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TEACHERS
Educator Programs & Materials
Americans for the Competitive Enterprise System was established in Erie, Pennsylvania in 1956 and has provided
northwestern Pennsylvania with free enterprise education programs since that time. ACES' purpose is to promote and inform our constituents about the benefits of the American free enterprise system through structured
programs. We have achieved good standing in both the business and education communities and serve as a link between the two.
One of the major premises underlying the development of our programs is that the
students of today are tomorrow's workforce. It is the educator's goal to help supply students with the knowledge and skills necessary to succeed in the 21st century by being better prepared to fill top-level
positions and compete within a global economy. It is ACES' goal to help prepare teachers for that challenge.
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Free Enterprise: How it Works in Northwestern Pennsylvania
This extremely popular educator program is approved for two Act 48 Graduate Professional Education credits and 60 Act 48 hours. The program is an applied course,
designed to provide two-way dialogue with local business leaders. It consists of a series of seminars between businesspersons and educators, conducted on-site at various business locations, supplemented by classroom
lectures on related topics. The program gives teachers an opportunity to interact with business executives in whose operations particular social studies, economic principles, math principles, technology and
communication concepts are applied. Teachers can discuss and share ways to transmit these topics and related information to their students. In addition, teachers will also be better
able to inform students about expectations and skills needed for the workplace. Articles, websites and standards-based lesson plan development enhance the course and will help
educators achieve proposed Academic Standards for Economics at all grade levels.
For pricing or more information, please contact the ACES office at (814)456-7007 or info@aceserie.org. When is the next program scheduled?
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GEnESUStm: A Business Management Experience
 ACES' exciting, popular in-school program
"Pennsylvania Business Week" has now grown up! This business simulation course has been upgraded to fit the needs of educators.
Genesustm, an ACT 48 eligible graduate course
(one Act 48 Graduate Professional Education credit and 30 Act 48 hours), is a comprehensive one-week program, which requires educators, grades K through 12, to test their
decision-making abilities in all facets of business operations and see the results. Through a computer business simulation, presentations by community business executives, outside
reading assignments, interactive discussions and teamwork, educators gain business and economic knowledge in an interactive, competitive environment. Educators are divided into
management teams that run their own companies and compete in the marketplace, making all managerial decisions dealing with pricing their product, investing, research and
development, marketing, production and human resources.
For pricing or more information, please contact the ACES office at (814)456-7007 or info@aceserie.org. When is the next program scheduled?
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Career Opportunities in Northwestern Pennsylvania
 Developed and patterned on our popular Free Enterprise program, this is our newest ACES course, consisting of
shorter weekly seminars at area businesses. It will focus on career opportunities available to students in the region. Act 48 hours will be awarded based on the number of
weekly seminars in the program. The program gives teachers an opportunity to interact with business executives to learn what opportunities are available locally for their students, and what skills are needed for a
successful career in their own back yard, without the need to relocate to another area.
For pricing or more information, please contact the ACES office at (814)456-7007 or info@aceserie.org. When is the next program scheduled?
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Stossel in the Classroom Materials
 ABC NEWS correspondent John Stossel's television specials
are thought-provoking, entertaining, and easy to understand. By presenting historical and present-day "real-life" examples and interviews, Stossel makes understanding issues that
affect our everyday lives fun and relevant.
Stossel in the Classroom Teaching Kits include the ABC News Special on Videocassette and a Teacher's Guide and
Student Study Guide. The video and corresponding guides are segmented into three parts to allow for maximum classroom discussion.
Student Guides tie the examples used in the videos to corresponding principles and theories. The guides provide the student with fill-in-the-blank exercises, in-class activities,
and discussion questions. Additional examples, keywords, quotes, and sources of reference are also presented. The guides, which are designed to be easily printed and photocopied,
are divided into three sections that correspond with each of the three video segments.
Teacher’s Guides provide an abundance of questions and discussion exercises which are
related to a range of subjects. These elements are for the most part freestanding, so that you can arrange the materials in a variety of ways to meet your specific needs. The
Teacher's Guides identify key concepts and provide a list of exercises and discussion questions to consider implementing before watching the video, while watching the video, and
after watching the video. Extra credit questions are included. Both the student guide and teachers guide are created by educators.
The following Teaching Kits are now available at specially discounted prices through ACES: Greed, Are We Scaring Ourselves To Death?, and Freeloaders.
For pricing or more information, please contact the ACES office at (814) 456-7007 or info@aceserie.org.
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Resources and Referrals
If you would like our assistance in finding speakers in your community for specific business
topics, contact our office so that we may facilitate scheduling your presentation. ACES is more than happy to connect you to local resources. Numerous books, videos and other
useful classroom materials on the free enterprise system are also available in the ACES office.
Learn more about PA Business Week.
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