Continuing Education
EconomicsWisconsin and our Center for Economic Education at UW-Oshkosh provide a series of graduate credit online classes intended to explore contemporary and historical issues in economics. Each of these courses will include teaching and learning resources appropriate for elementary, middle, and high school students. Internet resources will be featured. Course material and activities will be related to Wisconsin Academic Standards in economics for grades 4, 8, and 12.
These on-line courses can be used as part of an educator's Professional Development Plan (PI 34) or simply to expand the teacher's knowledge of economic issues and financial concepts. Register for all, or pick and choose the classes that meet your needs.
To participate in an online class, you much have access to the internet and have an email address that you use on a regular basis.
Scholarships for $200 are available to current Wisconsin teachers. Click here for an application.**Our scholarship funds available have been met. We are not longer accepting scholarship applications. (1/26/2012)**
WHAT |
DATES |
DESCRIPTION |
REGISTRATION INFO |
Spring 2012 |
|||
| The Federal Reserve & Economic Policy | 2/6 - 3/16 |
The Federal Reserve Bank plays an important role in determining economic policy for the United States. This course will focus on how the Fed determines and conducts policy as well as the new and expanded role the Fed is playing in the current economic crisis. We will also spend time discussing the history of the Fed, including its role in the Great Depression. Teaching and learning resources are appropriate for middle and high school students and some are available via the Internet. Course material and activities are correlated with the Wisconsin Academics Standards in economics for grades 8 and 12. |
This is a one credit course taught by Scott Niederjohn. Register today! |
| Economics and Children's Literature | 3/26 - 5/11 | Elementary level teachers will learn how to introduce their students to economics in a fun and interesting way, by using popular children's stories. This course gives teachers ideas on how to educate their students about basic economic concepts, such as scarcity, opportunity cost, costs and benefits, trade, and decision-making. Popular children's stories will provide the foundation for developing an “economic way of thinking”. Participants will receive sample lesson plans and be able to develop their own materials to accompany books they are already using in their classrooms. | This is a one credit course taught by David Bashaw. Register today! |
| Economics of Sports | 3/26 - 5/11 | Sports examples are an excellent way to illustrate economic principles to students. Some of the topics covered in this course include the economics of player salaries, ticket prices and ticket scalping; pricing in the memorabilia market; and public financing of stadiums. The course will cover a number of practical ways you can apply basic economic principles you already know to major league sports. In addition, you will learn economic concepts that may be new to you and your students. |
This is a one credit course taught by Dr. Norm Cloutier. Register today! |
Summer 2012 |
|||
| Healthcare Economics | 6/11-7/20 | This course will examine the supply and demand for health care, including the impacts of health insurance. Efficiency in the health care market will be analyzed, including physician behavior, hospital performance and new modes of health care delivery. Teaching and learning resources are appropriate for middle school and high school students and some are available via the Internet. Course material and activities are correlated with the Wisconsin Academic Standards in economics for grades 8 and 12. |
This is a one credit course taught by Dr. David Bashaw. Register today! |
Cost:
Courses are offered for graduate credit through Extension Departments at UW Oshkosh, therefore you will be charged the current UW graduate student rate.
Fall 2011 Tuition Rates: $410 per one graduate credit (without segregated fees)
In addition to tuition and fees, you may be required to purchase textbooks. Contact the course instructor for a list of required readings.
A limited number of scholarships are available for half the cost of tuition. These scholarships are intended for current Wisconsin teachers who have enrolled in an online graduate course offered through our Centers for Economic Education. Click here for an application. **Our scholarship funds available have been met. We are not longer accepting scholarship applications. (1/26/2012)**
Registration:
Courses are offered through our Center for Economic Education (CEE) at UW Oshkosh. To register, please contact:
| Deirdre Watts, Director Center for Economic Education College of Education University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh 800 Algoma Blvd. Oshkosh , WI 54901 |
Phone: (920) 424-2440 Fax: (920)-424-1734 |
Questions about course content should be directed to the instructor. Click on the instructor's name to send an email. Be sure to include the course name you are inquiring about.
Sponsors:
The Alberta S. Kimball-Mary L. Anhaltzer Foundation
