ASET
Executive BoardWhat is A.S.E.T.?
ASET (Arizona Society of Economics
Teachers) is an
organization of Arizona educators who teach or actively promote economic
education from kindergarten through college. We are a group of individuals
committed to preparing students to become productive members of the
workforce, responsible citizens, knowledgeable consumers, prudent savers
and investors, and wise decision-makers throughout their lives.
Benefits of Membership
A.S.E.T. Announcements & News:
9th Annual ASET Conference
The 9th Annual ASET conference will be at our new location - The SRP Pera Club. A full conference schedule including John Morton, Gerry Swanson, PhD. and several breakout sessions. All teachers K-12 are invited as well as our pre-service and student community.
Teaching Economics: Making it Real & Relevant
With Keynote Speaker, Gerry Swanson, PhD, U of A: "Making Sense of Economics in the News"
Conference Highlights
Speaker - John Morton, ACEE Senior Program officer: "Is Keynes back in Demand?"
Keynote Speaker - Gerry Swanson, PhD, U of A: "Making Sense of Economics in the News"
Break-out Sessions
- Mathematics and Economics (6-12)
- Economics & Literature (K-8)
- What is Economic Justice? (9-12, College)
Conference Features
- Your choice of a NO COST curriculum
- Continental breakfast AND lunch!
- Activity-based lesson demonstrations
- Nationally renowned speakers and presenters
Saturday, February 20th, 2010 - ***NEW LOCATION*** - SRP Pera Club
Live outside Maricopa County?
The Thomas R. Brown Foundation will provide a lodging stipend for your hotel stay Friday night! Space is limited. Contact Mark Sammons for more information.
Pay via Paypal
Click here for Registration Form
ASET Book Club
Phoenix Book Club
Superfreakonomics
Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance
The New York Times best-selling Freakonomics was a worldwide sensation, selling over four million copies in thirty-five languages and changing the way we look at the world. Now, Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner return with SuperFreakonomics, and fans and newcomers alike will find that the freakquel is even bolder, funnier, and more surprising than the first.
DATE: Thursday, December 17th TIME: 5:45 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
For more information and to RSVP: Click here
Outliers
The Story of Success
In this stunning new book, Malcolm Gladwell takes us on an intellectual journey through the world of "outliers"--the best and the brightest, the most famous and the most successful. He asks the question: what makes high-achievers different? His answer is that we pay too much attention to what successful people are like, and too little attention to where they are from: that is, their culture, their family, their generation, and the idiosyncratic experiences of their upbringing. Along the way he explains the secrets of software billionaires, what it takes to be a great soccer player, why Asians are good at math, and what made the Beatles the greatest rock band.
Brilliant and entertaining, OUTLIERS is a landmark work that will simultaneously delight and illuminate.
Reviews
"In the vast world of nonfiction writing, [Malcolm Gladwell] is as close to a singular talent as exists today...[Outliers] is a pleasure to read and leaves you mulling over its inventive theories for days afterward...Outliers represents a new kind of book for Gladwell...It is almost a manifesto." (New York Times Book Review David Leonhardt )
More Reviews
About the Author
Malcolm Gladwell has been a staff writer with The New Yorker magazine since 1996. His 1999 profile of Ron Popeil won a National Magazine Award, and in 2005 he was named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People. He is the author of "The Tipping Point: How Little Things Make a Big Difference," (2000) and "Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking" (2005), both of which were number one New York Times bestsellers.
DATE: Thursday, February 4th TIME: 5:45 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
LOCATION: ACEE Office
Click here to Enroll/Update ACEE Profile
RSVP by Email
Purchase the book at Amazon
Purchase the book at Half.com
Purchase the book at Barnes
Gladwell's Website
Tucson Book Club
For information and to be put on the Tucson book club list: Click here
What are the benefits of membership in ASET?
| 1. |
Receive
priority notification of ACEE workshops and programs--some
of which are available |
| 2. |
ONLY to ASET
members in good standing |
| 3. |
Be eligible for fantastic opportunities
in economic education, available ONLY to ASET members--such as
study tours abroad, no cost classroom materials, and more! |
| 4. |
Receive a 25% discount on all NCEE
and ACEE curriculum publications (when ordered through ACEE) |
| 5. |
Receive a tri-annual statewide newsletter
including information on new classroom materials, reviews of
current trade books, state and national level professional opportunities,
and new lesson ideas |
| 6. |
Network with fellow economic educators. |
| 7. |
Learn about tried-and-true teaching
techniques and resources for economic education via our newsletter
The ASET Journal. |
| 8. |
The econ-lovers Book Club-our next
book is Daniel Gilbert’s Stumbling on HAPPINESS. |
| 9. |
ACEE issues professional development
credit hours by participating in certain ASET events |
| 10. |
Attend the NCEE’s Annual Conference
with your favorite ASET pals |
| 11. |
According to the Internal Revenue
Service, dues paid to “professional societies” are
itemized deductions on your Federal Income Tax Return. |
