• Attend 1 of the 3 seminars in the series and complete the pre- and post-test

To receive a $200 Stipend

• Attend 2 of the 3 seminars in the series and complete the pre- and post-test

To receive a $300 Stipend

• Attend 1 of the 3 seminars in the series, complete the pre- and post-test and complete the Implementation assignment *

Or

• Attend all 3 seminars in the series and complete the pre- and post-test

To receive a $400 Stipend

• Attend 2 of the 3 seminars in the series, complete the pre- and post-test, and complete the Implementation assignment *

To receive a $500 Stipend

• Attend all 3 seminars in the series, complete the pre- and post-test and complete the Implementation assignment*

*The Implementation assignment involves creation of a lesson and completion of a brief assessment of your students before and after teaching your lesson. You will be required to provide the class averages to the seminar instructors.

The Federal Reserve Bank is located at 1 Memorial Drive, Kansas City, MO, 64198. It is near 27th and Main in downtown Kansas City, Missouri.

Parking

The Kansas City Fed is located on the west side of Main Street and south of the Liberty Memorial. Complimentary parking is available northwest of the building in the visitor lot and nearby on the adjacent street. A circle drive is also available as a loading and unloading zone. Directions to the Fed can be found on their website, www.kc.frb.org/moneymuseum/includes/directions.cfm

Security

All guests should enter and exit through the Federal Reserve Bank’s north entrance on Memorial Drive.

All guests who are 18 years of age or older are required to bring photo identification (government issued). Guests will undergo security screening upon arrival. Please arrive approximately 5-10 minutes before your workshop start time to allow for the screening process.

Firearms, explosives, hazardous materials, lethal weapons, illegal drugs, and any other dangerous items, including pocket knives, are prohibited on Bank premises. Metal detectors and x-ray equipment are used to enforce this policy. Any person entering and any purse, briefcase, or other items brought on the premises are subject to being scanned and/or physically inspected.

For security reasons, a guest may not take photographs of security equipment, personnel or cash operations.

Sat, Nov. 12, 8:30-3:00 pm, KU Edwards Campus, Overland Park

and

Mon., Nov. 14, 4:30-7:00pm, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

Instructors: Barbara Phipps and Megan Greene

This 2-part seminar will focus on the ways in which East Asian economies and societies have responded to and shaped global economic trends and patterns over the past two decades, with a particular emphasis on the rise of the Chinese economy.

The Monday evening session will meet at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City and will include dinner and a talk by a member of the Fed’s Economic Research Staff on the U.S. – Chinese trade relationship and the role of China in financing the U.S. debt.   Seminar participants will also receive a set of resources on the Fed, money and international finance.

Course participants will:

• Receive a $100 stipend for attending.
• Be eligible to receive a one-time $200 stipend for completing an implementation assignment.
• Receive free meals and curriculum materials.

This seminar is for K-12 and pre-service teachers, including special teaching applications for teachers of world cultures, secondary social studies, East Asian languages and cultures, and high school economics. For other educators, this special series will add to your personal  global knowledge and understanding.

All seminars in this series are FREE to attend for professional development. Optional: If you choose to take any of the seminars for KU graduate credit, admission fees and tuition charges will apply.

KU Timetable Listing: C&T 798 Special Course: Rise of East Asia Global Ecnmy #30861 or Hist 740 Topics History for Educators #30893

Regular tuition per graduate credit hour: $444.95
Teacher tuition discount available*:  $175
Reduced tuition after discount applied:  $269.95 for qualified teachers.

*K-12 teachers currently under contract with a district in Kansas will pay only $269.95 for 1 KU graduate credit hour.  Teacher tuition discounts provided by Kansas Council on Economic Education. Rate information does not include graduate admission fees or out-of-state rate charges, if applicable.

Space and Stipend Opportunities are limited. Pre-register now to reserve your space.

Read more about the other seminars:

Are you interested in these seminars?

Need more information? Contact us

Want to enroll? You must Pre-Register to save your space in a course.

If you are taking the course for graduate credit, once you Pre-Register, we’ll confirm your eligibility for the teacher tuition discount and notify you of your next steps to officially get admitted and enroll.

Sat, Oct. 22, 8:30-3:00 pm and Mon, Oct. 24, 4:30-7:00pm

KU Edwards Campus, Overland Park, KS

Instructors: Barbara Phipps and Megan Greene

This 2-part seminar will examine the little dragons of the Pacific Rim from the 1960s to the present, and will explore, in particular, the extent to which the Japanese model of development, the so-called developmental state, was also implemented in Taiwan and South Korea. It will examine the relationship between the state and economic development, and the role that states have played in promoting such development in the little dragons.

Course participants will:

• Receive a $100 stipend for attending.
• Be eligible to receive a one-time $200 stipend for completing an implementation assignment.
• Receive free meals and curriculum materials.

This seminar is for K-12 and pre-service teachers, including special teaching applications for teachers of world cultures, secondary social studies, East Asian languages and cultures, and high school economics. For other educators, this special series will add to your personal  global knowledge and understanding.

All seminars in this series are FREE to attend for professional development. Optional: If you choose to take any of the seminars for KU graduate credit, admission fees and tuition charges will apply.

KU Timetable Listing: C&T 798 Special Course: Rise of East Asia Global Ecnmy #30861 or Hist 740 Topics History for Educators #30893

Regular tuition per graduate credit hour: $444.95
Teacher tuition discount available*:  $175
Reduced tuition after discount applied:  $269.95 for qualified teachers.

