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Date	Title	Location	Description
February 9	Economics Challenge Information Session	Your Computer	You have heard about it and now you want to know more about the Economics Challenge. This information session will provide an overview of the competition and answer some of your questions. On Feb. 9th, 2012, the meeting room will be "open" at 4:00 PM and the session will be begin at 4:15 PM. You will login to the meeting room by entering the following URL (or clicking) into your web browser: https://gomeet.itap.purdue.edu/icee To enter the room, please select "Enter as a Guest", type in your name, and click "Enter Room". Audio will be delivered via your pc speakers or headphones. Participants will be also able to submit questions via a chat function. Technical Notes: The webinar will be delivered via Adobe Connect, a flash based video conferencing program. You can visit the website below to test your computer to ensure that your computer and internet connection is configured properly. https://gomeet.itap.purdue.edu/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm We look forward to "seeing" you on February 9th. While pre-registration is not required, please submit your information using the link below so we can contact you in the event of a cancellation.
February 21	Economics and ISTEP+	University of Southern Indiana Room UC 2205	K-7 Teachers: Help your students get a jump on the economics side of the social studies ISTEP+ test. This workshop will provide teachers with some very useful and practical ideas and ways to prepare their students to be successful on the social studies portion of the ISTEP+ test. The workshop is open to all teachers in grades K-7 and the cost is FREE! Refreshments are provided and you will receive 2.5 Professional Growth Points! Please RSVP by February 14, 2012 at http://www.usi.edu/business/econed/workshops.asp or email gvalenti@usi.edu.
February 22	Economic Education in the Community	Indiana University Kokomo, Kelley Student Center KC221	K-5 Grade Teachers: You won't want to miss this FREE economic education workshop to be held on Wednesday, February 22, 2012. Award winning teachers, Kim Cox and Sharon Dillman of Elmwood Primary Learning Center in Peru, will share their expertise on a successful economic education project. This workshop will show you how to use community resources for your economics and social studies instruction. Participants also will learn some ideas how students learn economic concepts through engaging in service learning projects. Food and drinks will be provided and participants will earn 2 Professional Growth points. Register by February 20, but don't delay as space is limited to the first 25 registrants!
February 23	Herschel's World of Economics	Concord Oxbow Elementary, 23525 CR 45, Elkhart, IN	Attention K-5 Grade Teachers: Are you interested in a creative way to introduce basic economics to your K-5 students? If so, you won't want to miss this FREE workshop which will be held on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at Concord Oxbow Elementary School in Elkhart, IN. The workshop will feature lessons from the newest Herschel’s World of Economics DVD. The DVD contains five complete 10 –minute programs covering key concepts covered in the economics portion of the Indiana Social Studies Standards. Your students will be charmed by Herschel, a feisty puppet dog who thinks he knows a lot about economics, but still has a lot to learn. Dr. Day comes to the rescue to teach Herschel the important economic concepts he needs to learn. For more about Herschel, go to http://www.kidseconposters.com. Participants will receive a free copy of the NEW Herschel DVD: Herschel Goes Into Business and a free set of KidsEcon Posters, plus 2 professional growth points and dinner will be provided. Please register online by February 16, 2012 or contact Cathy McCray for details.
March 10	The Classroom Mini-Economy	Ball State University Alumni Center	K-6 Teachers: Please join us for a workshop on the popular Mini-Economy, a classroom instructional system that simulates real-world economic activity. The Mini-Economy encourages decision-making and creative thinking and is a great motivator! It will help you teach the Economics Standards in your Social Studies curriculum, apply Math, Language Arts and Fine Arts Standards and skills, and improve your classroom management. Experienced classroom teachers (primary and intermediate) will give you practical advice on starting and expanding a Mini-Economy. Each workshop participant will receive the comprehensive 170-page “how to” curriculum, The Classroom Mini-Economy. Each participant will also receive a set of the very popular KidsEcon Posters, a curriculum project featuring kid-friendly posters of 22 economic concepts. The workshop will be held on Saturday, March 10, 2012 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Ball State University Alumni Center, Muncie, IN. The cost is only $20 plus you will receive 5 points towards the Indiana Professional Growth Plan. Also, a continental breakfast and lunch will be provided. Don't hesitate, sign up by February 18, 2012.
