James Madison University Center for Economic Education
Jun 27, 2016 - Jul 01, 2016
8:00 am - 4:30 pm
James Madison University Zane Showker Hall
421 Bluestone Drive
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
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Grade Level: High School
Potential Recertification Credits: 40
This institute is particularly helpful for those teaching the personal finance portion of high school Economics and Personal Finance as it covers detailed content instruction including banking, credit, consumer rights and responsibilities, insurance, taxes, and financial planning. Content instruction is delivered by experts from the various fields and participants receive curricula for use in the classroom.
Teachers also take the W!SE Financial Literacy test and have the opportunity to earn this Teacher Certification at no charge.
Participants receive a number of resources for use in the classroom including a Virtual Economics Version 4.5 flash drive with over 1,400 activity-based lessons searchable by grade and topic, 51 key economic concepts, and a glossary with over 500 terms. ($160 value).
Lunch and refreshments provided.
Fee: NO CHARGE
Instructor: Lynne Stover, Associate Director for Programs
Contact Person:
Lynne Stover, Associate Director for Programs
Center for Economic Education
James Madison University
540.568.3248
stoverlf@jmu.edu
OFFERED BY:
SPONSORS
This program is offered at no cost with support from Your Economic Success (YES), and Fund for Teaching Excellence .
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