1. Taking Advantage of Fed Resources Princeton Williams Senior Economic Education Specialist Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

2. 11 th District of the Federal Reserve System Economic Education Program Professional development for educators Public tours and student competitions Classroom resources

3. Structure of the Fed

4. The Federal Reserve System

5. 11 th District Offices Dallas, El Paso, Houston and San Antonio

6. Professional Development Conferences and Events for High School Educators University/College Faculty

7. Evening at the Fed Dinner and discussion for high school teachers Previous topics include 2007 – Financial Markets: Innovations & Challenges 2006 – Fueling the Future: Critical Issues in Energy 2005 – Immigration and the Economy: Policy Implications

8. Dinner and Discussion New event in Austin Location: University of Texas – Thompson Conference Center May 15, 2008

9. Economic Summit Two-day conference for high school educators Topics include 2008 – Taking the Pulse of the U.S. Economy 2007 – Money Makes the World Go Round 2006 – Beyond Our Backyard: A Look at the Regional, National and Global Economy

10. Global Economic Forum Focus on the global economy Held at San Antonio branch of FRB Dallas Features collaboration with other Federal Reserve Banks

11. Economics Boot Camp Two-and-a-half-day workshop Designed for teachers new to the discipline of economics Taught by master teachers and economic education specialists

12. Economics/Personal Finance Workshop Co-sponsored with the Texas Council on Economic Education Held in all four offices Dallas El Paso Houston San Antonio

13. Louisiana Workshop for Secondary Educators Co-hosted with FRB Atlanta and the Louisiana Council on Economic Education Past topics include 2007 – Striving for Financial Fitness 2006 – The Role of the Fed in Calm or Crisis

14. New Mexico Workshop for High School Teachers Co-hosted with FRB Kansas City and New Mexico State University – Center for Economics & Personal Finance Past topics include 2007 – Decisionmaking: The Fed, the Economy and the Role of the Consumer 2006 – Charting the Course of Globalization

15. Economic Forum for College and University Faculty Annual conference for post-secondary faculty Past topics include 2007 – The Fed, Financial Markets and the Economy 2006 – Critical Issues in Energy 2005 – Policy Challenges in the New Millennium

16. Economic Scholars Program Collaboration with Austin College Offers undergraduate students the opportunity to discuss their research in any area associated with economics March 28, 2008

17. Public Tours High School, College and Community Groups

18. Annual Essay Contest for High School Students Open to Juniors and Seniors in the 11 th District Writers of top twelve essays receive savings bonds

19. Classroom Resources

20. Building Wealth Classroom lessons at www.dallasfed.org/educate www.dallasfed.org/educate Print version English and Spanish versions Available as a class set of 45 copies Interactive CD-ROM

21. Everyday Economics Series

22. Annual Reports

23. Free Enterprise: Economics of Cooperation and Economic Insights

24. The Fed Today

25. Order publications on-line at www.dallasfed.org/educatewww.dallasfed.org/educate or call 1-800-333-4460, ext. 25254

26. Economic Education Website www.dallasfed.org/educate www.dallasfed.org/educate

27. 11 th District Economic Research www.dallasfed.org/research www.dallasfed.org/research

28. System Education Website www.FederalReserveEducation.org www.FederalReserveEducation.org Federal Reserve Education Education resources available from the Federal Reserve System FED 101 Interactive pages about the Fed’s history, structure and functions Teachers Resources Match Fed materials to national curriculum standards Personal Financial Education Information on consumer finance topics

29. Board of Governors Website www.federalreserve.gov www.federalreserve.gov

30. Questions? princeton.williams@dal.frb.org