CASET Economics Conference in SF

From: Herczog_Michelle Herczog_Michelle@lacoe..edu
Subject: CASET Economics in Education Conference - San Francisco, CA

14th Annual California Association of School Economics Teachers (CASET) Economics in Education Conference
October 23, 2009
7:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
101 Market St.
San Francisco, CA 94105

The California Association of School Economics Teachers (CASET) would like to invite you to attend our 14th Annual Economics in Education Conference in San Francisco, CA. CASET is an organization of educators promoting the effective teaching of economic principles in the K-12th grades. A highlight each year is our one-day, state-wide conference for economics teachers. The conference features sessions tailored to different grade levels with emphasis on activity-based economic curriculum, teaching strategies, cooperative learning tips, and demonstrations of new materials.

Tentative sessions include:
*Using skits in the classroom to teach economics
*Using the Capital Markets Contest to teach macroeconomics
*Yoram Bauman, The Stand-Up Economist
(learn more about Mr. Bauman at http://www.thestandupeconomist.com/)
*Federal Reserve Bank
*Supply and Demand with Dee Mecham

97% of past attendees agreed that the day is very valuable in helping them teach econ to their students and 95% said that they would attend another CASET conference and would recommend it to their colleagues.

By attending this conference you will receive:
*100 scholarships up to $125
available to cover substitute fees, travel expenses, or conference registration fee of $75
*Virtual Economics - $1000 Value
*A continental breakfast and delicious lunch
*One unit of Continuing Education Credit available - $180/unit
*A day of celebrating economic education with your colleagues

More information can be found at:
http://campaign.constantcontact.com/render?v=001KOjYle_zlG9DikFgn3PKvQr46lE2Sa68-Bj-yZGFciRZjT4A_D7Mb4Ejq0LqVPGGy0G0KQDY3qv_yr5ZcJMJx4F_7aKausDZ2X9vqMA0WhG8b6ywSHOCsPEZETL6MXj4ZSlLpw6KaIg-fpzLF6tb6SRPVtcJI6ipmM24NaTOKk7rv2T7ZYiXGEAlXmMGWNhRrUWwCkoe0JYm0dBB-CtyHZ_RHpRQbEmHxkXxJg3PZiqn_K0P_XMUUmvZra0ww0JmEifjKQtYk2SjXPTz81C2f_2qqdxfUSeNKthMJBV4QjDMoBc9GwoCVEH-R9NIBbMgdlCJ_fIXFpWr-W2ABkRBWkzBjrZj5_7g_Cx-V1YedkJJWqcj_K2Svc0Si2e_vs7afrmgA_IMVRQ%3D

To Register
Call: 800-845-9799
Email: bmauricia@csusb.edu

Meet the Scholars 2009: Presidents in Times of Economic Challenge

From: Avi Black (ablack@acoe.org)

The Alameda County Office of Education, Words That Made America 2 and the Oakland Museum of California

PRESENT

Meet the Scholars

Join us for a series of collegial conversations between teachers and eminent historians around the theme:

Presidents in Times of Economic Challenge

How have national crises shaped the role of the American presidency over time?

How have American presidents dealt with challenges facing the nation?

How do past crises inform how we understand the role of the presidency today?

Session 3: April 3
Gerald Henig, Prof Emeritus of History, CSU-East Bay
Author of "A Nation Transfored: How the Civil War Changed America Forever"
Winner of CSU-East Bay Outstanding Professor Award

LINCOLN'S LEADERSHIP:
A BLUEPRINT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY

All pre-registrants get FREE admission to "First Friday" programming and guaranteed seating to this program.

*REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR THIS SESSION: APRIL 1*

Please see the attached flyer for details, and use the attached form to register.

Click here for more details on the entire “Meet the Scholars” series.

Meet the Scholars sessions are held at:

THE OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA
Lecture Hall
1000 Oak Street (at 10th Street)
Oakland, CA 94607

“First Fridays” from 5-7PM

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Avi Black, ACOE History-Social Science Coordinator
PH: 510-670-4239
FAX: 510-670-3239
Email: ablack@acoe.org

Meet the Scholars 2009: Presidents in Times of Economic Challenge

From: Avi Black (ablack@acoe.org)

The Alameda County Office of Education, Words That Made America 2 and the Oakland Museum of California

PRESENT

Meet the Scholars

Join us for a series of collegial conversations between teachers and eminent historians around the theme:

Presidents in Times of Economic Challenge

How have national crises shaped the role of the American presidency over time?

