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June 18-22 and 26-27, 2007

Making Sense of Money and Banking

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

This is a seven-day, three-credit course open to elementary and secondary teachers and other educators interested in integrating money and banking topics into social studies, language arts and math. The course will feature guest speakers from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, as well as tours, hands-on activities, simulations for classroom use and breakout sessions for elementary and secondary teachers. Registration through either Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville or the University of Missouri-St. Louis is required. Three hours of graduate credit will be awarded to educators completing the course.

To register for ECON 500B-501 through SIU-E, contact Mary Anne Pettit at 618-650-2583.

To register for ECON 5055: Money and Banking through UM-St. Louis, contact Barbara Flowers at 314-516-5561. Ask about scholarships for practicing teachers in Missouri.

For more information, contact Mary Suiter, manager of economic education at the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, at 314-444-4662 or toll-free at 1-800-333-0810, ext. 44-4662, or e-mail mary.c.suiter@stls.frb.org.

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For more information about these Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis programs, go to www.stlouisfed.org/education.

Are you looking for ways to bring real-world economics into your classroom? Consider these opportunities for fun and prizes by entering your high school students in one or both of these two programs held in Little Rock, Louisville, Memphis and St. Louis:

Enter a team of five students in the Fed Challenge, a monetary policy competition in which students take part in a mock Federal Open Market Committee forum. A workshop for teachers, teams and coaches will be held at each of these Eighth District cities:

  • Jan. 30, 2007 – Louisville
  • Jan. 31, 2007 – Memphis
  • Feb. 1, 2007 – Little Rock
  • Feb. 6, 2007 – St. Louis

Invite your students to enter the Hot Topics in the News essay contest. Essays are due:

  • Dec. 13, 2006 – Little Rock
  • Dec. 13, 2006 – St. Louis
  • April 3, 2007 – Louisville
  • April 3, 2007 – Memphis.

 

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Do you have a great idea for using a Federal Reserve publication in your classroom that you are willing to share? If so, visit www.stlouisfed.org/education/resourcetools. At this site, you can add a tip or tool that you want to share, and you can access tips and tools other educators have shared.

 

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New for Missouri teachers: Enter a team in the first Missouri Personal Finance Challenge. Teams of four high school students will compete in written tests and a quiz bowl on personal finance. The regional competitions will be in Columbia, Kansas City, St. Louis and Springfield. The state finals will take place in May 2007 in Jefferson City. For details regarding competition dates and locations, as well as teacher workshop dates, see http://cas.umkc.edu/mcee/MPFC/MPFC_Index.htm.

 

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