Focus: Middle School Economics

Focus: Middle School Economics
Author: Mary C. Suiter
Publisher: Council for Economic Educat
Total Pages: 172
Release: 1996
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781561834938

Curriculum guide for economics education in grades 6-8 based on Economics America from the National Council on Economic Education.

Middle School World Geography

Middle School World Geography
Author: Curt L. Anderson
Publisher: Council for Economic Educat
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2004
Genre: Education
ISBN: 9781561835201

This publication blends the disciplines of geography and economics through 9 activitybased lessons for middle school students.

Voluntary National Content Standards in Economics

Voluntary National Content Standards in Economics
Author: National Council on Economic Education
Publisher: Council for Economic Educat
Total Pages: 122
Release: 1997
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781561834334

This essential guide for curriculum developers, administrators, teachers, and education and economics professors, the standards were developed to provide a framework and benchmarks for the teaching of economics to our nation's children.

Economics for Middle School

Economics for Middle School
Author: Manju Agarwal
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 206
Release: 2022-07-04
Genre: Education
ISBN: 100059789X

This book discusses the importance of teaching fundamental economic concepts as part of the middle school social science curriculum in India. It examines the status of economics in Indian schools and the issues faced in teaching it at the middle school level and emphasizes the need for increasing the economic literacy of students. It offers valuable recommendations to curriculum planners and educators to help them bolster economics education in Indian schools. The author presents an extensive curriculum framework with the intention of developing intellectual and social skills in students. The book also features classroom-tested lessons, content guidelines, and a comprehensive teaching plan for grades 6, 7 and 8. A crucial contribution to the study of school education in India, this book will be of interest to teachers, students and researchers of education, economics education and economics. It will also be useful for policy planners, professional economists, administrators, school boards and research institutions.

Getting at the Core of the Common Core with Social Studies

Getting at the Core of the Common Core with Social Studies
Author: Thomas N. Turner
Publisher: IAP
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2014-11-01
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1623968763

For social studies teachers reeling from the buffeting of top-down educational reforms, this volume offers answers to questions about dealing with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Each chapter presents and reviews pertinent standards that relate to the social studies. Each chapter also deals with significant topics in the social studies from various social sciences to processes such as inquiry to key skills needed for success in social studies such as analysis and literacy. The most important aspect of these chapters though is the array of adaptable activities that is included in each chapter. Teachers can find practical approaches to dealing with CCSS across the social studies panorama. The multiple authorships of the various chapters mean a variety of perspectives and viewpoints are presented. All of the authors have fought in the trenches of K-12 public education. Their activities reflect this in a way that will be useful to novice or veteran teachers.

Play Dough Economics

Play Dough Economics
Author: Harlan R. Day
Publisher: Council for Economic Educat
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2005
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781561836253

Designed primarily for elementary and middle school students, each of the 15 lessons in this guide introduces an economics concept through activities with modeling clay.

Innovations in Economic Education

Innovations in Economic Education
Author: Mary Beth Henning
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2016-11-25
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1317413237

Innovations in Economic Education addresses the growing issue of financial illiteracy by showing how economics can be successfully integrated into classrooms from kindergarten through higher education. Pre-service teachers, experienced educators, curriculum leaders, parents, and school administrators will find practical ideas to improve economic understanding. At the elementary level, the book provides creative ways of introducing young students to the basic concepts of economics, financial justice, and social action. For higher grade levels, the book offers ideas to integrate economics into current history, civics, and math curricula. The final portion of the book features recommendations by leading economic educators on how economics can play a greater role in teachers’ professional development. The pedagogical tools presented in each chapter include lesson plans and practical insights, and are designed to meet the NCSS, C3 Framework, and Common Core State Standards for Social Studies. This book is a timely and valuable resource for all educators interested in improving their students’ economic literacy and financial decision-making.

Focus on the Wonder Years

Focus on the Wonder Years
Author: Jaana Juvonen
Publisher: Rand Corporation
Total Pages: 181
Release: 2004-03-25
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0833036157

Young teens undergo multiple changes that seem to set them apart from other students. But do middle schools actually meet their special needs? The authors describe some of the challenges and offer ways to tackle them, such as reassessing the organization of grades K-12; specifically assisting the students most in need; finding ways to prevent disciplinary problems; and helping parents understand how they can help their children learn at home.