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Training of Writers Program
2009-2010
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
PROGRAM CONDUCTED
BY:
Council for Economic Education
122 East 42nd Street, Suite 2600
New York,
NY 10168
FUNDED BY:
United States Department of Education and
carried out in coordination with
the U.S. Department of State
Application deadline: May 8,
2009
Notification
of application status: June 1, 2009
Download:
TRAINING OF WRITERS PROGRAM 2009-2010
Organizational Overview
The Council for Economic Education (formerly the National Council for Economic Education) envisions a world in which people are empowered through economic and financial literacy to make informed and responsible choices throughout their lives as consumers, savers, investors, workers, citizens, and participants in our global economy.
The mission of the Council for Economic Education is two-fold: To advocate for better and greater school-based economic and personal finance education at the K-12 level; and to educate young people in the United States and around the world, primarily through well-prepared teachers, so they may become empowered with economic and financial literacy.
The Council for Economic Education offers comprehensive, best-in-class K-12 economic and personal finance education programs, including the basics of entrepreneurship, consisting of teaching resources across the curriculum, professional development for teachers, and nationally-normed assessment instruments. Each year, the Council’s programs reach more than 150,000 K-12 teachers and over 15 million students in the United States and in more than 30 other countries. These programs are delivered through a diversified system: directly from the Council, through a network of affiliated state Councils and university-based Centers for Economic Education, and through other partner organizations.
The Cooperative Education Exchange Program
The Cooperative Education Exchange Program (CEEP) supports reform in economic and civic education and is funded through the U.S. Department of Education and carried out in coordination with the U.S. Department of State. Through the CEEP, the Council for Economic Education helps international partners promote economic literacy through teacher training, materials development and translation, conferences, study tours, and organizational development.
Program Overview
With funding from the U.S. Department of Education, the Council for Economic Education will train up to 12 writers of economic education instructional materials from the United States and 12 writers from partner countries in a five-day workshop in Washington, DC, from August 1-9, 2009. This program is not a study tour. It requires extensive writing and group work during the workshop, as well as continued writing from August 2009 – March 2010. During the workshop, individuals will be assigned to work in small groups consisting of U.S. and international participants. After the workshop, participants will be required to develop economics lessons that use an active-learning approach and that are appropriate for use in their respective countries. U.S. faculty will provide feedback to participants for the improvement of their lessons, and they will work intensively with writers on improving their lessons to a publishable form.
The Council for Economic Education is seeking qualified applicants, particularly alumni of the Training of Trainers program, who have the commitment and support to continue developing high-quality economic education instructional materials after completing this program. Successful applicants will demonstrate a commitment to economic education and to working with their national, regional, or local organizations for economic education in their country. The seminar will be conducted in English and all written work must be submitted in English. Housing (double room occupancy), meals, and transportation will be covered by the Council for Economic Education. No family members may accompany participants. All participants are required to stay at the seminar hotel.
Selection Criteria
Preference will be given to applicants who:
- Enter the program with prior substantial knowledge of market-based economics. Preference will be given to individuals who have completed the Training of Trainers program.
- Have strong oral comprehension, reading, speaking, and writing skills in English.
- Commit to attend all workshop sessions, to attend all planned activities, and to participate in evening work sessions as required.
- Commit to active participation in small groups during the seminar. Group members are expected to work together and to contribute to all writing assignments.
- Commit to work extensively after the workshop on the development and revision of one lesson in economics for the elementary or secondary level, using an active-learning approach.
- Commit to meet all deadlines outlined on the application form.
- Have the consent of their respective supervisors to participate.
- Have access to a computer, modem, and e-mail account for communication with U.S. faculty.
- Demonstrate strong relationships with other teachers who can field-test developed lessons in their classrooms.
- Respect copyright laws by not plagiarizing materials produced by the Council for Economic Education or any other entity.
- Respect copyright laws that govern distribution of materials that will be given to program participants.
- Have a passport valid through February 2010 with at least two blank pages.
The Council for Economic Education may conduct telephone interviews with
some applicants. Applicants who are selected to participate will be notified
by e-mail on or before June 1, 2009. For
more information about the Council for Economic Education: http://www.councilforeconed.
Council for Economic Education
Contact: Rosanna Castillo at 1-212-730-7533
E-mail: writers09@
Download:
TRAINING OF WRITERS PROGRAM 2009-2010
Council for Economic Education
122 East 42nd Street, Suite 2600
New York, NY 10168