Workshops for 2009-2010

The mission of the FAU Center for Economic Education is to provide area teachers access to new and innovative ways to teach economics in the K-12 classroom.

The following lists workshops offered by the Center for Economic Education. All workshops are free of charge and generally include materials and dinner. To sign up, contact your districts or call the Center for Economic Education. Please look for separate flyers that will be sent a few weeks before the workshops!

Palm Beach County School District: Laurie Cotton, Secondary Social Studies Program Planner, phone: (561) 357-1160 PX 21160, cottonl@palmbeach.k12.fl.us .

Broward County School District: Debra Kimelstein, Assistant to Dr. Louise Ball and Shellie Gory, Social Studies/Core Curriculum, (754) 321-1873, DebraKimelstein@Browardschools.com .

Other Schools or Questions: Call the Center for Economic Education:

William Bosshardt, Director, (561) 297-2908, econed@fau.edu .

Or see our website:

http://home.fau.edu/wbosshar/web/FAUCEE.htm

Stock Market Workshop

Date: September 2, 2009 (Wednesday)

Time: 4:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Location: FAU Stock Market Trading Room

Grade Levels: Grades 3 to 12

Districts: All schools.

Teaching the Recession

Date: October 1, 2009 (Thursday)

Time: 4:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Location: Majestic Palm Room, Student Activities Center, FAU, Boca Raton

Grade Levels: Grades 6 to 12

Districts: All schools.

Civics and Economics Workshop

Date: October 13, 2009 (Tuesday)

Time: 4:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Location: Thurber A/B, Fulton-Holland Educational Services Center

Grade Levels: Grades 6 to 12

Districts: All schools, Palm Beach county teachers should attend this location.

Date: Fall, 2009 (Date TBA)

Time: 4:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Location: FAU – Ft. Lauderdale Campus

Grade Levels: Grades 6 to 12

Districts: All schools, but Broward county teacher should attend this location.

Personal Finance for the Middle School

Date: January 13, 2010 (Wednesday)

Time: 4:30 – 8:30 p.m.

Location: Senate Chambers, Student Activities Center, FAU, Boca Raton

Grade Levels: Grades 6 to 8

Districts: All schools.

U.S. History Workshop

Date: February 17, 2010 (Wednesday)

Time: 4:30 to 9:00 p.m.

Location: Majestic Palm Room, Student Activities Center, FAU, Boca Raton

Grade Levels: Grades 6 to 12

Districts: Teaching American History Grant – Palm Beach only.

Date: February 24, 2010 (Wednesday)

Time: 4:30 to 9:00 p.m.

Location: Majestic Palm Room, Student Activities Center, FAU, Boca Raton

Grade Levels: Grades 6 to 12

Districts: Teaching American History Grant – Broward only.

FAU Workshop for AP Economics Teachers

Date: April 6 and 7, 2010 (Tuesday and Wednesday)

Time: All day

Location: Pew Center, Palm Beach County School District

Grade Levels: Grades 9 to 12

Districts: Palm Beach only.

Chocolate Economics

Date: Late April, 2010

Time: 4:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Location: FAU Ft. Lauderdale – ROOM TBA

Grade Levels: Grades K to 5

Districts: All schools.