1. UNO Center for Economic Education Co-directors: James Dick, COE Kim Sosin, CBA Associate Director: Mary Lynn Reiser, CBA Community Partners: Linda Placzek, Conestoga School Angie Kelso, Wells Fargo Bank Jennifer Sand, Federal Reserve Presented to the Strategic Planning Advance 11/15/04

2. Purpose and Mission  To improve the economic literacy of current and future citizens  To provide educational programs and materials for teachers.  To help teachers teach the economic concepts needed by future citizens to become well-informed voters, wise consumers, and effective producers.

3. Partner: Federal Reserve Bank Provides support for:  High School Economics Awards  Teacher Professional Development  The Fed Challenge  The Economics Challenge  Midwest Economics Education Conference

4. Partners: Conestoga School  Conestoga “Adopt a School” Partners: Wells Fargo Bank, Federal Reserve Bank (Omaha), UNO Center for Economic Education  Center worked with teachers to develop an elementary economics curricula  First in-school bank with Wells Fargo  Calendar contest with Blue Cross Blue Shield  Winner of 2003 Leavey Freedoms Foundation National Award

5. International activities  Ukraine Council on Economic Education  Hosted, with International Studies, visitors from Ukraine and Kazakhstan  Crestridge International Magnet School  International Teacher Exchange

6. Ukrainian Teachers at Conestoga

7. http://ecedweb.unomaha.edu  National repository of economic education materials for teachers  Awards for most relevant material for teaching economics  Heavily used (Aug/Sept averaged 17,000 hits per day)

8. Recent Center Awards  Recent Grants: Kauffman Foundation, National Council of Economic Education, Buck Institute, Mellon Foundation, Foundation for Teaching Economics, Partners in Education (PIE)  Alfred Beekhuis Award for Center Excellence, 2004  Leadership Award, Mary Lynn Reiser, 2004  Omaha Public Schools A+ Advocate Award, Mary Lynn Reiser, 2004  Economic Education Research Award, Kim Sosin, 2002  Regents Kudos Award, Oct. 2004

9. Thank you for your support!