Your World Economics: Economic Summit

June 18–19, 2013 Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

This flagship two-day conference for secondary educators will give you tools to help your students find economics in the world around them. It will feature guest speakers Dirk Mateer and Anne Macy, along with speakers from the Fed.

Economics is more than a subject in the classroom. Headline stories have an economic angle. Movies and novels are waiting to be explored. From stadium deals to contracts, sports can make economic decisionmaking an everyday topic. Gain new insights and take back classroom-ready ideas that will make these topics come to life for your classes.

The Dallas Fed is pleased to welcome Dirk Mateer, author of Economics in the Movies and senior lecturer and codirector of undergraduate studies at Penn State University. Winner of the George W. Atherton Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2011, Mateer has developed extensive classroom resources that explore economic themes in movies and music.

Also back by popular demand is Anne Macy, Gene Edwards Professor of Finance at West Texas A&M University. Macy’s talent for presenting information in exciting and relevant ways has distinguished her in the realm of economic education, resulting in many teaching awards.

When
June 18–19, 2013
8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Where
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
2200 N Pearl St.
Dallas, TX 75201
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Registration
$25; includes continental breakfast and lunch each day, as well as conference materials
Credit
12 hours of professional development credit and talented and gifted certification
Hotel:
Holiday Inn Market Center
4500 Harry Hines Blvd., Dallas, TX 75219
877-410-6667
Ask for the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas conference rate of $85, including breakfast. The rate is available until May 28. Transportation will be provided to and from the Bank.

Agenda

Tuesday, June 18
8 a.m.	Registration and breakfast
8:30 a.m.	Welcome Tyrone Gholson Senior Vice President Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
8:45 a.m.	Your World Economics Princeton Williams Economic Education Coordinator Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
9:15 a.m.	Page One Economics: The Back Story on Front Page Economics Scott Wolla Senior Economic Education Specialist Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
10:30 a.m.	From Pac-Man to Xbox: Video Game Economics Anne Macy Gene Edwards Professor of Finance West Texas A&M University
11:30 a.m.	Lunch
12:30 p.m.	Take Me Out to the Ballpark: Labor Markets in Baseball Stephen Clayton Senior Economic Education Specialist Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
1:15 p.m.	Economics in the Movies and on TV Dirk Mateer Senior Lecturer of Economics Penn State University
3:15 p.m.	Exploring The Economy in Action
4 p.m.	Adjourn
Wednesday, June 19
8 a.m.	Breakfast
8:30 a.m.	Economics in Music and More Dirk Mateer
9:45 a.m.	The Federal Reserve and You Princeton Williams
10:30 a.m.	Concurrent Sessions Group A: FRED for the Classroom: The Numbers Behind the Headlines Scott Wolla Group B: Selling the Virtual World: Markets in Video Games Anne Macy Group C: Paying for Your World Stephen Clayton and Princeton Williams
11:30 a.m.	Lunch - Sharing Best Practices: Facilitated Table Discussion
12:30 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions Group A: Selling the Virtual World: Markets in Video Games Anne Macy Group B: Paying for Your World Stephen Clayton and Princeton Williams Group C: FRED for the Classroom: The Numbers Behind the Headlines Scott Wolla
1:30 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions Group A: Paying for Your World Stephen Clayton and Princeton Williams Group B: FRED for the Classroom: The Numbers Behind the Headlines Scott Wolla Group C: Selling the Virtual World: Markets in Video Games Anne Macy
2:30 p.m.	A Policy Rap: How Long Is the Long Run? Ed Skelton Business Economist Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
3:30 p.m.	Adjourn

Praise from Past Participants

“This is THE way to get access to qualified, substantive, relevant up-to-date information for class.”
“The way the material was presented will allow me to answer the questions I could not have before.”