Gabriella Megyesi - Resume
Name:
Gabriella Megyesi
E-mail:
gabimegyesi@hotmail.com
Address: Cinkotai ut 80/b. Budapest, 1141- Hungary
Tel:(36)-1-252-7049,
Fax. in Hungary:(36)- 70- 251-0011
Date of
birth: 17. 12.
1969
Nationality:
Hungarian
Education:
1989-1993 Budapest University of Economics, Degree in Foreign Trade
1990-1993 Budapest University of Economics, Degree in Teaching Economics and English
Employment:
2001 February - present Economics Teacher, Britannica International School in Budapest, Hungary.
2000 July - present Paul Heyne Fellow in Economic Education, Foundation for Economic Education, Irvington-on-Hudson, New York. (Lecturing at various workshops, schools, conferences for students and teachers in the US.)
2000 Oct. - Nov. Economic Education Consultant at the Fraser Institute, Vancouver, BC. Giving talks at student seminars, schools, teacher workshop.
1999 Oct. - 2000 Aug. Internship (Economic Education Assistant) at the Foundation for Economic Education. (writing lesson plans for FEE website, lecturing at schools, seminars)
1998 - 2002 Presenter on Economics and on Hungary's transition to a market economy, American Idea Seminar, a program of the Free Enterprise Institute, Houston Texas.
1994 - present Lecturer at 'Economics for Leaders' seminar in Hungary for students and teachers funded by the Foundation for Teaching Economics, Davis, California.
1993 - 1999 Teacher of Economics, Economics in English, English Language, Young Enterprise program coordinator and facilitator at the Alternative Secondary School for Economics (AKG), Budapest, Hungary.
Languages:
English,
Business English upper-level
German,
Business German upper-level
Spanish
intermediate
Russian
intermediate
Hungarian
native speaker
Publications
Lesson plans on "Ideas on Liberty", Foundation for Economic Education web site: www.fee.org (Oct. 1999 and Aug. 2000 issues).
"Socialism and Prosperity?" article in Fraser Forum, October, 2000, Vancouver BC.
„Gazdasági Játékok - Játékos Gazdaság" ( Economic Games and Simulations - resource pack with role cards, play money and shares, teachers' manual, students' workbook) - for teachers of Economics and Business Studies, (Cerasus 6000 Ltd., 1998)
„Economics - Inroductory Course for Secondary School Students" - (Part 1: Microeconomics, Part 2: Macroeconomics) (AKG Publisher, 1995)
„Collection of Articles" (Part 1, Part 2), (AKG Publisher, 1995)
Student and Teacher Workshops Conducted
1999-present Lectures and workshops at FEE, FTE, FEI, various American High Schools, Fraser Institute, ISI, Home School Workshops.
1994 - present 'Economics for Leaders' - summer seminars in Hungary for 30 students and 30 teachers funded by the Foundation for Teaching Economics (9 seminars)
1998 - present Teacher Trainings in Hungary in the field of Economics and Enterpreneurship (Cerasus 6000 Ltd., Budapest)
1997 - 1999 Young Enterprise Program (two, one year course) for students of enterpreneurship (30 students, in Alternative Secondary School for Economics, Budapest)
1997 'Junior Magager Camp' - summer training for students in the field of economics and enterpreneurship(60 students, Köszeg, Hungary)
References
Gregory
F. Rehmke
Program
Director, Economic Thinking
Seattle,
Washington 98119
Cellular:
(206) 228-4569
Contact Info
Annabel
Addington
Director
of Education Programs
The
Fraser Institute
4th
Floor &emdash; 1770 Burrard Street
Vancouver,
British Columbia
Canada,
V6J 3G7
(604)
714-4570
annabela@fraserinstitute.ca
Gary
Walton, President,
James
Klauder Vice-President
Foundation
for Teaching Economics
260 Russel
Blvd. Suite B Davis CA05616-3839
800-3834335
FTE4EFL@aol.com
Gyorgy
Horn
High School
Principal
Alternative
Secondary School for Economics,
Raktar
u. 1.
Budapest,
Hungary-103
5
Horngy@akg.hu
Ivan Javorszky
President
Junior
Achievement Hungary
Kalvaria
sgt. 14
Szeged,
hungary-6722
(36) 62-313380/23
juniorach@tiszanet.hu
Other Educational Program Attended:
2000 September IES (Institute for Economic Studies) seminar "Liberty and Europe" in Kalamos, Greece
2000 August NFTE (National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship) teacher training at Georgetown University, Washington DC.
2000 August IHS (Institute for Humane Studies) seminar "Liberty and Current Issues" at Georgetown University, Washington DC.
2000 February FTE (Foundation for Teaching Economics) teacher training and guest talks at the "Economic Demise of the Soviet Union" program in Florida
1999 (3 weeks) Training for teachers of Entrepreneurship and Economics at Mount Saint Vincent University, Halifax, Canada
1999 ( 2 weeks) Teacher training in Business English in Oxford funded by the Socrates Foundation
1998 (1 week) Teacher training in Economics organized by the Foundation for Teaching Economics in Boulder, Colorado, USA.
1998 (1 week) 'American Idea' seminar organized by the Free Enterprise Institute in Houston, Texas, USA.
1997 - 1999 Conferences for teachers about the European Union (1 week every year) in Germany
1997 (1 week) PERC seminar (Economics and the Environment) in Bozeman, Montana, USA.
1997 (1 week) 'American Idea' seminar organized by the Free Enterprise Institute in Houston, Texas, USA.
1997 (1 week) Teacher training organized by the SEED Foundation in the field of teaching Economics and Entrepreneurship, in Budapest, Hungary
1993 (1 month) Study trip and research in Groningen, Holland, in the field of teaching economics and business studies
1991 Oct.-1992 Jan Research Study in Vienna at the University of Economics in the field of European Integration and Foreign Trade Policies
Classroom activities
box of games and simulations prepared for Hungarian teachers
For further information, please contact Gabriella Megyesi gabimegyesi@hotmail.com