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Resources for Teachers
Visit these links for great classroom resources
WorkshopsThe ICEE and University Centers for Economic Education offer both summer intensive workshops for graduate credit as well as curriculum specific workshops throughout the year. Classroom Mini-EconomyThe Classroom Mini-Economy, developed by the Indiana Department of Education
and adopted by the National Council on Economic Education, is a hands-on
form of instruction that prepares students to function in today’s
rapidly changing and independent society. Students experience entrepreneurship
and real life by operating their own classroom economy.
Playdough EconomicsThe unique feature of Playdough Economics is the use of modeling clay,
which provides motivation through a concrete learning experience. The
lessons are activity-oriented simulations which stress an inductive approach
to learning, whereby students derive an understanding of the concepts
from examples and data generated in the simulations. Teaching Economics Using Children's LiteratureUsing children's literature to teach economics is an excellent strategy to economize on scarce instructional time. ICEE has worked with the Indiana Department of Education to revise the popular Teaching Economics Using Children's Literature curriculum, which is distributed by the National Council on Economic Education. The curriculum is available free to Indiana teachers at in-service programs. For training opportunities, contact your local Center for Economic Education. This curriculum has interdisciplinary lessons on 24 popular books, such as The Doorbell Rang, Uncle Jed's Barbershop, and Holes. Five additional lessons from the first edition are also available on line. See below.
Energy, Economics, and the EnvironmentICEE, through the support of Indiana Michigan Power, offers workshops each summer on the important Energy, Economics, and the Environment (EEE) curriculum, originally developed by the Indiana Department of Education. This newly revised curriculum offers basic information on key topics such as water and forest resources, renewable and non renewable energy sources, solid waste, and global warming. The curriculum at each level revolves around age-appropriate case studies, which help students apply sound economic reasoning to important energy and environmental issues. Indiana Stock Market GameGet your students excited about learning! Using actual data from the stock markets, teams of students are given a hypothetical $100,000 to create and manage a portfolio of stocks and mutual funds. Before they know it, students are learning about financial markets such as the New York Stock Exchange, understanding the basics of personal investing and enhancing skills learned in math, reading, and technology. Entrepreneurship Youth InstituteThe Entrepreneurship Youth Institute is a workshop for students and teachers to introduce them to entrepreneurial thinking and decision making and learn about starting a business from real entrepreneurs. KidsEcon PostersPosters illustrating economic and financial literacy concepts give teachers innovative teaching tools to teach not only economics, but also other subjects in the curriculum. You will find a literature connection on the web site that list some great children's books that illustrate economic concepts from the posters. The posters can also be supplemented by great activities such as KidsEcon Bingo, KidsEcon Activity Cards, and the new Herschel's World of Economics DVD. Annual Awards Program
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