• Announcing the 2011 Enterprising
  Teacher of the Year Winner
  
  Mike Paige, Cheyenne Mountain High School
  
  Mike was selected to be the 2011 CCEE Enterprising Teacher of the Year based on the following criteria:
  
  * contributing outstanding service to the cause of economic education
  * exhibiting superior professionalism in engaging students or teachers in economic education
  * developing creative and effective strategies for understanding economics or personal finance
  * demonstrating academic knowledge in economics or personal finance
  * utilizing the Colorado Council on Economic Education’s or the National Council on Economic Education’s programs and/or curriculum materials in the classroom
  
  Twelve years ago the principal of Cheyenne Mountain High School approached Mike and requested that he develop an Advanced Placement (AP) Economics curriculum. The first year he had two classes of elective AP, Microeconomics and Macroeconomics. Today the AP Economics curriculum has grown to five sections of elective course work or one third of the student body. This course has produced AP scores well above the national average but more important than scores is the fact that his students have grown to understand and really love the history and principles of a remarkable subject. As one of his students attests, “Once you see the world through an economic lens your world changes and you understand the world much more clearly. Understanding economics makes you feel smart.”
  
  In 2009, Mike initiated and revised the district’s freshman social studies requirement to include mandatory economic education. This process included not only a curriculum adjustment but the training of a staff that could present an informative and creative economics course to freshman. In Mike’s own words, “The Colorado Council on Economic Education has been one of the key foundations of teaching economics at Cheyenne Mountain High School, by helping build and encourage a staff’s economic fundamentals, awareness, and preparation. CCEE has made my job easier as a department chair because the Council builds in the excellent teaching necessary for a captivated audience that continues to wants more knowledge and application. The core principles and economic literature of Cheyenne Mountain High School economics curriculum have their origin in CCEE.”
  
  A colleague spoke of him, “Mike is indeed, one of the best teachers I have encountered in my entire fifteen-year teaching career. His expertise in his subject matter, down-to-earth teaching style, integrity, and enthusiasm for what he does has made him a favorite teacher among our rather demanding students. Mike has a passion for what he does and that helps foster his students’ interest and motivation as well as gain their respect.”
  
  Put all that together and you’ll realize why Mike Paige was recognized as CCEE’s Enterprising Teacher of the Year in 2011.

• Announcing the 2010 Enterprising
  Teacher of the Year Winner
  Terence Miller was the recipient of CCEE’s Enterprising Teacher of the Year for 2010. Terry teaches at Cherokee Trail High School in the Cherry Creek School District. Terry is a seventeen year teaching veteran, who teaches Government, Economics, Financial Literacy and is also an AVID teacher. On any given day, you might find Terry’s students hunched around a computer screen studying company performance charts as they compete in the Stock Market Game. You might find them frantically buying and selling bushels of wheat as they test the laws of supply and demand. They might be making fluffernutters to demonstrate the law of marginal utility. You might see half the class playing the role of households selling their productive resources to businesses as they learn about the circular flow of economic activity. Or they could be having a debate on the wisdom of the latest fiscal decisions of the national government. When you visit Terry’s classroom you’ll see active learners engaging in some of the most relevant lessons of their school years. They’re learning about the wonderful world of economics and financial literacy.

• Announcing the 2009 Enterprising
  Teacher of the Year Winner
  Sara Shackett was the recipient of CCEE’s Enterprising Teacher of the Year for 2009. Sara teaches at Lakewood High School in the Jefferson County School District. She has been teaching for ten years. She currently teaches Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Economics, Government, and Student Senate. She loves incorporating activity-based learning and technology into her classroom. One of her projects engages her students by having them invest in a micro-finance enterprise in a developing country. Sara is V.P. of the Colorado Council for the Social Studies. Sara is passionate about teacher professional development which provides her with “hands-on, real-world” learning experiences for her students. She recently earned the Certificate in Secondary Economic Education offered by the Colorado Council for Economic Education and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs.

• Announcing the 2008 Enterprising
  Teacher of the Year Winner
  Richard Trinkner was the recipient of CCEE’s Enterprising Teacher of the Year for 2008. Richard teaches AP U.S. History, AP European History and AP Economics at Boulder High School. He wants to help students understand how economics is connected to the real world—and have fun in the process. As a result of his enthusiastic teaching style, many of his students go on to major in economics . Richard’s strategy for making economics fun is to make each class period a discussion around an important idea. He encourages debate and questions in a meeting style. This improves motivation and understanding. His success is demonstrated by the fact that almost 100 students are enrolled in AP economics and that 84 % of his students receive top scores (4s or 5s) on the national AP exam in Economics.

• CCEE's Has Moved
  As of June 21, 2008, the Colorado Council for Economic Education has moved to a new location. Please note our new address and phone numbers:

Colorado Council on Economic Education

3443 South Galena Street, Suite 190
Denver, Colorado 80231
(303) 752-2323
(888) 815-2974 Toll-free
(303) 337-2212 Fax
www.CCEE.net

• In the AP Doldrums? CCEE Can Help You!
  Symptoms: College Board bugging you; parents requesting more AP classes, rusty on economic theory, too much lecturing, and falling attendance.
  
  Quick Cure: Call CCEE and ask for an AP Economics class for teachers and by teachers.
  
  We want to know if your AP skills or course need a booster. The class will use proven materials and feature top-flight instructors. We have the supply and are looking for demand.
   
• What Would Adam Smith Do?
  Use the economic way of thinking and any other economic reasoning to write a short (1 page) justification for your response to the following situation: Imagine you are waiting for a friend outside a restaurant. A shabby looking man approaches you and asks you for money. What do you do? The best 5 responses will receive a choice of $25 Barnes and Noble gift card, or a complimentary CCEE class ($35 value). Send responses to Dennis Grogan (dgrogan@ccee.net). Deadline for responses is Feb. 29, 2008.
   
• Are You Interested in a Masters Degree in Teaching Economics & Entrepreneurship?
  The University of Delaware and its Center for Economic Education and Entrepreneurship offers a highly-regarded Masters Program in Economics and Entrepreneurship. This program is designed for educators everywhere who are interested in strengthening their understanding of economics and enriching their economics teaching. Financial Aid is available for this summer program. For more info, please visit www.udel.edu/ceee.
   
• Do You Teach High School Seniors?
  CCEE has free classroom sets of The ABCs of Credit Card Finance which guides students in the wise use of credit cards. Each set includes a Teachers Guide and a website with a PowerPoint presentation.
   
• Class Confirmations
  Class registrations will be confirmed by email upon receipt of the class fee. Please check your email box shortly after you register for a class. A reminder and directions email will be sent within a few days after registration is closed. Summer class participants will also be notified by U.S. Postal Service at the address given at the time of registration.
   
• Reminder
  Continuing education graduate credit can be granted only once for any specific CCEE class. Classes are distinguished by their different titles.