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2011 Winning Ideas Weekend
June 23 - 25, 2011
Erie, PA
Free To Choose Network held its 4th annual Winning Ideas Weekend at Peek ‘n Peak Resort in Clymer, NY on June 23-25th, 2011. On Saturday, June 25th, five teachers were honored at the izzit.org Teacher of the Year Awards Banquet, made possible by the support of David and Annette Jorgensen.
2011 Event Highlights
2011 Schedule of Events
Thursday, June 23, 2011
2:00 pm - 5:30 pm Registration at Peek ‘n Peak Resort
5:30 pm Welcome Dinner – Crown Room – 2nd Floor
(students and adults)
7:00 pm Adult Presentation – Concord Grape Industry
Crown Room – 2nd Floor
Tom Davenport - National Grape Cooperative
7:00 pm Student Video Workshop
Sherwood Room – 2nd Floor
 
“Gee Whiz from Around the World”
Jim Taylor and Barbara Potter, Producers, Free To Choose Network
 
“Student Video Workshop Field Planning”
Brad Drumheller, Producer and Pat Regan, Teacher Producer
 
Friday, June 24, 2011
7:30 - 8:30 am Breakfast – Retreat Building
8:30 - 9:30 am Freedom vs. Equality – Retreat Building
Donna Corcoran, Teacher, Antioch Community High School, Illinois (students and adults)
9:30 - 9:45 am Break
9:45 - 11:00 am Pirates and Equal Pay – Retreat Building
Todd Nesbit, Assistant Professor of Economics, College of Charleston and Eric Miller, Student (students and adults)
11:00 am Students depart for video workshop
Brad Drumheller, Producer and Pat Regan, Teacher Producer
11:00 am - 11:15 pm Adult break
11:15 am Adults – Lunch and Guest Speaker
John Fund, columnist, The Wall Street Journal and The American SpectatorRetreat Building
1:45 pm Adults depart for Chautauqua Institute walking tour & paddlewheel cruise on Chautauqua Belle to Mayville, New York
5:30 pm Students and Adults return
7:00 pm Cook-out and KaraokeRetreat Building
(students and adults)
 
Saturday, June 25, 2011
7:30 am - 9:00 am Breakfast – Royal Court Dining Room – 1st Floor
9:00 am - 9:15 am Student workshop reportCrown Room – 2nd Floor (students and adults)
9:15 am - 10:15 am Win-Win Trading GameCrown Room – 2nd Floor
Max Borders, Executive Editor, Free To Choose Network (students and adults)
10:15 am - 10:30 am Break
10:30 am - 11:30 pm What Are The Rules?--Equality Before Law
Crown Room – 2nd Floor
Ed Tooley, 2009 David and Annette Jorgensen Award for Excellence winner (students and adults)
11:30 am - 11:45 pm Break
11:45 pm - 1:00 pm Lunch. Milton and Music: The Reality of Inheritance Crown Room – 2nd Floor
Bob Chitester, President and CEO, Free To Choose Network (students and adults)
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm No-Name Game, Crown Room – 2nd Floor
Aarron Fox, Development Coordinator, Free To Choose Network (students and adults)
6:00 pm David and Annette Jorgensen Teacher of the Year Awards Banquet Crown Room – 2nd Floor (students and adults)
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