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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS

SUMMER SCHEDULE

Economics for Leaders

$150 Attendance Stipend Available for Economics for Leaders Sites/Dates Austin, TX June 15 - 21 St. Petersburg, FL June 22 - 28 Boulder, CO July 6 - 12 Hillsdale, MI July 13 - 19 Ithaca, NY July 13 - 19 San Francisco, CA July 20 - 26 Williamsburg, VA July 20 - 26 Boston, MA July 27 – Aug. 2 Claremont, CA July 27 – Aug. 2 Vancouver, BC Aug. 3 – 9

Economics for Leaders •     One week residential programs for social studies and economics teachers.   •     Intellectually stimulating workshops taught by outstanding university professors and mentor teachers.   •     Learn to teach economics with engaging activities.     •     ‘Lab-style’ format with FTE instructors demonstrating activities with high school students.   •     Curriculum based on National Standards in Economic Education correlated with State Standards.   •     $150 Attendance Stipend for all participants. Additional $150 stipends available for commuters.   •     Three hours of graduate credit available.   Register Online at www.fte.org/teachers/programs/efl

Economic Forces in American History

Sites/Dates San Diego, CA June 23 - 28 Williamsburg, VA June 29 – July 4 Gettysburg, PA July 6 – 11 New York, NY July 8 - 11 Wooster, OH July 14 – 18 Las Vegas, NV July 20 - 25

Economic Forces in American History •     One week residential programs for social studies and history teachers.   •     Program sessions and activities help teachers incorporate economic activities and reasoning into American History courses.   •     Participants receive activities that simulate the circumstances of historic situations.   •     Instructors provide economic explanations of pivotal historical events.   •     Curriculum based on the voluntary National Standards in Economics Education correlated with State Standards.   •     Two hours of graduate credit available.   •     $300 stipend for EFIAH Wooster program participants.   Apply Online at www.fte.org/teachers/programs/history

"This course will energize and enhance your students' learning."

--Elizabeth DeWitt