Texas Council for Economic Education
Where in the World Does my $ Go?
Where in the World Does my $ Go?
June 19, 2012, Houston Children’s Museum
Audience: Grades K to 5 educators
Registration: http://economicstexas.org/?page_id=2877
Audience: Grades K to 5 educators
Registration: http://economicstexas.org/?
Teachers will explore the Kidtropolis exhibit in which students learn how to earn money, use their salary wisely as they make purchases with a debit card, and cast their vote for local officials. The museum staff will provide hands-on lessons so that educators can take the museum experiences to their students-even if they cannot visit the exhibit. TCEE staff will continue the learning experiences as they demonstrate how to integrate financial literacy, math, social studies, language arts, and economics lessons.
The affordable $55 registration fee covers parking, museum entrance fee, museum and TCEE lessons, light breakfast and lunch.
The affordable $55 registration fee covers parking, museum entrance fee, museum and TCEE lessons, light breakfast and lunch.
Through the generosity of the Children’s Museum, sponsors, the Council for Economic Education and funding from the United States Department of Education Office of Innovation and Improvement, the registration fee has been made more affordable.
Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute for Educators
Holocaust Museum Houston
Max M. Kaplan Summer Institute for Educators
July 10 through July 13, 2012 at the Avrohm I. Wisenberg Multipurpose Learning Center, Houston
8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Registration: http://www.hmh.org/ed_kaplan.shtml
Application deadline June 18
This four-day institute, held each summer, provides substantive content moves exploring the various dimensions and implications of the Holocaust and other genocides through network opportunities with internationally known scholars of the Holocaust and teachers from around the world.
Working in the Museum’s exhibit space and classrooms, teachers grow in their understanding of the Holocaust and refine their skills to teach about the history and lessons of the Holocaust.
The program is directed toward educators on a secondary or higher level, but university students and educators of all levels who have a specific interest in, and background knowledge of, the Holocaust are invited to apply. Seating is limited and is on a competitive basis. Registration is $150 per educator and must be received with a completed application by Monday, June 18, 2012.