Economics Center Professional Development

The Economics Center is a premier provider of professional development programs for K-12 teachers and school administrators.  Our professional development courses for teachers focus on all core content areas but place a special emphasis on providing teachers and students with a functional economic education. We offer:

  • Workshops that fit into your Individual Professional Development Plans (IPDP) at convenient locations.
  • Resources on how to introduce practical lessons and standards/strands based activities that engage students and enhance 21st Century Skills.
  • Lessons and tools that enhance instruction, planning and student performance.
  • Credit or Non-Credit Option: earn graduate credits through the University of Cincinnati.

Thank you to all that participated in our Fall Workshops.

2010 Winter quarter begins mid-January.

Request a catalog for our 2010 Workshops (Winter, Spring, and Summer). Be sure to check back for updates and new offerings.

Workshops will be focused around:

  • 21st Century Skills: lessons that teach Critical Thinking, Innovation and Problem Solving.
  • Lessons that take students into a depth of knowledge: Connecting and Analyzing.
  • Ohio House Bill 1: What are the new "Strands"? - Ways to meet the new requirements.

 

View our upcoming professional development courses:

03/11/2010 Government and Civics Winter 2010 $55.00
03/13/2010 Science and Social Studies (21st century applications) Grades 5-8 Winter 2010 $55.00
03/17/2010 Evenings for Educators - Come to learn, network, and enjoy an evening! Winter 2010 $55.00
03/19/2010 The Business of Ohio: Virtual Tour and Job Shadowing Winter 2010 $55.00
04/03/2010 Math Lessons that Students and Teachers Like: Personal Finance and Life Decisions Winter 2010 $55.00
04/08/2010 Energy, Environment and Economics Spring 2010 $55.00
04/10/2010 Chocolate lessons! 21st Century Teaching that tastes great. Spring 2010 $55.00
04/13/2010 Money! Money! How to Teach with Money! K-2 Spring 2010 $55.00
04/13/2010 Evenings for Educators - Come to learn, network, and enjoy an evening! Spring 2010 $55.00
04/16/2010 “How the Economy Works” Seminar - Instructional Materials Publishing Industry: A Closer Look Spring 2010 $35.00
04/22/2010 Southwest Ohio Regional Financial Education Conference Spring 2010 $75.00
04/23/2010 Bringing the classroom to the community, Partnering with Industry for 21st Century Teaching Spring 2010 $55.00
04/24/2010 Learning is no Game, or is it? Spring 2010 $55.00
05/01/2010 Environmental Education - Reduce Reuse and Recycle Spring 2010 $55.00
05/04/2010 Globalization - Teaching resources and Integration Spring 2010 $55.00
05/08/2010 Three-for-One Lessons - Math, Language Arts, and Social Studies Spring 2010 $55.00
05/13/2010 US History - Middle School Spring 2010 $55.00
05/15/2010 Decision Making and Money, Teachers Academy Grades 7-12 Spring 2010 $55.00
05/18/2010 Language Arts - K-2 Spring 2010 $55.00
06/14/2010 Alpaugh Scholars Summer Economics Institute for Educators Summer 2010 $55.00
06/18/2010 A Classroom Full of Resources (Mini-Institute) - Free* $99 CD! Winter 2010 $55.00
06/20/2010 History's Mysteries - Why did they do that? Summer 2010 $55.00
06/22/2010 Discover the Treasures of Cincinnati Summer 2010 $55.00
06/22/2010 Sum of Reading and Writing Summer 2010 $55.00
06/22/2010 Financial Education Teacher Academy Summer 2010 $55.00
06/23/2010 Discover the Treasures of Cincinnati Summer 2010 $55.00
06/24/2010 Wealth Creation and Investing, Teacher Academy Summer 2010 $55.00
06/30/2010 Using Technology in the Elementary Classroom Summer 2010 $55.00
10/01/2010 Alpaugh Scholars Leadership Program 2010-2011 Fall 2010 $55.00
10/16/2010 Money! Money! How to Teach with Money! K-2 Fall 2010 $55.00
11/16/2010 21st Century Skills - Children's Lit, Critical Thinking, Decision Making K-6 Fall 2010 $55.00
12/09/2010 Social Studies Integration, Teaching Economics through Simulations Fall 2010 $55.00