"providing resources to teach students financial literacy and economic understanding"
"providing resources to teach students financial literacy and economic understanding"
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Training of Writers Washington D.C. and Mexico City NCEE will train up to 12 writers of economic education instructional materials from the United States and 12 writers from partner countries in a five-day workshop in Mexico City, Mexico, in August 2008. With travel time and an orientation in Washington , D.C., participants will be gone August 10-19. This program is not a study tour. It requires extensive writing and group work during the workshop, as well as continued writing during the school year . The program will begin with an orientation in Washington , D.C. , during which participants will become more familiar with NCEE, the NCEE nationwide network, the EconomicsInternational program, and the backgrounds of their fellow U.S. teachers and international colleagues. The orientation will close with a briefing on Capitol Hill. During the workshop, individuals will be assigned to work in small groups consisting of U.S. and international participants. After the workshop, participants will be required to develop economics lessons that use an active-learning approach and that are appropriate for use in their respective countries. U.S. faculty will provide feedback to participants for the improvement of their lessons, and they will work intensively with writers on improving their lessons to a publishable form.
NCEE is seeking outstanding economic educators, particularly classroom teachers, who have the commitment and support to continue developing high-quality economic education instructional materials after completing this program. Successful applicants will demonstrate a commitment to economic education and to working with their state council and/or local center for economic education. Housing (double room occupancy), meals, and transportation will be covered by NCEE. No family members or friends may accompany participants to the orientation or workshop.
Application form is available online at www.ncee.net/ei/apps/RFP-2008-05-09.php .
Notification of application status: June 6, 2008
For more information, please email Mary Blanusa , Associate Director for Program Management, Economics International Program, or call (212) 730-0684.
The program is funded by the U.S. Department of Education through the Cooperative Education Exchange Program and is carried out in coordination with the U.S. Department of State.
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