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FCEE

Florida Council on Economic Education

Pinellas County

Pinellas County

 The Pinellas Economics Expo encourages K-12 Pinellas County teachers to conceive, implement and document an innovative learning approach that develops, among students, a deeper understanding and appreciation of the free enterprise system and to recognize and showcase these projects.  Download Application and Info or read below for more details.

The Free Enterprise Expo

Recognizes teachers in Pinellas County Schools who are creatively integrating free enterprise and economic education into their classrooms. All PreK-12 educators in Pinellas County Schools are eligible to participate.

What Are the Competition Categories?

High School Student Enterprise Project

Students create a simulated business and develop a display or demonstration based on the free enterprise system. Demonstrations will receive monetary rewards. The competition will take place on Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at 9 a.m.  Winners will be announced at our Annual Economics Expo Award Ceremony on Thursday, May 1, 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 Thursday, March 20, 2008.

Teacher Project

Consists of a folder, ring binder or captioned photo album containing a detailed, two-page synopsis outlining content and results of a lesson, unit or activity taught this year.  The lesson or activity should be adequately documented by materials such as graphs, sample lesson materials, tests, photographs and letters. Videotapes, slide show presentations, CD-ROMS or web pages also may be included.  Teachers may work individually or as a team.  All materials will be judged according to the evaluation criteria listed below. Projects are due to the social studies office at the Administration Building by 4 p.m. on Friday, April 11, 2008.

Examples of projects are student-run businesses (real or simulated), games, simulation activities or teacher-directed student research projects about economic concepts. Your project may demonstrate creative ways of teaching real-world economics’ issues to your particular group of students.

How Will The Projects Be Judged?

Evaluation Criteria:

  • ¨ How you incorporated economic skills into your project.
  • ¨ How economic concepts were integrated into your subject area.
  • ¨ What made this lesson or activity particularly worthwhile and exciting for students?
  • ¨ How did your students gain new skills and knowledge of the free enterprise system?

    • What Do I Get?

    Prizes up to $200 will be awarded to teachers in different grade levels.

    Help!

    Support services are available through the social studies office. Contact Celette Williams at 588-6102 for more details.  Services also are available through the USF Workshop Schedule

    District Ambassador

    Celette Williams

    K-12 Social Studies
    Pinellas County Schools
    Phone: 727/ 588-6102

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