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tellers in schools
Bank tellers at the 2011 outstanding tellers celebration for the area banks-in-schools program. more photos... / Information about the program...


Jim Dick, Mary Lynn Reiser, and the UNO Center were recognized with the Phi Delta Kappa 2011 Outstanding Community Education Leadership Award recognizing leadership and service in education. The award was presented at the annual meeting of the UNO and UNL chapters of Phi Delta Kappa, an international education organization. Pictured above (left to right) are Mark Winkler from Union Pacific Corporation, James Dick, Mary Lynn Reiser, and Louis Pol, Dean of the UNO College of Business Administration.


The mission of the UNO Center for Economic Education is to improve the economic literacy of current and future Nebraska and Western Iowa citizens by providing educational and training programs and materials for teachers of K-12 classes. The Center assists and encourages teachers in their efforts to teach the economic concepts needed by future citizens to become well-informed voters, wise consumers, and effective producers.

The UNO Center for Economic Education is jointly supported by the UNO College of Business Administration and the UNO College of Education. It is affiliated with the Nebraska Council on Economic Education and the Council for Economic Education. In 2005, it was reviewed by the Council for Economic Education and given its highest accreditation rating.

Co-Directors: James Dick and Mary Lynn Reiser
Center Associates: Janet West and Kim Sosin
134T Mammel Hall, University of Nebraska at Omaha
Omaha, NE 68182-0048
Telephone: 402-554-2357; FAX 402-554-3393
Contact email mreiser@unomaha.edu



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UNO Center for Economic Education co-directors Mary Lynn Reiser and James Dick.

.See "What's New" to learn from the UNO Alumni Magazine article Putting Stock Into Investment Education why Conestoga Magnet Center students know all about money, with a little help from the UNO Center for Economic Education!

What can we do to help you teach economics?

Workshops: Throughout the year the Center will offer topical workshops for teachers introducing new materials for the k-12 classroom. As workshops are scheduled for the coming year they will be posted on the website.

Professional Development Activities: The UNO Center can work with school districts to plan activities for strengthening teachers' knowledge and classroom strategies in economics, K-12. Programs can be designed for teacher in-service days and offer specific topics districts may request. Contact the Center to arrange for specialized professional offerings for your district or school.

District Consultation:
Does your district or school need to create a new course offering or revise standards and benchmarks in economics? The Center staff can assist in working with faculty or district personnel as new courses are being created and give advice on the latest state and national standards in K-12 economics.

Teaching to Nebraska LEARNS standards: The Center has many helpful links on its website, which is a part of EcEdWeb, a large repository of economic education materials. In an ongoing effort to assist school districts in Nebraska revising their economics curriculum to reflect the Nebraska LEARNS social studies standards, the Center has redesigned several links on it's website. A curriculum guide for districts can assist by providing language for revising curriculum standards and course objectives. The benchmarks for grades k-6 have been correlated with both Nebraska LEARNS and the National Voluntary Standards in Economics. An additional link provides teachers with online lessons for the classroom that provide examples for direct classroom instruction. Nationally designed and normed assessments available from the Council for Economic Education have been correlated to the Nebraska LEARNS standards. Information about obtaining the assessment instruments for your school or district can be found on the National Council website.

The Stock Market Game Dates: The Nebraska Council on Economic Education and the Security Industry Foundation will sponsor the Stock Market Game in both the fall and spring semesters. Watch the "inside" sidebar for dates for the game or the "external resources" sidebar to find the details.

Materials Review Library: The UNO Center staff is available to serve on textbook adoption committees and has copies of many of the latest teaching materials available for K-12 economics. Contact the Center for a free catalog of National Council materials you can purchase or shop on line at (link)

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