On-Line Economic Resources

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EconomicsWisconsin

and the

Lakeland College Center for Economic Education

Present the 2nd Annual

Get Your Students Pumped Up on
Personal Finance and Economics!

A 2008 Money Smart Week Workshop

October 16, 2008

8:30 am - 3:00 pm

Lambeau Field Atrium

This one-day conference will offer three concurrent sessions on teaching personal finance and economics in K-12 classrooms. Among those presenting are college professors with expertise in personal financial and economics education, fellow K-12 teachers with years of experience teaching these disciplines and financial industry veterans. There will be more than fifteen presentations from which to choose, many offering free curriculum, covering all grade levels.

A Special Note from Mr. Bob Harlan . . .

Mr. Bob Harlan, President of the Green Bay Packers organization, shares these thoughts…

“The Green Bay Packers are so pleased that this important event for Wisconsin teachers is being held at Lambeau Field. We are long-time supporters of Economics Wisconsin's mission of improving economic and financial education for Wisconsin 's youth. As a board member of Economics Wisconsin I firmly believe that the best way to accomplish this goal is through teacher education and training.”

Presentations Include:

Session 1	Session 2	Session 3
Mark Schug A Fully Implemented Business and Economics Curriculum: The Business and Economics Academy of Milwaukee (ALL)	Mark Schug What Everyone Should Know About Economics and the Presidential Election (ALL)	Tim O'Driscol Teaching Economics in U.S. History (MIDDLE/HIGH)
Beth Ratway Implementing the WI Model Academic Standards For Personal Financial Literacy (ALL)	Norman Cloutier Why are My Food and Gas So Expensive? Applying the Tools of Supply and Demand (ALL)	Bill Duddleston Housing Foreclosures: A Wisconsin Perspective (ALL)
Lisa Arneson Understanding Credit Scores and Reports (MIDDLE/HIGH)	Ken King Meet Penny the Pig (ELEM)	Brian Schultz Teaching Economics with Children's Literature (ELEM)
Brett Killion Best Practices for a Personal Finance Course (MIDDLE/HIGH)	Tracy Hofer To Distant Shores: Jobs in the Global Age (MIDDLE/HIGH)	Melissa Guzman and Lisa Donni Using the Stock Market Game in Your Classroom (ALL)
Scott Niederjohn, Jim Flora, Tim O'Driscoll, Bill Duddleston Taking Your Class on a Financial Markets Field Trip: The Fed and the Chicago Board of Trade (ALL)	Brian Schultz Economics and Math: Connections for Life (ALL)	Jim Kudek Understanding the Language of Financial Markets (ALL)

Cost:

Individual: $65.00

School District Group Discounts:

three people for $60 each
four or more people for $55 each

Registration Fee Includes:

Continental Breakfast
Lunch
Free CD-ROM of Virtual Economics ®

All participants attending the conference will receive a Free CD-ROM of Virtual Economics ® ,
an interactive tool containing the most important concepts in economics and personal finance. The CD-ROM contains over 1,200 lessons by grade level, concept, Voluntary National Content Standard in Economics or Wisconsin state economics standards. Lessons can be reviewed and printed. A $99.99 value! View a demo of the CD-Rom.

Registration:

Seating is limited. Registration must be received by October 10, 2008.

Registration form

For More Information

Dr. Scott Niederjohn
920.565.1239