How have American presidents dealt with challenges facing the nation?

How do past crises inform how we understand the role of the presidency today?

Session 3: March 6
CLAYBORNE CARSON
Professor of History, Stanford University
Director, Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute
OAH Frederick Jackson Turner Award-winning author of In Struggle: SNCC and the Black Awakening of the 1960s
Senior advisor for Eyes on the Prize

PRESIDENT JOHNSON AND DR. KING: THE STRUGGLE FOR WORKERS' RIGHTS

Registration and Benefits

All pre-registrants get FREE admission to "First Friday" programming and guaranteed seating to this program.

*REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR THIS SESSION: FEBRUARY 27th*

Please see the attached flyer for details, and use the attached form to register.

Click here for more details on the entire “Meet the Scholars” series.

Meet the Scholars sessions are held at:

THE OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA
“First Fridays” from 5-7PM

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Avi Black, ACOE History-Social Science Coordinator
PH: 510-670-4239
FAX: 510-670-3239
Email: ablack@acoe.org

Teaching in the Downturn

From: Teaching Tolerance <TeachingTolerance@newsletter.tolerance.org>


From: Teaching Tolerance

Teaching in the Downturn

The economic crisis is a massive problem, but teachers don't have to become its powerless victims. It's true that schools are facing cutbacks, students are being uprooted by foreclosures and teachers' own families are facing hardship. But this is also a teachable moment.

"We Have to Believe We Can Get Through This"
Experts explain where the economy is heading and offer tips for empowering your students to deal with change.

How School Taught Me I Was Poor
A personal account of the "hidden curriculum" that shames and blames students in poverty. With professional development questions by Sonia Nieto.

Chicago Students Rise Up
Even in flush economic times, schools in low-income communities operate on a shoestring. A diverse group of Illinois students is rising up against unequal school funding.

Economic Injustice Affects Us All (Grades 7-12)
Most of us have seen our wages stagnate, but CEO pay has grown by leaps and bounds. This lesson plan lets your students find creative ways to illustrate the facts. From the Viva La Causa teaching kit.

ABCs of Domestic Poverty
What you don't know about poverty can hurt you - and your students. No matter what your economic background, these lesson plans help put poverty in perspective.

• Poverty Lesson for Teachers
• Calculating the Poverty Line (Grades 3 and up)
• Interpreting Wealth Disparities (Grades 6 and up)
• Wealth Matters (Grades 9-12)


Teaching Tolerance
c/o Southern Poverty Law Center
400 Washington Ave.
Montgomery, AL 36104

Meet the Scholars 2009: Presidents in Times of Economic Challenge

From: Avi Black (ablack@acoe.org)

The Alameda County Office of Education, Words That Made America 2 and the Oakland Museum of California

PRESENT

Meet the Scholars

Join us for a series of collegial conversations between teachers and eminent historians around the theme:

Presidents in Times of Economic Challenge

How have national crises shaped the role of the American presidency over time?

How have American presidents dealt with challenges facing the nation?

How do past crises inform how we understand the role of the presidency today?

REGISTRATION AND BENEFITS

All pre-registrants get FREE admission to “First Friday” programming and guaranteed seating to this program.

The first fifteen teachers who pre-register for the entire program will receive:
- post-session dinner with each scholar (from 7-8:30 PM)
- a signed copy of one book from each of the scholars

Use the registration form at the bottom of this announcement!

Feb 6
ALAN TAYLOR
Professor of History, UC Davis
Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and winner of UC Davis Prize for Undergraduate Teaching and Scholarly Achievement

ECONOMICS AND THE DECLARATION OF WAR: PRESIDENT JAMES MADISON AND AMERICAN FOREIGN POLICY, 1812

All pre-registrants get FREE admission to "First Friday" programming and guaranteed seating to this program.

*REGISTRATION DEADLINE FOR THIS SESSION: JANUARY 30*

Please see the attached flyer for details, and use the attached form to register.

Click here for more details on the entire “Meet the Scholars” series.

