[WSCSS] FTE Economics for Leaders in Vancouver

[Gary and Robyn Cressman]

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>> Subject: FTE Economics for Leaders in Vancouver
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>> Economics for Leaders
>> A Professional Development Program for Teachers of Economics
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>> University of British Columbia | Vancouver, BC | August 3 - 9, 2008
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>> $300 stipend available for Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana teachers
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>> The Foundation for Teaching Economics is pleased to offer this program in
>> partnership with
>> the Fraser Institute. The program provides teachers with a high quality
>> professional
>> development opportunity designed to breathe life into the 'dismal science'.
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>> Three semester hours of graduate credit is available for $150.00.
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>> Who Can Attend:
>> All Secondary Teachers of Social Studies and Economics
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>> Workshop Benefits:
>> Economics lessons based on active learning methodology
>> Three semester hours of graduate credit available from the University of
>> Colorado, Colorado Springs
>> Opportunity to work in a 'lab style' format with FTE instructors and high
>> school juniors
>> $100 worth of high school economics materials including the Economics for
>> Leaders Curriculum Binder
>> $300 attendance stipend*
>> $150 commuter stipend should you not stay on campus
>> Free room and board on the University of British Columbia¹s campus
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>> More Details
>> Contact Linda Geiger at 800.383.4335 or go online to
>> www.fte.org/teachers/programs/efl <http://www.fte.org/teachers/programs/efl>
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>> "These programs should become a keystone [for teacher training nationally]
>> for aspiring social studies teachers."
>> --D.Thomas Hornish, Jr.
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>> *$300 stipend available to teachers employed in Washington, Oregon, Idaho,
>> and Montana.
>> To receive the stipend, teachers must attend all sessions and be active
>> participants.
>> Stipends will be mailed within 30 days of the course completion date.
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>> 260 Russell Blvd. Suite B · Davis, CA 95616 · Phone: 530-757-4630 · Fax:
>> 530-757-4636 · information at fte.
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