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Dates |
June 15 - 19 and 22 - 25, 2009. Final project due June 26. |
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Sponsors |
Co-sponsored by The Indiana Council for Economic Education, IPFW Center for Economic Education (Doermer School of Business and Management Sciences) and AEP's Indiana Michigan Power operating unit.
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Course description |
The economics content will prepare participants: to understand the interaction between energy and economic growth; to identify trade-offs that exist between energy and the environment; to recognize externalities that arise in the economy; and to appreciate the issues involved in deregulating the electricity generating industry. Various speakers from AEP and other agencies, along with teachers with recognized expertise in teaching units on energy and the environment, will provide guest lectures. A tour will visit nuclear, coal-fired and hydroelectric plants in Indiana, Michigan and/or Ohio. |
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Who |
Teachers grades K-12 |
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Credits |
Credits 3 hours graduate credit (BUFW F561, Energy, Economics and the Environment). Teachers may make special arrangements for undergraduate credit in economics, if that fits better within their education plans.
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When |
Classroom sessions will be 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, except for a field trip 7:30
a.m. to 8 p.m. one day during the first week. |
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Where |
IPFW, Fort Wayne, Ind. |
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Workshop projects |
Participants will prepare and submit a copy of a curriculum unit (at least five lessons) that will be used in teaching a portion of the content of this workshop in the participant's classes during the 2009-2010 school year. Project due June 26.
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Course number |
BUFW F561 |
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Cost |
$150 -- see contact info below. Balance of tuition provided free to Indiana residents
by sponsors Indiana Council for Economic Education, Indiana Michigan Power and IPFW
Doermer School of Business and Management Sciences. Students should anticipate some
cost for meals on day field trips. |
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Class size |
24 teachers |
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Contacts |
John Kessler, Center for Economic Education, Indiana University-Purdue University,
Fort Wayne, phone 260-481-6493, kesslerj@ipfw.edu
To qualify for reduced tuition of $100, registrations must be authorized by John
Kessler.
James Butcher, State Environmental Manager, Indiana Michigan Power,
jfbutcher@AEP.com, phone 317-822-6373. |
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