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Or egon Council on Economic Education

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               Teacher Training & Awards

               Each year OCEE recognizes an outstanding educator with

               the Economics Teacher of the Year Award. Amy Fifth-Lince,
               from Liberty High School, Hillsboro is the 2022-23
               Economics Teacher of the Year. In addition to a cash prize,
               Amy is featured on our website and has been nominated for
               a national award through the National Council on Economic
               Education.

               Amy is dedicated to giving her students tools to understand
               personal finance and economic concepts to enhance their
               success. She has sought partnership with Oregon Tech to

               offer dual credit in her Economics classes, as well as the
               Oregon Community Foundation, and Classroom Law Project
               to enhance student curricula.

               OCEE offers scholarships in amounts up to $2500 to help fund advanced degrees for
               teachers of economics and finance in Oregon. Joey Running from West Albany High
               School was awarded a scholarship in 2022 for her Masters in Economics &
               Entrepreneurship Education program. We also provide grants to pay registration and
               travel for educators to attend conferences such as the annual conference for the National
               Association of Economics Education.


               Funding for teacher training and awards goes directly to educators who receive
               scholarships, grants, or awards from OCEE.

               Invest in Girls


               OCEE partners with the national Council on Economics Education to create the next
               generation of financially literate high school girls. The Invest in Girls program goal is to
               encourage more women to pursue careers in finance and financial services

               Invest in Girls provides role models and financial education to help remove the barriers
               that have historically limited the participation of women in these careers. OCEE has hired
               a program coordinator to an effort to expand the program statewide and actively recruit

               teachers to start Invest in Girls programs through a flexible set of scheduling options,
               whether in a core or elective class or during non-instructional periods.  The program




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