Reminder: Don't miss the application deadline for this unique leadership opportunity! Applications are due by October 26, 2012. Full details are below.
FRBSF Education Advisory Council Conference Friday, November 30 – December 1, 2012 Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco San Francisco, CA Leadership Opportunity The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Economic Education Group (FRBSF Econ Ed) is forming an Education Advisory Council. We invite you to apply for an advisory council position by submitting the information listed below by October 26, 2012. Selected members will attend a 2-day conference in San Francisco and work with FRBSF Econ Ed staff through November of 2013 on content ideas, teaching activities, the use of technology, and best practices related to teaching about the Federal Reserve and the U.S. economy. Who is eligible to apply? High school economics, business, and/or social studies teachers During the 2-day conference, you will: · Identify gaps and propose creative solutions to help educators across the 12th District in effectively teaching about the Fed’s role in the U.S. economy · Work in collaborative teams to craft learning activities based on FRBSF educational resources · Network with Federal Reserve staff and other educators · Attend an economic outlook presentation from a Federal Reserve economist · Tour the Fed Center museum · Identify an individual project idea Compensation · Round-trip airfare · Hotel accommodations · Meals · $100 travel stipend to cover transportation costs to and from the airport and any incidentals · $150 for substitute teacher pay · $500 stipend for completed project work (payable in 2013) Application – Submission deadline is October 26, 2012. If you are interested in serving on the Education Advisory Council, send the information listed below to eco...@sf.frb.org. · First & last name · School name · School address/City/State/Zip · Email · Primary contact phone number · Subjects taught this year · Number of years teaching · Tell us how your experience and background will benefit the Educator Advisory Council (300 words or less). · From the FRBSF Education page http://www.frbsf.org/education/, select Economics in Person (EiP), DataPost, or What is the Fed? and explain how you would structure a lesson plan or educational activity for a particular component within one of these resources (300 words or less). Additional Information · Council membership will be selected from the pool of qualified applicants and represent high school teachers from across the 12th District. · Council membership will be roughly based on the following composition: Alaska (1), Arizona (2), California (3), Hawaii (1), Idaho (1), Nevada (2), Oregon (2), Utah (2), and Washington (2). · Those selected for the Educator Advisory Council will be notified no later than November 2, 2012. · If selected, Council members will agree to: o make themselves available to attend and participate in all sessions of the two-day conference, starting Friday, November 30, 2012 at 8:00 AM and adjourning on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at 2:00 PM o serve a one-year commitment (through November 2013) which will entail quarterly conference calls and completion of a self-directed project __________________________________________ Steven Fisher Regional Program Manager Economic Education Public Information Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco - Seattle 2700 Naches Ave SW Renton, WA. 98057 ph: 425-203-0799 fax: 425-203-0728 www.frbsf.org
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