You won't want to miss out on this! To support your teaching during Financial Literacy Month, CEE is offering a webinar series going over the six core standards of personal finance. These six areas offer young people a base level of knowledge they should acquire for their financial lives. Our highly rated master teacher, Dr. Cynthia Fitzthum, will be diving into topics that not only meet the standards, but will open up the eyes of your students to the financial realities that they may not be aware of. We hope to see you throughout the month! Earning Income: Maximizing and Understanding Date: March 19 - Time: 5:00 - 6:00PM ET - Grades: 9-12 Spending: Budgeting and Decision-Making Date: March 21 - Time: 5:00 - 6:00PM ET - Grades: 9-12 Saving: Building for the Future Date: April 9 - Time: 5:00 - 6:00PM ET - Grades: 9-12 Personal Finance Standards: Recap and Discussion (Standards 1-3) Date: April 11 - Time: 5:00 - 6:00PM ET - Grades: 9-12 Investing: Growing … [Read more...]

The Center of Economic Education is celebrating Women's History this month. They have created three webinars that discuss women's historical presence within financial history. This webinar will help you analyze how new digital platforms can provide an avenue for sharing and hearing the diversity of voices and perspectives. Also, we will discuss strategies for your classroom to amplify girls' voices in financial conversations. Utilizing Podcasts to Center Women's Voices Around WealthDate: March 6 - Time: 6:00 - 7:00PM ET - Grades: 6-12 Utilizing Inspiring Texts to Center Women's Voices Around WealthDate: March 13 - Time: 6:00 - 7:00PM ET - Grades: 6-12 Utilizing Social Media to Center Women's Voices in Personal FinanceDate: March 27 - Time: 6:00 - 7:00PM ET - Grades: 6-12 Explore and celebrate the contributions of women with these lessons in economics, decision making, entrepreneurship, personal finance, and children’s literature. Women in the US Workforce During WWII … [Read more...]

The Center of Economic Education encourages you to challenge your students this semester by participating in the 2024 National Economics Challenge (NEC). Register your student teams NOW and join almost 10,000 students that participate in this motivating and fun team learning experience every year! The National Economics Challenge promotes student interest in economics, reinforces classroom instruction, encourages teamwork and school spirit, and offers students a great opportunity to boost their college applications. Register now today! Enter your teams now to compete in your state’s Economics Challenge and start the journey towards the National Finals this May. Teams advancing to the National Finals will receive an all-expense paid trip to New York City to compete in-person for cash prizes (includes food, lodging, and all events. Excludes travel costs). There is a cash prize for each team member in the National Final: 1st ~ $1,000 2nd ~ $500 3rd ~ $250 4th ~ … [Read more...]

Who doesn’t like to receive a Valentine’s Day card and chocolate on February 14th? Harness student energy around the holiday by using these lessons about candy, greeting cards, and sugar to teach about economic resources, production, trade, supply and demand, and the types of business organizations.   Valentine’s Day Resources - Grades: K-5 Use an arts and crafts activity, like making Valentine’s Day hearts, to teach students about human and capital resources. Valentine’s Day Greeting Card Production - Grades: 6-12 Working in small groups, students participate in a production simulation (making Valentine's Day greeting cards) to determine the effects of specialization on labor productivity, the division of labor, and investment in human capital and capital goods. Sweet Opportunities: Three Types of Business Organizations Grades: 6-12 Students analyze case studies of 4 different businesses – Hershey, Mars, Famous Amos, and the Chocolate Farm – to identify … [Read more...]

