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CEE's Classroom Innovation on Teaching Outside of the Classroom
Florence Falatko from Cromwell Valley Elementary Regional Magnet School of Technology in Towson, Maryland, teaches 5th graders that are motivated and excited to learn about economics in and out of the classroom. Ms. Falatko has found...
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Entrepreneurship - Credit Score
Teach your students about credit scores. In this video a young man wants to get a loan to make surround sound video game chairs, but he has to improve his credit score first. This video can be shown along side the lessons from the...
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Entrepreneurship - Supply Chain
Teach your students about supply chains. In this video a young woman starts her own business bedazzling cell phone cases and must figure out how to buy large quantities of rhinestones and make a greater quantity of cases to meet demand....
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Entrepreneurship - Debt and Equity Financing
Teach your students about debt and equity financing. In this video a small business owner wants to expand her business, but she must decide how to pay for the truck she needs to haul her product--by loan or equity. This video can be...
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Ready for the Real World? These Kids Are!
Elementary, middle and high school students talk about the difference that understanding economics and personal finance principles can make in their lives. www.councilforeconed.org
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High School Economics: Lesson 18 - Unemployment Survey
This video models the lesson in the classroom, discusses lesson objectives and provides pointers for teaching about how labor statistics are calculated. Students participate in a role-play activity calculate the unemployment rate and...
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High School Economics: Lesson 8 - Productivity
This video models Lesson 8 from HS Economics. It simulates pizza production to determine the effects on labor productivity of specialization, the division of labor, and investment in human capital and capital goods.
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High School Economics: Lesson 13 - Who Decides Wage Rates?
This video models the lesson in the classroom, discusses lesson objectives and provides pointers for teaching about how demand and supply for labor determine market wage rates and how wages depend, in part, on individual productivity.
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CEE's Classroom Innovation on Financing for College and Beyond
Judy Kraus from Hyde Park Middle School in Las Vegas, Nevada, gets her 7th grade pre-algebra class thinking early about their future education plans and career goals. With this year-long project, she gets her students very involved by...
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CEE's Classroom Innovation on Using Film to Teach Economics
Dr. Sonia Noyola from Collegiate High School in Corpus Christi, Texas, explains how she motivates her high school seniors by assigning a class project where students are tasked with creating their own short films to explain and...
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CEE's Classroom Innovation on Combining Music and Economics
Mary Neely from Orchard Grove Elementary in Frederick, Maryland, incorporated singing into her classroom help her students to grasp economics concepts. By serving as an example of combining music and economics, Ms. Neely inspired...
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CEE's Classroom Innovation on Having a Digital Classroom
Lisa Bender from Southern Garret High School in Oakland, Maryland, has spent her career teaching economics fusing it with her other passion, immersive technology for the classroom. For her, economics lessons come alive when they are...
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CEE's Classroom Innovation on Economics and Entrepreneurship
Jennifer O'Neil from Concord High School in Wilmington, Delaware, has shown her students that creativity goes hand-in-hand with economics. After finishing the entrepreneurial section of CEE's publication, Financial Fitness for Life, she...
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CEE's Classroom Innovation on Tech for Teachers
Jean McKnight from Cienega High School in Tuscon, Arizona, has discovered that her freshman class, armed with laptops in hand, is more likely to be engaged in learning if they can combine learning with being on the computer. Apps,...
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Kids on Economics
Elementary, middle and high school students talk about the importance of understanding economics and personal finance principles. http://www.councilforeconed.org
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CEE's Classroom Innovation on Using Graph Relay Races
Lynda Motiram from Old Mill High School in Millersville, Maryland, adopted graph relays as a classroom activity that quickly became a favorite tool for reinforcing economic concepts. Ms. Motiram recommends this easy-preparation activity...
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Entrepreneurship - the Entrepreneur
Teach your students about the benefits of being an entrepreneur. In this video a young woman starts her own business cleaning garages and does so well that she is able to expand her business. This video can be shown along side the...
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Entrepreneurship - Business Plan
Teach your students about developing a business plan. In this video a young man uses a business plan to determine where he should sell his t-shirts, who will buy them, and how much profit he will make. This video can be shown along side...
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Econ Ed Link: Supply Chain Video
A video exploring the topic of supply chain. Learn about demand and entrepreneurship. [2:28]
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Econ Ed Link: The Entrepreneur Video
A video discussing entrepreneurship. [1:50]
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Econ Ed Link: Debt and Equity Financing Video
A video exploring debt and equity financing through an example of a small business owner looking to expand her business. [2:20]
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Econ Ed Link: Entrepreneurs Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concept of Entrepreneurs. Entrepreneurs are willing to risk their own resources in order to sell them for financial gain or profits. They are successful when they provide consumers with goods and services that...
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Econ Ed Link: Productive Resources Video and Quiz
This video teaches the concept of Productive Resources. Productive resources are used to produce goods and services and are classified into four categories: land, labor, capital, and entrepreneurship.[1:32]
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Econ Ed Link: Money Management/budgeting Video and Quiz
Economics website with interactive features and video for students on money management and budgeting. [3:25]