PUBLICATIONS
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Advanced Placement 4th Edition Macroeconomics Teacher Manual Grade: 9-12 Published: 2012 The 4th edition of AP Economics reflects the adjustments in the AP Course Outlines and Exams in the years since the publication of the 3rd edition. 1-56183-667-3 |
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Advanced Placement 4th Edition Microeconomics Teacher Manual Grade: 9-12 Published: 2012 The 4th edition of AP Economics reflects the adjustments in the AP Course Outlines and Exams in the years since the publication of the 3rd edition. 1-56183-669-7 |
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Capstone: Exemplary Lessons for High School Economics - Teacher's Guide Grade: 9-12 Published: 2003 This publication contains complete instructions for teaching the lessons in Capstone. When combined with a textbook, Capstone provides activities for a complete high school economics course. 45 exemplary lessons help students learn to apply economic reasoning to a wide range of real-world subjects. 1-56183-515-3 |
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Capstone: Exemplary Lessons for High School Economics - Student Activities Grade: 9-12 Published: 2003 This publication contains Capstone's student activities. 1-56183-516-1 |
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Choices and Changes: In Life, School, and Work - Grades 2-4 - Teacher's Resource Manual Grade: 2-4 Published: 2001 This publication contains complete instructions for teaching the lessons in Choices and Changes, Grades 2-4. The Choices and Changes series is designed to help students understand how the U.S. economy works and their roles in the economy as consumers, savers and workers. 1-56183-580-3 |
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Choices and Changes: In Life, School, and Work - Grades 2-4 - Student Journal Grade: 2-4 Published: 2001 This publication contains student activities for Choices and Changes, Grades 2-4. 1-56183-581-1 |
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Choices and Changes: In Life, School, and Work - Grades 5-6 - Teacher's Resource Manual Grade: 5-6 Published: 2001 This publication contains complete instructions for teaching the lessons in Choices and Changes, Grades 5-6. The Choices and Changes series is designed to help students understand how the U.S. economy works and their roles in the economy as consumers, savers and workers. 1-56183-582-X |
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Choices and Changes: In Life, School, and Work- Grades 5-6 - Student Journal Grade: 5-6 Published: 2001 This publication contains student activities for Choices and Changes, Grades 5-6. 1-56183-583-8 |
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Choices and Changes: In Life, School, and Work- Grades 7-8 - Teacher's Resource Manual Grade: 7-8 Published: 2002 This publication contains complete instructions for teaching the lessons in Choices and Changes, Grades 7-8. The Choices and Changes series is designed to help students understand how the U.S. economy works and their roles in the economy as consumers, savers and workers. 1-56183-590-0 |
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Choices and Changes: In Life, School, and Work- Grades 7-8 - Student Journal Grade: 7-8 Published: 2002 This publication contains student activities for Choices and Changes, Grades 7-8. 1-56183-591-9 |
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Choices and Changes: In Life, School, and Work - Grades 9-10 - Teacher's Resource Manual Grade: 9-10 Published: 2002 This publication contains complete instructions for teaching the lessons in Choices and Changes, Grades 9-10. The Choices and Changes series is designed to help students understand how the U.S. economy works and their roles in the economy as consumers, savers and workers. 1-56183-592-7 |
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Choices and Changes: In Life, School, and Work - Grades 9-10 - Student Journal Grade: 9-10 Published: 2002 This publication contains student activities for Choices and Changes, Grades 9-10. 1-56183-593-5 |
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The Classroom Mini-Economy Grade: K-8 Published: 2006 A hands-on guide to starting and managing a successful classroom economy. 1-56183-627-3 |
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Connecting the Pieces: Building a Better Economics Lesson Grade: K-12 Published: 1997 This 8-chapter guide for curriculum developers and teachers covers integrating economics across the K-12 curriculum; effective teaching strategies; models for active teaching and learning; basics in lesson writing; and classroom assessment. 1-56183-498-X |
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Economics & Entrepreneurship: Operating a Classroom Business in the Elementary and Middle School Grade: K-8 Published: 2008 This revised and updated "how to" guide is a great way to start a classroom business with your students. 978-1-56183-639-7 |
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Economics and the Environment: Ecodetectives Grade: 5-8 Published: 2005 Students use economic reasoning to investigate 15 environmental mysteries. 1-56183-574-9 |
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Economics from Here to There Grade: K-12 Published: 2006 This publication contains six lessons for K-12 classrooms. It is unique because each lesson was developed by teams of writers from Belarus, Bulgaria, Indonesia, Lithuania, Moldova, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Uzbekistan and the United States. 1-56183-636-2 |
