Special
Events and Dates
July 10-15
Business Week
Presbyterian College
Sponsored
by South Carolina Chamber of
Commerce
July 11-14
S.C. Farm Bureau’s Youth
Leadership Conference
Columbia College
Columbia
August 29-September 2
IPO—Investing Pays Off
An ITV program sponsored by Merrill Lynch, this program contains
15 two-minute reports
featuring kids talking to kids about money.
Contact your media specialist to make
arrangements to tape the program.
September 14
The Econ Café
2:30-6 p.m.
Charleston Southern University Center for Economic Education
Sponsored by HSBC
Kindergarten to 12th
grade teachers in the Lowcountry are invited to The Econ Café at Charleston Southern University
on Wednesday, September 14 from 2:30 to 6 p.m. Teachers may
drop in at any time to browse through “best practice” curricula
and take the programs best suited for use in their classrooms.
September 22
Summit on Economic Literacy
Lander University
Center for Economic
Education
Greenwood SC
Sponsored by the Charlotte Branch of the Federal Reserve
Bank
September 23
Deadline for Merrill Lynch Young Entrepreneur Award
Nominations
Click here to nominate a young entrepreneur.
October 7 and 21
November 4 and 18
December 2
SCETV Stock Market Program Featuring
the Merrill Lynch Young Entrepreneurs
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Workshops
Click here for an overview of workshops
and seminars.
Click here to register.
August 4
Basic Economics
In-Service Program
Fairfield Primary School
Fairfield County
August 8
Huffing and Puffing Through Economics: Using Children's Literature to
Teach Economics
Lexington District Five
August 17
Basic Economics
In-Service Program
The Village School, Gaffney
Learning, Earning & Investing/Stock Market Game
Workshop
Thursday, September 8
12:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Florence Darlington Technical College
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
SC Association of Certified Public Accountants
570 Chris Drive
West Columbia SC 29169
Thursday, September 29, 2005
12:30 pm - 4:30 pm
SC Council for the Social Studies Pre-Conference
Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center
This workshop will give teachers an overview of how to:
* Give students practical, hands-on instruction in the nuts-and-bolts
of personal finance and the stock market.
* Coordinate and manage the Stock Market Game in your classroom.
Teachers who attend the training workshop will receive a copy
of Learning, Earning and Investing, a multi-faceted curriculum
including a book of lesson plans and a companion website with
interactive simulations, downloadable PowerPoint visuals, glossary
and assessments.
Friday,
October 14
Personal Finance 101: A Training Program for K-12 Teachers
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Sponsored by HSBC
Earn 7 Credit Renewal Points
To support the new legislation that requires personal finance
be taught beginning in kindergarten, teachers are invited to
attend Personal Finance 101, an all-day training program.
Along with basic instruction on personal finance topics, participants
will receive Financial Fitness for Life, an award-winning curriculum
that includes a teachers’ guide, student workout book,
parent guide, and a CD-Rom containing the entire K-12 curriculum.
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