*K-12 teachers currently under contract with a district in Kansas will pay only $269.95 for 1 KU graduate credit hour.  Teacher tuition discounts provided by Kansas Council on Economic Education. Rate information does not include graduate admission fees or out-of-state rate charges, if applicable.

Space and Stipend Opportunities are limited. Pre-register now to reserve your space.

Read more about the other seminars:

Are you interested in these seminars?

Need more information? Contact us

Want to enroll? You must Pre-Register to save your space in a course.

If you are taking the course for graduate credit, once you Pre-Register, we’ll confirm your eligibility for the teacher tuition discount and notify you of your next steps to officially get admitted and enroll.

Sat., October 1, 8:30-3:00 pm and Mon., October 3, 4:30-7:00pm

KU Edwards Campus, Overland Park, KS

Instructors: Barbara Phipps and Megan Greene

This 2-part seminar will explore economic and social policies in China and North Korea since 1950, examining the early implementation of Stalinist policies, and the unique directions that both China and North Korea went in from the 1960s on. We will also examine how China has adapted its system to allow it to integrate into and benefit from the global economy, while North Korea has maintained its policy of self-reliance and aloofness from the world.

Course participants will:

• Receive a $100 stipend for attending.
• Be eligible to receive a one-time $200 stipend for completing an implementation assignment.
• Receive free meals and curriculum materials.

This seminar is for K-12 and pre-service teachers, including special teaching applications for teachers of world cultures, secondary social studies, East Asian languages and cultures, and high school economics. For other educators, this special series will add to your personal  global knowledge and understanding.

All seminars in this series are FREE to attend for professional development. Optional: If you choose to take any of the seminars for KU graduate credit, admission fees and tuition charges will apply.

KU Timetable Listing: C&T 798 Special Course: Rise of East Asia Global Ecnmy #30861 or Hist 740 Topics History for Educators #30893

Regular tuition per graduate credit hour: $444.95
Teacher tuition discount available*:  $175
Reduced tuition after discount applied:  $269.95 for qualified teachers.

*K-12 teachers currently under contract with a district in Kansas will pay only $269.95 for 1 KU graduate credit hour.  Teacher tuition discounts provided by Kansas Council on Economic Education. Rate information does not include graduate admission fees or out-of-state rate charges, if applicable.

Space and Stipend Opportunities are limited. Pre-register now to reserve your space.

Read more about the other seminars:

Are you interested in these seminars?

Need more information? Contact us

Want to enroll? You must Pre-Register to save your space in a course.

If you are taking the course for graduate credit, once you Pre-Register, we’ll confirm your eligibility for the teacher tuition discount and notify you of your next steps to officially get admitted and enroll.

The course features guest speakers and field trips to acquaint Kansas teachers with economic concepts and international trade topics particular to this region of the world. Current economic issues affecting our state are explored within this context and tied to the Kansas Standards for History and Government; Economics and Geography. Course materials and instruction by the KU Center for Economic Education (KU CEE)  and the KU Center for East Asian Studies (KU CEAS).

This course will be especially useful for:

• 6th grade World history and Geography teachers
• 7th grade Geography teachers
• High School World History and Economics teachers
• Anyone with an interest in this region of the world

Summer Institute participants will:

• Use the Kansas Standards for History and Government; Economics and Geography and the National Voluntary Standards in Economics in developing an understanding of the East Asian region.
• Acquire a comprehensive foundation in economic concepts covering such topics as supply & demand, economic systems and international trade.
• Learn about teaching activities that enhance instruction in World history, Geography and Economics.
• Use the tools of economic analysis to investigate current international trade issues affecting the global economy.

Course Dates: June 23 – 25 and 28 – 30, 2010

Audience: K-12th grade teachers

Graduate credit hours: 3

Day/Time: Wed., June 23 through Wed., June 30, Weekdays, 8:00-3:30 PM

Location: KU Edwards Campus, Overland Park, KS, Regnier H 155

Instructor: Barbara Phipps phipps@ku.edu

KU Timetable Listing: C&T 798 Special Course: Sum Inst Econ Ed, Line #95473

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

Non-Credit Option:

A registration fee of $50 is due May 15, 2010 to participate in this course for professional development. Pre-register below to receive details on fee submission.

Graduate Credit Option–Teacher Scholarships Available:

Regular tuition per graduate credit hour: $394.50
Total tuition for 3 credit hours: $1183.50
Teacher tuition discount available*: up to $683.50
Reduced tuition after discount applied: as low as $500.00 for qualified teachers.

*The first 20 teachers to sign up for credit (must be a K-12 teachers currently under contract with a district in Kansas) will pay only $500.00 for 3 KU graduate credit hours, a savings of $683.50. All other k-12 teachers under contract with a district in Kansas (who are not one of the first 20 to sign up) will receive a $525 tuition discount. Teacher tuition discounts provided by Kansas Council on Economic Education, KU CEE and KU CEAS. Rate information does not include graduate admission fees or out-of-state rate charges, if applicable.

Special Features:

• Free curriculum materials
• Field trips to businesses and areas of interest in Kansas
• Guest speakers from Kansas government and businesses impacting the world economy

Are you interested in this course?

Need more information? Contact us

Want to enroll?

You must Pre-Register to save your space in a course.

Once you Pre-Register, we’ll confirm your eligibility for the teacher tuition discount and notify you of your next steps to get officially admitted/enrolled.

April 4, 2011

Details and sign-up here: bistateconf.kcfed.org

(Registration required by March 22)