Continuing Education - Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Education

Economic education encompasses important skill-building endeavors.  As adults, we are called upon to make economic decisions every day of our lives. However, this crucial life skill is virtually ignored in elementary and secondary education. For those who attend college, an economics course is often too little, too late. Those who forego college may never be educated in economics and, therefore, are seriously disadvantaged.

Read more: About the Center for Entrepreneurship & Economic Education

The Center for Entrepreneurship and Economic Education at the University of Missouri-St. Louis works to increase the quantity and enhance the quality of entrepreneurship and economics taught in K-12 classrooms through teacher education and curriculum development.

Read more: Mission

For specific information, please go to the online Catalog.

• Personal Finance Economics
• Teaching Entrepreneurship
• Economic for the Elementary Classroom
• Summer School at the Fed
• Family Economics and Household Development

Please go to Events for details.

• Landlord Training Program
• Teach Children to Save the Day
  • Last week of April 26-30, 2010
• The Missouri Personal Finance Challenge
  • Online Challenge: March 15-26, 2010
  • Regional Competition: Week of April 14, 2010
    • Location:  UMSL, Summit Lounge, J.C. Penney Conference Center
  • State Competition May, 2010 
    
    • Location:  Jefferson City, MO

The Center for Entrepreneurship & Economic Education has developed 12 publications for students that can be ordered online.  Read more to learn about each one and review various lessons.

Read more: Curriculum Publications

We have developed several affiliates Web sites for students that work hand-in-hand with our lessons. Read more to view descriptions and links for each one.

Read more: Affiliated Web Sites