March 20	Herschel's World of Economics	Jasper Hampton Inn	K-5 Teachers: Interested in a creative way to introduce basic economics to your K-5 students? This workshop will feature lessons from the newest Herschel’s World of Economics DVD! In the first program, Herschel starts his own doggie treat business, with a little help from Dr. Day, of course. Herschel soon discovers, among many other things, that he can’t raise the price of doggie treats as high as he wants, that all his sales revenues are not profit, and that he has to deal with competition from his friends, Rover and Clover, who have started their own doggie treat business - with prices lower than Herschel’s! For more about Herschel, and to view a sample episode, go to http://www.kidseconposters.com. The DVD contains five complete 10-minute programs covering key concepts covered in the economics portion of the Indiana Social Studies Standards. This workshop will demonstrate how to teach and explore the economic concepts in the DVD using active learning and the colorful Kidsecon Posters! Workshop participants will also take home: a copy of the NEW Herschel DVD: Herschel Goes Into Business and a set of KidsEcon Posters. These colorful posters cover the concepts taught in the Herschel DVD. Plus 2.5 professional growth points! The value of all curriculum materials you will receive is $50. The workshop is open to all teachers in grades K-5 and the cost is FREE! Dinner at the Schnitzelbank after the workshop. Please RSVP by March 13, 2012 at http://www.usi.edu/business/econed/workshops.asp or email gvalenti@usi.edu. Program Sponsors: USI Center for Economic Education Indiana Council for Economic Education The program was made possible by the Council for Economic Education through funding from the United States Department of Education Office of Innovation and Improvement.
April 17	Economics in Children's Literature	University of Southern Indiana Room UC 2205	K-5 Teachers: Teaching your students basic economic concepts doesn't have to be a fairy-tale…Discover how a collection of traditional children's stories can give your classroom an instant economic boost at an early age. With a step-by-step teaching approach, you and your students will explore your favorite past-time stories like "The Three Little Pigs" and uncover economic concepts within Children's Literature all while infusing more reading comprehension and language art skills into your everyday instruction. The workshop is open to all teachers in grades K-5 and the cost is FREE! Refreshments will be provided and you will earn 2.5 Professional Growth Points! Please RSVP by April 10, 2012 at http://www.usi.edu/business/econed/workshops.asp or email gvalenti@usi.edu.
June 12 - June 22	Teaching Economics in Literature, Drama, Children's Literature & Art	Purdue University, West Lafayette	Elementary and Secondary Teachers and Administrators: The workshop will focus on using literature, drama, children's literature, and art to teach economics, and on how English, language arts, and art teachers can use passages dealing with economics to enhance those courses and classes. The workshop will be developed with simulations, reader's theatre, role play, improvisations, and by using passages from literature, drama, children's literature, and paintings and drawings. A curriculum unit is required, focusing on how participants plan to teach economics using literature, drama, children's literature, or art. A group project and pre- and post-tests will be completed during the workshop. Speakers include Michael Watts, Professor of Economics at Purdue University, presenting The Literary Books of Economics, "Oh, the Economics You'll Find in Dr. Seuss," and paintings and drawings; Mary Suiter, Manager, Economic Education at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, presenting on-line economics in literature lessons from the Federal Reserve; and Mary Sturgeon and Callie Marksbary, teachers at Sunnyside and Vinton Elementary Schools in Lafayette, IN, presenting Teaching Economics Using Children's Literature. No formal background in economics is assumed of participants, and no one should refrain from applying because they fear that the material covered in the workshop will be too difficult. A $50 registration fee and application are due by May 25. Registration is limited to first 40 applicants.