Grades 6–8

Teaching the Civil Rights Movement in Georgia & Teaching Personal Finance – (IN PERSON)
Grade 8
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The first half of this workshop focuses on Georgia’s major role in the Civil Rights movement with emphasis on the economic implications of the Brown v Board of Education Supreme Court decision, the Albany Movement, and the March on Washington in 1963 . The second half will deal with how to teach personal finance effectively to eighth graders. Teachers will be provided with lunch, sub reimbursement (if needed), and lesson materials.

Audience: Teachers, Grade 8

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Grade 8: Georgia Studies and Economics, 2022 Edition
Grade 8
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The overall focus of this new edition of the Grade 8 workshop produced by GCEE and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta will be in examining key events in Georgia’s history through the lens of economic understanding. Teachers will learn how to help their students see the impact of entrepreneurship on the founding of our state and how the allocation of critical resources affected Georgia before and during the Civil War. They will also learn to teach how we became an economic superpower post-Civil War because of a shift to industrialization.

Audience: Teachers, Grade 8

Materials, lunch, and substitute reimbursement provided

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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 spring semester, which begins February 5th. 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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6th and 7th Grade Economics and Social Studies (IN-PERSON)
Grades 6-7
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GCEE has created a series of new teaching materials to help 6th and 7th grade teachers seamlessly weave economics into the history standards for the various world regions. This workshop will also feature lessons on broader topics like trade, standard of living, and economic systems. Participants receive digital and printed copies of materials. A portion of the workshop will also be dedicated to helping teachers find online data to apply these concepts to other standards found within the courses. A fully charged laptop or tablet is encouraged.

Audience: Teachers, Grades 6 and 7

Materials, lunch, and substitute reimbursement provided

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