Council for Economic Education Conference 2010: Miami!
Educators across Texas will add new meaning to CSI: Miami as they attend the October7-9, 2010, national Council for Economic Education conference at the beautiful Fontainebleau Miami Beach Hotel (www.fontainebleau.com). Perhaps the conference title should be Curriculum Social Investigation: Miami as teachers add adventure and fun to learning strategies and lessons that will support 100% student engagement. For more information, click here. The conference agenda is also posted. For registration forms and payments options click here.
The $300 Texas registration fee will include all CEE conference activities (Thursday 1:30 through Saturday noon sessions, Thursday night dinner and awards ceremony and a Friday evening social) as well as Texas activities. Texan activities will include a Miami sightseeing tour on Thursday morning that will visit the Miami Financial District, Little Havana, Art Deco District, Coconut Grove, and Bayside shops where educators can practice their economic lessons personally. In addition, the Texas registration fee includes a TCEE shirt and the traditional Lone Star breakfast that will be held on Saturday morning at the hotel. Please note that the Texas activities will provide additional opportunities for hands-on learning and networking.
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The registration fee is actually $400, but members of Global Association of Teachers of Economics (GATE) only pay $300.
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Teachers or their districts will be responsible for paying for registration, hotel rooms and transportation.
To register for the conference, teachers will be responsible for completing the following:
Become a member of GATE by clicking on here. GATE membership is free at the present time but will reduce your conference registration from $400 to $300.
Arrange for your flight and ground transportation to and from the hotel. See the CEE site for specific information on location of airports and ground transportation costs.
Reserve your hotel rooms at the Fontainebleau Hotel by calling1.800.548.8886 and stating that you are attending the CEE/NAEE/GATE annual conference and that you are in the Texas block of rooms. Reservations must be made by Friday, September 15 to receive the special $155/night (plus tax) rate for single or double occupancy.
Register for the conference through Texas Council on Economic Education. TCEE will be responsible for registering each person with CEE activities and for Texas activities. Registration is $300 for members of GATE and $400 for those who are not and will be made through the TCEE website at www.economicstexas.org.
A marketing brochure is now available for the annual Adopt-A-Teacher to the National Council for Economic Education Conference. Please access the marketing trifold here. Teachers, these are set up for easy front and back printing for you to mail, email, and/or personally deliver to possible supporters. Funding partners can donate online here or mail a check to Texas Council on Economic Education on your behalf. Conference attendees can register and pay online here
The Economics Challenge adds the fun of a competition to make learning economic concepts come alive. Working in teams of four, students compete either in the David Ricardo or Adam Smith division. The top fall and spring winners in each of the four state regions compete for the state championship in the spring. Visit the Economics Challenge Homepage for complete information. For the Economics Challenge rules in Texas, click here.
In May 2010 Houston Independent School District’s Bellaire High School won second place in the nation in the Adam Smith division. Plano ISD’s Plano High School’s team won third in the nation in the David Ricardo division.
At the heart of the project are 22 colorful posters (set A and B), each describing an important economic concept identified in the NationalStandards in Economics and in most state Standards.
A Teacher’s Guide accompanies most poster and DVD sets.
Applications are now available for new board members for the State Farm Youth Advisory Board (YAB). Represent your community as a member of a diverse group of 30 youth, aged 17-20, from across the United States and Canada. The board is charged with managing and distributing $5 million per year in service-learning grants. As a member of the YAB, you will be provided an amazing personal developmental opportunity, as well as a chance to make a long-lasting impact in communities YOU care about, providing solutions to today’s pertinent issues.
Apply now for the YAB by going to www.statefarmyab.com. Become a member of a group of engaged and motivated young people who harness the power that youth bring to today’s society. And grant others the opportunity to spread service-learning across the United States and Canada!
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Council for Economic Education Conference 2010: Miami!
The $300 Texas registration fee will include all CEE conference activities (Thursday 1:30 through Saturday noon sessions, Thursday night dinner and awards ceremony and a Friday evening social) as well as Texas activities. Texan activities will include a Miami sightseeing tour on Thursday morning that will visit the Miami Financial District, Little Havana, Art Deco District, Coconut Grove, and Bayside shops where educators can practice their economic lessons personally. In addition, the Texas registration fee includes a TCEE shirt and the traditional Lone Star breakfast that will be held on Saturday morning at the hotel. Please note that the Texas activities will provide additional opportunities for hands-on learning and networking.
Art Deco Architecture
The registration fee is actually $400, but members of Global Association of Teachers of Economics (GATE) only pay $300.
Freedom Tower
Teachers or their districts will be responsible for paying for registration, hotel rooms and transportation.
To register for the conference, teachers will be responsible for completing the following:
A marketing brochure is now available for the annual Adopt-A-Teacher to the National Council for Economic Education Conference. Please access the marketing trifold here. Teachers, these are set up for easy front and back printing for you to mail, email, and/or personally deliver to possible supporters. Funding partners can donate online here or mail a check to Texas Council on Economic Education on your behalf. Conference attendees can register and pay online here
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conomics Challenge adds the fun of a competition to make learning economic concepts come alive. Working in teams of four, students compete either in the David Ricardo or Adam Smith division. The top fall and spring winners in each of the four state regions compete for the state championship in the spring. Visit the Economics Challenge Homepage for complete information. For the Economics Challenge rules in Texas, click here.
In May 2010 Houston Independent School District’s Bellaire High School won second place in the nation in the Adam Smith division. Plano ISD’s Plano High School’s team won third in the nation in the David Ricardo division.
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KidsEcon Posters© (KEP) is a curriculum project of the Indiana Council for Economic Education based at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.
The ICEE, an affiliate of the Council for Economic Education, is part of a national network of State Councils and University Centers.
The KidsEcon Posters© project gives teachers the tools they need to help their students understand the exciting economic world around them – making them more effective producers, consumers, savers, investors, and voting citizens.
At the heart of the project are 22 colorful posters (set A and B), each describing an important economic concept identified in the National Standards in Economics and in most state Standards.
A Teacher’s Guide accompanies most poster and DVD sets.
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Virtual Economics with 1200 interactive lessons and 51 videos for kindergarten through 12th grade teachers to use in their classrooms.
Applications are now available for new board members for the State Farm Youth Advisory Board (YAB). Represent your community as a member of a diverse group of 30 youth, aged 17-20, from across the United States and Canada. The board is charged with managing and distributing $5 million per year in service-learning grants. As a member of the YAB, you will be provided an amazing personal developmental opportunity, as well as a chance to make a long-lasting impact in communities YOU care about, providing solutions to today’s pertinent issues.
Apply now for the YAB by going to www.statefarmyab.com. Become a member of a group of engaged and motivated young people who harness the power that youth bring to today’s society. And grant others the opportunity to spread service-learning across the United States and Canada!