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Economics in Action: 14 Greatest Hits for Teaching High School Economics Grade: 9-12 Published: 2003 Economics in Action combines 14 favorite CEE simulations, role-playing activities, group activities and classroom demonstrations in one volume. 1-56183-086-0 |
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Economies in Transition: Command to Market Grade: 9-12 Published: 1997 In these lessons students learn about the challenges facing Central European, Baltic and former Soviet countries during their transition to market economies. 1-56183-484-X |
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Energy, Economics, and the Environment: Case Studies and Teaching Activities for Elementary School Grade: 3-6 Published: 2006 This publication helps elementary students analyze energy and environment issues from an economics perspective. 1-56183-628-1 |
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Energy, Economics, and the Environment: Case Studies and Teaching Activities for High School Grade: 9-12 Published: 2006 This publication helps students analyze energy and environment issues from an economics perspective. 1-56183-632-X |
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Entrepreneurship in the U.S. Economy: Teacher Resource Manual Grade: 9-12 Published: 1994 Designed for use in business and economics courses, these lessons help students develop the attitudes and skills of successful entrepreneurs while expanding their understanding of how our economy works. 1-56183-485-8 |
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Entrepreneurship in the U.S. Economy: Student Book of Readings Grade: 9-12 Published: 1994 This publication contains student readings for Entrepreneurship in the U.S. Economy. 1-56183-486-6 |
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Entrepreneurship Economics Grade: 9-12 Published: 2012 Entrepreneurship Economics introduces high school students to entrepreneurship through a resource market simulation, which demonstrates how entrepreneurship promotes economic activity and benefits society. 1-56183-735-9 |
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Exploring the Marketplace: The Community Publishing Company - Teacher Resource Manual Grade: 3-4 Published: 1989 These lessons for elementary school provide economic content as students learn about their community. 1-56183-397-5 |
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Exploring the Community Marketplace: The Community Publishing Company - Activity Book Grade: 3-4 Published: 1989 These lessons for elementary school provide economic content as students learn about their community. 1-56183-398-3 |
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Financial Fitness for Life: K-2 - Teacher Guide Grade: K-2 Published: 2010 This publication contains 16 stories that complement the K-2 Student Storybook. Specific to grades K-2 are a variety of activities, including making coins out of salt dough or cookie dough; a song that teaches students about opportunity cost and decisions; and a game in which students learn the importance of savings. 978-1-56183-690-1 |
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Financial Fitness for Life: K-2 - Student Storybook Grade: K-2 Published: 2010 This publication contains 16 stories that complement the K-2 Teacher Resource Manual. Specific to grades K-2 are a variety of activities, including making coins out of salt dough or cookie dough; a song that teaches students about opportunity cost and decisions; and a game in which students learn the importance of savings. 978-1-56183-691-8 |
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Financial Fitness for Life: Grades 3-5 - Teacher Guide Grade: 3-5 Published: 2010 This publication contains 15 lessons that complement the 3-5 Student Workbook. Specific to grades 3-5 are a variety of activities, including a guessing game using clues to identify various occupations; the story Urban Mouse and Rural Mouse which teaches students about entrepreneurs and opportunity recognition; and a role-playing activity in which students learn which method of payment is appropriate in a variety of situations. 978-1-56183-692-5 |
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Financial Fitness for Life: Grades 3-5 - Student Workbook Grade: 3-5 Published: 2010 This publication contains 15 lessons that complement the 3-5 Teacher Resource Manual. Specific to grades 3-5 are a variety of activities, including a guessing game using clues to identify various occupations; the story Urban Mouse and Rural Mouse which teaches students about entrepreneurs and opportunity recognition; and a role-playing activity in which students learn which method of payment is appropriate in a variety of situations. 978-1-56183-693-2 |
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Financial Fitness for Life: Grades 6-8 - Teacher Guide Grade: 3-5 Published: 2010 This publication contains 17 lessons that complement the 6-8 Student Workbook. Specific to grades 6-8 are a variety of activities, including developing criteria that students think would make a good graham cracker and taste-testing to determine which graham cracker meets their needs; deciding which activities are better suited to careers or hobbies; and learning how important planning is to the success of any goal or event. 978-1-56183-694-9 |
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Financial Fitness for Life: Grades 6-8 - Student Workbook Grade: 3-5 Published: 2010 This publication contains 17 lessons that complement the 6-8 Teacher Resource Manual. Specific to grades 6-8 are a variety of activities, including developing criteria that students think would make a good graham cracker and taste-testing to determine which graham cracker meets their needs; deciding which activities are better suited to careers or hobbies; and learning how important planning is to the success of any goal or event. 978-1-56183-695-6 |
