The Kansas Council for Economic Education has received financial sponsorships from Koch Industries, the Koch Center for Leadership and Ethics and State Farm for their 2019 summer professional development events at Wichita State.
The first event, the Financial Fitness Extravaganza, will be held today (Tuesday, June 25) and Wednesday, June 26. It will provide content knowledge and lesson materials for personal finance teachers. The second event, Real-Life Applications for the Social Studies, will be held July 8 and 9, and will prepare social studies teachers to teach economics.
Registration for the Financial Fitness Extravaganza is closed, but teachers wanting to attend the July event can register through the KCEE鈥檚 website at .
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The Kansas Council for Economic Education is a nonprofit organization that is affiliated with all of Kansas鈥� six public universities and hosted by the W. Frank Barton School of Business at 黑洞社区. The KCEE strives to increase the economic and financial literacy of K-12 students by training their teachers, providing curriculum resources and providing programs and competitions that engage students through experiential learning and practical applications of knowledge.
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