Meet the Scholars sessions are held at:

THE OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA
“First Fridays” from 5-7PM

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Avi Black, ACOE History-Social Science Coordinator
PH: 510-670-4239
FAX: 510-670-3239
Email: ablack@acoe.org

Meet the Scholars 2009: Presidents in Times of Economic Challenge

From: Avi Black (ablack@acoe.org)

The Alameda County Office of Education, Words That Made America 2 and the Oakland Museum of California

PRESENT

Meet the Scholars

Join us for a series of collegial conversations between teachers and eminent historians around the theme:

Presidents in Times of Economic Challenge

How have national crises shaped the role of the American presidency over time?

How have American presidents dealt with challenges facing the nation?

How do past crises inform how we understand the role of the presidency today?

REGISTRATION AND BENEFITS

All pre-registrants get FREE admission to “First Friday” programming and guaranteed seating to this program.

The first fifteen teachers who pre-register for the entire program will receive:
- post-session dinner with each scholar (from 7-8:30 PM)
- a signed copy of one book from each of the scholars

Use the registration form at the bottom of this announcement!


Spring 2009 Schedule

Feb 6
ALAN TAYLOR
Professor of History, UC Davis
Pulitzer Prize-winning author, and winner of UC Davis Prize for Undergraduate Teaching and Scholarly Achievement

March 6
CLAYBORNE CARSON
Professor of History, Stanford University
Director of Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute and senior advisor to “Eyes on the Prize”

April 3
GERALD HENIG
Professor Emeritus of History, CSU-East Bay
Author of A Nation Transformed: How the Civil War Changed America Forever and winner of CSU-East Bay Outstanding Professor Award

May 1
MARK SUMMERS
Professor of History, University of Kentucky
”…has become the generation’s reigning expert on historical political corruption…” (The Historian)


Sessions will be held at:

THE OAKLAND MUSEUM OF CALIFORNIA
“First Fridays” from 5-7PM

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:
Avi Black, ACOE History-Social Science Coordinator
PH: 510-670-4239
FAX: 510-670-3239
Email: ablack@acoe.org

Teaching Economic Issues Seminars in Santa Barbara, California

From: Bernard [mailto:bmauricia@csusb.edu]


Economic Issues for Teachers Santa Barbara, California January 15-18, 2009

What:
Seminars include:

4 Economic Issues curriculum units presented in a special get-away seminar.
FTE associates Dr. Ken Leonard and Kathy Ratté will present background lectures and engage participants in classroom activities from:
The Economic Demise of the Soviet Union,
The Economics of Water and the Environment,
Issues in International Trade, and
Is Capitalism Good for the Poor

Graduate Credit from the University of Colorado - Colorado Springs 2 semester hours in Economics (Cost: $100)
Of all the many workshops I have attended, this Issues program is the most useable, most data driven, most comprehensive, and most immediately transferable to the classroom. The Teaching Economics Issues program is teacher-friendly and FTE treats all participants as true professionals, people to be valued. James Lane, Orange, Ohio

When and Where:
Hotel Mar Monte, Santa Barbara CA, January 15-18, 2009
Seminars begin at 2:30 p.m. Thursday and dismiss at 12:30 p.m. Sunday. Daily schedules on Friday and Saturday include free time for recreation.

Located just steps from the beach and 2 minutes from downtown, the Hotel Mar Monte blends the perfect balance of old-world charm with the latest amenities. Upon its construction nearly a century ago, the hotel was designed to provide breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean and the majestic Santa Ynez Mountains. Although many features have changed since that time, these vistas are just as inspiringly beautiful today.

Cost and Stipend:
Participants are responsible for their transportation to and from the seminar.
$100 deposit is required for registration. Deposits will be returned at the completion of the program. Lodging (double occupancy with another participant) and some meals will be provided.
To help defray meal and travel expenses, participants will receive a $150 stipend with their certificate of completion.
Participants requesting a single room or bringing a spouse will be charged $260.

Deposit refund, stipend, and university credit conditional on presence at all sessions from 2:30 p.m. Thursday through 12:30 p.m. Sunday.

Who can attend?
Attendance is open to participants who have not previously attended Economic Issues for Teachers.
Register online or download applications at www.fte.org/pta/issues/. Registration will be on a first-come-first-served basis. Space is limited.

