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Economics Boot Camp
For 1st, 2nd and 3rd Year High School Economics Teachers
Summer 2008
This two-and-a-half-day workshop was designed for economics teachers with little training or experience who wanted to gain a solid understanding of economic concepts and principles. Master teachers and economic education specialists provided the content and reviewed effective teaching strategies.
Participants received conference materials and professional development certificates.
Locations and Dates:
- San Antonio
July 23–25
Holiday Inn Market Square
18 West Durango
San Antonio, TX 78204
- El Paso
July 30–August 1
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
El Paso Branch
- Houston
August 5–7
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Houston Branch
- Dallas
August 12–14
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Time
- 8 a.m.–3:30 p.m. (Day 1 and Day 2)
- 8 a.m.–1 p.m. (Day 3)
Credit
- Participants received a certificate for 18 professional development credit hours from the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas.
More Information
- Elizabeth Waddle
Economic Education
214-922-5276 or 800-333-4460, ext. 25276
elizabeth.waddle@dal.frb.org
Agenda
Day One
| 8:00 a.m. |
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Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:20 a.m. |
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Welcome and Introductions |
| 8:30 a.m. |
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Session 1: The Nature of Economics |
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Princeton Williams
Senior Economic Education Specialist
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas |
| 10:00 a.m. |
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Break |
| 10:15 a.m. |
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Session 2: Supply and Demand in a Competitive Market |
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Sally Dickson
College Board AP Economics Consultant |
| 11:30 a.m. |
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Lunch
Table topic: Supply and Demand in the Foreign Exchange Market |
| 12:30 p.m. |
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Session 3: Just Graph It: Supply and Demand in the Classroom |
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Sally Dickson |
| 1:15 p.m. |
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Session 4: Measuring Economic Performance |
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Sally Dickson |
| 2:15 p.m. |
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Break
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| 2:30 p.m. |
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Session 5: Inflation and the Cost of Living
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Princeton Williams |
| 3:30 p.m. |
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Adjourn |
Day Two
| 8:00 a.m. |
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Continental Breakfast |
| 8:20 a.m. |
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Review and Announcements |
| 8:30 a.m. |
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Session 6: Money, Banking and Financial Markets |
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Robbie Moses
Economic Education Coordinator
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch |
| 9:45 a.m. |
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Break |
| 10:00 a.m. |
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Session 7: Aggregate Demand and Supply
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Sally Dickson |
| 11:30 a.m. |
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Lunch
Table topic: Absolute and Comparative Advantage—
the Basis for Trade
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| 12:30 p.m. |
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Session 8: Just Graph It: Macro Models in the Classroom |
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Sally Dickson |
| 1:15 p.m. |
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Session 9: Fiscal Policy
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Princeton Williams |
| 2:15 p.m. |
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Break |
| 2:30 p.m. |
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Session 10: Purposes and Functions of the Federal Reserve
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Robbie Moses |
| 3:30 p.m. |
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Adjourn |
Day Three
| 8:00 a.m. |
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Continental Breakfast |
| 8:20 a.m. |
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Review and Announcements |
| 8:30 a.m. |
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Session 11: Monetary Policy |
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Princeton Williams |
| 10:00 a.m. |
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Break |
| 10:15 a.m. |
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Session 12: Tree of Economic Thought
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Sally Dickson |
| 11:45 a.m. |
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Lunch
Table topics: Review, evaluation and certificates
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Sally Dickson, Robbie Moses and Princeton Williams |
| 1:00 p.m. |
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Adjourn
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| 1:00 p.m. |
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Bank Tour |
About the Speakers
Sally Dickson
AP Economics Consultant
College Board
Dickson taught standard and advanced-placement economics at Sterling High School in Baytown, Texas. She served as an AP economics
reader for eight years and has been a College Board lead consultant for AP workshops and summer institutes for the past 11 years.
A presenter at national conferences, Dickson also coauthored “Advanced Placement and TEKS: A Lighthouse Initiative for Texas Social
Studies Classrooms,” developing economics curriculum materials for grades 6–11. Under a U.S. Department of Education grant, she
coauthored the “Virtual Workshop for Economics Teachers” at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Va. In 2003, Dickson
received the Special Recognition Award from the Southwest region of the College Board.
She earned a B.A. from Southern Methodist University, an M.S. from the University of Houston at Clear Lake and a Texas principal
certification. Dickson served last year as director of teacher professional development at Rice University’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies.
Robbie Moses
Economic Education Coordinator
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, Houston Branch
Moses came to the Fed in January 2006 after teaching economics and government at a Houston Independent School District magnet high
school. She previously taught at Alvin (Texas) Community College and served as adjunct professor at Houston Baptist University and at
Schreiner College in Kerrville, Texas.
A former banker, Moses is a Stonier Graduate School of Banking graduate. She has served as reader for the College Board’s AP U.S.
Government and Politics Exam and as Project Citizen district coordinator for the Center for Civic Education. She holds an M.S. and a Ph.D.
from the University of Houston.
Princeton Williams
Senior Economic Education Specialist
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Williams joined the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas as senior economic education specialist in 2006. Before coming to the Bank, he taught
economics, advanced-placement macroeconomics and AP microeconomics at Paschal High School in Fort Worth. As lead AP economics
teacher for the Fort Worth Independent School District, Williams coauthored the district’s economics curriculum, mentored new economics
teachers and conducted citywide review sessions for AP students.
Williams interned in the economic and market analysis division of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development during his
graduate studies. He is an adjunct instructor of economics at the Dallas–Fort Worth campus of Concordia University Texas.
Williams received a B.B.A. from Southern Methodist University and an M.A. in economics from the University of Texas at Arlington.
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