Grades K-12
SOL-Compliant, Economic Education
Teacher Workshops
Fall 2009
Teachers from Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Campbell, and Lynchburg participate FREE thanks to the financial partnership support from each school division and grant money from the Virginia Tobacco Commission and Virginia Council on Economic Education. All other teachers will be charged a $25 fee to cover a portion of the workshop expenses.
REGISTRATION PROCEDURES:
To better maintain registration information, all teachers are asked to register on the Virginia Council on Economic Education website (www.vcee.org) by clicking "Teacher Workshops" then selecting "Lynchburg College" as the "Sponsoring Center for Economic Education" then "Search" then "Register" (located in blue bar beneath workshop description). Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis.
SESSION 1: Stock Market GameTM - Empower Students for a Secure Financial Future
Grades: 4-12
Thursday, September 10
Lynchburg College, Schewel Hall, Trading Lab 134
4 - 7 p.m.
Teachers do NOT need any prior knowledge of the stock market to attend this workshop or play the game! Teachers begin the workshop by learning (or reviewing) basic investment terms and strategies for personal and classroom use. These terms and strategies have been turned into classroom lessons, equipping workshop participants with everything they need to successfully implement the game in their classrooms. After observing the Stock Market GameTMwebsite navigation, participants practice navigating the website on their own using a self-guided tour. Game participants gain access to a wealth of online curriculum resources designed to make playing the game almost effortless. SOL correlations are available for math, business/marketing, language arts, social studies, and technology. Winning teachers and students will be recognized at the annual Economic Education Awards Reception in May 2010 at Lynchburg College.
SESSION 2: Barnyard Economics
Grades: K - 4
Tuesday, October 20
Lynchburg College, Hopwood Hall, Room 14
4 - 6 p.m.
What do Virginia farm animals, crops, and jobs have to do with economics? Everything! This original approach to teaching economics to elementary school students is the way to go if retention of economic concepts is the goal. By connecting economic concepts with things children already know and experience, student comprehension is greatly improved. Workshop participants will take part in games and activities including Bartering for a Balanced Lunch, Farm Jobs Concentration, Virginia Trail Mix Assembly Line, and Who Needs a Farm? Economic concepts covered include jobs, natural-human-capital resources, barter, choice, opportunity cost, etc. All workshop participants receive an array of FREE resources, such as a class set of Virginia agricultural maps, books, posters, and other curricula valued at more than $100. You will not want to miss these SOL-aligned activities designed to provide students with real-life economic applications to their everyday life experiences!
SESSION 3: Katrina's Classroom: Financial Lessons from a Hurricane
Grades: 6-12
Thursday, December 3
Lynchburg College, Schewel Hall, Room 209
4 - 7 p.m.
Meet Nick, Jacquelyn, and Jamie. Through these teenagers' stories, middle and high school students will learn the importance of being financially prepared. This engaging DVD-based curriculum teaches students about financial responsibilities such as budgeting, banking, savings, and wise use of credit and includes lesson plans and student activities tied to each five-minute video segment. Also featured in this workshop are two new Fed curricula titled, It's Your Paycheck, and Building Wealth. This workshop is a "must attend" for any middle and high school teacher who teaches financial education.
SESSION 4: Using K-3 Economics to Teach Math
Grades: K-3
Tuesday, December 8
Lynchburg College, Hopwood Hall, Room 14
4 - 7 p.m.
This brand new curriculum features hands-on lessons that get two jobs done in one - teaching economics and reviewing math at the same time! These 12 active-learning lessons include student-centered introductions of basic economic concepts that are reinforced through math activities. Cross-curricular activities engage students by:
- graphing their economic choices,
- identifying shapes using hats worn by human resources,
- using nonstandard units of measurement to solve scarcity problems,
- using Venn diagrams to organize goods found at school,
- using numbers and operations to learn about services provided at school,
- matching measurement tools (capital) with the human resources who use them, and
- creating a human clock to learn about producers.
SESSION 5: The Right Start in Teaching Economics Institute
Grades: 7-12
January 28 - 31, 2010
Hilton Garden Inn in Lynchburg
This four-day institute is perfect for teachers new to teaching high school economics (three years or less) or who seek a better understanding of basic economic principles. While the program is designed for high school teachers, some middle school teachers may also benefit. Key topics include:
• Scarcity/Opportunity Cost
• Incentives & the Role of Profit
• Markets & Prices
• The Role of Government
• Trade
• The Banking System
• Competition & Market Structure
• Externalities & Property Rights
• Tragedy of the Commons
All costs for registration, materials, lodging and some meals are covered by FTE (Foundation for Teaching Economics). Participants are responsible for transportation to and from Lynchburg. A $100 expense honorarium will be paid if lodging in not needed. Participants are eligible for recertification points and/or two semester hours of graduate credits in economics at a cost of $200 from Florida Gulf Coast University. Participants will be accepted from all of Virginia on a first-come, first-served basis and must fill out an application and send a $100 refundable check to reserve a seat. Please contact Cheryl Ayers (ayers.c@lynchburg.edu) for an application. Deadline is December 1, 2009.
EXTRA INCENTIVES
- All workshops are SOL-compliant.
- Each participant will take home a collection of ready-to-use lessons and/or curriculum unit.
- Certificates of completion will be awarded for recertification points, as approved by each school division.
- Food and drink will be served at every workshop!
DIRECTIONS
TO HOPWOOD HALL
• Off Lakeside Drive (221N), enter through Lynchburg College's main entrance on the right.
• Pass the guard house and veer right at the "Y" in the road onto Hopwood Drive
• Hopwood Hall is the second brick building on the left.
TO SCHEWEL HALL
• On Lakeside Drive (221N), pass Lynchburg College's main entrance on the right.
• Take the first right at the first light.
• Take the next right onto College Drive.
• Take a right onto Vernon Street at the top of the hill.
• Schewel Hall is the three-story brick building straight ahead (beside the Chapel and attached to library).