ECONOMICS OF SPORTS
What do Economics and Sports have in common? Plenty! “Why did the Cuban Baseball Player Get a 20,000% Raise?” “Who Started Adidas, Nike and Under Armour?” “Why does Lebron James Make More Money Than the Average Economics Teacher?” “What’s the Economic Impact of Super Bowl?” “Why is it hard for pro-athletes to preserve wealth?”
The Economics of Sports workshop will use sports examples to cover important economics concepts, including: human capital, wealth creation, entrepreneurship, incentives, trade-offs, fiscal policy, taxation, market vs. command economies. You can teach half a semester of economics with sports!
Meet professional athletes or sports managers for an interactive panel discussion.
For high school and middle school teachers
Time: 8am – 1:30pm
Date: Friday, December 4, 2015 at SRP 1600 N. Priest Drive, Tempe, AZ 85284
Cost: $15, Registration fee includes 5.5 hours of professional development, breakfast and lunch.
For information about this program on the same day in Tucson contact Thomas R. Brown Foundation at programs@trbfoundation.org
What do Economics and Sports have in common? Plenty! “Why did the Cuban Baseball Player Get a 20,000% Raise?” “Who Started Adidas, Nike and Under Armour?” “Why does Lebron James Make More Money Than the Average Economics Teacher?” “What’s the Economic Impact of Super Bowl?” “Why is it hard for pro-athletes to preserve wealth?”
The Economics of Sports workshop will use sports examples to cover important economics concepts, including: human capital, wealth creation, entrepreneurship, incentives, trade-offs, fiscal policy, taxation, market vs. command economies. You can teach half a semester of economics with sports!
Meet professional athletes or sports managers for an interactive panel discussion.
For high school and middle school teachers
Time: 8am – 1:30pm
Date: Friday, December 4, 2015 at SRP 1600 N. Priest Drive, Tempe, AZ 85284
Cost: $15, Registration fee includes 5.5 hours of professional development, breakfast and lunch.
For information about this program on the same day in Tucson contact Thomas R. Brown Foundation at programs@trbfoundation.org
Virtual Economics 4.5 Workshop
LIMITED SUPPLY! REGISTER NOW!
This workshop will show you how to navigate the new 4.5 version of the Virtual Economics flash drive, a ‘must-have’ resource that provides all the tools you need to create engaging economic and personal finance lessons. This updated version of Virtual Economics includes a database of over 1, 500 lessons from 81 resources,
50 videos and a glossary of over 500 terms used in economics and personal finance. Whether you have been teaching for decades or are getting ready to teach your first economics class, you will find lessons and ideas you can use right away in your classroom. A "must-have" for Arizona's K-12 teachers!
Tuesday, December 1st, 2015 4:30-7 pm
SRP ISB Building, 1600 N. Priest Dr., Tempe, Arizona 85284
Registration fee: $10.00 includes 2.5 hours of professional development, lesson demonstrations and hands-on activities, additional on line resource, dinner and a copy of Virtual Economics 4.5 ($160 value).
LIMITED SUPPLY! REGISTER NOW!
This workshop will show you how to navigate the new 4.5 version of the Virtual Economics flash drive, a ‘must-have’ resource that provides all the tools you need to create engaging economic and personal finance lessons. This updated version of Virtual Economics includes a database of over 1, 500 lessons from 81 resources,
50 videos and a glossary of over 500 terms used in economics and personal finance. Whether you have been teaching for decades or are getting ready to teach your first economics class, you will find lessons and ideas you can use right away in your classroom. A "must-have" for Arizona's K-12 teachers!
Tuesday, December 1st, 2015 4:30-7 pm
SRP ISB Building, 1600 N. Priest Dr., Tempe, Arizona 85284
Registration fee: $10.00 includes 2.5 hours of professional development, lesson demonstrations and hands-on activities, additional on line resource, dinner and a copy of Virtual Economics 4.5 ($160 value).
Ins and Outs of the Mayor’s Challenge
Monday, September 14th – Tucson & Monday, September 21st - Mesa
Join us for an evening of learning the ins and outs of the Mayor’s Challenge for Economic Education, formerly called the “Economics Challenge and Personal Finance Challenge competitions!” This Arizona state level competition will take place during the spring semester, with state championship teams competing for a chance to go to the national finals. Past student participants told us that this program helped them to develop economics and personal finance knowledge, learn teamwork and build life-long friendship with their teammates.
You will learn from veteran teachers:
·How to prepare your students
·How to implement with ease
·How to win (ha,ha no promises here!)
·How to make it fun!
For high school and middle school teachers
Time: 4:00pm -7:30 pm
Date: Monday, September 14, 20
Monday, September 14th – Tucson & Monday, September 21st - Mesa
Join us for an evening of learning the ins and outs of the Mayor’s Challenge for Economic Education, formerly called the “Economics Challenge and Personal Finance Challenge competitions!” This Arizona state level competition will take place during the spring semester, with state championship teams competing for a chance to go to the national finals. Past student participants told us that this program helped them to develop economics and personal finance knowledge, learn teamwork and build life-long friendship with their teammates.
You will learn from veteran teachers:
·How to prepare your students
·How to implement with ease
·How to win (ha,ha no promises here!)
·How to make it fun!
For high school and middle school teachers
Time: 4:00pm -7:30 pm
Date: Monday, September 14, 20
Learning to Invest Stock Market Game Teacher Workshops
Saturday, August 22nd - Phoenix & Saturday, August 29th - Tucson
The Stock Market Game teaches teamwork, research, math, technology, life skills, and even language arts. It is the first step towards understanding the importance of long-term saving and investing and aligns with Arizona College and Career Readiness standards. The Stock Market Game uses $100K of "virtual" money for real-world learning about risks and rewards.
