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Archive for February, 2008

Evening with the FED: The United States in a Global Economy (west)

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008

[ March 20, 2008; 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] A Dinner and Presentation for Middle and High School Educators
Hosted by the USF Stavros Center for Economic Education and The Jacksonville Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Description: The Evening with the Fed program provides a forum for school administrators and educators to explore current economic and financial topics that assist them in helping […]

Pinellas County Economics Quiz Bowl (west)

Thursday, January 24th, 2008

[ March 13, 2008; ]  

Economics Quiz Bowl: Teams of students compete in an exciting academic team format to answer questions about personal finance and other real-world issues linked to the middle school curriculum standards.  Contact the social studies office for more information. The Quiz Bowl will take place Thursday, March 13, 2008.  Quiz Bowl finals will take place on […]

Attitudes, Skills and Competencies for the 21st Century: Connecting Education with Life After High School (west)

Saturday, January 12th, 2008

[ January 15, 2008; 6:00 pm; January 22, 2008; 6:00 pm; January 29, 2008; 6:00 pm; February 5, 2008; 1:00 pm; February 12, 2008; 1:00 pm; February 19, 2008; 1:00 pm; February 26, 2008; 1:00 pm; March 4, 2008; 1:00 pm; March 11, 2008; 1:00 pm; March 18, 2008; 1:00 pm; March 25, 2008; 1:00 pm; April 1, 2008; 1:00 pm; April 8, 2008; 1:00 pm; April 15, 2008; 1:00 pm; April 22, 2008; 1:00 pm; ] USF Stavros Campus / West Region 

Attitudes, Skills and Competencies for the 21st Century: Connecting Education with Life After High School

Sponsored by the Pinellas Education Foundation
This course will identify the many outstanding opportunities that exist in the workplace for college and non-college bound students currently in our schools. Through the direct involvement of business leaders from […]

The Magic of Markets: Economics Lessons from J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter Series (west)

Saturday, January 12th, 2008

[ January 15, 2008; 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. January 22, 2008; 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. January 29, 2008; 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. February 5, 2008; 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. February 12, 2008; 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. February 19, 2008; 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. February 26, 2008; 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. March 4, 2008; 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. March 11, 2008; 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. March 18, 2008; 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. March 25, 2008; 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. April 1, 2008; 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. April 8, 2008; 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. April 15, 2008; 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. April 22, 2008; 5:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] USF Stavros Center / West Region

The Magic of Markets: Economics Lessons from J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter Series

In this unique course, we will read and investigate the concepts of real-world economics as illustrated in each of the 7 novels in Rowling’s Harry Potter series. Our classes promise to be magical! We’ll apparate into Hogwarts, Hogsmeade, and […]

Common Sense Economics (west)

Saturday, January 12th, 2008

[ January 16, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:45 pm. January 23, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:45 pm. January 30, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:45 pm. February 6, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:45 pm. February 13, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:45 pm. February 20, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:45 pm. February 27, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:45 pm. March 5, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:45 pm. March 12, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:45 pm. March 19, 2008; 1:00 pm to 8:45 pm. March 26, 2008; 1:00 pm to 8:45 pm. ] USF Stavros Center / West Region 

Common Sense Economics: A Course for Educators

Sponsored by Citigroup and the USF Stavros Center
This course provides educators with an opportunity to examine the keys to wealth and prosperity, particularly the central role of individual initiative. This is not a course designed primarily for high school economics teachers, it is for […]