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Financial Fitness for Life: 9-12 - Teacher Guide Grade: 9-12 Published: 2010 This publication contains lessons for teaching personal finance concepts to 9-12 students. Lessons for older students illustrate certain uses of more abstract representations. 978-1-56183-696-3 |
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Financial Fitness for Life: 9-12 - Student Workbook Grade: 9-12 Published: 2010 This publication contains lessons for teaching personal finance concepts to 9-12 students. Lessons for older students illustrate certain uses of more abstract representations. 978-1-56183-697-0 |
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Focus: Economics - Grades K-2 Grade: K-2 Published: 2007 This publication contains ten lessons that can be used with K-2 students to teach them basic economic concepts. 1-56183-621-4 |
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Focus: Economics - Grades 3-5 Grade: 3-5 Published: 2005 This publication contains fourteen lessons that use a unique blend of games, simulations, and role playing to illustrate economics in a way elementary students will enjoy. 1-56183-535-8 |
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Focus: Economic Systems Grade: 9-12 Published: 2001 Students use a comparative approach to explore concepts and materials that are frequently neglected in other economics courses. An introductory essay provides background information to the 12 classroom-ready lessons. 1-56183-497-1 |
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Focus: Globalization Grade: 9-12 Published: 2006 This publication contains 12 lessons to help you integrate globalization concepts into your Social Studies, Economics, or Global Studies course. 1-56183-635-4 |
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Focus: Institutions and Markets Grade: 9-12 Published: 2003 This publication provides lessons that use history, civics, government and economics activities to bring to life the institutions students read and hear about everyday. 1-56183-616-8 |
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Focus: International Economics Grade: 9-12 Published: 1999 The study of international economic systems teaches about global production and competition, exchange rates, international finance, free trade vs. protectionism and economic development. 1-56183-496-3 |
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Focus: Middle School Economics Grade: 6-8 Published: 1996 Students apply economics concepts and economic reasoning to real-world situations in a series of interactive units pertaining to 6 societal roles. 1-56183-493-9 |
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Focus: Understanding Economics in Civics and Government Grade: 9-12 Published: 2009 This publication contains 20 lessons designed to provide an economic insight into topics typically covered in may civics and government classes. 978-1-56183-662-8 |
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Focus: Understanding Economics in U.S. History Grade: 9-12 Published: 2006 Focus: Understanding Economics in U.S. History uses a unique mystery-solving approach to teach U.S. economic history to your high school students. 1-56183-624-9 |
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Focus: Middle School World History Grade: 5-8 Published: 2011 Focus: Understanding Economics in U.S. History uses a unique mystery-solving approach to teach U.S. economic history to your high school students. 1-56183-758-8 |
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A Framework for Teaching Basic Economic Concepts: With Scope and Sequence Guidelines, K-12 Grade: K-12 Published: 1995 This companion to the National Content Standards provides definitions and explanations of key economic concepts as well as scope and sequence guidelines for teaching economics concepts within the K-12 curriculum. 1-56183-487-4 |
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From Plan to Market: Teaching Ideas for Social Studies, Economics, and Business Classes Grade: 9-12 Published: 1997 Drawing on data from the World Bank's "World Development Report 1996," this guide focuses on the transition from central planning to markets in Central and Eastern Europe, the independent states of the former Soviet Union and China. 1-56183-495-5 |
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Geography: Focus on Economics Grade: 9-12 Published: 1996 Two geographical perspectives--spatial and ecological--give students an understanding of patterns, processes, and the interrelationships of living and nonliving elements. 1-56183-491-2 |
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High School Economics, 3rd Edition Grade: 9-12 Published: 2014 Teaching Economics in Grades 9-12? We can help with all new edition of High School Economics. This new and revised edition will bring economic concepts to life! 1-56183-753-3 |
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The Great Economic Mysteries Book: A Guide to Teaching Economic Reasoning, Grades 4-8 Grade: 4-8 Published: 2000 This publication introduces students in grades 4-8 to an economic way of thinking through exploring the mysteries of everyday life. Students solve each mystery by responding to hints provided by simple true/false questions and by reference to a logical system of reasoning that applies basic economic principles. 1-56183-125-5 |