As you start February and Black History month, keep these lessons in mind. We have lessons for elementary school reading and social studies, and high school history, economics, entrepreneurship, and other social science courses. Explore and celebrate the efforts of African Americans. Booker T. Washington: ”Fifty Cents and a Dream” - Grades: K-5 In this children’s literature and economics lesson, students will study Booker T. Washington's life to learn about resources. Peanuts, Pecans, and Peas, Please - Grades: 3-5 George Washington Carver changed the economy of the South with his agricultural knowledge. This lesson will investigate how the lowly peanut kept the cotton farmers from losing everything. Uncle Jed’s Barbershop - Grades: 3-5 Students listen to the book Uncle Jed's Barbershop, about an African American barber who, despite significant setbacks, saves enough money to buy his own barbershop. The Economics of Racial Discrimination - Grades: 9-12 In this … [Read more...]

The Center of Economic Education is hosting an interactive webinar series, Children's Literature in Economic Education and Personal Finance. This series will delve into the power of children's literature in building economic and personal finance knowledge. Designed for teachers seeking to enrich their curriculum and teaching toolbox, the series will explore key concepts such as inflation, supply and demand, markets, entrepreneurship, and more. Shelia Bair’s Money Tales Series: Featuring Price Bubbles and Inflation Date: February 8 - Time: 5:00 - 6:00PM ET - Grades: 3-8 The Economics of Excrement: Let’s Get This Potty Started! Date: February 12 - Time: 6:00 - 7:00PM ET - Grades: K-5 Using Children's Picture Books to Learn About Little-Known African American Entrepreneurs and Inventors Date: February 13 - Time: 5:00 - 6:00PM ET - Grades: K-5 … [Read more...]

The Center of Economic Education is excited to offer a new AP Microeconomics webinar series designed for educators seeking a comprehensive understanding of microeconomic theory. Led by the renowned Master Teacher and Morton Award Winner, Amanda Stiglbauer, this series commences with an exploration of the concepts of scarcity, opportunity cost, production possibilities, cost-benefit analysis, marginal analysis, and consumer choice. Amanda's expertise and innovative teaching methods will provide practical strategies and best practices for seamlessly integrating these complex economic concepts into classrooms. Here are the list of all the classes : Resource Allocation and Economic Systems Date: February 5 - Time: 5:00 - 6:00PM ET - Grades: 9-12 Teaching Absolute Advantage, Comparative Advantage, Specialization and Trade Date: February 15 - Time: 5:00 - 6:00PM ET - Grades: 9-12 Cost-Benefit Analysis Date: February 26 - Time: 5:00 - 6:00PM ET - Grades: 9-12 … [Read more...]

The Center of Economic Education has two new award applications open for this year: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Teaching Champion Award CEE honors excellence in economic education with the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Teaching Champion Award, recognizing three exceptional high school educators from the New York Metropolitan area. Open to all high school teachers in the NY metro area, this award acknowledges effective delivery of economic education, instilling a practical understanding in students for informed and responsible decision-making. Why Apply? $5,000 cash award for you $2,500 for your school's economic education Free entry to CEE's 63rd Conference in Fall 2024 Special recognition at Visionary Awards Benefit in NYC on April 24th, 2024. Application Deadline: Sunday, February 18th, 2024, 11:59 p.m. John Morton Excellence in Economic Education Award It's time to apply or nominate someone for the John Morton Excellence in the Teaching of Economics … [Read more...]

The Spring 2024 Stock Market Game is in session. Teams must register by February 23rd and March 8th is the last day to add or delete any teams. The market will be open from February 5th - April 19th. Good luck to all teams and happy trading ! … [Read more...]

Here are the upcoming events for this month:   Middle/High School Level: Economic Mysteries in the Classroom: December 6, 5-6pm At the Movies: Using “The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” to Teach Economic Concepts: December 12, 6-7pm Using Case Studies and Inquiry to Teach Economics: December 13, 5-6pm   Elementary School Level: STEM: Teaching Science, Technology, Economics, and Math Using Children’s Picture Books: December 5, 5-6pm Wreaths & Trees: Going Green with Economics: December 7, 6-7pm Seasonal Stories: Using Children’s Literature to Teach Spending, Saving, and Giving: December 14, 6-7pm Economics of Holidays and Celebrations for Young Learners: December 18, 5-6pm … [Read more...]