pets and critters themed course using “Petonomics:
The Purr-fect Economic Primer” (provided). Fun children’s
literature, interactive games and hands-on activities will keep
students engaged as they experience learning economics and
responsibility in a way that is fun and exciting. You may take
this course for one graduate quarter credit hour for $133 or you
may take it as a workshop for $50. There is a $20 materials fee
due at the time of registration. See our website for more
details.
Dates:
April 25, 2009
Time: 9:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Location:
Wright State
University
Grade Level Recommendation: K-4
Pre-registration is required.
Call the Center for Economic Education at (937) 775-2322 to
register or to obtain additional information.
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