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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the
3 State of Illinois wish to congratulate Ms. Norma Schulfer on
4 being awarded the second place 3M Innovative Economic Educator
5 Award; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The 3M Innovative Economic Educator Award is
7 sponsored by 3M and the Illinois Council on Economic Education
8 (ICEE); the award honors innovative instruction that increases
9 economic understanding; Ms. Schulfer received Second Place in
10 the Secondary Division for a creative unit that dispels the
11 myth that economics is limited to the business section in the
12 newspaper; and
 
13     WHEREAS, Ms. Schulfer's curriculum unit, "Econ, Econ, Read
14 All About It!", involves students exploring daily newspapers
15 through a variety of fun activities; students gain an awareness
16 of choices they make in simply choosing to pick up a newspaper;
17 these choices range from what the youth reads to what he or she
18 purchases; students learn to recognize and analyze incentives
19 and weigh benefits of their choices against the costs; and
 
20     WHEREAS, The Illinois Council on Economic Education is a
21 unit within the division of NIU Outreach at Northern Illinois
22 University; through eight Centers for Economic Education at
23 universities throughout the State, ICEE provides professional
24 development programs for Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade
25 teachers, curriculum consulting, and student programs to
26 enhance economic understanding; therefore, be it
 
27     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
28 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
29 congratulate Norma Schulfer on being named the second place
30 winner of the 3M Economic Educator Award; and be it further
 

 

 

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1     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
2 presented to Ms. Schulfer as an expression of our respect and
3 esteem.