Students learn about absolute and comparative
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This series of teacher development workshops is intended for high
school teachers of economics, many of whom have little or no background
in the subject, to help them learn effective lessons and techniques
for bringing this important and often misunderstood subject to their
students.
Eight workshops organized along broad subject lines illustrate
how economists think, how markets operate and how and why the government
participates in the economy. Watching real classroom lessons, you'll
see students learning the basics of personal finance as well as
a few things about wealth that they never knew before. Demonstrations
and exercises designed by economic educators also cover the role
of the entrepreneur and innovation in economic life, as well as
the dynamics of international trade.
WORKSHOP FORMAT
Each workshop, which is divided into several segments each addressing
a different aspect of the broad subject area, features actual in-classroom
footage of teachers who are recognized for their skill in teaching
economics. These classroom segments are accompanied by introductory
and background information presented by Professor Timothy Taylor of
Macalester College in Minneapolis, Minnesota, a leading economic educator
and managing editor of the Journal of Economic Perspectives.
Each workshop also includes lesson plans and curriculum suggestions
as well as interviews with teachers discussing their techniques,
lesson plans and pertinent experiences, as well as students reacting
to the lessons in which they have just participated. Teachers and
students comprise a diverse group in schools ranging from a private
girls school in suburban New Jersey to public schools in and outside
of cities like Atlanta and Denver to honors classrooms in Hawaii
and an urban high school in New York City. Teachers can follow links
throughout this website to learn more about a particular subject,
find additional lesson ideas and exercises and obtain additional
information on the teachers and classes featured in these workshops.
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