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Fall 2013

ISSN 0890-913X

Volume 29, Number 1

All You Wanted to Know About Running a Teacher Workshop

Jane S. Lopus, California State University, Hayward

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TheJournalofPrivateEnterprise29(1),2013,111–118AllYouWantedtoKnowAboutRunningaTeacherWorkshopJaneS.LopusCaliforniaStateUniversity,EastBayAbstractThisarticleprovidessuggestionsforeconomicsprofessorsandotheracademiceconomistswhomaybeinterestedinconductingeconomicsworkshopsforK-12teachers.Thefocusisonthemechanicsofworkshopplanning,teacherrecruitment,andworkshopevaluationandfollow-up.Suggestionsaboutcontentandmaterials,format,locationandrefreshments,feesandstipends,sponsors,publicity,teacherrecruitmentstrategies,andapproachestoworkshopevaluationareincluded.JELCode:A:GeneralEconomicsandTeachingKeywords:K-12economiceducation;Teachertraining;EconomicsworkshopI.IntroductionTrainingtheteacherswhoteacheconomicsisanimportantmission.In2011,22statesrequiredstudentstotakeaneconomicscourseasahighschoolgraduationrequirement(CouncilforEconomicEducation,2011,p.1).However,economicscourseworkrequirementsforprecollegeteachersvarygreatly,andmanyteacherswhoareassignedtoteacheconomicsfeelunpreparedorunderpreparedtodoso.Thisseeminglygrimsituationprovidesanopportunityforthosewithformaleconomicstraining,includingeconomicsprofessorsandotheracademiceconomists,tohelpprepareK-12teacherstobetterteacheconomicstotheirstudents.Becausemuchteachertrainingtakesplaceinworkshops,thisEducationalNoteaddressesthemechanicsofconductingworkshopsforeconomicsteacherswithafocusonworkshopplanning,recruiting,andevaluating.II.PlanningtheWorkshopA.ContentandMaterialsAlthoughitmayseemthatteachersshouldbeinterestedinanyaspectofeconomicspresentedbyaknowledgeableperson,bearin111

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Title	All You Wanted to Know About Running a Teacher Workshop
Authors/Creators:	Jane S. Lopus, California State University, Hayward
Year:	2013
Volume:	29
Number:	1
Pages:	111 - 118
Publisher:	The Association of Private Enterprise Education
ISSN:	0890-913X
Document Type:	Articles
Keywords:	Economic Education, Teaching training

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Lopus, Jane S. / 2013. "All You Wanted to Know About Running a Teacher Workshop." The Journal of Private Enterprise, 29(1): 111-118.