On July 9-10, 2012, the KU Center for Economic Education, together with the Kansas Council on Economic Education and the network of Centers across Kansas will present a live, 2-day virtual conference for high school teachers. Participants will convene at various locations across Kansas and will be linked virtually through video conferencing.

This conference is open to Kansas high school teachers. Priority acceptance will be given to Social Studies teachers.

Course Dates: Monday and Tuesday, July 9-10, 2012

Audience: High school teachers

Graduate credit hours: 1 (optional)

Location: KU Edwards Campus, Overland Park, KS,

Instructor: Barbara Phipps phipps@ku.edu

This course can be taken for graduate credit or professional development points.

Visit the Kansas Council on Economic Education website for more details and to register.

Update May 16, 2012: The Summit is now accepting participants for the waiting list. Submit the online registration form and we’ll notify you if a space opens up.

Teach Math and Money-Smarts with Kids Books!

Join us for a 2-day Summit to help you to teach math, economics and personal finance topics to elementary-age students. Two days of sessions and guest speakers will focus on using children’s literature to teach math and “money-smart” economic concepts.

The University of Kansas Center for Economic Education and the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City are teaming up to offer this unique opportunity for Kansas and Missouri teachers!

The Summit can be attended for professional development OR optional KU graduate credit and is designed for K-5 teachers, media specialists and curriculum coordinators.

During the Summit, you will…

• Use the Common Core Math and Kansas Curricular Standards in economics and personal finance to develop an understanding of major concepts for elementary students.
• Acquire a foundation in economic concepts covering such topics as scarcity, money and exchange, goods and services, barter, productivity, decision-making, interdependence, supply and demand, and saving and spending.
• Hear the latest economic outlook from guest speakers of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City.
• Experience teaching activities that use popular childrens’ trade books and integrate math and personal finance applications.
• Be able to integrate economic concepts into social studies, math and language arts curriculum.

Summit Details

Day/Time: Monday and Tuesday, June 11 and 12, 9:00-4:00 PM. Lunch provided each day.

Optional conferencing sessions Wednesday, June 13, by appt. at the KU Edwards Campus.

Audience: K-5th grade teachers, media specialists and curriculum coordinators

Format: Free-of-charge professional development sessions. Optional KU graduate credit hours. 1 or 2 credit options available, discounted for Kansas teachers

Location: Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, MO 64198.

Agenda

Detailed agenda coming soon.

Optional KU Graduate Credit

For details about credit options click here.

Logistics

For information on parking, security and directions to the bank, click here.

Registration

Click here to register

SPACE IS LIMITED: Register by Friday, June 1, 2012