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Teacher Workshop on Globalization and International Economics

June 30-July 2
Sponsored by and held at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

The focus of this year's workshop will be on the economics of immigration, globalization's impact on Ireland, the European Union, Latin America, and Africa, NAFTA, and instructional tools for teaching this content.

Open to the first 40 secondary teachers across New England who register and commit to attending all three days of the workshop.

Agenda
Graduate credit information

Agenda

Monday, June 30

8:30 AM Continental Breakfast
9:00 Welcome/ Logistics/ Admin
9:30 Pre Test
10:00 Lead Questions
10:30 Small Group Sessions
11:00

NAFTA and Immigration from Canadian Perspective

Karen Buhr offsite
Assistant Professor in Economics and Canadian Studies, University of Maine at Orono

noon Working Lunch:
Globalization Video/ Discussion
1:00 PM Globalization101.org
2:00

Taking It Global

3:00 Presentations Pro
4:30 Debrief/ Foreshadow Day Two
5:00 Small Group Sessions

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Tuesday, July 1

8:30 AM Continental Breakfast
9:00 Orientation
9:30 Small Group
10:30 Orientation
11:00 John Bruton offsite
Former Prime Minister of Ireland
11:30 Working Lunch:
The Globalization of the TV Supply Chain
Yale Global Video
12:30 PM

Video Conference

1:00 Harry Broadman offsite
Economic Advisor, The World Bank Group
2:00

Agustín del Río
Economist and Head of Regional Delegation, Banco de México

Nigel Nagarajan
Head, Economic and Financial Affairs, Delegation of the European Commission of the United States

3:00 Break
3:30 Presentations Con
4:30 Fed Lesson Plan 
5:00 Globalization

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Wednesday, July 2

8:30 AM Continental Breakfast
9:00 Small Group
10:00 Synthesis Statements
noon 3 Million Minutes
1:00 PM

Future
Professor Shostak

3:00 Break
4:00 Post Test
4:30 Progam Evaluations

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Graduate Credits

The tuition for the Federal Reserve's Global Economics workshop is $135 a credit and there is a $25 registration fee.

Students need to mail a package that includes:

  • the registration form
  • a certificate of completion
  • a journal of your experiences, and
  • a final 3-5 page reflection concerning the workshop and its impact on your profession

Mail the package to:

Cheryl B. Baker, CAGS
Director of Graduate Recruitment and Outreach
Plymouth State University
College of Graduate Studies - MSC 11
17 High Street
Plymouth, NH 03264-1595
Phone: (603) 535-2737
http://www.plymouth.edu/graduate

Your work will be mailed to the instructor for review. Once the instructor of record has reviewed your work, he will post a grade and email you to alert you that you can look up your grade online.

Massachusetts teachers: We will provide you with a certificate for the instructional hours. You receive one PDP for each instructional hour.

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