[NFEC Update] "Monopoly on the Rez" to be featured at NCEE conference

[Joanna Donohoe]

The National Council for Economic Education (NCEE) will be holding its
annual conference in Biloxi, MS on October 8-11.  Rich Sgarlotti from
the Hannahville Indian School will be conducting a workshop about his
school's project called "Monopoly on the Rez."  Please spread the word
about this fantastic financial education tool for Native communities.
The workshop description and more information about the conference
appear below.  Also, an article about "Monopoly on the Rez" which ran in
the National Indian Education Association news magazine earlier this
year is attached.  To learn more about how Native youth can create their
own game, contact Rich Sgarlotti at 906 466 2952 or 
rich.sgarlotti at hannahvilleschool.net.

 

Workshop Description

 

E-124 - Monopoly on the Rez -- Friday Session E 10:30-11:20, October 10,
2008

 

This session describes how Native American youth can create their own
Monopoly on the Rez game to learn. A group of enterprising freshman
students in an American history class at the Hannahville Indian School
on the Potawatomi reservation in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan were
instrumental in the development of a remarkable teaching tool: a board
game known as Monopoly on the Rez. This session will explain how the
game will help young people understand money management, economics,
entrepreneurship, and financial planning, and how it can be adapted to
any community.

 

Audience: K-12 teachers

 

Level: applicable to all levels

 

Focus: economic content

 

Presenter(s):  Rich Sgarlotti, Hannahville Indian School (Chair and
Presenter)

 

906 466 2952

rich.sgarlotti at hannahvilleschool.net

National Council on Economic Education/
National Association of Economic Educators/
Global Association of Teachers of Economics

October 8-11, 2008
Beau Rivage Resort & Casino,
Biloxi, Mississippi

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The National Council on Economic Education invites you to attend the
2008 Annual Conference of the National Council on Economic Education
(NCEE), National Association of Economic Educators (NAEE) and the Global
Association of Teachers of Economics (GATE). This year's conference will
be hosted by the Mississippi Council on Economic Education. The Annual
Conference will be held at the Beau Rivage Hotel, Biloxi, Mississippi.

This is the largest nationwide conference focusing on K-12 economic,
financial and entrepreneurship education, featuring:

*	The latest in curriculum development, instructional materials,
teaching strategies, new programs and best practices. 
*	Professional development workshops and sessions for K-12
teachers. 
*	Outstanding speakers on current economic topics. 
*	Networking opportunities for university-level economic educators
and K-12 teachers, and others with an interest in the field. 

http://www.ncee.net/conference/

 

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