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Our Mission To enhance and advance economic and financial education for the educators and students of North Carolina. Our Vision A North Carolina where all of its citizens have the knowledge, understanding and skills to make informed economic choices. We accomplish the mission through a multi-pronged approach:
Our Program and Delivery System for Teachers in North Carolina School Districts The NCCEE has three affiliated university-based Centers for Economic Education at East Carolina University, Fayetteville State University, and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. We have begun the process of expanding our network of Centers for Economic Education throughout the state. The goal is to have at least one center for economic education in each of the eight educational regions of North Carolina. In-service training is a service the NCCEE provides at no cost to any school or district in the state. Upon request, we will visit a school or district and provide its teachers with training in economic content and appropriate pedagogy and provide teachers with sample lesson plans, teaching strategies, and resources which they can then use in their own classrooms to further their students’ economic literacy. The NCCEE’s signature programs are Standards-Based workshops and courses. Trainings are offered on a variety of topics, but are always correlated to the North Carolina Standard Course of study appropriate for the subject matter and grade level involved. Teacher workshops have included Virtual Economics; Financing Your Future; Wide World of Trade; Financial Fitness for Life; Mathematics & Economics-Connections for Life; Economics & Children’s Literature; Common Sense Economics; Economics and U.S. History, and Hands On Banking. The NCCEE and its affiliated Centers are able to provide sessions on any one of the many programs offered through the international Council for Economic Education. The NCCEE sponsors competitions designed to enhance the learning experience and foster interest in economics and personal finance. Our competitions include the Economic Concepts Calendar Poster Contest for elementary students, the County Marketing Contest for middle school students, the National Economics Challenge for high school students, and the Stock Market Game Competition™, which is a statewide competition that is open to all NC students in grades 4-college as well as adults. The Impact Conclusion Economic education helps to empower students by developing skills and knowledge they will use in their life and it helps them understand their role in the economy. Students will have to make economic and financial decisions and choices in their personal life, in the workplace, and as citizens whether they have the education, information and understanding to do so or not. Our responsibility as educators and business leaders is to ensure that they understand the economy in which they will function and have the financial decision-making knowledge and tools they will need in order to make decisions every day on the job, in their career, and in their personal life. The state of North Carolina has placed an emphasis on financial literacy for North Carolina students as demonstrated by recent legislative mandates. The NCCEE is committed to leading the charge to achieve economic and financial literacy for all North Carolinians. About the North Carolina Council on Economic Education (NCCEE) The North Carolina Council on Economic Education was founded in 1970. NCCEE is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization working with K-12 teachers statewide to give our students a better understanding of economics and personal finance in preparation for their participation in a global economy. | ||||||
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