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The Great Economic Mysteries Book: A Guide to Teaching Economic Reasoning, Grades 9-12 Grade: 9-12 Published: 2000 High school students solve engaging mysteries about current events, government and the environment by responding to hints and by applying an economic way of thinking. 1-56183-128-X |
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Learning, Earning and Investing for a New Generation Grade: 9-12 Published: 2012 This publication contains 21 lessons that provide active learning experiences to help students master the basics of investing. Lessons cover basics such as the language of financial markets, gathering information on investments, and the nature of financial institutions in the U.S. economy. The lessons presented in this book are designed to take full advantage of the Council for Economic Education?s free online game, Gen i Revolution. Download the Integration Guide to see the correspondence between Gen i Revolution missions and the print lessons in Learning, Earning, and Investing for a New Generation. 1-56183-572-0 |
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K Thru 2 Can Do! Math and Economics Grade: K-2 Published: 2008 Kindergarten, First and Second grade lesson plans integrating economics and mathematics. 1-56183-537-9 |
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Learning, Earning and Investing: Grades 4-5 Lessons Grade: 4-5 Published: 2004 These lessons are designed to teach students investment topics while paying special attention to math skills. The lessons are available for download from the Learning, Earning and Investing web site. lei_online |
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Master Curriculum Guide: Economics and Entrepreneurship Grade: 9-12 Published: 1991 This publication is designed for high school teachers of economics, social studies and business education who wish to combine a study of basic economic concepts with an understanding of entrepreneurship. 1-56183-423-8 |
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Master Curriculum Guides in Economics: Teaching Strategies - K-2 Grade: K-2 Published: 1993 The 25 lessons in this 5-part instructional guide are designed to build on the world in which young children live. 1-56183-470-X |
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Master Curriculum Guides in Economics: Teaching Strategies - 3-4 Grade: 3-4 Published: 1994 The 15 lessons in this 5-part instructional guide are designed to make teaching and learning economics exciting and rewarding by building on the world in which children in grades 3-4 live. 1-56183-471-8 |
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Master Curriculum Guides in Economics: Teaching Strategies - 5-6 Grade: 5-6 Published: 1994 Tapping into their natural interest in business, this guide involves students in grades 5-6 in production activity, role-play and market simulations. 1-56183-472-6 |
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Mathematics & Economics: Connections for Life - 3-5 Grade: 3-5 Published: 2005 Mathematics & Economics: Connections for Life answers this question by using "real world" economics and personal finance applications to create a set of 12 hands-on and dynamic mathematics lessons for grades 3-5. 1-56183-536-6 |
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Mathematics & Economics: Connections for Life - 6-8 Grade: 6-8 Published: 2002 Created specifically for middle school mathematics teachers, this publication shows how mathematics concepts and knowledge can be used to develop economic and personal financial understandings. 1-56183-603-6 |
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Mathematics & Economics: Connections for Life - 9-12 Grade: 9-12 Published: 2001 Created specifically for high school mathematics teachers, this publication shows how mathematics concepts and knowledge can be used to develop economic and personal financial understandings. 1-56183-602-8 |
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Middle School World Geography: Focus on Economics Grade: 6-8 Published: 2004 This publication blends the disciplines of geography and economics through 9 activity-based lessons for middle school students. 1-56183-520-X |
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National Standards for Financial Literacy Grade: K-12 Published: 2013 The National Standards for Financial Literacy provide a framework for teaching personal finance in kindergarten through 12th grade. A student who masters the knowledge embodied in the standards should be able to avoid making poor financial decisions, understand the economic reasons behind the trade-offs between financial choices, and know the basis for their own decisions. 1-56183-734-2 |
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Nexus: Connections Between Economics and Civics Grade: 9-12 Published: 2006 This publication specifies the major points of contact between civics and economics. nexus |
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Old MacDonald to Uncle Sam: Lesson Plans from Writers around the World Grade: K-12 Published: 2002 This publication contains 6 lessons developed by writers from Belarus, Croatia, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia and the United States for elementary, middle and high school classrooms. 1-56183-133-6 |
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Personal Decision Making: Focus on Economics Grade: 9-12 Published: 1996 This publication shows students how basic economics concepts relate to consumer, business, social and personal choices. The 15 lessons make connections between classroom learning and real-world experiences in budgeting, career planning, credit management and housing. 1-56183-494-7 |
