Overview

How did the housing crisis start? What is securitization? Did the Fed see this coming? What is the Fed doing to fix it?

Teachers of grades K-12 are invited to join the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond for three FREE evening sessions on the current economic situation at which we will attempt to answer these questions and many more. Each evening, a panel of economists will discuss one aspect of the current economic situation and the Fed’s response. Following the panel, economic education specialists will present lessons and other materials for teaching related K-12 content. Participants will receive up to nine hours of continuing education credit. Door prizes will be given away each night. Please see the attached agenda for details.

Teachers outside the Richmond area may attend this conference by webinar. Contact Amanda Gibson to sign up.

Sessions

Participants are encouraged to register for all three sessions.

Panel Presentation: Policy During Extraordinary Times
Tuesday, April 14, 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.

Moderated Roundtable: Could the Fed Have Seen the Financial Turmoil Coming and Taken Steps to Head It Off?
Wednesday, April 15, 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.

Panel Presentation: Lessons Learned From the Financial Turmoil
Monday, April 20, 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.

Audience

K-12 teachers

Resources/Presentations

Agenda

Day at the Fed (John Walter)

How does monetary policy work when interest rates are zero? (Andreas Hornstein)

Monetary policy in "normal" times (Raymond E Owens)

Registration

Deadline: April 9, 2009

Registration has closed. Thank you for your interest.