This workshop will include stock market lingo, how the market works, how the game works, stories from industry experts and classroom implementation tips from the veteran teachers. This online game integrates with your classroom teaching and your students will remember you for the rest of their lives! For grades 4-12 students. Whether or not your class is using the game, you will learn valuable tools about investment for yourself or your teaching!
Saturday, August 22nd, 8:30am-3pm, Arizona Republic 200 E. Van Buren St., Phoenix AZ 85004. $20 registration fee includes breakfast, lunch, curriculum, 6.5 hours of professional development plus a Tour of the Arizona Republic News Room.
Saturday, August 29th, This session is full- 8am-2pm, 1130 E. Helen Street, Tucson, AZ 85721. $20 registration fee includes breakfast, lunch, curriculum and 6 hours of professional development.
Saturday, August 22nd - Phoenix & Saturday, August 29th - Tucson
The Stock Market Game teaches teamwork, research, math, technology, life skills, and even language arts. It is the first step towards understanding the importance of long-term saving and investing and aligns with Arizona College and Career Readiness standards. The Stock Market Game uses $100K of "virtual" money for real-world learning about risks and rewards.
This workshop will include stock market lingo, how the market works, how the game works, stories from industry experts and classroom implementation tips from the veteran teachers. This online game integrates with your classroom teaching and your students will remember you for the rest of their lives! For grades 4-12 students. Whether or not your class is using the game, you will learn valuable tools about investment for yourself or your teaching!
Saturday, August 22nd, 8:30am-3pm, Arizona Republic 200 E. Van Buren St., Phoenix AZ 85004. $20 registration fee includes breakfast, lunch, curriculum, 6.5 hours of professional development plus a Tour of the Arizona Republic News Room.
Saturday, August 29th, This session is full- 8am-2pm, 1130 E. Helen Street, Tucson, AZ 85721. $20 registration fee includes breakfast, lunch, curriculum and 6 hours of professional development.
Teaching Personal Finance in an Engaging Way
This two day activity filled workshop will empower you to teach practical personal finance topics with confidence, ease and fun! Learn Ten "Big Ideas" to Teach Your Students about Personal Finance.
Topics will include:
· Budgeting and saving
· Career planning
· Banking services
· Credit
· Transportation
· Housing
· Insurance
In addition to hands-on curriculum learning, industry specialists will share real life examples to enhance the learning of these concepts. And, surveys have shown that teaching personal finance increases saving and investing for teachers.
Middle School and High School Teachers
When: Monday June 1 & Tuesday June 2, 2015 8:00AM to 3:30 PM
Where: Gateway Community College, Phoenix, AZ
RECEIVE 15 HOURS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
$35 registration fee includes breakfast, lunch and curriculum Materials for 2 days plus 15 hours of Professional Development. Virtual Economics 4.5 thumb drive ($160 value) with 1,400 searchable lessons by grade level and concept, automatic new lesson
This two day activity filled workshop will empower you to teach practical personal finance topics with confidence, ease and fun! Learn Ten "Big Ideas" to Teach Your Students about Personal Finance.
Topics will include:
· Budgeting and saving
· Career planning
· Banking services
· Credit
· Transportation
· Housing
· Insurance
In addition to hands-on curriculum learning, industry specialists will share real life examples to enhance the learning of these concepts. And, surveys have shown that teaching personal finance increases saving and investing for teachers.
Middle School and High School Teachers
When: Monday June 1 & Tuesday June 2, 2015 8:00AM to 3:30 PM
Where: Gateway Community College, Phoenix, AZ
RECEIVE 15 HOURS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
$35 registration fee includes breakfast, lunch and curriculum Materials for 2 days plus 15 hours of Professional Development. Virtual Economics 4.5 thumb drive ($160 value) with 1,400 searchable lessons by grade level and concept, automatic new lesson
My Classroom Economy - for all grade levels
My classroom economy integrates with your existing curriculum in any subject to help students become savvy consumers and producers in a mini economy. The students take on different roles to operate in a classroom economy. It is a simple classroom economic system based on the idea that students need to earn school "dollars" so that they can rent their own desks. To earn a paycheck, they need to take on classroom jobs. The material is appropriate for different grade levels using auction and classroom stores.
K-12 Teachers
When: Saturday, April 25, 2015 9AM to 3:30PM
Where: Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Chandler, AZ
$20 registration fee includes breakfast, lunch, 6.5 hours of Professional Development, My Classroom Economy teaching materials.
My classroom economy integrates with your existing curriculum in any subject to help students become savvy consumers and producers in a mini economy. The students take on different roles to operate in a classroom economy. It is a simple classroom economic system based on the idea that students need to earn school "dollars" so that they can rent their own desks. To earn a paycheck, they need to take on classroom jobs. The material is appropriate for different grade levels using auction and classroom stores.
K-12 Teachers
When: Saturday, April 25, 2015 9AM to 3:30PM
Where: Chandler-Gilbert Community College, Chandler, AZ
$20 registration fee includes breakfast, lunch, 6.5 hours of Professional Development, My Classroom Economy teaching materials.
Common Sense Economics for Life Workshop
Rare Opportunity with Two National Award Winning Economic Education Trainers!!
