MTTC Partners with Kentucky Council on Economic Education

November 6, 2000: The McConnell Technology & Training Center and the Kentucky Council on Economic Education (KCEE) are working together to provide computer based training for Kentucky teachers. The KCEE is a 25 year old non-profit organization which delivers economic education training and teaching material for teachers to use in K-12 classrooms. Economic knowledge is taught as decision-making skills that young people need throughout their lives as family members, workers, citizens and community leaders.

KCEE's most successful training is distributed to teachers as software packages on compact disks. Teachers often do not have access to computers with CD drives in their classrooms. The majority of Kentucky teachers do not have a CD accessible computer at home, where most lesson planning is done. MTTC is working with KCEE to provide the computers needed for teachers to integrate economics training into their curriculum. In addition to computer systems, MTTC will provide beginning level computer training for teachers not having basic computer skills. Combining computer access for teachers, basic computer training and economics training will ultimately offer the young people in the Commonwealth better decision-making skills that will improve all aspects of their lives.

For more information about KCEE, go to their web-site: www.econ.org