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Playful Economics Grade: K-8 Published: 2011 Designed primarily for elementary and middle school students, each of the 15 lessons in this guide introduces an economics concept through activities with modeling clay. 978-1-56183-752-6 |
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Resources A to Z Grade: K-5 Published: 2003 This publication contains 6 lessons developed by writers from Belarus, Croatia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Poland, Romania and the United States for elementary school classrooms . 1-56183-618-4 |
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Roosters to Robots: Lesson Plans from Writers around the World Grade: K-12 Published: 2000 This publication contains 6 lessons developed by writers from Belarus, Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Ukraine and the United States for elementary, middle and high school classrooms . 1-56183-132-8 |
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Teaching Economics Using Children's Literature Grade: 3-5 Published: 2006 This interdisciplinary curriculum guide helps teachers introduce their students to economics using popular children's stories. 1-56183-630-3 |
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Teaching Financial Crises Grade: 9-12 Published: 2010 Teaching Financial Crises is an eight lesson resource that provides an organizing framework in which to contextualize all of the media attention that has been paid to the recent financial crisis, as well as put it in a historical context. The current events stories, opinion pieces, and other popular media pieces that are today in great supply have generally not connected to educational objectives, historical analysis, and economic processes and concepts that are used in the high school classroom. In Teaching Financial Crises, teachers will find a non-partisan and non-ideological resource to help them simplify and offer balanced perspectives on this challenging subject matter. 978-1-56183-742-7 |
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Teaching the Ethical Foundations of Economics Grade: 9-12 Published: 2007 This publication contains 10 lessons that reintroduce an ethical dimension to economics in the tradition of Adam Smith, who believed ethical considerations were central to life. 1-56183-648-6 |
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Trading Around the World Grade: 6-9 Published: 2007 Created as a supplement to existing middle school world geography and world history courses, the 5 units in this guide introduce students to the basics of global trade. 1-56183-663-5 |
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Virtual Economics: Insurance Lessons Grade: 9-12 Published: 2005 These lessons were developed for the Virtual Economics CD-ROM and cover various areas of insurance. The lessons were made possible through funding from State Farm. ve3_insurance |
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Voluntary National Content Standards in Economics Grade: K-12 Published: 2010 This essential guide for curriculum developers, administrators, teachers, and education and economics professors, the standards were developed to provide a framework and benchmarks for the teaching of economics to our nation's children. 978-1-56183-733-5 |
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What Economics Is About: Understanding the Basics of Our Economic System Grade: K-12 Published: 2006 This publication gives a very concise explanation of key economic concepts. 1-56183-626-5 |
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What Personal Finance Is About: The Economics of Financial Decision Making Grade: K-12 Published: 2009 This thorough and concise guide on the fundamentals of personal finance is an ideal addition to K-12 classrooms. Elementary teachers can use this resource to walk their students through an introduction to personal finance, and middle and high school teachers can use it as a student reader. Using easy-to-understand examples, students explore important personal finance content and terminology, and discover how to apply today's economic principles to daily life. 978-1-56183-665-9 |
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The Wide World of Trade Grade: 6-8 Published: 2003 This publication has 11 lessons designed to teach middle school students the basics of world trade and international finance. 1-56183-136-0 |
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World History: Focus on Economics Grade: 9-12 Published: 1996 With lessons combining economics and world history, students discover how people and nations developed as a result of making decisions based on maximizing local resources. 1-56183-490-4 |
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Your Credit Counts Challenge: Trainer's Guide Grade: 7-adult Published: 2004 This 6-unit publication provides a workshop to teach personal finance skills to adults so they can make wiser financial choices. 1-56183-068-2 |
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Your Credit Counts Challenge: Participant's Guide Grade: 7-adult Published: 2004 This 6-unit publication provides a workshop to teach personal finance skills to adults so they can make wiser financial choices. 1-56183-069-0 |
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Your Credit Counts Challenge: Participant's Guide (Spanish) Grade: 7-adult Published: 2004 This 6-unit publication in Spanish provides a workshop to teach personal finance skills to adults so they can make wiser financial choices. 1-56183-070-4 |