In
this seminar teachers will investigate the mathematical tools and economic
principles important for building wealth. Teachers will learn about the
concepts important for students to understand risk, diversification, and
rates of return. Part of the class will be a review of the new proposed
Colorado Content Standards in Financial Literacy. Finally, teachers will
learn how the Stock Market Game can increase student understanding of
economics and math. Teachers will view a demonstration of this exciting
online classroom simulation.
Unfortunately this class has been canceled.
Date:September 5, 2009
(register by: August 26)
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Location: University of Colorado
at Colorado Springs Campus
Class Fee: $40 (payable to CCEE with registration)
Optional Credit Fee: ½ CU
grad. sem.
credit hours, $25.
Payable to CU online. Full day attendance is
required to receive credit.
Faculty:
John Brock, Ph.D., University of Colorado at Colorado
Springs; and
Ann Brock, retired math teacher
Includes:A Mathematician Plays the Stock Market
book by John Allen Paulos, The Math Behind
the Market curriculum guide,
and lunch
Support provided by:
The Colorado Council for Economic Education has affiliated Centers at the
following:
In
this seminar teachers will investigate the mathematical tools and economic
principles important for building wealth. Teachers will learn about the
concepts important for students to understand risk, diversification, and
rates of return. Part of the class will be a review of the new proposed
Colorado Content Standards in Financial Literacy. Finally, teachers will
learn how the Stock Market Game can increase student understanding of
economics and math. Teachers will view a demonstration of this exciting
online classroom simulation.
