The Stavros Center hosts several workshops and events throughout the year. We encourage teachers to attend workshops to broaden their horizons.
Financial Literacy
| When: | Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2004 (8:45 AM to 2:00 PM) Limited seats available for the first twenty to register by January 30, 2004. |
| Workshop Leader: |
Susan Spaulding, Director for Professional Development, Florida Council on Economic Education. |
| For Whom: | This workshop will be of interest to all teachers, Grades K-12. |
| Where: | STAVROS CENTER 250 South Woodward Avenue (on the corner of S. Woodward and Jefferson St.) Tallahassee, FL 32306-4220 (850) 644-4772 |
| Coffee and doughnuts will be available just prior to the workshop, and lunch will be served at noon. |
Workshop Topics
- The Millionaire Quiz
- Money Math
- Financial Freedom pairs
- Financial Freedom reports
- Strive to Drive
About The Workshop Leader
Susan joined the Florida Council on Economic Education three years ago. Since that time, she has written curriculum for the Council and traveled the state training teachers in the use of the Council’s economics programs. Her expertise and classroom experience make her uniquely qualified to provide practical suggestions on how to make economics come alive in the classroom. She has 15 years of experience teaching in the Pinellas County Public School System. During the time she was a classroom teacher, she worked on committees that wrote and led workshops in social studies, science and ethics curriculum for the county. During 12 of her teaching years, she created and implemented student projects in economics that placed in county, state, and national competitions.
Additional Workshop Information
Funding for Substitutes is available from Leon County Schools System.
For information please contact Vernita Vaughn at 487-7206.
Workshop Agenda
Tuesday, November 18, 2003
| 8:45 - 9:15 AM | Registration/refreshments |
| 9:15 - 9:30 AM | The Millionaire Quiz |
| 9:30 - 10:15 AM | Money Math Activity - Math and Taxes: A Pair to Count On |
| 10:15 - 10:45 AM | Financial Freedom pairs Read your assigned section How would you use this in your classroom? What are some ways to expand/enhance the lessons? What subject areas would the section reinforce? |
| 10:45 - 11:00 AM | Financial Freedom reports Briefly report your results back to the group. |
| 11:00 - 12:00 PM | Strive to Drive Introduction Teacher Guide Experience the simulation |
| 12:00 PM | Evaluations |
| 12:00 - 1:00 PM | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:00 PM | Personal Meeting Time with Susan (if you desire) |
