DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O.
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 266
December 21, 2006
INFORMATIONAL
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TO: |
Division
Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Billy K. Cannaday, Jr. Superintendent
of Public Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Institute
on the Environment and the Economy |
The
Department of Education is pleased to announce a free, four-day, professional
development opportunity for high school teachers provided by the Foundation for
Teaching Economics (FTE) in partnership with the Virginia Council on Economic
Education (VCEE) and Appalachian Power Company.
The Institute on the Environment and the
Economy is designed primarily for economics, social studies, history,
government, and environmental science teachers.
This four-day residential program is designed to integrate classroom
discussion involving market solutions to environmental issues and will take
place on February 24-27, 2007, at The Inn at Virginia Tech,
Teachers will learn how to use economic principles to
analyze environmental issues and how a rational, economic approach to the
environment helps students understand the complexity of these issues. Lesson plans will be demonstrated and
discussed in order to build confidence in their effectiveness. Key topics will include:
Tuition and fees are covered, as well as lodging and some
meals. A refundable deposit of $100 must
accompany the registration form, to be returned upon completion of the
program. Registration is due by January
10, 2007.
To obtain more information and to register, please go to
the website at http://www.fte.org/teachers/programs/environment/.
If you have questions, please contact the Virginia
Council on Economic Education at (804) 828-1627, or e-mail Sara Finley at shfinley@vcu.edu; or Paula Klonowski, science coordinator, Office of Middle and High
School Instruction, by e-mail at Paula.Klonowski@doe.virginia.gov,
or by telephone at (804) 371-0249.
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