Attending this workshop is the only way to gain access to the powerful National Award Winning Common Sense Economics for Life package FREE. This package of materials is a treasure trove of exciting activities for the high school economics course. The recently revised and updated Web materials contain 19 modules packed with media technology. Included are video and audio clips, PowerPoint presentations, activities, exercises, and homework assignments. Each module is paired with an active-learning lesson for classroom use. Eight modules focus on personal finance. There are test bank questions that can be sorted by 60 concepts.
High School Teachers
When: Saturday, March 7, 2015 8:15AM to 3:15PM
Where: Chandler-Gilbert Community College
RECEIVE 7 HOURS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
$20 registration fee includes breakfast, lunch and the course package developed by the Stavros Center for Economic Education at Florida State University. $10 registration for Pre-service teachers.
Rare Opportunity with Two National Award Winning Economic Education Trainers!!
Attending this workshop is the only way to gain access to the powerful National Award Winning Common Sense Economics for Life package FREE. This package of materials is a treasure trove of exciting activities for the high school economics course. The recently revised and updated Web materials contain 19 modules packed with media technology. Included are video and audio clips, PowerPoint presentations, activities, exercises, and homework assignments. Each module is paired with an active-learning lesson for classroom use. Eight modules focus on personal finance. There are test bank questions that can be sorted by 60 concepts.
High School Teachers
When: Saturday, March 7, 2015 8:15AM to 3:15PM
Where: Chandler-Gilbert Community College
RECEIVE 7 HOURS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
$20 registration fee includes breakfast, lunch and the course package developed by the Stavros Center for Economic Education at Florida State University. $10 registration for Pre-service teachers.
Economics in Action
This workshop is based on the publication Economics in Action: 14 Greatest Hits for Teaching High School Economics, available in Virtual Economics. The philosophy behind the methodology is stated in the following proverb: "I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I do and I understand." When students approach the study of economics by doing something that challenges them to use economic reasoning to examine economic behavior, they are more likely to understand the concepts being taught.
In this workshop, six simulations such as "Why people trade", "Productivity", "The Invention Convention", "The Circular Flow of Economic Activity", "Property rights" and "Money and inflation" will be demonstrated.
Middle School and High School Teachers
When: Saturday February 7, 2015 8:00AM to 3:00 PM
Where: Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZ
RECEIVE 7 HOURS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
$20 registration fee includes breakfast, lunch, Limited VE 4.0 thumb drive ($110 value) will be available to those who have registered and paid on a first come and first serve basis.
This workshop is based on the publication Economics in Action: 14 Greatest Hits for Teaching High School Economics, available in Virtual Economics. The philosophy behind the methodology is stated in the following proverb: "I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I do and I understand." When students approach the study of economics by doing something that challenges them to use economic reasoning to examine economic behavior, they are more likely to understand the concepts being taught.
In this workshop, six simulations such as "Why people trade", "Productivity", "The Invention Convention", "The Circular Flow of Economic Activity", "Property rights" and "Money and inflation" will be demonstrated.
Middle School and High School Teachers
When: Saturday February 7, 2015 8:00AM to 3:00 PM
Where: Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZ
RECEIVE 7 HOURS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
$20 registration fee includes breakfast, lunch, Limited VE 4.0 thumb drive ($110 value) will be available to those who have registered and paid on a first come and first serve basis.
Economic Freedom: Charting a Path to Prosperity
Studies reveal that economic freedom correlates with higher economic growth, lower rates of poverty, higher life expectancy, lower infant mortality, less public corruption, improved health care, and political liberty. The world has become more economically free in the last quarter century. The average economic freedom score has increased by 20%.
In 2001 an estimated 2.7 billion people lived in moderate or extreme poverty. Now fewer than 2 billion people live in moderate or extreme poverty. The United Nations credits economic freedom for most of these gains. Yet the role of economic freedom is rarely covered in high school economics courses.
This workshop is designed to help you to incorporate economic freedom into your classes. Each participant will receive:
· A new laminated, poster-size Economic Freedom of the World Wall Map. ($30 value)
· Seven complete lessons that teach about economic freedom.
· A one-hour DVD, Economic Freedom in Action: Changing Lives, a PBS documentary produced by Free to Choose Media. ($25 value)
Middle School and High School Teachers
When: Thursday October 2, 2014 9 AM to 3:30 PM
Where: Ballard Spahr LLP , 1 East Washington Street, Suite 2300, Phoenix, AZ 85004-2555
RECEIVE 6.5 HOURS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
$20 registration fee includes breakfast, lunch and workshop materials Payment after September 28 will be charged an additional $5 to cover late processing expenses.
Studies reveal that economic freedom correlates with higher economic growth, lower rates of poverty, higher life expectancy, lower infant mortality, less public corruption, improved health care, and political liberty. The world has become more economically free in the last quarter century. The average economic freedom score has increased by 20%.
In 2001 an estimated 2.7 billion people lived in moderate or extreme poverty. Now fewer than 2 billion people live in moderate or extreme poverty. The United Nations credits economic freedom for most of these gains. Yet the role of economic freedom is rarely covered in high school economics courses.
This workshop is designed to help you to incorporate economic freedom into your classes. Each participant will receive:
· A new laminated, poster-size Economic Freedom of the World Wall Map. ($30 value)
· Seven complete lessons that teach about economic freedom.
