UNOCenter for Economic

Education

Co-directors: James Dick, COE Kim Sosin, CBA Associate Director: Mary Lynn Reiser, CBA Community Partners: Linda Placzek, Conestoga School Angie Kelso, Wells Fargo Bank Jennifer Sand, Federal Reserve

Presented to the Strategic Planning Advance11/15/04

Purpose and MissionTo improve the economic literacy of current

and future citizens

To provide educational programs and materials for teachers.

To help teachers teach the economic concepts needed by future citizens to become well-informed voters, wise consumers, and effective producers.

Partner: Federal Reserve BankProvides support for:

High School Economics Awards

Teacher Professional Development

The Fed Challenge

The Economics Challenge

Midwest Economics Education Conference

Partners: Conestoga SchoolConestoga “Adopt a School” Partners: Wells

Fargo Bank, Federal Reserve Bank (Omaha), UNO Center for Economic Education

Center worked with teachers to develop an elementary economics curricula

First in-school bank with Wells Fargo

Calendar contest with Blue Cross Blue Shield

Winner of 2003 Leavey Freedoms Foundation National Award

International activities

Ukraine Council on Economic Education

Hosted, with International Studies, visitors from Ukraine and Kazakhstan

Crestridge International Magnet School

International Teacher Exchange

Ukrainian Teachers at Conestoga

http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu

National repository of economic education materials for teachers

Awards for most relevant material for teaching economics

Heavily used (Aug/Sept averaged 17,000 hits per day)

Recent Center AwardsRecent Grants: Kauffman Foundation, National

Council of Economic Education, Buck Institute, Mellon Foundation, Foundation for Teaching Economics, Partners in Education (PIE)

Alfred Beekhuis Award for Center Excellence, 2004

Leadership Award, Mary Lynn Reiser, 2004Omaha Public Schools A+ Advocate Award,

Mary Lynn Reiser, 2004Economic Education Research Award, Kim Sosin,

2002Regents Kudos Award, Oct. 2004

Thank you for your support!