Summer Workshops


Date
Title
 Location
Description
June  9 Making a Job / Made in Indiana
IU East, Richmond
See flyer for complete details.

Non-credit / No fee option
http://www.econed-in.org/pdf/IUESummer08NC.pdf

For credit option
http://www.econed-in.org/pdf/IUEMAJ08.pdf
June  9 Mini-Society / Made in Indiana
Indiana University East, Richmond
See flyer for complete details.

Non-credit / No fee option
http://www.econed-in.org/pdf/IUESummer08NC.pdf

For credit option
http://www.econed-in.org/pdf/IUEMS08.pdf
June  9 Energy, Economics and the Environment - Gr 3-12
Ball State University, Muncie
FOR WHOM: All 3-12 teachers interested in integrating energy, economics, and the environment into the curricula.

CREDIT: Three semester hours of Ball State University graduate credit, Economics 581: Workshop on Economic Education, can be earned upon successful completion of the workshop.

COST: $125 application fee. Payment must accompany the application form. The general fee for three credit hours will be paid by the Center for Economic Education through a grant from the Indiana Council for Economic Education and Indiana Michigan Power. The Graduate Admissions Office may assess a fee to the accepted applicants which they will pay directly to that office. Registration will be done online from the site listed on the form accompanying Letter of Acceptance. This process must be completed prior to the first day of class. Remember - Title II and Title V “No Child Left Behind” monies may be used to cover the cost of this workshop. Check with your principal!

OVERVIEW:Instructors and speakers from various companies and agencies share their expertise to integrate the topics of energy, economics, and the environment for the participants. Classroom presentations, panels and facility tours combine to present this topic so teachers can develop learning experiences for their students.

See flyer for complete details and application procedure.
June  10 General Economics
Purdue University, W. Lafayette
See flyer for more details.
June  15 Taking the Eeek out of Economics Grades K-5
Indiana State University, Terre Haute
More details forthcoming.

Agenda:
Jure 9-13 (9-3)
June 16-20 (independent work off campus)
June 23 (9-3)
June  16 Economics and Ecology: Yellowstone National Park
Indiana State University (Terre Haute) & Yellowstone National Park
Additional details are forthcoming. Send Cathy Davis an e-mail if you wish to be notified when complete information is available.

Tentative Agenda
June 16-20 (9-3) Pre-departure workshop
June 25-30 Fieldwork at Yellowstone National Park
June 24 and July 1 Travel Days
June  16 Economics in Children's Literature
University of Southern Indiana, Evansville
Don't miss this opportunity to prepare your students for the upcoming Social Studies ISTEP tests in Spring 2009. And the Indiana Council will pay your tuition!The workshop is a practical, two-week, university-based in-service course for K-5 teachers. It covers the Voluntary National Content Standards in Economics, the Indiana Economic Standards, and Performance Expectations which have been adopted by the Indiana Department of Education. You will receive a set of KidsEcon Posters and the new Herschel's World of Economics DVD (See www.kidseconposters.com) You will also receive the popular curriculum, Teaching Economics Using Children's Literature. June 16-June 27, 2008 TIME: 8 a.m. - Noon Monday - Friday TEACHING ECONOMICS IN CHILDREN'S LITERATURE UNIVERSITY 0F SOUTHERN INDIANA TUITION: FREE REGISTRATION FEE: $75 (covers the costs of books, supplies, and transportation) UNIVERSITY FEES: Students are responsible for all University Fees Trip to St. Louis will be from June 22-24 and will include the Federal Reserve Bank, Purina Corporate facilities and farm, and other sites of interest. YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR HOTEL COSTS. The university will make all the arrangements for hotel accommodations and travel using University vehicles.
June  18 General Economics - Grades K-12
Northview Middle School, Indianapolis
See flyer for details
June  23 Personal Finance Economics
Indiana University Southeast, New Albany
This workshop ...
  • Will teach economics and personal finance concepts through hands on economic activities, lesson plans and concepts that are correlated with the state economic standards.
  • Will use children’s books and stories to teach economic concepts such as scarcity, costs and benefits, decision making and more.
  • Will explain and demonstrate the Stock Market Game, an exciting ten week learning experience for students.


    • Benefits …
    Earn 3 graduate credits in less than two weeks with partial tuition scholarship
    Earn credits towards teacher certification
    Learn innovative ways to teach economics and personal finance concepts, K-12
    Superior knowledge to integrate economic and personal finance concepts into the curriculum
    Share creative ideas with other educators
    Take home fully developed curriculum unit, and plenty of curriculum materials, teaching activities and program ideas.

    Registration deadline: June 18, 2008
    July  9 International Economics - Gr. 3-12
    Northview Middle School, Indianapolis
    See flyer for details.
    July  21 Teaching Economics Using Children's Literature - Grades K-6
    Northview Middle School, Indianapolis
    See flyer for details