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 * Texas Faculty Collaborative Training** **November 11, 2011** **Dallas, Texas**


 * Agenda**

Essential Questions: What knowledge and pedagogy do we want teacher candidates to possess? How can we model the pedagogy in our classroom?

Morning Session 8:00 - 8:45 Registration 8:45 - 9:00 Introductions and Training Overview 9:00 - 10:15 The Show
 * Parking Lot
 * Econ Integration
 * Big Ideas
 * Pre-service Education
 * Vocabulary

Break 10:30-11:45 Online Resources
 * Virtual Economics
 * EconEd Link
 * Econ Ed Reviews
 * Online Calculators
 * Inflation Calculators
 * Money Chimp
 * U.S. Debt Clock

Lunch

Afternoon Session 1:00-2:15 Engagement Strategies Break 2:30-3:45 Integrating Economic Concepts 3:45- 4:00 Closure
 * The Bag Game
 * Opportunity Cost Apron
 * Property Rights Activity
 * Parking Lot
 * Charge