Described briefly here are workshops the Georgia Council schedules frequently. Check the calendar to see if the workshop you want is scheduled soon near you – and to register online for most sessions.

GCEE schedules workshops based on demand, so let the Council know of your interest in a workshop that might not be currently scheduled. GCEE can sometimes schedule special workshops for school systems too.

Materials = You take home teaching materials courtesy of GCEE and its partners.
$ = Registration fee.
No Fee = No registration fee.
Sub = GCEE pays for your substitute.
Lunch = GCEE provides breakfast and lunch.
PLU = Professional learning unit credits available.

Virtual Economics 3
A one-day workshop for middle and high school economics teachers
The new Georgia Performance Standards are bringing changes that will affect every social studies teacher in our state for years to come.  VE3 is a wealth of resources just for teachers, from 51 key economics concepts with practical teaching tips to more than 1,200 reproducible activity-based lessons correlated to the new economics and personal finance standards.  All workshop participants receive a copy of this essential resource.
Materials, no fee

The Math Behind Economics
A three-day residential workshop for AP and IB economics teachers
This new program from GCEE will provide teachers with the math background for much of a basic college-level Economics course and provide new avenues for explaining many of the fundamental concepts in Economics.  Teachers will review how algebra, calculus and probability can be used to strengthen students’ background in an AP or IB Economics course.  Offered in collaboration with Berry College.
Materials, $50 reimbursable fee, meals, PLU

U.S. Economic History
A one-day workshop for elementary school economics teachers
To understand history, students must understand basic economic reasoning.  Students apply economic analysis to the events covered in traditional history courses.  These lessons are designed specifically to address the Georgia Performance Standards in grades 4 and 5 while preparing students for the new CRCT coming in 2008-2009.
Materials, no fee

Advanced Placement Economics Institute
Two 5-day reviews for high school AP economics teachers
Teachers review micro-or macroeconomic theory; focus on the content and scoring of the micro and macro exams; and interact with experienced AP readers and test developers. Teachers may choose the five-day macroeconomics session, the five-day microeconomics session or the full two-week program. Offered with The College Board.
Materials, $, PLU

Advanced Placement Economics Workshop
A one-day review for AP economics teachers
Teachers review macro- and microeconomic theory and take home instructional materials, keyed to The College Board’s recommended syllabus, to help prepare students for the test.
Materials, No Fee, Lunch 

Economies in Transition
A one-day workshop for middle and high school teachers
Teachers explore economic challenges faced by nations in various world regions (Europe, Latin America, Asia).  Attention is given to topics such as command vs. market economies, currency exchange, economic and political freedom indicies, and other factors relevant to the region. 
Materials, No Fee

Teaching Economics: A Program for Teaching the GPS and the Required Economics Course
A two-day workshop for teachers new to the high school economics course
This workshop boosts the comfort level and teaching effectiveness of teachers who have never taught the state-mandated high school economics course.  GCEE instructors bring together a host of instructional materials and model teaching strategies proven to help students learn economics.  Teachers take home a set of lessons aligned with Georgia's GPS objectives. 
Materials, No fee, Sub, Lunch, PLU 

Financial Fitness for Life
A one-day workshop for K-5 teachers
Young children are hand-on learners, and teachers will learn to use concrete experiences and stories about children like themselves to teach personal finance concepts. Even the youngest students understand how their decisions are important.
Materials, No Fee, Sub, Lunch

Financial Fitness for Life
A one-day workshop for middle and high school teachers
Teachers learn to “coach” their students in the new personal finance curriculum to help them become skilled consumers, savers and investors. Middle-grades materials engage students in abstract thinking and give them some adult tasks. High-school lessons appeal to teens’ growing sense of autonomy as they begin to take responsibility for their lives.
Materials, No Fee, Sub, Lunch

Georgia Economic History
A one-day workshop for 8th-grade Georgia Studies teachers
This award-winning project brings together an array of resources to help teachers lead their students in a study of their own local economic history. Teachers get hands-on experience with the tools of the historian and learn to work with local history groups. Students will ultimately write case studies on local businesses, industries and entrepreneurs important to their towns.
Materials, No Fee, Sub, Lunch

Econ and Me
A one-day workshop for grade 3 teachers
Economics content tested on the CRCT based on the GPS is organized around five 15-minute video programs on DVD.  Forty-four activities are provided to support interdisciplinary understanding of the economics concepts.  Copies of the DVD and the activities are provided to each participant.  
Materials, No Fee

Stock Market Game^TM Advisor Training
A full-day introduction for 5th through 12th grade teachers new to the Game
Stock brokers, experienced SMG teachers and GCEE staff show teachers how to help their students learn from the market. In the 10-week Web-based stock trading simulation, students apply research and math skills, practice group decision making and analyze cause-and-effect relationships.
Materials, No Fee

The Economics Classroom
A video workshop for teachers of high school economics
This online or video workshop from Annenberg/ CPB gives a solid foundation for teaching high school economics. The one-hour sessions teach basic economic concepts and theory, review national standards, provide lesson plans and demonstrate classroom strategies. The videos include footage of real classrooms (including those of two Georgia Economics Teachers of the Year) and are supplemented by a print guide and Web site. Get the eight one-hour videos online, from your local EconomicsAmerica coordinator, or from the Georgia Council on Economic Education. 
Graduate and PLU credit available

Economics Challenge
A one-day competition for high school students
This student competition is offered in collaboration with the National Council on Economic Education and the Goldman Sachs Foundation.  The competition has four rounds.  In the first three rounds, teams of 4 students answer rigorous written questions on microeconomics, macroeconomics, and international economics.  The final round is conducted in an oral quiz-bowl format.  Only the top two teams from the first three rounds compete.  The competition has two divisions - one for AP/IB students and one for college-prep students. 
Awards, No Fee, Lunch