· A one-hour DVD, Economic Freedom in Action: Changing Lives, a PBS documentary produced by Free to Choose Media. ($25 value)
Middle School and High School Teachers
When: Thursday October 2, 2014 9 AM to 3:30 PM
Where: Ballard Spahr LLP , 1 East Washington Street, Suite 2300, Phoenix, AZ 85004-2555
RECEIVE 6.5 HOURS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
$20 registration fee includes breakfast, lunch and workshop materials Payment after September 28 will be charged an additional $5 to cover late processing expenses.
Economics in Action To be rescheduled
A Pre-ACSS Conference Workshop
This workshop is based on the publication Economics in Action: 14 Greatest Hits for Teaching High School Economics, available Virtual Economics. Author Jane Lopus, along with John Morton and Debbie Henney will be the workshop facilitators.
The philosophy behind the methodology is stated in the following proverb: “I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I do and I understand.” When students approach the study of economics by doing something that challenges them to use economic reasoning to examine economic behavior, they are more likely to understand the concepts being taught.
In this workshop, six simulations such as “Why people trade”, “Productivity”, “The Invention Convention”, “The Circular Flow of Economic Activity”, “Property rights” and “Money and inflation” will be demonstrated. These lessons are effective with high school and middle school students, and they work for students of all ability levels.
Middle School and High School Teachers When: Friday October 24, 2014 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Where: Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZ RECEIVE 7 HOURS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
$20 registration fee includes breakfast, lunch, Virtual Economics 4.0 thumb drive and workshop materials
A Pre-ACSS Conference Workshop
This workshop is based on the publication Economics in Action: 14 Greatest Hits for Teaching High School Economics, available Virtual Economics. Author Jane Lopus, along with John Morton and Debbie Henney will be the workshop facilitators.
The philosophy behind the methodology is stated in the following proverb: “I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I do and I understand.” When students approach the study of economics by doing something that challenges them to use economic reasoning to examine economic behavior, they are more likely to understand the concepts being taught.
In this workshop, six simulations such as “Why people trade”, “Productivity”, “The Invention Convention”, “The Circular Flow of Economic Activity”, “Property rights” and “Money and inflation” will be demonstrated. These lessons are effective with high school and middle school students, and they work for students of all ability levels.
Middle School and High School Teachers When: Friday October 24, 2014 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM
Where: Mesa Community College, Mesa, AZ RECEIVE 7 HOURS OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
$20 registration fee includes breakfast, lunch, Virtual Economics 4.0 thumb drive and workshop materials
Uncover the Economic Myths behind Water
brought to you by Foundation for Teaching Economics, Arizona State University Economics Department and Arizona Council on Economic Education.
Water is the essential component of all life. This one day workshop will answer many important questions such as “How much water do we need?”, “How clean does water need to be?”, “The future of water: Crisis or Cooperation?” Important principles of Economics will be applied, aligned with Arizona College & Career Readiness Standards.
You will engage in many interactive activities and discussions. As an extra bonus, you will meet Regents’ Professor Kerry Smith for a late afternoon reception, talk, and a new activity. Dr. Smith is a professor in the Center for Environmental Economics and Sustainability Policy within the Department of Economics in the W.P. Carey School of Business. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a University Fellow at Resources for the Future, a nonprofit think tank based in Washington, D.C. He is also a fellow of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, and of the American Agricultural Economics Association.
Assisting Dr. Kerry Smith at this talk will be our well known ASU Economics professor, Dr. Nancy Roberts!
When: Saturday September 13, 2014 8:00am – 4:00pm
Where: Arizona State University Tempe Campus, McCord Hall, Room MCCRD 156
Who: High School and Middle School Teachers
Cost: $25
Receive: Lesson materials, 8 professional development hours, breakfast, lunch, afternoon reception, prizes.
brought to you by Foundation for Teaching Economics, Arizona State University Economics Department and Arizona Council on Economic Education.
Water is the essential component of all life. This one day workshop will answer many important questions such as “How much water do we need?”, “How clean does water need to be?”, “The future of water: Crisis or Cooperation?” Important principles of Economics will be applied, aligned with Arizona College & Career Readiness Standards.
You will engage in many interactive activities and discussions. As an extra bonus, you will meet Regents’ Professor Kerry Smith for a late afternoon reception, talk, and a new activity. Dr. Smith is a professor in the Center for Environmental Economics and Sustainability Policy within the Department of Economics in the W.P. Carey School of Business. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and a University Fellow at Resources for the Future, a nonprofit think tank based in Washington, D.C. He is also a fellow of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, and of the American Agricultural Economics Association.
Assisting Dr. Kerry Smith at this talk will be our well known ASU Economics professor, Dr. Nancy Roberts!
When: Saturday September 13, 2014 8:00am – 4:00pm
Where: Arizona State University Tempe Campus, McCord Hall, Room MCCRD 156
Who: High School and Middle School Teachers
Cost: $25
Receive: Lesson materials, 8 professional development hours, breakfast, lunch, afternoon reception, prizes.
Stock Market Game Teacher Workshop
The Stock Market Game teaches teamwork, research, math, technology, life skill, and even language arts. It is the first step towards understanding the importance of long-term saving and investing. It aligns with Arizona College and Career Readiness standards and uses $100K of "virtual" money for real-world learning about risks and rewards.
Kids respond to participatory and competitive games. This on line game integrates with your classroom teaching and your students will remember you for the rest of their lives!
As an added benefit, teachers new to the Virtual Economics 4.0 tool will receive a copy of VE 4.0 ($110 value) free! Virtual Economics contains 79 publications and 1400 searchable lessons by grade and concept.
When: Tuesday August 19 or 26, 2014 5:15pm - 7:45pm
Location: University of Arizona, Tucson or Glendale Community College, Glendale
$10 registration fee includes 2.5 hours of professional development, beverage, light food and workshop materials.