Unit Descriptions:
The Economic Demise of the Soviet Union. What happened is surely one of the great events of modern history, an upheaval that will continue to have monumental impact on global politics and trade. In the 6-hour workshop, Soviet history is the vehicle for teaching fundamental skills and principles of economic reasoning, which are then used to analyze the complexities of the intertwined economic, political-legal and moral-cultural components of Soviet society. The lessons not only explain why the Soviet economy collapsed, but also provide basic economic lessons applicable to understanding our own economy.

Economics of Water and the Environment. This is a 7 lesson unit on Environmental Economics, targeted to grades 7 - 10 or 11, suitable for economics, current issues (including debate), science, law, civics. The 7 lessons focus on: incentives, opportunity cost (diamond/water paradox), the characteristics of property rights, property rights & law, marginal costs/marginal benefits, and public choice. Each lesson includes teacher background information and real-world examples, and a classroom activity.

Issues of International Trade. Trade issues occasionally dominate and are a continuing theme of the international scene: the global market, sweatshops, child labor, trade deficits, the euro, sanctions, tariffs, embargoes, and the EU, NAFTA, WTO - the seemingly endless alphabet of interest groups, treaties, organizations, and trade agreements. As a classroom topic, international trade has the great advantage of providing ready-made material for teachers wanting to engage student interest in current events. On the other hand, the complexity of the issues surrounding trade is daunting. While economic reasoning doesn't guarantee resolution of the issues, it is a powerful tool of critical thinking that brings clarity to the discussion of current events. The ability to determine comparative advantage through opportunity cost, the ability to identify incentives and predict resulting behavior, and the ability to use supply and demand analysis of particular labor and resource markets, help students to set aside the emotion of international trade issues and cut through the rhetoric of media reports. This workshop will offer examples and classroom activities that help students build a foundation for their opinions on the news of the day.

Is Capitalism Good for the Poor? With a generous grant from the John Templeton Foundation, the FTE has created a high-school unit that uses economic reasoning to analyze the impact of capitalist institutions on the well-being of the world's poor. Lesson topics addressed include:

What is poverty and who are the poor?
What is capitalism?
Degrees of market competition
Property rights and the rule of law
Incentives that generate invention and innovation
Incentives that promote social cooperation
The international focus of the lessons is enhanced by case studies drawn from such diverse locations as China, Vietnam, Peru, and Argentina. In the interactive tradition of the FTE, the lessons employ a variety of teaching strategies from direct instruction to out-of-your-seat simulations.

Apply Now

New Economics Education Website for K-12 Teachers

From: Bernard [mailto:bmauricia@csusb.edu]



We want to share a new economics education website for K-12 teachers and other economic educators. Please look over EconEdReviews (EER) at www.econedreviews.org. EER is supported by the Calvin Kazanjian Economics Foundation, with management assistance from the University of Nebraska Omaha Center for Economic Education and technical assistance from the National Council on Economic Education.

What EER will provide:
EER will index all of the free high quality economic education materials we can locate on the web, provide brief descriptions of each and, most importantly, provide reviews of the materials by K-12 teachers who have used them. The website purpose is for teachers to help other teachers find good economics materials for the classroom.

How to use the new website:
Teachers can search for lessons by grade level, concept, standard, or subject matter. When a list of lessons fitting the requirements is provided by the website search, a star system will reveal which were most liked by teachers, and the written reviews will give the details, including tips on how to best use the materials.

For teachers:
The lessons are there for all teachers to use. We ask and hope that teachers will return to EER after using materials to help other teachers by providing a review. The reviews are anonymous, unless you want to include your name. If you have used any teaching materials from the web recently, please come to www.econedreviews.com at any time to provide a review. It will only take a minute to help other teachers. Also, if you have used materials that we have not included on the website, please email ksosin@mail.unomaha.edu with the URL.

For NCEE-affiliated Councils and Centers for Economic Education:
Please examine the EER website and give us your reactions. If you agree that it will be very good for teachers looking for great materials, will you consider adding a link to www.econedreviews.org on your home page? We will also be very appreciative if you will show the website at your seminars and workshops.

