Professional Development - Workshops
Virtual Economics 3.0 CD-ROM
Virtual Economics®: Version 3.0 CD-ROM is designed to be used by K-12 teachers as a refresher in basic economic concepts as well as a comprehensive library of economic lessons that can be infused into the existing curriculum. The CD includes over 1,200 printable lessons; the lessons have been correlated to state content standards.
The Virtual Economics CD-ROM has proven to be a very useful resource tool to enhance the social studies, math, language arts and science curricula. Each teacher completing the training will receive a complimentary copy of the new VE 3.0 CD-ROM ($99.50 value), while supplies last. Teachers are limited to one complementary copy.
Host a Workshop
A Virtual Economics workshop that is specialized to target your school or district audience and curriculum needs promises to deliver quality professional development supported by a rich supply of materials. To learn more about hosting a workshop, please see the Virtual Economics information sheet.
Enroll in a scheduled Workshop
Workshops are only open to in-service teachers of grades K-12. A teacher may receive only one complimentary copy of Virtual Economics 3.0. Additional copies may be purchased for $99.50 from the National Council on Economic Education.
Teachers attending a half-day SMG session in the VE-SMG combination workshops will receive valuable teaching resources. For more information on The Stock Market Game™, visit http://www.stockmarketgame.org or visit the SMG pages of this web site.
- June 9-11; June 12, 13 and 16; June 17-19. Summer School at The ( St. Louis) Fed. Meets at The Hampton Inn-Gateway Arch, St. Louis, MO; register through the Office of Economic Education at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Teachers' choice: Attend one, two or all three sessions. Take for graduate credit or non-credit. VE training and CD distribution offered for each of the three sessions. Qualified teachers may only receive one free copy of Virtual Economics 3.0 CD Rom. View the program brochure.
- June 9-13 and June 16-19 - 9:00 - 2:00, River Forest. Strategies for Teaching Economics in the Elementary Classroom; ECON 702, a 3-graduate hour course for teachers which includes the Virtual Economics 3.0 CD-ROM to qualified teachers. Registrations begin March 17. For information, contact Sheryl Gallaher at s-gallaher@govst.edu or 708.534.4926.
- July 14 - 25, University of Illinois at Chicago. Economics is for Life! Economics 442B for K-12 teachers. Virtual Economics 3.0 will be included in the July 16 - 18 module, "Drawing the Big Picture - Basic Macroeconomic Concepts". For complete information, contact Helen Roberts by email or by phone at 312.355.0378.
List updated May 13, 2008