Spring 2008 Workshop Schedule

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Learning from the Market: Integrating the Stock Market Game Across the Curriculum
w  January 23  w  3:45-5:45 p.m.  w  Turner Ashby High School Computer Room
This workshop features Learning from the Market from the National Council on Economic Education, with activities that connect subject areas as diverse as math, social studies and English. Grades 4-12.

Economics Lessons in Jamestown
w  January 30  w  3:45-5:45 p.m.  w  Pleasant Valley Elementary School Library
Historic Jamestown provides the backdrop for using Blood on the River and Shadows in the Glasshouse to teach economic concepts and the story of our nation’s first permanent English settlement. Grades 4-7 (Reading teachers and librarians welcomed).

Chocolate Economics
w  February 7  w  3:45-5:45 p.m.  w  John Wayland Elementary School Art/Science Room
The Standards of Learning come to life when they are illustrated with the world’s most popular candy. Participants receive Chocolate Economics lessons and free samples. Grades K-7.

Teaching Economic Concepts Using VIPs
w  February 13  w  3:45-5:45 p.m.  w  Waterman Elementary School
The elementary SOLs include a number of Very Important Persons. These historical figures and their times become real to students through interactive, hands-on activities. Grades K-4.

Learning, Earning and Investing
w  February 28  w  3:45-5:45 p.m.  w  Thomas Harrison Middle School Library
This workshop shows how personal financial decision-making can be taught to secondary students with SOL-coordinated activities from the National Council on Economic Education. Grades 6-12.

Mali at the Museum
w  March 12  w  3:45-5:45 p.m.  w  Madison Art Museum
Third grade teachers are always on the lookout for materials to teach the SOL on the African civilization of Mali. This workshop provides great source material and activities demonstrations. Grades K-3.

Travel Down the Silk Road: the People, Places and Products
w  April 16  w  3:45-5:45 p.m.  w  Madison Art Museum
Geography, history and economics come together as these materials and activities show how the Silk Road facilitated trade and contact between China and other cultures. Grades K-3.

Mathematics and Economics: Connections for Life
w  April 17  w  3:45-5:45 p.m.  w  Center for Economic Education, 1598 S. Main St., Harrisonburg
This workshop explores connections between mathematics and economics. Each participant receives a grade-appropriate book. Grades K-5.

GEM Fair (Global Entrepreneurship Marketplace)
w  May 29  w  9 a.m.-2 p.m.  w  JMU Convocation Center
Limited to trained Mini-Society® teachers and their classes; check http://cob.jmu.edu/econed/gemfair for details. Grades 3-8.

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