Kim Sosin, Center Associate, University of Nebraska Omaha
Kevin Smith, NCEE Curriculum & Instructional Designer
Mary Lynn Reiser, Center Associate, University of Nebraska Omaha

NEH Summer Seminar -- Production and Consumption in World History

From: Terry Burke <eburke@ucsc.edu>

National Endowment for the Humanities

Summer Seminar for Teachers

PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION IN WORLD HISTORY,
1450-1925
Director: Edmund Burke III (History / UC Santa Cruz)
June 29-July 24, 2009

The Summer Seminar on "Production and Consumption in World History, 1450-1950" will
explore the history of the world economy from 1450 to 1914, through a study of the leading commodities in each historical era. During the seminar, participants will develop a "commodity biography" or work on their own projects. The seminar is primarily intended for classroom teachers of world history, although others with a strong interest in teaching the history of world economy via commodities are warmly welcome.

For further information on the application process, see the NEH website at:

http://www.neh.gov//projects/si-school.html.

For more information on “Production and Consumption in World History, 1450-1914” go to:

http://cwh.ucsc.edu/NEHseminar.

Prof. Burke can be reached at (831) 459-2287 or by email at NEHseminar@ucsc.edu.

Completed applications should be postmarked no later than March 2, 2009 and sent to:

NEH Seminar 2009
HAS, Humanities Bldg.
University of California, Santa Cruz
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064

Environment and the Economy Institute

From: Gary Dei Rossi [mailto:gdeirossi@sjcoe.net]

Foundation for Teaching Economics

HSBC ENVIRONMENT AND THE ECONOMY INSTITUTE

The Foundation for Teaching Economics is hosting its Environment and the Economy 4-day residential program here in San Diego November 8 – 11, 2008. During this four-day residential program 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.

• Only thirty teachers accepted per program

• No registration charge for attending, optional graduate credits available

• 2.0 Semester Hours of Graduate Credit in Economics

• Nationally acclaimed instructors

• Lodging paid for or $150 expense honoraria provided to those not needing lodging.

It is the sole responsibility of the individual teacher to make sure the credit arrangement you pursue meets the criteria set forth by your school, district, and state.

Come find out how economic analysis can help clean up the environment.

For an application request: http://www.fte.org/teachers/programs/environment/application.php

For a program overview: http://www.fte.org/teachers/programs/environment/content.htm

Kimberly K. Gibbs Ideas for Educators Consulting 1035 Encino Row • Coronado • CA • 92118
Cell: 619-559-1253 • Office: 619-215-9462

National Financial Literacy Challenge

From: Bernard Mauricia [mailto:bmauricia@csusb.edu]

National Financial Literacy Challenge

For Your Information:

This fall, the U.S. Treasury Department will again conduct the National Financial Literacy Challenge. The National Financial Literacy Challenge is a 35-question, voluntary test offered to high school students via this web site. It provides an opportunity for teachers to recognize high school students for their financial literacy. As a public service from the U.S. Department of Treasury's Office of Financial Education, it is offered at no charge.

For more information on how to participate, please go to National Financial Literacy Challenge.

National Council on Economic Education
1140 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036
Phone: 212-730-7007 or 1-800-338-1192
http://www.ncee.net

New Civic Lesson Plan

From: Bernard Mauricia [mailto:bmauricia@csusb.edu]

A revised version of 'Civics and Government' will be available in early Spring 2009. There are some great Election and the Economy lesson plans. The newest lesson, 'Can Futures Markets Be More Accurate Than Polls?', is available at:

http://www.ncee.net/civics/

Teachers can visit

http://www.ncee.net/civics/

to download the lesson.

Download a free lesson on voting, civics and economics.

Best,

Troy White
Director of Product Marketing & Sales
National Council on Economic Education
212-730-1791
twhite@ncee.net

Teaching the Ethical Foundations of Economics Workshop - CSU, Fullerton

From: Bernard [mailto:bmauricia@csusb.edu]


Is There a Place for Ethics and Character in a Free Market?

The Center for Economic Education of Cal State University Fullerton invites You to a workshop on

Teaching the Ethical Foundations of Economics

Saturday October 25th, 2008

9:00am to 4:30pm

Mihaylo Hall, Room 3230

Cal State University Fullerton

800 N. State College Blvd., Fullerton

This new NCEE publication includes 10 thought-provoking lesson plans on topics such as: Should Corporations Be Ethical? Should Human Organs Be Sold in a Market? Who Should Have Access To Health Care?

We do not charge teachers to attend our training workshops. All attendees will be our guests for lunch and will receive a complimentary copy of the NCEE publication on Economics and Ethics.


