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Join us for our Summer Workshop Series

All workshops are free of charge and include breakfast, lunch, and workshop materials.

For more workshop details, or to register for an event, please visit:  

http://www.frbatlanta.org/atlantafed/econ_ed/calendar_of_events.cfm#fl

Water and Resources in Northeast Florida

Grades 6-12

Tuesday, July 8, 2008        

8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Keeping it local.  This one day workshop will engage participants in understanding the issues about water and other resources in a time of uncertainty for northeast Florida.  Training on the issues will be conducted by University of North Florida faculty.  Teachers will also participate in active-learning lessons for teaching about water and resource issues in the classroom.

The Economics of the Great Depression

Grades 9-12

Thursday, July 10, 2008        

8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.        

History holds many economic lessons.  The Great Depression is an event that provides the opportunity to teach and learn a great deal about economics- whether you’re studying the economics reasons that the Depression took place, the factors that helped it come to an end, or the impact on Americans who lived through it.  This curriculum is designed to provide teachers with economic lessons that they can share with their students to help them understand this significant experience in U.S. history.