The Stock Market Game teaches teamwork, research, math, technology, life skill, and even language arts. It is the first step towards understanding the importance of long-term saving and investing. It aligns with Arizona College and Career Readiness standards and uses $100K of "virtual" money for real-world learning about risks and rewards.
Kids respond to participatory and competitive games. This on line game integrates with your classroom teaching and your students will remember you for the rest of their lives!
As an added benefit, teachers new to the Virtual Economics 4.0 tool will receive a copy of VE 4.0 ($110 value) free! Virtual Economics contains 79 publications and 1400 searchable lessons by grade and concept.
When: Tuesday August 19 or 26, 2014 5:15pm - 7:45pm
Location: University of Arizona, Tucson or Glendale Community College, Glendale
$10 registration fee includes 2.5 hours of professional development, beverage, light food and workshop materials.
Social Security and State Pension
Arizona Council on Economic Education is bringing you a speaker’s series on Social
Security and State Pension. What is the current state of social security and Medicare in the United States? How is Arizona’s State Retirement Pension system? What are the changes we may expect or look forward to? How would these changes impact us? What are our individual choices and actions? It combines the Arizona Economic
Education standards in Macroeconomics, Microeconomics and Personal Finance
altogether!
This speaker’s series will bring ASU professor Daniel Silverman, a Rondthaler Family Professor, with many nationally published research reports on public policy and welfare. It will also bring advisers who are well versed in the area of social security and state pension individual choices.
When: Tuesday August 12, 2014 4:30pm – 7pm
Location: SRP Pera Club, 1 E Continental Dr, Tempe, AZ 85281
$12 registration fee includes food, beverage and 2.5 hours of professional development
Arizona Council on Economic Education is bringing you a speaker’s series on Social
Security and State Pension. What is the current state of social security and Medicare in the United States? How is Arizona’s State Retirement Pension system? What are the changes we may expect or look forward to? How would these changes impact us? What are our individual choices and actions? It combines the Arizona Economic
Education standards in Macroeconomics, Microeconomics and Personal Finance
altogether!
This speaker’s series will bring ASU professor Daniel Silverman, a Rondthaler Family Professor, with many nationally published research reports on public policy and welfare. It will also bring advisers who are well versed in the area of social security and state pension individual choices.
When: Tuesday August 12, 2014 4:30pm – 7pm
Location: SRP Pera Club, 1 E Continental Dr, Tempe, AZ 85281
$12 registration fee includes food, beverage and 2.5 hours of professional development
My Classroom Economy Workshop for Elementary, Middle and High School Teachers!
My classroom economy integrates with your existing curriculum in any subject to help students become savvy consumers and producers in a mini economy. The students take on different roles to operate in a classroom economy. This workshop will demonstrate activities simultaneously in different breakout groups, appropriate for different grade levels using auction, classroom stores, bill payment, saving and investing.
As an added benefit, teachers new to the Virtual Economics 4.0 tool will receive a copy of VE 4.0 ($110 value) free! Virtual Economics contains 79 publications and 1400 searchable lessons by grade and concept. One teacher said "I was introduced to lessons and concepts (and given a USBs drive) that has helped me SO MUCH in my teaching. I use the drive almost daily, and my students love it!"
When: June 10, 2014 10 am-2:30 pm Where: 14321 N. Northsight Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
$13 registration fee includes 4.5 hours of professional development, beverage, lunch, snacks and workshop materials.
My classroom economy integrates with your existing curriculum in any subject to help students become savvy consumers and producers in a mini economy. The students take on different roles to operate in a classroom economy. This workshop will demonstrate activities simultaneously in different breakout groups, appropriate for different grade levels using auction, classroom stores, bill payment, saving and investing.
As an added benefit, teachers new to the Virtual Economics 4.0 tool will receive a copy of VE 4.0 ($110 value) free! Virtual Economics contains 79 publications and 1400 searchable lessons by grade and concept. One teacher said "I was introduced to lessons and concepts (and given a USBs drive) that has helped me SO MUCH in my teaching. I use the drive almost daily, and my students love it!"
When: June 10, 2014 10 am-2:30 pm Where: 14321 N. Northsight Blvd, Scottsdale, AZ 85260
$13 registration fee includes 4.5 hours of professional development, beverage, lunch, snacks and workshop materials.
Discover all the free resources to teach about money! Learn what's behind the creation of money!
This workshop provides teachers with free lesson plans and resources to teach Arizona economics and personal finance standards. These lessons include the history of the Central Bank and creation of money for the middle and high school teachers, as well as, the characteristics of money, "the invisible paw" and "piggy bank primer" for elementary school teachers.
This workshop also includes a Federal Reserve Bank cash facility tour and working lunch on "Quantitative Easing" by ASU Professor Dr. Cara McDaniel.
Middle School and High School: Wednesday April 23, 2014 8:45AM to 12:45 PM
Elementary School: Wednesday April 23, 2014 11:00AM to 3:00 PM
$16 registration fee includes 4 hours of professional development, drinks, lunch, snacks and workshop materials.
This workshop provides teachers with free lesson plans and resources to teach Arizona economics and personal finance standards. These lessons include the history of the Central Bank and creation of money for the middle and high school teachers, as well as, the characteristics of money, "the invisible paw" and "piggy bank primer" for elementary school teachers.
This workshop also includes a Federal Reserve Bank cash facility tour and working lunch on "Quantitative Easing" by ASU Professor Dr. Cara McDaniel.