Registration is limited to 30

Call (714) 278-2248 or email Barbara Sideri at bsideri@fullerton.edu

Workshop highlights:

• Ten innovative lessons with hands-on instructional materials that emphasize the important role ethics and character play in a market economy.

• Each lesson incorporates many economic concepts, which are fully explained.

• Lessons can be used in government, history, business education and international studies classes in addition to economics classes.

• Each lesson stands on its own and is not dependent on concepts developed in the other lessons.

• Lessons are correlated with National and California Economics standards.

• Some questions to be covered during the workshop include:

o What is the difference between self-interest and greed?

o Do markets need ethical standards and do they make us more moral?

o What should we do about sweatshops?

o Should we allow a free market for transplant organs?

o Is efficiency an ethical concept?

o Do businesses have a social responsibility?

o What is economic justice?

2008 CASET Economics in Education Conference - San Diego - October 24, 2008

From: Bernard [mailto:bmauricia@csusb.edu]

Great professional development opportunity!

The California Association of School Economics Teachers (CASET)

Presents our 13th Annual, Economics in Education Conference 2008

Friday, October 24, 2008
8:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Cuyamaca College
900 Rancho San Diego Parkway
San Diego, CA 92019

-Substitute scholarships/travel stipends (up to $125 value) are available to the first 100 teachers to register with their conference fee of $75 -Lunch -One unit of Continuing Education Credit Available - $65/unit -Every teacher that attends will receive a demonstration and copy of Virtual Economics ($100 value)

A few session topics
􀂃 Trans-Border Economics
􀂃 Best Practices
􀂃 Circular Flow
􀂃 Economics and Literature
􀂃 Capital Markets Contest (state of the economy through students’ eyes)
􀂃 Economic and financial literacy

Guest Speaker: Yoram Bauman, Ph.D.
Yoram Bauman, "the world's first and only stand-up economist", has appeared at venues ranging from the New York Improv to the American Association for the Advancement of Science's annual meeting, and also on YouTube, where his videos have over 350,000 hits. He has a BA in mathematics from Reed College, a PhD in economics from the University of Washington, and spends his non-comedy hours teaching in the UW environmental studies program and researching the economics of climate change. He has authored or co-authored three books (Tax Shift, Quantum Microeconomics, and Quantum Microeconomics with Calculus) as well as articles in popular and scholarly publications. He lives in Seattle, where he appears regularly at the Comedy Underground and runs a political comedy benefit show called Non-Profit Comedy that has raised over $40,000 for local non-profits. He also acts as the Specialized Co-Editor for Miscellany of the journal Economic Inquiry. In 2008 his Supply Side World Tour included shows at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Bank for International Settlements, and Oxford. His website is www.standupeconomist.com.

Scholarships to attend the conference are available:
1) P.O.s from schools or districts are accepted for payment of registration fees
2) you must send in your registration fee of $75 - scholarships may be used to cover registration fee cost
3) scholarship will be reimbursed to your school following the conference - maximum amount of $125
4) for Northern/Central CA teachers - scholarship can be used towards sub-fees/or travel expenses

-The CASET teacher scholarships are brought to you through a generous contribution from K. Robert Hahn

**For further information, please contact Bernard Mauricia at 800-845-9799 or email bmauricia@csusb.edu. You may also fax registration forms in at 909-537-7251.

Bernard Mauricia
Program Manager
California Council on Economic Education 5500 University Parkway San Bernardino, CA 92407
909-537-5494 - Phone
909-537-7251 - Fax
bmauricia@csusb.edu
www.ccee.org

California Council for the Social Studies: JOIN!

From: Michelle Herczog [mailto:herczog_michelle@yahoo.com]

The California Council for the Social Studies
is the leading voice for History-Social Science education in
California. It represents educators in all fields of the Social Studies
including history, geography, economics, political science, civics,
law, archaeology, sociology, psychology, philosophy, and the
humanities at all educational levels from kindergarten through
university.

