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2008 Economics Challenge Winners Congratulations to David Bear and his AP Economics Students from Lawton Eisenhower for winning this year’s Oklahoma’s Economic Challenge, Adam Smith Division. Doug Jech’s team from Kingfisher High School finished first in the David Ricardo Division. Both teams competed in the Western Division of NCEE's Regional competition on April 29, which included schools from 10 states in the Adam Smith Division and from 11 states in the David Ricardo Division. Texas won the Adam Smith and Hawaii the David Ricardo Division of that competition. Thanks again to the teams for participating, and to our sponsors for helping out this year. We’re already making plans for 2009.
2008 Drawing for Dollars Poster Competition Winners Announced Aubrey Brown, Maryetta and Gabriel VanNess, OKC took top honors in the 2008 Drawing for Dollars Poster Competition in the K-2 and 3-5 Divisions, respectively. Each student will receive a $500 U. S. Savings Bond for their entries. Their drawings were chosen from many submitted in each of the two categories because of their creativity, artistry, and accuracy in representing the economic concept they elected to depict. To view the winning entries as well as a sample of some of the other submissions, please click on this link. This competition is sponsored annually by the UCO Center for Economic Education and the Oklahoma Council on Economic Education. [Home]		Congratulations to the Winners of the UCO Business Challenge! Congratulations to three 11th grade students from Christian Heritage Academy, Del City, for making a clean sweep of the UCO Business Challenge sponsored by the UCO Center for Economic Education, the Oklahoma Council on Economic Education and The Oklahoman. Jamie Knowles and Jessica McClain tied for first place and received a $500 cash prize for their entries. In addition, Hannah Owen received a $150 third place cash prize for her entry. The winning essays will be posted on the College of Business Administration page of the UCO Web site.
(click photo to see larger image) June 28, 2007 Contribution Received from State Farm Insurance Dennis Chaumont and John Wiscaver, State Farm Insurance, presented Dr. Sue Lynn Sasser, Executive Director of OCEE and Randy Ice, OCEE Director and UCO professor, with a general contribution check for $5,000 on June 28, 2007. [Home]
Teacher Feedback from Summer Workshops November 8, 2007
Thanks to our field reps for making our summer workshops such successful, fun, educational experiences for our teachers. The following responses relate primarily to the question: what did you like best about this workshop? Several of the answers were given multiple times, but we’re only listing them here one time due to space limitations. Environmental Economics, Ardmore (12 participants) Presenter and Coordinator: Mary Oppegard • The ability to use the materials across the curriculum. • Variety! I loved the different speakers with different approaches. The presenter's eagerness to expand on topics. How the whole workshop built on specific principles and key words. Topics covered current issues - subjects of concern. • Actually doing some of the lessons and the sharing of ideas. • Materials/Tour of the Samuel Noble Foundation • Hands-on activities. • The examples used pertained back to the classroom. • Global warming; hydrocarbons; Economics and Polymers….WOW! • The materials presented and provided are great and will work nicely in my classroom. • One of the best workshops I have attended. Keep up the good work and more workshops. Enhancing Elementary Social Studies, Oklahoma City (30 participants) Presenter: Madeline Chapman • Madeline was cool and calm. She kept things rolling along. • The workbook, information. • Resource book • The length. • Useable without too much work. • Materials I can easily use readily in the classroom. • Going over the lessons. • The hands-on activities we did with the lessons. • So many ideas! • Informative. • There were math concepts - shapes, percentages, etc. and reading also. • Location, materials, provided coffee! • I’d like to see more workshops in Tulsa! Using Newspapers to Teach Pass (55 participants) Workshop Coordinator: Rita Geiger with various presenters • Having actual usable lesson plans; networking with other teachers. • New ideas, lesson plans • Presenters were enthusiastic, it was fun • Everything!! • The varied ways & uses of newspapers. • Learning hands-on materials for teaching with newspapers. • The usable ideas. • Things I can use in class, i.e. personal finance exercise • Interaction to discuss economics across the curriculum. • Steady - on-going - no waiting - preparation (loved your facility) • Lessons that are easily implemented in my class. • Ideas to use in my current events classes. • The multiple ideas for using newspapers - creating lesson plans. • I liked the variety and the unity of the workshop. • The variety of topics which can be associated with economics - science, language arts, etc. • Teacher presentations and how they used them in the classroom. • Examples of how to use the programs given by classroom teachers who use it themselves. • Door prizes, presenters showing great interest in the subject. • How I can use all the information and relate it to my math classes. • I can use most everything in my classroom. [Home]