Why America is Going Broke

Join this class to discover engaging ways to teach about how the U.S. is mis-managing money. Students understand big issue ideas through concrete and relevant activities. The faculty will share concepts, games and activities that teach the macroeconomic consequences of national over-spending. This class will help you answer student questions, such as, why the U.S. has a $14 trillion national debt?; and how much longer can the U.S. continue to spend deficit spend? As citizens, students should be vitally concerned that future projections for both the national debt and the deficit indicate bankruptcy ahead for the nation. As teachers, we need to know the facts so we can guide classroom conversations appropriately.

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• Date: July 22, 2010 (register by: July 14)

• Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

• Location: Daniels Fund, Denver

• Class Fee: $40 (payable to CCEE with registration)

• Optional Credit Fee: ½ CU ECON grad. sem. credit hours, $30 (payable to CU online)

• Faculty:

  • Professor Dale DeBoer, Ph.D., CU at Colorado Springs; and

  • Teacher Rob Gilcrest, Ph.D., Salida High School

• Includes: selected readings, continental breakfast and lunch

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Teachers can earn a certificate in Secondary or Elementary Economic Education through a 12 credit-hour program offered by CCEE and CU at Colorado Springs. Program includes Economics for Educators (3 credits), Methods for Teaching Economics (3 credits), and 6 credits of elective economics classes. Classes marked with the diploma icon have been pre-approved for the certificate.