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Teaching Economics Conference Slated

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August 25, 2004 :: No. 26

What: Economics teachers and researchers from throughout the Southland are invited to attend the Oct. 21-23 West Coast Conference on Teaching Economics sponsored by Cal State Fullerton’s Economics Department and Center for Economics Education and McGraw Hill/Irwin Publishers. More than 50 presenters will deliver papers on such topics as teaching techniques, measuring teaching effectiveness, promoting active learning and research on economic education.
   
Keynote Speakers: Bradley R. Schiller, author of “The Economics of Poverty and Discrimination” and “The Economy Today” and professor of economics at American University, will discuss “The Cost of Terror: Past and Continuing Responses to Terrorism.”
Robert H. Frank, professor of economics at Cornell University and author of “Microeconomics and Behavior,” will speak on “Teaching Introductory Students to Speak Economics.”
   
When/Where: Oct. 21-23 in the Titan Student Union
   
Registration: Conference registration fee is $200 prior to Sept. 1, $225 after Sept. 1. Registration is limited to 125 participants. Registration fee covers all conference materials, Friday lunch, dinner and all refreshments at conference breaks. For more information, go to:
http://cbeweb-1.fullreton.edu/centers/econcenter/Teaching Conference. To register, email bsideri@fullerton.edu or call 657-278-2249.
   
Background: The program was developed by Chiara Gratton-Lavoie, director of the university’s Center for Economic Education. As part of the College of Business and Economics, the center’s purpose is to provide economic education services to improve economic understanding in grades K-12, institutions of higher learning and the surrounding community. In addition to stock market simulations offered to middle and high schools, the center offers consultation and workshops.
   
Media Contacts: Chiara Gratton-Lavoie, at 657-278-2292 or cgratton@fullerton.edu
Pamela McLaren of Public Affairs at 657-278-4852 or pmclaren@fullerton.edu


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