Fall 2009 Workshop Schedule

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Conducting a Successful Classroom Economy: Four-Week Workshop Series
♦  September 10, 17, 24; and October 1  ♦  3:45-5:45 p.m.  ♦  Smithland Elementary School
Discover the teaching power of in-class societies by attending any of the four. Attend all sessions and receive a copy of the resource book, The Classroom Mini-Economy, a hands-on guide to starting and managing a successful classroom economy. Participants also receive an invitation to attend an area-wide fair in May 2010 – the Global Entrepreneurship Marketplace Fair, or GEM Fair – for all area Mini-Economies and Mini-Societies. Grades 3-7.

Sept 10: Introduction. An overview of a mini-economy; how it works, what it teaches and why it will motive your students.

Sept 17: Getting Started and Making it Work.  Setting up a mini-economy in the classroom.

Sept 24: Keeping it Going. Market days, Auctions and Taxes.

Oct 1: Cross-curricular Activities and the GEM Fair. Interdisciplinary lessons and a culminating event.

The Stock Market Game: Empowering Students to Invest in a Secure Financial Future
♦  September 16  ♦  3:45-5:45 p.m.  ♦  Turner Ashby High School 
Financial planning basics, the role of the stock market in the economy, research tools and details for playing this motivational cross-curricular competition will be covered. Free materials. Grades 4-12.

The World of Ancient Greece and Rome
♦  October 15  ♦  3:45-5:45 p.m.  ♦  Madison Art Collection, James Madison University 
The social studies SOL 3.7 is the focus of this workshop that features ancient artifacts and classroom ready lessons. Grades K-3.

Economics in Action: 14 Greatest Hits for Teaching Economics
♦  October 29  ♦  3:45-5:45 p.m.  ♦  JMU Center for Economic Education, 1598 S. Main St.
This session features the resource book including simulations, role-playing activities and mystery-based lesson plans that will insure your students learn the concepts. The first ten teachers who register and attend receive a copy of the book. Grades 7-12.

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and Fantastic Mr. Fox
♦  November 11  ♦  3:45-5:45 p.m.  ♦  John Wayland Elementary School
Productive resources, goods and services and economic decision-making are some of the concepts included in these interactive lessons based on two popular pieces of literature. Grades K-5.

Agriculture in the Classroom
♦  November 12  ♦  3:45-5:45 p.m.  ♦  Pleasant Valley Elementary School
Part of a program that encourages and enhances agricultural literacy, this session features SOL-aligned hands-on activities, a classroom set of laminated Virginia maps and extensive resources. Further information available at http://www.agintheclass.com/workshop/workshop.asp . Grades K-5.

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