|
|
International Economics Summit TM A World Simulation for High School Students brought to you by:
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco The Hawaii Council on Economic Education (HCEE), in conjunction with The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (FRBSF), invites you to a two-day teacher training for the International Economic Summit (IES) program. IES is a world trade simulation for high school students and teaches fundamental economic concepts within the context of international trade. Participating teachers will receive the following at no charge: * | 14 hours of Teacher Professional Development instruction covering the use of standards-based economic concepts imbedded in the IES program | * | A Teacher Handbook containing all curriculum and teaching instructions | * | A classroom set of student workbooks, called Player’s Guides | * | A Mini-Summit Kit with all the materials to conduct a world trade simulation in the classroom | * | A performance assessment piece to help evaluate student understanding of IES concepts |
In addition, teachers who complete the two days of training will receive a Certificate of Completion. Cost
FREE!
* Transportation and hotel costs for neighbor island teachers will not be covered by HCEE or FRBSF. Neighbor Island Economics Cadre teachers are eligible for a $350 travel stipend if this workshop is used to fulfill the optional workshop requirement. When
Thursday, March 27 and Friday, March 28, 2008
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Breakfast and lunch will be provided. Who
High School Teachers Pre-Requisites
Participating teachers attending the two-day training should have experience teaching Social Studies. Participants are expected to:
| * | Actively participate in the training session activities | | * | Implement the 13-unit instructional unit and IES simulation in at least one class |
Where
Hawaii State Teachers Association
1200 Ala Kapuna St.
Honolulu, HI 96819
View Map
Fun Stuff
The IES program challenges high school students to think critically about the costs and benefits of trade while exploring the concept of globalization. IES is a standards-based instructional unit that includes 13 individual lesson plans, providing flexible classroom implementation, by easily flowing into an existing course of study or as a stand-alone unit. By utilizing an experience-based learning model, it provides students with a solid foundation in economic fundamentals and incorporates a method for active-learning that is fun as well as challenging.
Over the course of the curriculum, students form teams, adopt a country, and take on the role of Economic Advisors. Each team conducts extensive research on “their” country in order to generate a strategic plan to improve living standards. The culminating activity is a six-hour, real time global trade simulation where student teams competitively Registration
Please complete the registration form and fax, email, or mail it to the Hawaii Council on Economic Education. It must be received by March 7, 2008. Hawai`i Council on Economic Education
1136 Union Mall, Suite 310
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: 808-536-6304
Fax: 808-536-6313
E-Mail: programs@hcee.org |
|
|