International Economics Summit TM
A World Simulation for High School Students brought to you by:
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
March 26-27, 2010
The Servco Foundation and the Hawaii Council on Economic Education (HCEE), in conjunction with The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco (FRBSF), invites you to a two-day teacher training for the International Economics Summit (IES) program. IES is a world trade simulation for high school students and teaches fundamental economic concepts within the context of international trade. Participating teachers will receive the following at no charge:
* 14 hours of teacher Professional Development instruction covering the use of standards-based economic concepts imbedded in the IES program
* A Teacher Handbook containing all curriculum and teaching instruction
* A classroom set of student workbooks, called Player's Guides
* A Mini-Summit Kit with all the materials to conduct a world trade simulation in the classroom
* A performance assessment piece to help evaluate student understanding of IES concepts.
Cost
FREE!
* Neighbor island teachers are encouraged to attend however, transportation and hotel costs for neighbor island teachers will not be covered by HCEE or FRBSF.
When
Friday March 26 and Saturday March 27, 2010
Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Where
Honolulu, HI - exact location TBD
Who
High School Teachers
Pre-Requisites
Participating teachers attending the training should have experience teaching Social Studies. Participants are expected to:
* Actively participate in the training session activities
* Implement the 13-unit instructional unit and IES simulation in at least one class
About IES
The IES program challenges high school students to think critically about the costs and benefits of trade while exploring the concept of globalization. IES is a standards-based instructional unit that includes 13 individual lesson plans, providing flexible classroom implementation, by easily flowing into an existing course of study or as a stand-alone unit. By utilizing an experience-based learning model, it provides students with a solid foundation in economic fundamentals and incorporates a method for active-learning that is fun as well as challenging.
Over the course of the curriculum, students form teams, adopt a country, and take on the role of Economic Advisors for that country. Each team conducts extensive research on "their country in order to generate a strategic plan to improve living standards. The culminating activity is a six-hour, real time global trade simulation where student teams compete.
Registration
Please complete the registration form and fax, email, or mail it to Steven Fisher at the Federal Reserve Bank, Seattle Branch (see info below) .
Sponsor
This program is made possible by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.
Additional sponsorship is provided by: 
Contact Info
Steven Fisher
Regional Program Manager
Economic Education, Public Information
Federal Reserve bank of San Francisco - Seattle
2700 Naches Ave SW
Renton, WA 98057
Phone: 425-203-0799
Fax: 425-203-0728
Email: Steven.Fisher@sf.frb.org
Melanie Nagasako
Program Coordinator
Hawaii Council on Economic Education
Phone: 808-536-6304
Fax: 888-846-8387
Email: melanie@hcee.org