Dec 06 2008
Welker’s daily links 12/05/2008
Published by Jason Welker at 12:30 am under
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This is an excellent tool for teaching microeconomics concepts using flash animations. Lessons include short-run production and costs, comparative advantage, profit maximization, and regulating natural monopolies. Great resource for AP and IB Economics teachers!
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The Journal of Economic Education
The Journal of Economic Education offers original articles on innovations in and evaluations of teaching techniques, materials, and programs in economics. Articles, tailored to the needs of instructors of introductory through graduate-level economics, cover content and pedagogy in a variety of mediums. Editorial decisions are directed from the Executive Editor’s offices, in the Department of Economics, College of Arts and Sciences, at Indiana University. The JEE is published quarterly by Heldref Publications in cooperation with the National Council on Economic Education and the Advisory Committee on Economic Education of the American Economic Association.
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Advanced Placement economics | Social Education | Find Articles at BNET
Here’s a study on the state of AP Economcis written a few years ago… interesting stuff!
“Who Teaches AP Economics?
Who is the typical AP economics teacher? According a survey conducted by Edward Scahill and Claire Melican. (2) the average AP economics teacher is a white male with 18.2 years of total teaching experience and 11.2 years of experience teaching economics. The macroeconomics teacher has taught AP macroeconomics for about 5.1 years, while the microeconomics teacher has taught AP microeconomics for about 3.6 years. Both are most likely to have been using the college-level principles of economics textbook written by McConnell and Brue. Less than seven percent of survey respondents indicated that they had not had a single economics class in college, while 22.6 percent indicated they had had three or fewer undergraduate or graduate level economics courses. Only 18.7 percent had majored in economics or economic education.”
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Financial crisis drives up interest in economics – Nation AP – MiamiHerald.com
The financial crisis has made “the dismal science” more relevant and immediate to many high school and college students, and they are suddenly paying closer attention in class.
“Now we can actually see the examples while they happen, instead of relying on history. It’s been the most engaging class ever,” said New York University junior George Schwartz, who dropped macroeconomics the first time he took it, but is so fascinated this time that he has decided to major in economics.
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About the author: Jason Welker is a teacher at Zurich International School in Switzerland, where he teaches Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Economics. In addition to maintaining numerous online resources for economics student and educators, Jason developed the online version of the IB Economics course for Virtual High School and is currently authoring a textbook for IB Economics students for Pearson Baccalaureate which will be available in Spring of 2011. His economics student wiki won the 2007 "Best Educational Wiki" award from the "EduBlog Awards". Related posts:
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I’m doing a good job of pulling down the average years of experience by teaching AP econ for the 1st time in my 2nd year of teaching….Since I am the only person in our 13 person department that actually took economics classes in college, I sort of ended up with the course by default…this year has no doubt been a challenge, but excited students has made all of my hard work worth it. My students (even regular econ) are incredibly interested in the current economic environment…they are reading the paper and want to discuss what is happening in the economy every class – they are discussing the class with their parents and are bringing in fantastic questions about the material. It is a great time to be an economics teacher. This site has become a staple in my daily lesson planning and a great reference for my students. Keep up the good work!
I am amazed with it. It is a good thing for my research. Thanks