Center for Economic Education

T'NSTAAFL Institute

(There’s No Such Thing as a Free Lunch)

Dates: August 1-4, 2005	Time: 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Place: Kalamazoo College	Instructors: Chuck Stull, Melinda Dickinson, John Noling
Audience: K-12 teachers	Credit: 2 SB-CEUs (pending approval)
Stipend: $100.	Registration Fee: $ 50.

This four-day workshop is focused on teaching the economic way of thinking and the fundamental concepts of economics and financial education. The Institute will introduce many teaching strategies for the classroom. Teachers will receive grade-appropriate teaching materials to use with their students.

We will begin with core economic concepts and use them to analyze a variety of economic and public policy issues. Topics will include the global economy, technological change, current economic policy, the environment and economics, and personal finance. We will discuss timely issues such as oil prices, social security reform, health care costs, and the state of Michigan’s economy. The emphasis will be on classroom applications. Breakout groups will work with targeted grade level materials.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Teachers who complete the workshop will receive a $100 stipend.

This program is made possible through the generous support of General Motors. A portion of this program is funded as part of the national Excellence in Economic Education Grant. The Kalamazoo Collge Center for Economic Education is an affiliate of the Michigan Council on Economic Education and the National Council on Economic Education

proposed agenda
(A work in progress: Expect changes and improvements )

Monday August 1

Session I

9:00 am – noon

1. Introductions, information, and goals for the week
2. Core Economic Principles and Concepts: What every teacher should know about the economic way of thinking
3. break
4. Break-out groups by grade level
a. PlayDough
b. Current economic policy

Lunch

Session II

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

1. Getting dressed in the global economy
2. break
3. United States and the World economy

Tuesday August 2

Session III

9:00 am – noon

1. Supply and Demand
2. break
3. History and technological change: the case of the Model T
4. Break-out groups by grade level
a. Econ & Me (part I)
b. Auto industry

Lunch

Session IV

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
1. Markets and the legal system
2. break
3. Circular Flow of Economic Activity

Wednesday August 3

Session V

9:00 am – noon

1. Money
2. break
3. Prices over time
4. Break-out groups by grade level
a. Econ and Me (Part II)
b. Monetary policy

Lunch

Session VI

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

1. Environment and Economics
2. break
3. International economy

Thursday August 4

Session VII

9:00 am – noon

1. EconAround Bingo
2. Taking the Eeek! out of Economics
3. break
4. Break-out groups by grade level

Lunch

Session VIII

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

1. Personal Finance Basics
2. break
3.Closing comments
4. Institute evaluation

(This is a preliminary schedule for planning purposes. Changes are ongoing. A final agenda will be sent to participants and posted online when it is ready.)

Registration form: Kalamazoo College Economics Institute Aug 1-4, 2005

Name____________________________

School ___________________________

Grade_____________________________

email_____________________________

Home address_______________________

City _______________________________

State, ZIP __________________________

Phone_____________________

State Board Continuing Education Units ($5 processing fee):

Are you interested in earning CEU credits for this workshop? __________

Have you ever received CEUs through KRESA? ______________

Please print this registration form and send to:
Chuck Stull
Kalamazoo College
1200 Academy St.
Kalamazoo, MI 49006

or FAX it to (269) 337-5733.

or email the information to me at cstull@kzoo.edu

Questions? Call Chuck Stull at (269) 337-7023

May 18, 2005
Webpage created and maintained by Chuck Stull
Department of Economics and Business
Kalamazoo College