Center for Economic Education
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Center for Economic Education
The mission of the FAU Center for Economic Education is to provide area educators access to new and innovative ways to teach economics in the K-12 classroom.
What We Do?
The FAU Center for Economic Education promotes economic education by offering in-service workshops and programs for K-12 educators in its service area. These workshops and programs emphasize active learning techniques to introduce economics, personal finance and entrepreneurship into a number of subjects including geography, mathematics, history, civics as well as many other subjects.
How many teachers does the Center reach?
Since 2005, the Center has offered 123 programs to 2,300 teachers. The total contact hours of these programs have totaled almost 500 hours. Many of the programs provided teachers with either print materials or CD-ROMs of curriculum materials.
Looking for lesson plans? Check out EconEdLink.
For information about economic education in Florida, check out the Florida Council on Economic Education.
Eric Silagy Visits the FAU Center
Our Workshop and Program Schedule
The mission of the FAU Center for Economic Education is to provide area educators access to new and innovative ways to teach economics in the K-12 classroom.
Workshops:
The FAU Center for Economic Education offers many teacher workshops throughout the year. For our recent listings, please click on the schedule link on the right.
Programs:
Teach Children to Save Day
The FAU Center for Economic Education is teaming up with the School District of Palm Beach County to start a district-wide Teach Children to Save Day. This program will partner local financial institution professionals with elementary school classes to teach children about the importance of savings. In the program, financial professionals present a specifically designed curriculum to elementary school classes. The concept of the program is to have students taught by professionals in the industry – providing the students with insights into the banking and financial industry as well as learning about saving.
If you or your financial institution is interested in participating next year, please send an email with your name and financial institution to Bill Bosshardt at the FAU Center for Economic Education: econed@fau.edu.
Schedule 2019-2020: Fall Workshops
| Name | Level | Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palm Beach County Preschool | Middle, High | Aug 6 | 4:30 to 8:00 | Palm Beach Lakes |
| Earning Income and Buying Goods | Middle, High | Sept 4 | 4:30 to 8:00 | FAU - Davie |
| Personal Finance #1: Palm Beach | Middle, High | Sept 19 | 4:30 to 8:00 | Palm Beach County Schools |
| Monopolies: Should Facebook be Broken Up | Middle, High | Sept 24 | 4:30 to 8:00 | FAU - Boca |
| CEE / NAEE Conference in Los Angeles | All | Oct 3 - 5 | 4:30 to 8:00 | Los Angeles |
| Saving and Credit: Making Decisions for Now and Later | Middle, High | Oct 23 | 4:30 to 8:00 | FAU - Davie |
| Personal Finance #2: Palm Beach | Middle, High | Oct 24 | 4:30 to 8:00 | Palm Beach County Schools |
| History of Immigration Post Civil War | Middle, High | Nov 7 | 4:30 to 8:00 | FAU - Boca |
| Investing and Insurance: Dealing with Risk | Middle, High | Dec 5 | 4:30 to 8:00 | FAU - Davie |
| Teach Children to Save | Elementary | TBA | 4:30 to 8:00 | |
| Next Gen Workshop | Middle, High | Jan 17 | 4:30 to 8:00 | FAU - Davie |
| More to come... |
Competitions / Events
| Event | Level | Date | Who |
|---|---|---|---|
| REEL Awards | All | Coming to FAU |
The FAU Center for Economics Education is currently affiliated with:
- The Florida Council on Economic Education (FCEE), www.fcee.org
- The Council for Economic Education (CEE), www.councilforeconed.org
The FAU Center for Economics Education has received funding, grants or support during 2019-20 from:
- The Florida Council on Economic Education (FCEE) www.fcee.org
- Florida Security Dealers Association
- Next Gen Personal Finance
- The Helen Ingham Foundation
- Council for Economic Education
Our Affiliations & Sponsors
The FAU Center is affiliated with:
- The Florida Council on Economic Education (FCEE), www.fcee.org
- The Council for Economic Education (CEE), www.councilforeconed.org
The Center received funding, grants or support from:
- The Florida Council on Economic Education (FCEE)
- Florida Securities Dealer Association
- The Helen Ingham Foundation
- Council for Economic Education
- NextEra Energy
- State Farm
- Port Everglades
- Zimmerman Advertising
William Bosshardt
Professor and Director Center for Economic Education | Department of Economics