FAU Center for Economic Education

Director: Bill BosshardtAssociate Director: Rupert Rhodd

Assistant Director: Brett Burkey, A.W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts

Master Teacher: Andrea Caceres-Santamaria, Seminole Ridge High School

Our Mission:

The mission of the FAU Center for Economic Education is to provide area educators access to new and innovative ways to teach economics in the K-12 classroom.

Schedule 2017-2018: Workshops: Preliminary Schedule

Name / Level / Date / Time / Location
Palm Beach County Preschool
Immigration / Middle or High / Aug. 9 / Morning / Park Vista High School
Palm Beach County Preschool
Financial Literacy / Middle / Aug. 9 / Morning / Park Vista High School
Palm Beach County Preschool
World History / High / Aug. 9 / Morning / Park Vista High School
Principles of Investing / Middle and High / Sept. 7 / 4:30 – 8:30 / FAU - Alumni Center
Financial Literacy for Elementary School Kids: $martpath and Stock Market Challenge / Elementary / Sept. 14 / 4:30 – 8:30 / FAU - Alumni Center
Active Learning Toolkit Every Economics Teacher Should Have / High / Sept. 28 / 4:30 – 8:30 / FAU - Alumni Center
CEE National Conference / Oct. 5-7 / All day / Brooklyn, NY
The Economics of America First / High / Oct. 26 / 4:30 – 8:30 / FAU - Alumni Center
2017 Gifted and Talented Symposium (Immigration) / Middle and High / Oct. 27 / TBA / Pompano Beach High School, Broward
TechRunway: Meeting Entrepreneurs / High or Middle / Nov. 16 / 4:30 – 7:30 / FAU – Research Park
Financial Literacy: Cyber Security / Middle and High / Dec. 5 / 4:30 – 8:30 / FAU - Alumni Center

Note: FAU – Alumni Center is the Forkas Alumni Center located on the Boca Raton campus.

Competitions / Events:

Event / Level / Date / Who?
Sponsored by the Florida Council on Economic Education (
Econ Poster Contest / All / All students (K-8 recommended)
Econ Challenge / High School Economics / High school economics students
Personal Finance Challenge / High School / High school economics students
Governor’s Awards / All / Teachers submit lesson plans – awards luncheon in Orlando

Contact us:

FAU Center for Economic Education

William Bosshardt, Director

Email:

Phone: 561-297-2908

Website: Business.fau.edu/EconEd

The FAU Center is affiliated with:

  • The Florida Council on Economic Education (FCEE),
  • The Council for Economic Education (CEE),

The Center received funding, grants or supportduring 2016-17from:

  • The Florida Council on Economic Education (FCEE)
  • State Farm
  • The Helen Ingham Foundation
  • Council for Economic Education

Version: July 26, 2017