Workshops- Middle School

Be Your Own Boss

Description: The Mississippi Council on Economic Education and Mississippi Secretary of State are coming together again this summer to provide an educator workshop with the following objectives:

  • Research opportunities in Mississippi to start a business.
  • Explore resources created by the MS Secretary of State to be used when starting a business (Y’all Business and Mississippi Boss).
  • Learn to teach lesson plans in ANY subject that encourages students to start their own business (i.e. car mechanic, culinary art, agriculture, arts, business)

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For: Any middle or high school teacher in Mississippi teaching one of the following:

  • Business
  • Career Discovery
  • CCR
  • CTE
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Work Based Learning

Where: University of Southern Mississippi- Gulf Park Campus (Long Beach, MS)  

Requirements:  

  • Attendance at the full workshop
  • Web-connected device (e.g., computer, tablet, smartphone)

When: June 22, 2023; 9:00am-3:00pm  

What’s in it for me? $100 stipend (to qualified participants only), 0.5 CEUs, lunch and snacks

Contact: 601-974-1325; mscee@millsaps.edu ​​​​​​​

Registration Deadline: June 19, 2023; Noon

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Brought to you in partnership with the Mississippi Secretary of State.

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Embracing Artificial Intelligence in Your Classroom

Description:  Artificial Intelligence is an innovative tool that can be used to transform your classroom. Or is it the most terrible, horrible, no good, very bad thing ever to happen to education? This immersive full day professional development will include a much needed discussion about the role of AI and will include demonstrations of AI-enhanced tools and student-centered instructional strategies. We will be sure to spend time together practicing and playing with AI tools that could enhance your productivity and positively benefit student learning outcomes.

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For: 6-12th grade Mississippi Teachers 

Where: Millsaps College, Jackson, MS  

Requirements:  

  • Attendance at the full workshop
  • Web-connected device (e.g., computer, tablet, smartphone)

When: Thursday, July 13, 2023; 9:00am-3:00pm  

What’s in it for me? $125 Amazon Gift Card Attendance Stipend, 0.5 CEUs, lunch and snacks

Contact: 601-974-1325; mscee@millsaps.edu ​​​​​​​

Registration Deadline: July 12, 2023; Noon

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Master Teacher of Economics 2.0 (ONLINE!)

Description: Economics is really cool! There is no other subject that is more “real world”. Learn how to teach the subject in an exciting, engaging and hands-on manner through the Master Teacher in Economics (MTE) program. It is designed for high school teachers to increase their economic understanding. This improves teachers’ abilities to bring economics to their students in stand-alone economics courses or to integrate economics as a strand within social studies and business curricula.

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For: High school teachers and Middle School US History teachers.

Where: The MTE is an online course (estimated 75 hours).

Requirements:

  • Attendance and full participation in Orientation Session
  • Web-connected device (e.g., computer, tablet, smartphone)
  • Ability to download and upload documents
  • Microphone and camera

When: June 5, 2023 – July 17, 2023

  • Synchronous- Orientation; virtual via Zoom- June 5, 2023 9:00am-12:00pm**
  • Asynchronous- Assignments completed by- July 17, 2023

**Attendance and full participation in orientation is required. NO EXCEPTIONS.

What’s in it for me?: 7.5 CEUs, access to student course, $500 stipend, 193 economics endorsement on license (Click here to see qualifications.)

Contact: 601-974-1325; mscee@millsaps.edu

Registration Deadline: May 22, 2023

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.

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Sponsored by:

MGM Resorts Foundation

Mississippi Department of Education

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Master Teacher of Entrepreneurship 2.0 (ONLINE!)

Description: With this program you will learn how to guide your students in all aspects of entrepreneurship from creating a business plan to opening their own business!

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For: Middle school and high school teachers.

Where: The MTEnt is an online course (estimated 75 hours).

Requirements:

  • Attendance and full participation in Orientation Session
  • Web-connected device (e.g., computer, tablet, smartphone)
  • Ability to download and upload documents
  • Microphone and camera

When: June 12, 2023 – July 17, 2023

  • Synchronous- Orientation; virtual via Zoom- June 12, 2023; 9:00am-12:00pm**
  • Asynchronous- Assignments completed by- July 17, 2023

**Attendance and full participation in orientation is required. NO EXCEPTIONS.

What’s in it for me?: 7.5 CEUs, access to student course, $250 stipend, 915 entrepreneurship endorsement on license (Click here to see qualifications.)

Contact: 601-974-1325; mscee@millsaps.edu

Registration Deadline: May 22, 2023

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.

