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Fourth Annual K-12 Teaching Economics and Financial Literacy Conference
January 20, 2012
The fourth annual K-12 Teaching Economics and Financial Literacy Conference was held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago on Friday, January 20, 2012. Teachers gathered from across the state to attend engaging curriculum presentations and hear dynamic guest speakers.
At right, Helen Roberts of the UIC Center for Economic Education presents a teaching topic to participants at the 2012 Conference.
Teachers who attended the full conference received a participation stipend along with a multitude of complimentary curriculum including the newly revised Financial Fitness for Life complete teacher package, as well as the new Virtual Economics Version 4.0.
Teacher feedback includes:
- This conference was very informative and helpful. I will begin using what I have learned immediately!
- This was an excellent conference that offered relevant material presented in a professional manner that treated participants as educated professionals.
- Excellent conference - very well organized and efficient!
See the agenda for the 2012 conference
Read the program from the 2012 conference
View the photo album from the 2012 conference
View the photo album from the 2011 conference
This program is made possible by a grant provided to Econ Illinois from
Bank of America. Additional funding to support this program is provided by the
Council for Economic Education through a grant from the United States Department
of Education Office of Innovation and Improvement.