[WSCSS] Foundation for Teaching Economics - Summer 2008 Programs SPACE STILL AVAILABLE

[Gary and Robyn Cressman]

The Foundation for Teaching Economics website -- http://www.fte.org. There
are three different training sessions you can attend.

1. Economic Forces in American History
2. Economics for Leaders
3. Environment and the Economy

Below is information about all three sessions.

Summer 2008 Programs SPACE STILL AVAILABLE for Economic Forces in American
History


Program Details 


•    One week residential programs for secondary school social studies and
history teachers. 

•    Program sessions and activities help teachers incorporate economic
activities and reasoning into American History courses.

•    Instructors provide economic explanations of pivotal historical events.

•    Graduate credit available

•    $300 stipend for EFIAH Wooster program participants.


Program Sites and Dates

June 23 - 28
    
University of San Diego
    
San Diego, CA
    
Open


June 29 - July 4
    
Williamsburg Hospitality House
    
Williamsburg, VA
    
Open


July 6 - 11
    
Wyndham Gettysburg
    
Gettysburg, PA
    
Open


July 8 - 11
    
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Commuter Only, No Lodging
    
New York, NY
    
Open


July 14 - 18
    
The College of Wooster
    
Wooster, OH
    
Open



July 20 - 25   

The Tuscany Suites 

Las Vegas, NV

Open



Apply Online [ http://www.fte.org/teachers/programs/history ]HERE



Economics for Leaders

Program Details 

•    One week residential programs for secondary school social studies and
economics teachers.

•    Learn to teach with engaging simulations, lesson plans and activities.
Gain a better understanding of economic principles and an economic way of
thinking. 

•    Lab-style format with FTE instructors demonstrating activities with
high
school students. 

•    $150 Attendance Stipend for all participants. Additional $150 stipends
available for commuters.



Program Sites and Dates

June 15 - 21
    
University of Texas
    
Austin, TX
    
Open


June 22 - 28
    
Eckerd College
    
St. Petersburg, FL
    
Open


July 6 - 12
    
University of Colorado
    
Boulder, CO
    
Open


July 13 - 19
    
Hillsdale College
    
Hillsdale, MI
    
Open


July 13 - 19
    
Cornell University
    
Ithaca, NY
    
Open


July 20 - 26
    
University of San Francisco
    
San Francisco, CA
    
Open


July 20 - 26
    
The College of William & Mary
    
Williamsburg, VA
    
Open


July 27 - August 2
    
Tufts University
    
Boston, MA
    
Open


July 27 - August 2
    
Claremont McKenna College
    
Claremont, CA
    
Open


August 3 - 9
    
University of British Columbia
    
Vancouver, British Columbia
    
Open


Apply Online [ http://www.fte.org/teachers/programs/efl ]HERE

 

Environment and the Economy

Program Details 

During these four-day, residential programs, teachers learn how to use
economic principles to analyze environmental issues. Participants learn
how a rational, economic approach to the environment helps students
understand the complexity of these issues. Lesson plans are demonstrated
and discussed in order to build confidence in their effectiveness.
Outstanding instructors lead intellectually stimulating sessions, and each
program includes a field trip to an environmentally challenging site. Come
find out how economic analysis can help clean up the environment.

Program Sites and Dates


July 14 - 17
    
The Great Divide Lodge
    
Breckenridge, CO
    
Open


August 11 - 14
    
The Summit Four Season Resort
    
Killington, VT
    
Open


Apply Online [ http://www.fte.org/teachers/programs/environment ]HERE

"These programs should become a keystone [for teacher training nationally]
for aspiring social studies teachers.”
--D. Thomas Hornish, Jr.


 

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