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MGM Resorts Foundation

Mississippi Department of Education

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Master Teacher of Personal Finance 2.0 (ONLINE!)

Description: The Master Teacher in Personal Finance (MTPF) program is designed to provide middle and high school teachers with the personal finance content necessary to teach a high school personal finance course or to incorporate the topic into other courses, i.e. business, math, ICT, College and Career Readiness. In addition to content instruction, teachers will learn about a variety of high-quality resources they can use to teach the content in the classroom. The content and classroom resources are aligned with National Standards for Financial Literacy produced by the national Council for Economic Education. Teachers that complete this program are required to participate with students in the MCEE Personal Finance Challenge Online. This program is offered as a collaboration between the Mississippi Council on Economic Education, the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and the Mississippi Department of Education.

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For: Middle school and high school teachers

Where: The MTPF is an online course (approximately 75 hours).

Requirements:

  • Attendance and full participation in Orientation Session
  • Web-connected device (e.g., computer, tablet, smartphone)
  • Ability to download and upload documents
  • Microphone and camera

When: June 1, 2023 – July 27, 2023

  • Synchronous- Orientation; virtual via Zoom- June 1, 2023; 5:00pm-7:30pm
  • Teacher/Instructor Check-in Meeting; virtual via Zoom- June 29, 2023; 5:00pm-6:00p
  • Asynchronous- Assignments completed by- July 27, 2023

    **Attendance and full participation in orientation is required. NO EXCEPTIONS.

What’s in it for me?: 7.5 CEUs, access to student course, $250 stipend, 941 Personal Finance endorsement on license (Click here to see qualifications.)

Contact: 601-974-1325; mscee@millsaps.edu

Registration Deadline: May 22, 2023

REGISTRATION IS CLOSED.

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Project Based Entrepreneurship (ONLINE!)

Description: The Project-Based Entrepreneurship (PBE) program is designed to spark and cultivate entrepreneurial thinking among middle and high school teachers. PBE prepares educators to teach the basics of opportunity recognition and business development, to implement experiential entrepreneurship in their classrooms, and to become champions for entrepreneurship education within their districts. The PBE program is offered as a collaborative initiative between the Center for Economic and Entrepreneurship Education (CEEE) at The University of Southern Mississippi and the Mississippi Council on Economic Education.

This online training equips educators to roll out school-based enterprises or to generate similar project-based learning experiences in and out of the classroom. The goal is to help our students apply an entrepreneurial mindset as they discover and explore opportunities.

For: The content is broadly applicable to all middle and high school teachers, specifically those who have an interest in innovation and entrepreneurship but don’t need the 75-hour Master Teacher of Entrepreneurship (MTEnt) course. Special Education and Alternative Education teachers, however, are encouraged instead to complete the Pathways to Entrepreneurship (P2E) program due to its tailored resources.

When: NOW! The workshop is on-demand so you may complete it all at one time or save your progress and return to it later.

Where: ONLINE!

Fee: No registration fee, materials included

Requirements: Web-connected device (e.g., computer, tablet, smartphone)

What’s in it for me? Free curriculum and 0.7 CEUs. (CEU’s will only be awarded for the first completion of the course).

Contact: 601-974-1325 or mscee@millsaps.edu

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Sponsored by:

Mississippi Department of Education

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Stock Market Game (ONLINE!)

Description: The Mississippi Stock Market Game (SMG) is a simulation of a real market, designed to involve students in the world of finance and investing as a means of helping them learn about how a market economy works. Student teams of 3 to 5 students invest a hypothetical $100,000 in stocks and compete for the best portfolio performance. There are two separate 13-week programs each year; one in the Fall and one in the Spring.

The program is available to all public and private students throughout the state of Mississippi in grades 4 through 12. The program is adaptable for many different classes, including social studies, mathematics, economics, business, technology, gifted, MOD, Special Education, and club activities. Students learn to develop team strategies, make decisions, and become informed about investment and economic terms. They also learn to see the connection between world events and their investments.

In this ONLINE ON-DEMAND teacher training, learn how to implement the SMG in your classroom! (Takes about 5 hours to complete.)

For: 4-12 grade teachers (Required for all teachers that are NEW to SMG!)

When: NOW!

Where: ONLINE!

Fee: No registration fee

Requirements: Must have a desktop, laptop or tablet with internet capability.

What’s in it for me?: Free curriculum and 0.5 CEUs.

Contact: 601-974-1325 or mscee@millsaps.edu

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