• APAC 2008 - Program

  The AP Annual Conference in Seattle features two and a half days of economics specific workshops. This looks great and I hope to attend!

  “Participants will learn about new technology available to enhance student learning, such as interactive textbooks, blogs, and virtual classrooms.”

  This sounds right up my alley!

  tags: economics, education, workshops, College Board, AP Economics, AP Annual Conference

• Working with Teens: Teaching Personal Finance on a High School Level by Weakonomics.com

  Should schools start teaching personal finance? Come to think of it, which skill are more important for life beyond high school: understanding the intricacies of fiscal and monetary policies, the ballance of payments, and profit maximization rules? Or how to balance your own checkbook?

  “There are plenty of subjects that can’t get crammed into a course in just a year or half-year. They are no less important, but require the basic knowledge taught here before they can be understood. Insurance is a big one, and though taxes are touched on, they need their own class! Maybe someday a curriculum could be established. If you know of any schools the require this already, let me know. If your kid’s school doesn’t, talk to the teachers and principals about a class.”

  tags: economics, education, finance, curriculum

About the author: Jason Welker is a teacher at Zurich International School in Switzerland, where he teaches Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Economics. Jason was an international school student in Malaysia before studying economics at Seattle University then earning his Masters in Education. He calls Seattle and Northern Idaho home. In addition to maintaining an economics wiki and this blog for economics student and educators, Jason also gives presentations on using Web 2.0 tools in education at workshops and conferences around the world. His economics wiki won the 2007 "Best Educational Wiki" award from the "EduBlog Awards".

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