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FEFE Training Seminars
2008 National
Family Economics & Financial Education Conference
Early bird registration is due April 14, 2008 and the final deadline is May 13, 2008. For more details and the registration forms, please download the 2008 FEFE National Conference Registration Packet.
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Registration: The 2008 FEFE National Conference will be held the week of June 16-19, 2008 in Tucson, Arizona. This one-of-a-kind highly interactive training honors educators from throughout the United States for their diligent work improving the lives of individuals, families and communities with financial education training. The greatly subsidized registration package allows participants to receive an abundance of ready-to teach curriculum materials and new ideas guaranteed to make you want to begin using the materials immediately. The FEFE staff understands how busy an educator’s life is and strives to make attending the FEFE National Training as simple, fun, and cost-effective as possible by creating an inclusive registration package where the fee includes lodging, most meals, and curriculum materials. Download the Registration Packet.
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Lodging: The 2008 FEFE National Conference will be at the Hilton Tucson East. The registration cost of $450 includes lodging on Sunday night, June 15 – Wednesday night, June 18. Participants will be required to share a room with one person. All shared rooms are non-smoking. Lodging is also available for individuals who arrive early or will be staying late at the conference rate of $110 per night. Options are available for single rooms costing $685 or a no lodging option for $360. All lodging needs to be set arranged with FEFE. Please do not call the Hilton, they will not accept reservations for the conference.
- Transportation: The closest airport is Tucson International Airport (airport code TUS). The airport has numerous non-stop and direct destinations serviced by Southwest, Delta, American, Frontier, United, Continental, Northwest, JetBlue, Alaska, and US Airways. The airport is 13 miles from the Hilton Tucson East.
- Shuttle: Arizona Stagecoach provides one way and round trip service for conference participants. The cost is approximately $51 round trip or $28 one way. They may be contacted at http://azstagecoach.com/ or 520.889.1000. A kiosk is also available in the airport baggage claim area.
- Taxi: A taxi ride will be approximately $35 each way from the airport regardless of the number of individuals (up to 4).
- Phoenix Airport Information: Participants may also choose to fly into Phoenix International Airport (airport code PHX). When flying into PHX participants may either rent a vehicle or utilize Arizona Shuttle service 1.800.888.2749. The shuttle costs $52 round trip with an advance reservation and drops off in Tucson at 5350 East Speedway. Participants would then take a taxi ride to the Hilton Tucson East (the shuttle will not go directly to the hotel).
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Meals: Daily hot breakfasts, morning breaks, lunches, afternoon breaks and dinner on Monday and Wednesday evenings are included in the registration fee.
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Curriculum - Over $400 in curriculum received:
- Take Charge of Your Finances: Participants will receive hard copies of the thirty-five lesson plans and test banks of questions in the Take Charge of Your Finances curriculum assembled in one 3” notebook in addition to supplemental materials required to teach the course. A list of the lesson plans included can be found http://fefe.arizona.edu/takeCharge.php
- Get Ready to Take Charge of Your Finances: Participants will receive a 1 1/2” notebook with hard copies of all fifteen Get Ready to Take Charge of your finances lesson plans. Information about Get Ready lesson plans can be found http://fefe.arizona.edu/educationalResources.php
- No Curriculum Option: Participants may choose to reduce their registration fee by not receiving hard copies of the curriculum materials. All curriculum provided at the training may also be downloaded from the FEFE Web site free of charge. Choosing not to receive curriculum materials reduces the registration fee by $100
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Credit:
- CEU’s: Participants may sign up to earn one CEU for every ten hours of educational activities. The FEFE National training will award approximately 3 units. Please note that CEU’s are not equivalent to academic credit, they are considered non-degree units of credit. The fee is $25 to receive a notarized transcript certifying participation in the training.
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Academic Credit: Participants may receive academic credit from the University of Arizona Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences. Participants may choose to sign up for 1, 2 or 3 FCSC 596z Seminar in Family Economics & Financial Education credits. 1 credit costs $377.50, 2 credits is $684 and 3 credits costs $990.50. How to sign up for the course: *Complete and submit the training registration form. Be sure to indicate you would like to sign up for academic credit on page 2 of the Registration Form. *Download the syllabus for the course *Contact the University of Arizona’s Office of Continuing Education & Academic Outreach to become a UA student and officially register for the course. E-mail: ceao@email.arizona.edu Phone: 520.621.7724 Web site: www.ceao.arizona.edu Payment will be made directly to the Continuing Education Office.
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Tuesday Night Activities: Wine tasting, The Gaslight Theatre Beach Blanket Be-Bop, discounted spa services, margarita reception, and local shopping and dining. All activities are optional and designed to enhance your experience. If you are traveling with your family and friends, they are ENCOURAGED to enjoy these activities with us! You must RSVP with FEFE on page 12 of the registration form by MAY 13 to secure your spot! REGISTRATION PACKET.
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Conference Store: A store containing additional FEFE curriculum, games pieces and educational supplies will be available during the conference. Examples of items available at the store include student workbooks, family finance simulations, enhancement tools and teaching manipulatives. Participants will receive a 20% discount coupon for one item. Bring a school credit card, check or purchase order to receive additional materials.
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Who Should Attend & Why: The FEFE national training is designed for educators who teach family finance and economics to individuals from middle school to young adult. Training sessions are led by FEFE staff members and master teachers, and professionals in the field. Although all of the training sessions are content driven, the same active learning approach is employed throughout the training to ensure educators have fun while learning how to effectively use the materials. In addition, educators have the opportunity to network with other professionals. Past training participants think the training is a positive and worthwhile experience with one educator stating, “If I hadn’t got that training myself, I wouldn’t have taught it. I am sure I wouldn’t have. I wouldn’t have been comfortable with it. I wouldn’t have known how fun the curriculum is or how some of the games went.”
Download the 2008 FEFE National Conference Registration Packet.
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Fund Request Materials
If you are interested in attending the training but not eligible to receive a grant or require additional funds for travel, FEFE has a few recommendations to help with training cost; (1) Contact local financial institutions and community organizations, (2) Perkins funds, (3) talk to your school administration. Materials have been developed to help you request funding for the conference, this information may be applied to any training where additional monies are needed. Before applying for additional funds it is recommended that the How to Request Funds guide be reviewed first.
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FEFE STATE TRAININGS
A key component of the FEFE project is our training model. To supplement the project's intensive one-week training conducted annually in Tucson, AZ, workshops are now available in individual states. The project offers a one-hour information session that outlines all of the curriculum materials available to educators, and one, two or three day training sessions which lead participants through many of our lessons and activities. Training sessions are conducted by FEFE staff members and master teachers. An active learning approach is employed throughout the training creating a fun learning envrionment while providing the skills and content to effectively teach the lessons. To schedule a training in your state, please contact FEFE at fefe@cals.arizona.edu or call us at 520.626.4209
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