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Teacher Training Workshops

Projects funded under this category focus on collaboratively establishing and conducting teacher training programs that use effective and innovative approaches to the teaching of economics, personal finance, and entrepreneurship. Teacher training program will:

Applicant

Project Synopsis

Bessie B. Moore Center for Economic Education
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas

"Entrepreneurship for the ESL Community" workshop for middle and high school ESL faculty

California Jump$tart Coalition
Sherman Oaks, California

"Financial Smarts for Teachers" to encourage K-12 teachers to infuse personal financial education into classrooms

Colorado Council on Economic Education
Denver, Colorado

"Top Ten Economics Concepts" training for K-12 teachers in Jefferson County School District

Colorado Council on Economic Education
Denver, Colorado

"Methods for Teaching Secondary Economics" five-day course

Colorado Council on Economic Education
Denver, Colorado

Teacher training for high school teachers (Denver Public Schools)

Georgia Council on Economic Education
Atlanta, Georgia

Summer Institute on AP Economics (Atlanta)

University of Hawaii-Manoa
Center for Economic Education
Honolulu, Hawaii

Training for K-12 teachers on financial literacy curriculum for underrepresented students of Native Hawaiian ancestry

University of Hawaii-Manoa
Center for Economic Education
Honolulu, Hawaii

"Enriching the Curriculum Through Economics" course for elementary teachers with little experience in teaching economics

University of Illinois-Chicago
Center for Economic Education
Chicago, Illinois

"Economics is for Life" workshops in July 2005 for K-12 teachers in Chicago

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Center for Economic Education
Urbana, Illinois

Two-day teacher training for high school teachers in East Central Illinois on economic/personal finance curricula

Indiana Council for Economic Education
West Lafayette, Indiana

Three full-day workshops for middle and high school teachers on teaching comparative economics and politics

Indiana State University
Center for Economic Education
Terre Haute, Indiana

Grades 6-12 social studies teachers' three-day training workshop on economic concepts to understand and teach issues on global economy

Junior Achievement of Northern Indiana
Fort Wayne, Indiana

"Exchange City" training workshops for 5th & 6th grade teachers

University of Kansas
Center for Economic Education
Lawrence, Kansas

"Summer Social Studies Standards Academy" economics program for K-12 teachers

Michigan Council on Economic Education
Novi, Michigan

Teacher institute on economic education for K-12 teachers in Michigan (Summer 2005)

Northern Michigan University
Center for Economic Education
Marquette, Michigan

"Entrepreneurship & Economic Education with a Reading, Writing and Math Emphasis" teacher training with Diocese of Marquette (Spring 2005)

Northern Michigan University
Center for Economic Education
Marquette, Michigan

K-12 teacher training on marketplace economics and entrepreneurship in Dickinson-Iron Intermediate School District

Minnesota Council on Economic Education
St. Paul, Minnesota

Summer seminar for Grades 3-8 teachers to teach economics using children's literature

Minnesota Council on Economic Education
St. Paul, Minnesota

Training workshop for Grades 6-12 teachers on environmental economics

Mississippi Council on Economic Education
Jackson, Mississippi

Three regional workshops for Grades 9-12 teachers on "Financial Fitness for Life" personal finance curriculum

Missouri Council on Economic Education
Kansas City, Missouri

Three full-day training workshops for Grades 4-12 teachers on the "Learning, Earning and Investing" curriculum

Family Economics & Financial Education Project
Montana State University
Bozeman, Montana

Scholarships for middle and high school teachers to attend the Family Economics & Financial Education training on teaching family economics and finance

Nebraska Council on Economic Education
Lincoln, Nebraska

Scholarships and subsidies for K-12 teacher to attend economic education training programs at in-state Centers for Economic Education

Nevada Council on Economic Education
Las Vegas, Nevada

K-12 teacher training as part of regional professional development program in central, western, and northern Nevada

Queens College Center for Economic Education
Flushing, New York

"Wide World of Trade and Personal Decisions-Making in an Interconnected Globe" training for high school teachers

Economics Center for Education & Research
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio

Training workshops for K-12 teachers on implementing: Ohio Social Studies standards in economics; financial literacy materials; classroom entrepreneurial programs

Satellite Center for Economic Education
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, Ohio

K-8 teacher training workshop on integrating math and economics

Oklahoma Council on Economic Education
Edmond, Oklahoma

"Mini Society" training workshop for elementary educators, alternative school faculty, 4H leaders, county extension agents, schools in rural areas

Junior Achievement of Delaware Valley, Inc.
Chester, Pennsylvania

"Exchange City" teacher training workshop from William Penn School District

South Carolina Council on Economic Education
Columbia, South Carolina

"Financial Fitness Institute" for K-12 teachers

University of Memphis
Center for Economic Education
Memphis, Tennessee

"ExperiencEconomics Summer Institutes" training on economic and financial literacy resources for K-12 teachers in Memphis

Junior Achievement of Washington
Seattle, Washington

Training for 8th grade teachers from Auburn School District on "JA Finance Park"

Washington Council on Economic Education
Bellingham, Washington

Two-day workshop for middle and high school history, civics, geography, business, and economic educators on integrating economics into curriculum

EconomicsWisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Training on teaching basic economics, personal decision-making, and entrepreneurship for Grades 4-8 teachers

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Center for Economic Education
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Four teacher training workshops at 2005 Wisconsin Council for the Social Studies for K-12 teachers

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