CCSS Serves the Profession and the Membership Through:

• Advocacy for expanded quality Social Studies education programs for all K-12 students

• Visibility and communication of a strengthened History-Social Science discipline in California schools

• CCSS 48th Annual Conference: Historical Literacy in a Changing World, March 6-8, 2009 at the Ontario Convention Center

• Social Studies Review Journal with articles and teaching ideas related to specific high priority topics

• The Sunburst, quarterly newsletter with current and critical information about school reform issues, social studies professional development and leadership opportunities, and curriculum support

• Leadership Opportunities to participate on CCSS committees such as Curriculum & Instruction, Diversity and Social Justice, Governmental Relations, Membership, Professional Standards and Awards, and Publications

• Professional Recognition and celebration of excellence in social
studies leadership, programs and teaching at the elementary, middle, secondary, and higher education levels

EVERY HISTORY-SS TEACHER IN CALIFORNIA SHOULD BE A MEMBER OF CCSS, OUR PREMIER PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION – SEE THE ATTACHED MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION AND JOIN NOW!!!

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The Stock Market Game: A Program for Economic Literacy

From: Gary Dei Rossi [mailto:gdeirossi@sjcoe.net]

The Stock Market Game A Program for Economic Literacy

As we turn our thoughts to the new school year, please consider teaching the valuable lessons of financial literacy to your students through The Stock Market Game. In addition to the top 10 reasons to teach our program, we have exciting news to share with you! Read on...

10. You need to know this stuff, too!
9. It works - and here's how we know it does. (see below for NAEP Data)
8. It's relevant.
7. We have curriculum - and it's standards-based.
6. Prizes for winning student teams and teachers.
5. There's help if you need it.
4. The Stock Market Game supports you in the classroom.
3. Students are eligible for the InvestWrite essay competition.
2. It's FREE!!
1. 1,319 California teachers participated last year. 20,330 student teams. Over 100,000 students learned valuable financial literacy lessons.

What's new with the Stock Market Game this year? Weekly Webinars
Each Tuesday and Thursday afternoon, registered teachers will be able to participate in FREE, 90-minute, interactive webinars from the comfort of their office or home. Each webinar will offer a testimonial from a SMG Field Consultant or securities industry professional, a tour of the SMG website, and a question and answer period.

Wednesday afternoon webinars, 45 to 60 minutes in length, will be centered on a variety of specialty topics, including: How to get started with SMG in your classroom, how to plan your SMG lessons, how to do effective research, short selling, buying on margin, InvestWrite, and others. Email reminders will be sent weekly with webinar registration instructions. Participate as often as you like!

NAEP Data The May 2008 issue of American Economic Review: Papers and Procedures reported the National Assessment of Educational Progress in Economics results. The stock market game is noted as “the only activity that shows a positive and significant relationship with test scores…presumably this activity reinforced economic ideas learned in general economic courses.” (p544).

Since The Stock Market Game represents an overwhelming share of the market, we can be proud of the positive impact the SMG has on the economic knowledge of American students. If you wish to receive a copy of the article in its entirety, please email Maria Suggett, below and she will be happy to send it to you electronically.

Math Behind the Market - Elementary Version
In addition to the existing Intermediate and Advanced versions of this supplement to SMG curriculum, this version of the publication sponsored by McGraw Hill will be available Fall 2008.

Data consistently reports that the main reason teachers register is that they participated in the past, or heard about our program by a co-worker. We welcome new teachers to the SMG family! Please, tell a friend!

More information can be found in the attached files or by contacting:
Maria Suggett, Western Region Director, The Stock Market Game
120 Broadway, 35th Floor, New York, NY 10271 P: 646-942-3853 F: 212-968-0901
msuggett@sifma.org <mailto:msuggett@sifma.org>
Visit The Stock Market Game at:http://www.stockmarketgame.org

History-SS News from CISC -- September 2008

From: Gary Dei Rossi [mailto:gdeirossi@sjcoe.net]

Attached are a few items relating to history-social science in our state. Please share this information with other county offices and school districts. Also please continue to encourage schools to take part in the MYVOTE California Student Mock Election. (www.sos.ca.gov/elections.studentmockelection.htm).


This email contains information on the next California Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference, NCSS Conference, The California Association of School Economics Teacher Annual Conference, and information on the Holocaust workshops and trainings.

Thanks

Gary F. Dei Rossi, Co-Chair

CISC History-social science Committee

California Council for the Social Studies 48th Annual CCSS Conference, March 6-8, 2009, Ontario Convention Center. You are invited to attend The 48th Annual CCSS Conference, "Historical Literacy in a Changing World." The conference will take place March 6-8, 2009 at the Ontario Convention Center. For more information please visit their website at: www.ccss.org.


