presents the

21st Annual Meeting of the
Association of School Economic Teachers (ASET)

All are welcome! You do not need to be an ASET member to attend.

Friday, December 3, 2010
8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.



Miller Park - Uecker Room
1 Brewers Ways
Milwaukee, WI 53214

Format

This one-day conference will offer four presentations to help bring you up to date on some of today's most important personal finance and economics issues. Gain valuable knowledge that will help you lead classroom discussions and answer your students' questions with confidence. Among those presenting are college professors with expertise in personal financial and economics education as well as fellow teachers with years of experience teaching these disciplines.

2010 ASET Presentations:

• Balance of Trade
  Tim O'Driscoll, Director
  Center for Economic Education - Lakeland College (Milwaukee Center)
  
  
• The National Debt
  Tim O'Driscoll, Director
  Center for Economic Education - Lakeland College (Milwaukee Center)
  
  
• Causes of the Great Recession
  Scott Niederjohn, Director
  Center for Economic Education - Lakeland College (Sheboygan)
  
  
• Additional Presentation To Be Announced

Registration

$69.00 - Fee includes:

• Continental Breakfast
  
• Mid-morning beverage break
  
• Lunch
  

When registering online, you may choose to pay by check (you will be mailed an invoice) or via pay via PayPal.

Registration deadline: November 26th

Parking and Directions

Directions, Parking Instructions and Directions to the Meeting Room

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Phone: (414) 221-9785

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2009 ASET Presentations:

• Bud Selig, Commissioner of Major League Baseball
  The Economics of Sports
  
  Selig is the Commissioner of Major League Baseball, having served in that capacity since 1992 as the acting commissioner, and as the official commissioner since 1998. Selig oversaw baseball through the 1994 strike , the introduction of the wild card, interleague play, and the merging of the National and American leagues under the Office of the Commissioner. He was instrumental in organizing the World Baseball Classic in 2006. Selig also introduced revenue sharing. He is credited for the financial turnaround of baseball during his tenure with a 400 percent increase in the revenue of MLB and annual record breaking attendance
  

• Norm Cloutier, Director, Center for Economic Education, UW Parkside
  The Next Great Depression?: Engaging Your Students in Understanding the Great Depression and the Currents Recession
  
  What caused the Great Depression? Can it happen again? Is the 2008 recession the beginning of the next Great Depression? These questions, and more, will be explored in this session. Teachers attending the session will help demonstrate and will receive copies of the full lesson plan, Whatdunnit? The Great Depression Mystery , from the Council on Economic Education curriculum Focus: Understanding Economics in U.S. History.
  
  Power Point #1
  Power Point #2
  
  
• Bill Duddleston Director, Center for Economic Education, Edgewood College
  The Credit Crisis 2007-2009: Probable Causes and Tentative Explanations
  
  Find out the real story behind the credit crisis in plain and simple terms that your students will be able to understand. Learn the answers to questions such as What is the long term impact of this on the American and World economy? and What changes will have to be made to the financial markets?

  Power Point
  

• Tim O'Driscoll, Director, Center for Economic Education, Lakeland College/Milwaukee
  The Great Debate on Health Care Reform
  
  Learn the facts about health care reform:
  
  - How do health care costs in the U.S. compare with costs in other countries?
  - How does the government plan to pay for a government- sponsored health insurance program for all Americans?
  - Can we contain health care costs without compromising quality?
  - What is the role of private insurance?
  - What would health care reform mean for me?
  
  

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