Middle School and High School: Wednesday April 23, 2014 8:45AM to 12:45 PM
Elementary School: Wednesday April 23, 2014 11:00AM to 3:00 PM
$16 registration fee includes 4 hours of professional development, drinks, lunch, snacks and workshop materials.
What's better than geography & economics? Geography, economics & robots!
The Arizona Geographic Alliance and The Arizona Council on Economic Education are joining forces with the i.d.e.a. Museum and the MCC Center for Economic Education to provide this fun, hands-on workshop for elementary teachers. Get interactive lessons and new ideas for integrating economics, geography and art. This workshop features i.d.e.a. Museum's newest exhibit: Art of the Robot!
Time: Thursday April 3, 2014 from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Location:
i.d.e.a. Museium
35 N Robson
Mesa, AZ 85201
Workshop Includes:
Admission and tour of i.d.e.a. Museum's newest Exhibit: Art of the Robot
Fun interactive lessons!
2 hours Professional Development
Refreshments
Door Prizes
Registration Fee: $10 ($5 Students)
Late Registration Fee applies after March 31. Space is limited.
The Arizona Geographic Alliance and The Arizona Council on Economic Education are joining forces with the i.d.e.a. Museum and the MCC Center for Economic Education to provide this fun, hands-on workshop for elementary teachers. Get interactive lessons and new ideas for integrating economics, geography and art. This workshop features i.d.e.a. Museum's newest exhibit: Art of the Robot!
Time: Thursday April 3, 2014 from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Location:
i.d.e.a. Museium
35 N Robson
Mesa, AZ 85201
Workshop Includes:
Admission and tour of i.d.e.a. Museum's newest Exhibit: Art of the Robot
Fun interactive lessons!
2 hours Professional Development
Refreshments
Door Prizes
Registration Fee: $10 ($5 Students)
Late Registration Fee applies after March 31. Space is limited.
What Does the $1 Trillion Farm (Food) Bill Mean to You?
Economic considerations are at the heart of public policy debates; yet, voters often lack understanding of the basic economic principles to engage meaningfully in civic life.
Teachers, help your students prepare for productive participation in society, and become more knowledgeable and articulate about economic issues yourself!
In this food and economics workshop, participants will analyze this pressing public policy topic from multiple economic perspectives. This workshop is designed for teachers of grades 6-12, teachers of business, civics, economics, government, history, and social studies.
Economist Amy S. Cramer, Ph.D. received her doctorate from the University of Massachusetts and is a full-time economics instructor and chair of the business department at Pima Community College. Professor Cramer specializes in teaching public policy issues from alternative economic perspectives.
Date: Saturday March 29, 10am - 4pm
Location:
Arizona State University
Tempe Campus
Registration fee includes 6 hours of professional development, lunch, snack, drinks and workshop materials. $20 - K-12 teachers; $25 - public; $15 - students.
Economic considerations are at the heart of public policy debates; yet, voters often lack understanding of the basic economic principles to engage meaningfully in civic life.
Teachers, help your students prepare for productive participation in society, and become more knowledgeable and articulate about economic issues yourself!
In this food and economics workshop, participants will analyze this pressing public policy topic from multiple economic perspectives. This workshop is designed for teachers of grades 6-12, teachers of business, civics, economics, government, history, and social studies.
Economist Amy S. Cramer, Ph.D. received her doctorate from the University of Massachusetts and is a full-time economics instructor and chair of the business department at Pima Community College. Professor Cramer specializes in teaching public policy issues from alternative economic perspectives.
Date: Saturday March 29, 10am - 4pm
Location:
Arizona State University
Tempe Campus
Registration fee includes 6 hours of professional development, lunch, snack, drinks and workshop materials. $20 - K-12 teachers; $25 - public; $15 - students.
Register for the Economics Challenge Competition which is free and online. It's easy!
Competition is held in three divisions: High School AP, High School General Economics, and Middle School. On April 4th the top two teams from the spring 2014 competition will face off with the two fall 2013 winners to determine the Arizona State Champions.
The high school state champions: compete in the national semi-finals for a chance to earn an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City where they could become National Economics Challenge Champions.
What is in New York City? Wall Street, The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, Time Square, Central Park, Yankee Stadium, the Bronx Zoo, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Statin Island Ferry, the 9/11 Memorial, Coney Island, Lincoln Center, Chinatown, the subway, fantastic museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Broadway, and much more.
Teacher Registration: Open now through March 20th.
Student Competition: Runs March 3rd through March 21st.
Prizes: Cash prizes for both High School and Middle School Divisions.
Information: econchallenge.org
Questions: Contact Bob Mira at bmira@azecon.org
Competition is held in three divisions: High School AP, High School General Economics, and Middle School. On April 4th the top two teams from the spring 2014 competition will face off with the two fall 2013 winners to determine the Arizona State Champions.
The high school state champions: compete in the national semi-finals for a chance to earn an all-expenses-paid trip to New York City where they could become National Economics Challenge Champions.
What is in New York City? Wall Street, The Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, Time Square, Central Park, Yankee Stadium, the Bronx Zoo, the Brooklyn Bridge, the Statin Island Ferry, the 9/11 Memorial, Coney Island, Lincoln Center, Chinatown, the subway, fantastic museums including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Broadway, and much more.
Teacher Registration: Open now through March 20th.
Student Competition: Runs March 3rd through March 21st.
Prizes: Cash prizes for both High School and Middle School Divisions.
