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Conference on Teaching Economics and Personal Finance
For Teachers Grades K-12

August 11-12, 2009

Continuing Education and Conference Center
University of Minnesota, St. Paul

Practical Ideas for your classroom! Enhance your social studies, agriculture, business, personal finance, economics, or family and consumer science classroom with our two-day Conference on Teaching Economics and Personal Finance for K-12.

Great teachers and colleagues! We've brought together experienced K-12 teachers, JA and BestPrep staff members, U of M Extension Educators, Directors of the Centers for Economic Education, faculty members of U of M Department of Curriculum and Instruction, and staff members of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, to provide you with stimulating curricula, innovative teaching methods and creative learning experiences that you can immediately use in your classroom.

Innovative teaching methods that fit the students you teach! Conference will offer concurrent sessions for the following Elementary, Middle School and High School teachers.

Lunch and refreshments will be provided both days as well as credit for 12 clock hours of continuing education credits.