To help teachers and school divisions teach more of their students economics and personal finance, VCEE and its affiliated university-based centers, in conjunction with the Federal Reserve and others, are committed to providing professional development opportunities for teachers around the Commonwealth. This is made possible with significant support from the private sector matching some public sector support.
Below are institutes scheduled for 2010 providing teachers up to 42 hours of instruction that includes content knowledge and creative lesson plans for use in the classroom. Details and registration for these opportunities can be found under Teacher Workshops.
| Date |
Focus/Location |
Sponsoring Centers |
| June 21,22,24,25,28,29 |
Economics/Pittsylvania/Danville |
Lynchburg College/VA Tech |
| June 23-25 |
Economics Part A/Spotsylvania |
VCU/GMU |
| July 8,9,12,13,15,16 |
Economics/Abingdon |
VA Tech/Lynchburg |
| July 8,9,12,13,15,16 |
Economics/Richmond |
VCU |
| July 12,13,14,15,16,19 |
Economics/Harrisonburg |
JMU |
| July 19-21, 26-28 |
Personal Finance/Fairfax |
GMU |
| August 9-13 |
Personal Finance/VA Beach |
ODU |
| August 5,6,9,10,12,13 |
Economics/Fairfax |
GMU |
| August 9-13 |
Personal Finance/Richmond |
VCU |
| August 2,3,5,6 |
Economics Part A /Roanoke |
VA Tech/Lynchburg |
| Fall - TBA |
Economics Part B /Spotsylvania |
GMU/VCU |
| October 1-3 |
Economics Part B /Roanoke |
VA Tech/Lynchburg |
October/November
November/December |
Economics Part A/VA Beach
Economics Part B/VA Beach |
ODU |
Many thanks to Bank of America, BB&T, Capital One, Genworth Foundation, SunTrust, Virginia Bankers Association Education Foundation, Virginia Credit Union and Wachovia, a Wells Fargo Company whose financial support is making these opportunities available to teachers at no cost.
Below is a listing of opportunities from other organizations for Virginia high school teachers teaching economics and/or personal finance.
College credit courses designed for educators
ODU Econ 595 A 3 credit class M, T, Th from 3:45 - 6:45pm June 21 - July 22, 2010
M/T class will have a Virtual Class meeting between ODU’s Norfolk campus and the Virginia Beach and Tri-Cities Centers. Thursday’s class will meet in person rotating between the three locations and include methodology. Tuition: Approx $816.00 for the 3 undergraduate credits.
CNU Econ 595 3 credit class Economics for Educators Monday-Thursday 6:00 -8:15pm May 24 -June 24 BTC Building room 326 at CNU. Tuition: $1106 plus $35 fee for 3 credit graduate course.
FTE offers Economics On-line for Teachers. These programs are usually provided in the Spring. Click here for details.
School administrators should contact VCEE or a center for economic education in their area if looking for guidance on where to find resources or to plan professional development opportunities for their teachers. VCEE and many businesses and community partners know how critical it is to send Virginia's students out into the world with basic economic and financial literacy. We stand ready to assist each school division to do what it can to provide their students with this education as soon as they can.
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