National Council for the Social Studies Annual Conference November 14-16, 2008, Houston, TX $199 Members; $295 Non-Members

From November 14 to 16, social studies educators from around the country will gather for the 88th NCSS Annual Conference. More than 500 sessions, workshops, clinics, and poster presentations will provide multiple ideas and avenues for social studies professionals to help our students develop the 21st century skills they need to thrive as citizens in our participatory democracy. The conference will include panel discussions on English Language Learners and the Social Studies, empowering elementary educators as Social Studies advocates, academic freedom, democratic education research, and the connections between Science and Social Studies. Visit the new NCSS website at: www.socialstudies.org/conference for more information and to register!

The California Association of School Economics Teachers (CASET), 13th Annual, Economics in Education Conference 2008

Friday, October 24, 2008, 8:30 AM - 3:00 PM, Cuyamaca College, 900 Rancho San Diego Parkway, San Diego, CA 92019

Substitute scholarships/travel stipends (up to $125 value) are available to the first 100 teachers to register with their conference fee of $75 -Lunch -One unit of Continuing Education Credit Available - $65/unit -Every teacher that attends will receive a demonstration and copy of Virtual Economics ($100 value). Guest Speaker: Yoram Bauman, Ph.D. Scholarships to attend the conference are available. For further information, please contact Bernard Mauricia at 800-845-9799 or email bmauricia@csusb.edu. You may also fax registration forms in at 909-537-7251(see attachment).

Holocaust Education: for a number of years Samuel M. Edelman, Ph.D. & Professor Carol Edelman have provided workshops and teacher training programs on the Holocaust, genocide and human rights as the State of California Center of Excellence for the Teaching of the Holocaust, Genocide, Human Rights and Tolerance. They have trained over 4,000 teachers and are now scheduling workshops in many areas throughout the state (Elk Grove, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Orange County to mention a few). Please contact their graduate student Meagen Yudell to get more information or to schedule a workshop. She can be reached at: 530-898-6148.

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A World Trade Simulation for High School Students

From: Amy.Ferraz@sf.frb.org

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
101 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94105


Dear Colleague,

On behalf of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (FRBSF), I would like to take this opportunity to introduce you to the International Economic Summit (IES) program. The IES is a world trade simulation for high school students that teaches fundamental economic concepts within the context of international trade. The program challenges high school students to think critically about the costs and benefits of trade while exploring the concept of globalization.

The IES program is a standards-based instructional unit that includes 13 individual lesson plans. The program is flexible in terms of classroom implementation, flowing into an existing course of study or as a stand-alone unit. By utilizing an experience-basedlearning model, it provides students with a solid foundation in economic fundamentals and incorporates a method for active-learning that is fun as well as challenging.

Over the course of the curriculum, students form teams, adopt a country, and take on the role of Economic Advisor. Each team conducts extensive research on “their” country in order to generate a strategic plan to improve living standards. The culminating activity is a six-hour, real time global trade simulation where student teams implement their strategic improvement plans in the simulated global marketplace.

The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco recently acquired the non-exclusive rights to deliver the IES program throughout a nine western state region. As a result the FRBSF provides, at no charge,the following materials and services to teachers and their schools:

● IES Teacher Training
● Mini Summit Kit for running a classroom simulation
● Teacher Handbooks that include lesson plans and curriculum information
● Mini Summit and Regional Event implementation support
● Classroom set of student workbooks called Players’ Guides
● An interactive website with curriculum materials and information

As you can see, the program has a great deal to offer both teachers and students, and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is excited to introduce the IES throughout the 12th District. You may also be interested in this story that aired on a local ABC affiliate after a Regional Summit Event we hosted recently in San Francisco: http://www.frbsf.org/education/teachers/ies/events.cfm

We would like to invite teachers to our upcoming professional development training on November 3-4, 2008 to learn more about implementing this exciting program. I have attached an informational brochure as well our registration form with our 2008-2009 schedule.

Please feel free to contact me if you have any additional questions.

Best regards,

Amy Ferraz
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Amy Ferraz
Economic Education Analyst
District Public Information
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
101 Market Street, Mail Stop 640
San Francisco, CA 94105
(ph) 415.974.2853 * (cell) 415.850.1104 * (fax) 415.977.4180
amy.ferraz@sf.frb.org

www.frbsf.org/education
www.FederalReserveEducation.org

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