Programs
and Activities
Workshops and Conferences
Student Programs
Adult Programs
Award Programs for Teachers
Graduate Courses
CEE Study Opportunities for Teachers
Workshops and Conferences offered by other organizations
Workshops and Conferences
Student Programs
- Economics Challenge
High school students compete in answering questions on micro, macro, and international trade
economics as well as current events and economic policy applications.
- Stock Market Simulation
Grades K-12, Technical College Students, and Adults
- Stock Market Simulation Essay Competition
Grades K-12
- Youth Enterprise Academy
Summer Program for 9th & 10th Grade Milwaukee Public School Students
- Youth Enterprise Junior Academy
Summer Program for 6th, 7th & 8th Grade Milwaukee Public School Students
EconomicsAmerica Programs for Students
- Making a Job
Students identify and analyze potential business opportunities through the development of a business plan for an entrepreneurial venture.
- Entrepreneurial
Students attend a residential Summer Institute between junior and senior year in which they focus on the development of skills, knowledge and attitudes of entrepreneurship.
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Adult Programs
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Award Programs for Teachers
Excellence in Teaching Economics and Financial Literacy
The awards program is open to all K-12 Wisconsin teachers.
GATE Teachers of the Year Awards Program
The awards program is open to all K-12 teachers that are GATE members
(If you are not yet a member of GATE, you can join right now by visiting www.ncee.net/gate . Membership is free.)
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Graduate Courses
Online Professional Development Courses
Tuition Reimbursement Available to Wisconsin Teachers.
Click the link above to view details and course descriptions.
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Study Opportunities for Teachers
NCEE Study Tours
Study tours are for U.S. educators who teach economics, history, social studies, and civics at the K-12 level will be selected. Different countries with transitioning economies are selected for the tours. Teachers selected to attend will participate in and observe economic education activities, including school visits, observations of teacher-training activities, and meetings with ministry officials and leaders in education. Teachers will meet with teachers, share ideas and experiences in economic education, and observe their peers as they creatively deliver lessons in economics to students in elementary and secondary schools. U.S. participants will also learn about in-country education reforms, training and delivery systems, curriculum and materials development, standards, and assessment. Activities showcasing cultural aspects of the selected are also be included.
NCEE Training of Writers Program
The Writing Program trains economic educators to write economic education instructional materials in a five-day workshop. This program is for outstanding economic educators who have the commitment and support tocontinue developing high-quality economic education instructional materials after completing this program.
Workshops and Conferences offered by other orgainzations
NYSE Teachers Workshop Program
The NYSE Teachers' Workshop Program is geared towards economics, business and social studies teachers who include the stock market in their classroom curricula. The free Teachers' Workshop at the New York Stock Exchange program is designed to give teachers a thorough understanding of the capital raising process, the NYSE's market system, technology, and regulation and surveillance. Educational materials and workshops enable teachers to translate the information to lassroom curricula. Click the link above to view the workshop schedule.
Foundation for Teaching Economic (FTE) - The Right Start In Teaching Economics
A free four-day residential program which primarily focuses on economic content. Goal is to allow teachers who are new teachers of economics (three years economics teaching experience or less) to identify and learn basic economic content and develop lesson plans for effectively teaching high school economics.
National Institute of Financial & Economic Literacy
Summer Program. Learn from top-notch instructors and guest speakers with national and local experience in the financial industry from both the public and private sector. Graduate credit available!
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