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Center Name	James Madison University
Topic	Elementary, Entrepreneurship, Mini-Society & Mini-Economy
Workshop Title	The Mini-Economy: An In-class Society to Promote Learning and Collaboration
Grade	Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Middle School
Course Date	Aug 2, 2010 to Aug 4, 2010
Course Time	8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Location	James Madison University Zane Showker Hall 421 Blue Stone Drive Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Description	The Mini-Economy curriculum allows students to experience an in-class society; learning lessons about economics, entrepreneurship, and civics along the way. In this program students design and develop their own classroom society, creating a name, flag, and currency. Then they establish their own businesses to provide goods and services to their fellow citizens in classroom markets. The economics and entrepreneurship skills and knowledge learned through the Mini-Economy incorporate and complement other thematic curricula such as language arts, social studies, math, science, critical thinking, problem solving, practical arts and cooperative learning. This program has proven to be successful in implementing the Virginia Standards of Learning in grades 3-8. Participants receive: •All books and materials necessary to implement this program •Classroom ready lesson plans on entrepreneurship that are coordinated with the Virginia Standards of Learning •Participation certificate for recertification •Lunch •Invitation to participate in the area-wide GEM Fair 2011 •Follow-up and consultation as needed
Targeted Teachers	Elementary, Civics and Economics, Economics, Gifted and Talented
Fee	No Charge
Instructor	Lynne Stover
Potential Recertification Credits	21
Contact Person	Lynne Stover, Associate Director of Program Center for Economic Education James Madison University 1598 South Main Street, MSC 5503 Harrisonburg, VA 22807 (540) 568-3243 stoverlf@jmu.edu
Workshop Sponsors	This program made possible with support from CEE with funding from the U.S. Dept of Education Office on Innovation and Improvement , Shenandoah Valley Economic Education, Inc. , Virginia Council on Economic Education

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