Author: National Council on Economic Education
Publisher: National Council on Economic Education
Keywords: economics, school, middle, focus
Number of Pages: 166
Published: 2006-01-01
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 1561834939
ISBN-13: 9781561834938

Students apply economics concepts and reasoning to real-world situations in a series of interactive units pertaining to 6 societal roles as: * Decision-makers * Consumers * Workers * Citizens * Savers * Global participants 19 lessons are divided into units, each covering a role and relevant economics content, including supply and demand, opportunity cost, productive resources, Gross Domestic Product, and trade barriers. Students also keep journals and, in the final lesson, play a game designed as a review. Table of Contents | IntroductionAlso available:Middle School World Geography: Focus on E

Author: National Council on Economic Education
Publisher: National Council on Economic Education
Keywords: malayalam, kannada, telugu, marathi, punjabi, korean, bengali, gujarati, tamil, hindi, italian, french, spanish, german, japanese, chinese, ukrainian, russian, economics
Number of Pages: 20
Published: 2006-01-01
List price: $4.95
ISBN-10: 1561836265
ISBN-13: 9781561836260

Designed for teachers at every grade level and in all disciplines, What Economics Is About is a simple, time-saving way to teach the fundamental economics content every K-12 student needs to know. A one-page overview of ’What Economics Is About’ gives you a visual roadmap of economics in an easy-to-follow flowchart, and is ideal as an overhead or handout for your students. Armed with the basic content in What Economics Is About, students will leave your classroom with the skills to become productive workers and knowledgeable consumers. Use this resource as an energizing introductio

Author: National Council on Economic Education
Publisher: National Council on Economic Education
Keywords: economics, standards, content, national, voluntary
Number of Pages: 108
Published: 2005-08-01
List price: $22.95
ISBN-10: 1561834335
ISBN-13: 9781561834334

Also available:Advanced Placement Economics: Macroeconomics : Student Activities - ISBN 1561835676Advanced Placement Economics: Microeconomics: Student Activities - ISBN 1561835684The Council for Economic Education envisions a world in which people are empowered through economic and financial literacy to make informed and responsible choices throughout their lives as consumers, savers, investors, workers, citizens, and participants in our global economy. Some of the areas in K-12 education we publish in include: - Establishing and building credit - Managing personal finances - U

Author: National Council on Economic Education
Publisher: National Council on Economic Education
Keywords: globalization, focus
Number of Pages: 300
Published: 2006-12-01
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 1561836354
ISBN-13: 9781561836352

Mention the word ’globalization’ and it’s sure to stir deep passions today... especially when media sound bites and public misconceptions define the issue. So how does a time-starved teacher give this important topic its rightful place in the high school classroom? ’Focus’ on Bringing the Global Economy Direct to Your Students. Now high school teachers can harness the power of 12 mind-expanding lesson plans to frame the globalization debate in terms any student can understand. With hands-on activities that cover the key concepts from trade to the environment to ou

Author: National Council on Economic EducationMichael Wat
Publisher: National Council on Economic Educ.
Keywords: focus, economics, school
Number of Pages: 294
Published: 2005-08-01
List price: $34.95
ISBN-10: 1561836141
ISBN-13: 9781561836147

Focus: High School Economics serves to highlight the key economic concepts students need to succeed in the real world. This revised edition features simulations, role plays, small-group discussions, and other active-learning instructional activities to help students explore economic concepts through real-life applications including simulating an oil market, valuing education, and paying at the pump. Covered topics include: economic growth financial institutions intermediaries scarcity and choice supply, demand, price price elasticity standard of living Each lesson features teaching procedures,

Author: National Council on Economic Education Phill
Publisher: National Council on Economic Educatio
Keywords: scope, sequence, guidelines, concepts, economic, teaching, basic, framework
Number of Pages: 200
Published: 2005-01-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1561834874
ISBN-13: 9781561834877

This companion to the National Content Standards is divided into two parts: Framework Provides the basic economics vocabulary, including analytical tools needed to understand and to make decisions about economics and financial issues Scope and Sequence Guidelines Recommends how to sequence economics concepts within K–12 curriculumAlso Available:Connecting the Pieces: Building a Better Economics Lesson - ISBN 156183498XFrom plan to market: Teaching ideas for social studies, economics, and business classes - ISBN 1561834955The Council for Economic Education envisions a world in which people a

Authors:National Council on Economic Education, James Dick,
Publisher: Economics America, National Council on Economic Education
Keywords: focus, economics, government, civics
Number of Pages: 109
Published: 1996-01-01
List price: $25.95
ISBN-10: 1561834920
ISBN-13: 9781561834921

Through group activities, data analysis, and class debates, this Teacher’s Manual contains supplemental lessons designed to provide an economic insight into topics typically covered in may civics and government classes. In 12 lessons, students discover: How the U.S. Constitution shaped the economic system Whether economic freedom is necessary for political reform Economic impact on presidential elections Costs and benefits of voting Changes in federal government spending How economic solutions to pollution differ from political ones Why income is not more equally distributed Why gover