Unemployment and the Quest for Jobs

For Grade 6-12 Teachers
Date: Saturday, February 11, 2012*
Location: Young Americans Bank, 3550 East 1st Avenue, Denver
Time: 8:30 am - 4:30 pm

Fee: $40
Optional Credit: 1/2 CU ECON Credit Hr, $30**
Faculty: Dale DeBoer, PhD Professor, CU at Colorado Springs
Includes: reference materials, light breakfast, and lunch
------------------------------------------------------
Ways to Register for CCEE Classes: (Check, Visa, MasterCard, Paypal or P.O.)
Registration is closed for the program, please call the CCEE office (303-752-2323) to check on availability or to be added to a wait list.

RESOURCES FOR SEMINAR:

Lessons and resources on Unemployment and the Quest for jobs
https://sites.google.com/a/dcsdk12.org/ccee-economic-indicators/

Powerpoint Coming
Dale's Unemployment Powerpoint
right click and select "save link as"

High levels of unemployment in the United States will be one of the key economic issues of the 2012 elections. But how much unemployment really exists? Can the government fix the unemployment problem? Or should it just get out of the way? This seminar will explore the sources and consequences of the current unemployment problem and examine the process of job creation in the US economy today.

* Registration Deadline: 8 days before each class begins. Late registration (pending availability) will be charged an additional $10.

** Optional Credit: CU at Colorado Springs (CU). Full attendance for is required to receive credit. You will receive credit details at class.

Teachers can earn a certificate in Secondary Economic Education by taking a 12 credit-hour program offered by CCEE and CU at Colorado Springs. This program includes CCEE's Economics for Educators online class (3 credits), FTE's Economics for Leaders residential class (3 credits), and 6 credits of elective economics or Personal Financial Literacy classes. Classes marked with the diploma icon have been pre-approved for the certificate. For more detailed information, contact CCEE's office at 303-752-2323, 888-815-2974 toll-free, or visit www.ccee.net/certificate.htm.

The recently adopted (2010) personal financial literacy (PFL) standards are embedded in the state math and economics standards. If you wish to teach about financial planning, saving, investing, credit, insurance or any of the other PFL expectations, CCEE is here to help you with training lessons and resources...with a foundation of economic reasoning! Classes marked with the dollar sign icon are personal financial literacy topics.