Information: econchallenge.org
Questions: Contact Bob Mira at bmira@azecon.org
Get Your Students Up For the Challenge!
Register for the Personal Finance Challenge competition, which is free and on line. Easy! The first place Arizona winning team will receive at least $1500 for travel to St. Louis on May 2nd!
What is in St. Louis? The Gateway Arch, the World Class Zoo, the 1904 World's Fair, Lewis and Clark, Charles Lindbergh's flight across the Atlantic, the world bird sanctuary, Grant's Farm, Anheuser Busch Brewery and more!
Teacher Registration: Open now through April 10th
Student Competition: Open now through April 11th
High School winner will be invited to the Nationals on May 2nd in St. Louis.
Cash prizes for both High School and Jr. High School Divisions
Information: financechallenge.org
Questions: Contact Bob Mira atbmira@azecon.org
Register for the Personal Finance Challenge competition, which is free and on line. Easy! The first place Arizona winning team will receive at least $1500 for travel to St. Louis on May 2nd!
What is in St. Louis? The Gateway Arch, the World Class Zoo, the 1904 World's Fair, Lewis and Clark, Charles Lindbergh's flight across the Atlantic, the world bird sanctuary, Grant's Farm, Anheuser Busch Brewery and more!
Teacher Registration: Open now through April 10th
Student Competition: Open now through April 11th
High School winner will be invited to the Nationals on May 2nd in St. Louis.
Cash prizes for both High School and Jr. High School Divisions
Information: financechallenge.org
Questions: Contact Bob Mira atbmira@azecon.org
How do we bring the current voter issues to the classroom? It starts with introducing the students to understand the economics behind these issues.
Health Care through an Economics Lens
What are the costs of healthcare, who are the beneficiaries, and who has a stake in it? Do you know that 26% of Arizonans have unpaid medical bills?
This workshop uses the basic principles of economics, such as: supply and demand, scarcity and adverse selection, to review the history of health insurance, explain our current healthcare situation, and see what may lie ahead. The workshop will empower you with more resources to educate yourself and your children to understand the important issues around healthcare and make more informed decisions.
Economist Cathleen Johnson researches and writes extensively on the theory of networks and how they interact. Her groundbreaking, public policy research measures consumer preferences, with an emphasis on attitudes about risk and time.
Workshop Date/Location:
Saturday, Feb 8th, 2014, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix
For more information and registration, Click here!
Health Care through an Economics Lens
What are the costs of healthcare, who are the beneficiaries, and who has a stake in it? Do you know that 26% of Arizonans have unpaid medical bills?
This workshop uses the basic principles of economics, such as: supply and demand, scarcity and adverse selection, to review the history of health insurance, explain our current healthcare situation, and see what may lie ahead. The workshop will empower you with more resources to educate yourself and your children to understand the important issues around healthcare and make more informed decisions.
Economist Cathleen Johnson researches and writes extensively on the theory of networks and how they interact. Her groundbreaking, public policy research measures consumer preferences, with an emphasis on attitudes about risk and time.
Workshop Date/Location:
Saturday, Feb 8th, 2014, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Paradise Valley Community College, Phoenix
For more information and registration, Click here!
Free Stock Market Game Webinars
Are you new to the Stock Market Game or not having time to travel to a workshop? Free webinar is available on 1/13/2014 and 1/22/2014!
Please click here to register to attend from the comfort of your home or office, and receive 1 hour professional development credit.
Stock Market Game In-Person Workshops
Have you been using the Stock Market Game curriculum for a while and looking for new materials? Or are you simply looking to learn from other teachers' best practices? If so, join us in the Stock Market Game lessons sharing workshop. Learn how the game aligns with the common core. Be prepared for a brand new format, new materials, and highly intensive and interactive workshop with other teachers and industry specialists!
Registration Fee $10.00 includes 2.5 hours of professional development and light dinner.
Workshop Dates/Locations:
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 4:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., Mesa
Thursday, January 16, 2014 4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Scottsdale
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Tucson
(SMG webinar will be available at the Tucson location at 4pm for those who are also attending the 4pm webinar to receive 3.5 hours of PD.)
To register for any of the above sessions, Please click here.
Register for the Spring 2014 Stock Market Game at www.stockmarketgame.org.
Are you new to the Stock Market Game or not having time to travel to a workshop? Free webinar is available on 1/13/2014 and 1/22/2014!
Please click here to register to attend from the comfort of your home or office, and receive 1 hour professional development credit.
Stock Market Game In-Person Workshops
Have you been using the Stock Market Game curriculum for a while and looking for new materials? Or are you simply looking to learn from other teachers' best practices? If so, join us in the Stock Market Game lessons sharing workshop. Learn how the game aligns with the common core. Be prepared for a brand new format, new materials, and highly intensive and interactive workshop with other teachers and industry specialists!
Registration Fee $10.00 includes 2.5 hours of professional development and light dinner.
Workshop Dates/Locations:
Tuesday, January 14, 2014 4:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., Mesa
Thursday, January 16, 2014 4:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m., Scottsdale
Wednesday, January 22, 2014 5 p.m. - 7:30 p.m., Tucson
(SMG webinar will be available at the Tucson location at 4pm for those who are also attending the 4pm webinar to receive 3.5 hours of PD.)
To register for any of the above sessions, Please click here.
Register for the Spring 2014 Stock Market Game at www.stockmarketgame.org.
