TCEE Smarter Texas Conference

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

New! Conference 2013 Agenda and Sessions

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.

Make your reservation NOW. Special rate ends on May 24, 2013 and only regular room rate will be available at $189 a night.  **Please note that the room rate for the evening of Friday June 21st is $249 and Saturday, June 22 is $309. Reservations for the weekend dates will need to be made separately with the hotel.**

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.

 Download  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  (for payments by check or purchase order)

Take advantage of  TCEE’s Adopt-A-Teacher Program to help pay conference expenses

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Teachers Who Teach Personal Financial Literacy: Participate in a Research Study. Stipends Available

Dear High School Personal Financial Literacy Teachers (Economics, Career, Math and Others):

The Council for Economic Education (CEE), in conjunction with the Texas Council on Economic Education and the Global Center for Financial Literacy (GCFL), is undertaking a research study exploring the effectiveness of a financial literacy resource, Financial Fitness for Life (FFFL).  We seek your support in carrying out this study.  The study will require a pool of high school economics and career teachers who have never used Financial Fitness for Life in their classrooms nor received training in how to teach the lessons.

Briefly, the primary objective of this research proposal is to test whether students in classes led by teachers who are well trained in using Financial Fitness for Life® demonstrate a level of knowledge and performance greater than that of students whose teachers did not receive training or use FFFL. The study will determine whether training in and use of FFFL changes:

 

  1. Students’ knowledge in fundamental financial and economics concepts;
  2. Teachers’ knowledge in fundamental financial and economics concepts;
  3. Teachers’ instructional practices.

The study will provide a rigorous evaluation of the effectiveness of the Financial Fitness for Life high school-level curriculum, following best practice assessment standards in education project evaluation. Specifically, analysis will compare outcomes for high school students and teachers in two treatment groups—those exposed to training using the Financial Fitness for Life curriculum and those who receive the materials but do not receive training—with their counterparts in a control group after coursework has been completed.

Please read the full details about the 2013-2014 study here

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Senate Proposes to Replace 12th Grade Economics with Personal Finance Class

This session the Texas state legislature has spent a great deal of time discussing how to best meet the needs of a diverse student population. There have been a variety of graduation plans proposed. So that you will know, Texas has long required that an Economics With Emphasis on the Free Enterprise System…be taught to [...]

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April is Financial Literacy Month, and CEE led the way in many activities, so I want to share some highlights. 1.       The excitement started in late March with 30 leaders in financial literacy convening for theAmerican Academy of Arts & Sciences “Financial Literacy and the Educated American” symposium. Annamaria Lusardi, one of CEE’s board members, helped organize the [...]

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Free NYSE Summer Program for Teachers

Are you interested in a firsthand experience of the stock market? Every summer the New York Stock Exchange offers Summer Teacher Workshops that engage teacher in peer discussions on how to best integrate personal finance and an understanding of the securities industry into their classrooms.

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CEE Wants to Know: What is your most creative idea for implementing personal finance into the classroom?

Calling all K-12 classroom teachers! Enter our video contest for a chance to win $1,000 and one free registration to our annual conference. We want to know: What is your most creative idea for implementing personal finance into the classroom? During Financial Literacy Month (FLM), when the Council for Economic Education (CEE) raises awareness for the importance of [...]

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