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The Kentucky Council on Economic Education provides many resources--both print and on-line--to enhance
the teaching of economics in the classroom. Print resources can be found in our on-line
catalog, and this page includes continually updated lessons to use in the classroom, whether you are teaching kindergarteners or high school business students--language arts, math, social studies, science, business, or economics!
KCEE E-Learning Center
for Lessons, Units, Online PD, Games and Reviews, Assessments, and
more!
Cameron Herold:
Let's raise kids to be entrepreneurs--Bored
in school, failing classes, at odds with peers: This child might be an
entrepreneur," says Cameron Herold. At TEDxEdmonton, he makes the case for
parenting and education that helps would-be entrepreneurs flourish -- as
kids and as adults
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/cameron_herold_let_s_raise_kids_to_be_entrepreneurs.html
The Crash of 2008: Cause and Aftermath
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Powerpoint
PDF Guide -The current economic
crisis is likely to be the most important macroeconomic event of our
lifetime. The attached feature and accompanying PowerPoint slides,“The Crash
of 2008: Cause and Aftermath,” by James Gwartney, David Macpherson, Russell
Sobel, and Richard Stroup provides a comprehensive analysis of
this issue. It addresses the cause, analyzes the future, and considers the
often ask question of whether we are headed for another Great Depression.
The
PowerPoint slides will help teachers communicate valuable information to
students. Check out this and other great resources at
www.CommonSenseEconomics.com.
Financial Literacy Resources
and Websites for students, parents, and teachers -- K-12.
Economics & Literature
- Lessons by Kentucky teachers
and weblinks to literature books and lessons.
Basic Economic Concepts
- Teach the
basic economic concepts through children's literature books. In a partnership
with the Indiana Council on Economic Education, KCEE offers
KidsEconPosters that focus on basic economic
concepts, K-8. At this website, you can connect to literature books that
have been selected because they focus on a particular concept. Each link
includes information on the book, as well as a short lesson you can use to
"bring out the economic concept" covered.
Sister Cities Lessons -
Teacher-developed international economics lessons to go along with Sister Cities
culture kits.
Warren Central High Economics Program (PowerPoint
presentation at ELITE conference)
Websites on Economic
and Financial Literacy
