Economic Literacy Conference

Twelfth Annual Economic Literacy Conference:

Living in a Material World - for Grade 9-12
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Glen Echo Country Club

The Green Economy - for Grade K-8
Thursday, May 15, 2008
8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Glen Echo Country Club
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To accommodate our ever-increasing conference participants, this year’s conference will take place on two days. On May 13th, we will present Living in a Material World to high school teachers. On May 15th, K-8 teachers can participate in The Green Economy. As usual, teachers attending this conference participate in curriculum demonstrations and receive copies of all lessons and/or curriculum units presented in the sessions they attend. Participants also receive continental breakfast, lunch, and various gifts. This conference fills quickly, so please register early.

The conference speakers will include:

May 13th
The Moral Foundation of Capitalism
Dr. David Rose, Chair
Department of Economics
University of Missouri-St. Louis

and

Dr. Robert Duvall
President & CEO
National Council on Economic Education

May 15th
Going Green: Global Ecology and Economy
Dr. Patrick Osborne, Director
Whitney R. Harris Center for World Ecology
University of Missouri-St. Louis

High school - morning concurrent sessions:
Section A
Globalization
Participants in this session will receive the new National Council on Economic Education publication, Globalization,* free of charge for their classrooms.

Section B
Risky Business
Presenter: Katy Wilcox, Ursuline Academy
Participants in this session will receive the new National Council on Economic Education CD publication, Risky Business,* free of charge for their classrooms.

High school - afternoon concurrent sessions:
Section A
Teaching the Ethical Foundations of Economics
Participants in this session will receive the new National Council on Economic Education publication, Teaching the Ethical Foundations of Economics,* free of charge for their classrooms.

Section B
Risky Business, Part II
Presenter: Katy Wilcox, Ursuline Academy

Middle school:
Zooconomy II: Zoo Business
Participants will receive Zooconomy II: Zoo Business* free of charge for their classrooms.

Economics and the Environment: Ecodetectives
Participants will receive the revised National Council on Economic Education publication, Economics and the Environment: Ecodetectives,* for their classrooms.

Grades 3-5:
Seas, Trees, and Economies
Participants will receive Seas, Trees, and Economies* free of charge for their classrooms.

Energy, Economics, and the Environment
Participants will receive the National Council on Economic Education publication, Energy, Economics, and the Environment,* for their classrooms.

Grades K-2:
Do A Zoo
Participants will receive Do A Zoo* free of charge for their classrooms.

K-2 Focus on Economics
Participants will receive the new National Council on Economic Education publication, K-2 Focus on Economics,* free of charge for their classrooms.

In addition to free curriculum materials, participants receive continental breakfast and lunch. Space is limited, so we encourage you to register early. For more information, contact the center at 314-516-5248.

To register, call Lynn Voss at 314-516-5972 or register online.

* Click on the curriculum link to get a description of the curriculum.