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Please note this event is in June and not July.  Sorry for the confusion.

Please Join us at the Kansas Speedway while we make you comfortable with economic concepts while helping you learn to integrate economics into your social studies classroom.  The program is set in a two-day format with awesome guest speakers!   Priority acceptance will be given to social studies teachers in grades 6-12.  Business and gifted teachers will have an opportunity to attend if space is available. You will leave this event with educational resources for your social studies class and a great understanding on economic principles.  Speakers will also provide examples of how to relate economics concepts to your students in a way that may be of interest to them. 

Each school represented will receive a free copy of the Virtual Economics interactive CD-ROM, a $100 value.  The Virtual Economics®: CD-ROM is an interactive tool that helps you understand the most important concepts in economics and personal finance and find the right lessons to teach them at your grade level. The CD-ROM allows you to search a database of over 1,200 lessons by grade level, concept, Voluntary National Content Standard in Economics or your state economic standards.  Then view and print the lessons you want. The CD-ROM also contains multimedia explanations for 51 key economic concepts and a glossary with over 500 economics terms and definitions.

June 22-23, 2009
Kansas Speedway - Media Center - Kansas City

Monday, June 22, 2009:
Noon - Registration/Lunch/Introductions
12:30 - 5:15 pm - Sessions with guest speakers (Speedway, Sports Commission)
5:30 - 8:30 pm - Reception/Dinner - guest speaker (Kevin Lockett)

Tuesday, June 23, 2009:
8:30 am - Continental Breakfast
9:00 - 4:30 pm - Sessions with guest speakers (Fed Reserve, KC Royals, KC Chiefs)
4:30 pm - Dismissed

The workshop is designed to enhance the understanding and teaching of economics for middle and high school social studies teachers.  As a certified teacher currently under contract you also have the option of receiving one graduate credit for a total cost of $100 from the University (ESU, FHSU, KU, KSU, or WSU) of your choice thanks to the KCEE partial scholarship.  

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There is no cost and meals are provided  Teachers will also receive FREE educational resources.  This workshop requires a $20 refundable deposit that will be returned to you uncashed at the end of the workshop as long as you attend all sessions.  It is just to hold your space.