Grades 9–12

Workshop August 19, 2026 Grades 9–12 Grades 6–8

Economics and Tough Topics: Discussion Strategies That Work (Suwannee)
Grades 6-12
Friday, September 18, 2026
8:00am - 3:00pm

A day for teachers who’ve had a class discussion go sideways and want a better toolkit for next time. FEE, GCEE, and Econ4Everyone are joining forces for a hands-on workshop pairing structured discussion protocols with sound economic reasoning—seven classroom-ready demos covering topics from spontaneous order to AI and labor, each designed to help students argue effectively about complex issues without easy answers. A midday lunch-and-learn on civil discourse and conversational framing rounds out the day, alongside updates on what each partner organization has coming next for Georgia classrooms.

Audience: Social Studies Teachers, Grades 6-12

Materials, lunch, $100 stipend, and substitute reimbursement provided.

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Workshop August 3, 2026 Grades K–5 Grades 6–8 Grades 9–12

Inside Mars Wrigley Manufacturing (Flowery Branch)
Grades K-12
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
9:00 AM - 2:30 PM EST

Go behind the scenes at the Mars Wrigley manufacturing facility in Flowery Branch for a unique professional learning experience designed for K–12 educators! Participants will tour the facility, hear directly from Mars Wrigley team members, and explore how economics, STEM, and manufacturing come together to produce and distribute some of the world’s most familiar products.

Throughout the day, teachers will examine concepts such as productive resources, specialization, productivity, supply chains, interdependence, and career pathways. Participants will leave with standards-aligned ideas and resources for connecting real-world Georgia manufacturing to classroom instruction. Lunch will be provided.

Audience: Teachers, Grades K-12

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Workshop July 29, 2026 Grades 9–12

Let’s Trade: With Canada!
Grades 9-12
Monday, September 28th, 2026
9am - 3pm

GCEE’s newest online resource, Let’s Trade!, helps students understand the benefits, complexities, and impact trade has on the world. In this unique workshop, special guests from the Canadian Consulate will join GCEE to explore Georgia and Canada’s trade relationship. Participants will also get GCEE’s usual high-quality professional development, lesson plans, and the opportunity to experience various ways Let’s Trade! can be used in the classroom.

Audience: Teachers, Grades 6-12

Materials, lunch, and substitute reimbursement provided.

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Workshop July 9, 2026 Grades K–5 Grades 6–8 Grades 9–12

Labor & Economics: Charting a Course Through Work and Opportunity (Webinar)
Grades K-12
Thursday, September 10, 2026
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST

Join the Georgia Council on Economic Education for a special teacher webinar featuring Captain Nick Wright, LNG Marine Operations Manager with Crowley Petroleum Services. Captain Wright will share his personal and professional journey as the son of immigrants, a self-described less-than-perfect student, a worker of many jobs, a maritime professional who built his career through 20 plus years of hands-on vessel operations, serving ports and waterways across the United States.

Through his story, teachers will hear powerful real-world connections to labor, human capital, career pathways, perseverance, specialization, and the value of skills developed over time. Captain Wright’s journey offers educators a meaningful way to help students see that career paths are not always straight lines, and that work, learning, and opportunity often build on one another in unexpected ways.

Four lucky participants will each win a $25 Amazon gift card.

This will be an online Zoom meeting.

Audience: Teachers, Grades K-12

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Workshop December 11, 2025 Grades 9–12

Risk, Reward and Real Life – Practical Strategies for teaching Econ and Personal Finance (NEW 2026)
Grades 9-12
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Risk, Reward, and Real Life is a brand-new 2026 workshop developed in partnership with the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta that brings personal finance, economic decision-making, and real-world relevance together in one powerful experience for high school teachers.

You’ll dive into engaging, classroom-ready lessons on topics today’s students confront every day—problem gambling, interpreting economic “vital signs,” understanding insurance and credit, and evaluating the claims of social-media “finfluencers.” Along the way, you’ll gain strategies that help students recognize risk, weigh reward, and make informed choices in a world where economic decisions are everywhere.

Audience: Personal Finance, Economics, and Business Teachers, Grades 9-12

Materials, lunch, and substitute reimbursement provided.

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Workshop August 5, 2025 Grades 9–12

Crossroads: Where Economics, History, and Music Meet
Grades 9-12
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In this workshop, supply and demand meets historical sight and sound! Crossroads is an immersive, interdisciplinary workshop for high school economics and U.S. history teachers who want to spark deeper connections through the power of music.

You’ll get dynamic resources to help you teach topics like Civil Rights, the Great Migration, fiscal policy, budgeting, unemployment, economic inequality and many more using Library of Congress primary sources and fresh, ready-to-teach lessons developed by the Georgia Council on Economic Education (GCEE).

At select locations, feature presenters from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and TeachRock will take the stage to share innovative, arts-based teaching strategies from their nationally recognized materials. Their partnership is central to the Crossroads experience, and all participants will walk away with curated resources tailored to economics and U.S. history classrooms.

Teachers will leave with new classroom-ready lessons, teaching tools, and ideas for making their content sing—literally. Additionally, four lucky teachers at each location will walk away with a $100.00 stipend for classroom supplies (via random drawing)!

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Workshop July 23, 2023 Grades 9–12

Economics Bootcamp Day 2 (Atlanta)
Grades 9-12
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
8:30am - 3:00pm

The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and GCEE are partnering once again on the popular “Bootcamp” workshops designed to boost the comfort level and instructional effectiveness of novice teachers teaching the state-mandated high school personal finance and economics course. This year, Bootcamp is divided up into two days with the first on August 25th featuring lessons on economic fundamentals, microeconomics, and personal finance. The 2nd day on September 15th will focus on the remaining personal finance standards, macroeconomics and international trade. Teachers are welcome to attend either day or both days. Teachers that attend BOTH sessions will receive a $50 classroom materials stipend.

Instructional materials and model teaching strategies proven to help students learn personal finance and economics will be shared. Teachers receive lessons and other resources aligned to the Georgia Standards of Excellence.

Audience: Novice Teachers, Grades 9-12.

Materials, lunch, and substitute reimbursement provided

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Workshop December 6, 2019 Grades K–5 Grades 6–8 Grades 9–12

Stock Market Game Workshop (Virtual & In-Person)
Grades 4-12
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This workshop helps teachers learn how to help their students play the Stock Market Game and, more importantly, learn from the stock market. In the 10-week web-based stock trading simulation, students apply research and math skills, practice group decision making and analyze cause-and-effect relationships. Participants in this workshop are expected to play the game fall semester, which begins September 28th. Please pay attention to times as the workshop times and lengths vary.

Audience: Teachers, Grades 4-12

All GCEE workshops are provided to teachers at no financial charge.

Virtual Workshops: Materials and 1/2 day substitute reimbursement provided (for workshops occurring during the school day).

In-Person Workshops: Materials, lunch, and substitute reimbursement provided.

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Workshop December 5, 2019 Grades 9–12

Select Topics in AP Macroeconomics (Atlanta)
Grades 9-12
Wednesday, September 23rd, 2026
8:30am - 3:00pm

GCEE and the Atlanta FED, along with an AP Macro reader (TBD) will facilitate this session on selected MACRO topics. As always, presenters will share tips, test-taking strategies, and materials designed to prepare your students for success on this year’s AP Exams. This day will cover MACRO ONLY. We will do selected topics in AP Micro in the spring.

Audience: Teachers, Grades 9-12

Lunch, materials, and substitute reimbursement provided.

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