The Arizona EconChallenge ONLINE! is a great way for students to flex their intellectual muscle and test their economic content knowledge. Sponsored by the Council for Economic Education, the Challenge encourages students to apply their economics knowledge by competing with other students from across the state. Teams of 3-4 students compete in a series of challenging tests of their economic understanding and reasoning abilities. The state-wide competition is entirely online! There is NO COST to compete. Learn! Compete! Win Prizes!
See an online overview HERE.
Registration: Opens November 1, 2013: www.econchallenge.org
Testing: Online - December 2 through December 20, 2013. Testing window closes at 5 p.m. on December 20, 2013.
Sample Test Practice Questions
See an online overview HERE.
Registration: Opens November 1, 2013: www.econchallenge.org
Testing: Online - December 2 through December 20, 2013. Testing window closes at 5 p.m. on December 20, 2013.
Sample Test Practice Questions
Hey ASET members, the 2013 ASET Conference is a part of the ACSS Conference this year! Look for your personalized sessions in the Economics strand of the conference. Attend the "Common Sense Economics" pre-conference workshop presented by the Arizona Council on Economic Education. The ASET Teacher of the Year award will be presented at the ACSS conference awards luncheon. Not a member? Do you want to be? As an added bonus, ASET membership is complimentary for ACSS Conference registrants this year! The keynote address "Common Core in the Social Studies: Who Desegregated Major League Baseball, Jackie Robinson or Adam Smith?" will be given by Dr. Mark C. Schug, Professor Emeritus University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Conference Dates/Location:
Friday, November 1st, 2013: Pre-conference economics workshop Register HERE for our Friday workshop
Common Sense Economics: What Everyone Should Know About Wealth and Prosperity
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn - Phoenix Midtown, Registration $10.00
Saturday, November 2nd, 2013: ACSS Conference Register HERE for Saturday's ACSS Conference
8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Grand Canyon University, Phoenix
Registration $70 (members), $80.00 (non-members), $30.00 (students)
Conference Dates/Location:
Friday, November 1st, 2013: Pre-conference economics workshop Register HERE for our Friday workshop
Common Sense Economics: What Everyone Should Know About Wealth and Prosperity
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., Hilton Garden Inn - Phoenix Midtown, Registration $10.00
Saturday, November 2nd, 2013: ACSS Conference Register HERE for Saturday's ACSS Conference
8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Grand Canyon University, Phoenix
Registration $70 (members), $80.00 (non-members), $30.00 (students)
We are pleased to announce that the Arizona Council on Economic Education is a recipient of a generous grant from the Western Union Foundation and Council for Economic Education in the amount of up to $1,200.00 per teacher to attend the 52nd Annual Financial Literacy and Economic Education Conference, October 3-5, 2013, in Baltimore, Maryland. You will receive the best in class Economics and Personal Finance Education Professional Development, integrated with the Common Core Standards and STEM.
Click on the link HERE to find out all the details!
Click on the link HERE to find out all the details!
Join the Arizona Society of Economics Teachers Book Club to discuss current popular economics books.
Our first book of the 2013-14 school year will be The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt. Please join us for thoughtful discussion, great company, and light refreshments.
Date: Thursday, September 12th, 2013
Time: 5:45 - 7:45 p.m.
Location: Arizona Council on Economic Education office
3260 North Hayden Road, Suite 207
Scottsdale, Arizona 85251
Email programs@azecon.org to be added to the ASET Book Club e-mail list, or to RSVP for a book club meeting. For more information about upcoming ASET Book Club dates and book selections, please contact Greg Pratt at gpratt2001@yahoo.com.
Our first book of the 2013-14 school year will be The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt. Please join us for thoughtful discussion, great company, and light refreshments.
Date: Thursday, September 12th, 2013
Time: 5:45 - 7:45 p.m.
Location: Arizona Council on Economic Education office
3260 North Hayden Road, Suite 207
Scottsdale, Arizona 85251
Email programs@azecon.org to be added to the ASET Book Club e-mail list, or to RSVP for a book club meeting. For more information about upcoming ASET Book Club dates and book selections, please contact Greg Pratt at gpratt2001@yahoo.com.
What is Arizona Society of Economics Teachers (ASET)?
ASET (Arizona Society of Economics Teachers) is an organization of Arizona educators who teach or actively promote economic education from kindergarten through college. We are a group of individuals committed to preparing students to become productive members of the workforce, responsible citizens, knowledgeable consumers, prudent savers and investors, and wise decision-makers throughout their lives.
What are the benefits of membership in ASET?
- Be eligible for fantastic opportunities in economic education, available ONLY to ASET members - such as no cost classroom resources/materials and more!
- Recieve a 25% discount on all CEE and ACEE curriculum publications (when ordered through ACEE).
- Recieve a quarterly statewide newsletter including information on new classroom materials, reviews of current trade books, state and national level professional opportunities, as well as new lesson ideas.
- Network with fellow economics educators at exciting events.
- The econ-lovers ASET Book Club!
- Attend the ACEE's annual conference with your ASET colleagues
- Be eligible for fantastic opportunities in economic education, available ONLY to ASET members - such as no cost classroom resources/materials and more!
- Recieve a 25% discount on all CEE and ACEE curriculum publications (when ordered through ACEE).
- Recieve a quarterly statewide newsletter including information on new classroom materials, reviews of current trade books, state and national level professional opportunities, as well as new lesson ideas.
- Network with fellow economics educators at exciting events.
- The econ-lovers ASET Book Club!
- Attend the ACEE's annual conference with your ASET colleagues
Making Cents of the Centennial
ASET Dinner and Conference, February 3-4, 2012
