Workshops
Workshops
Content and creativity to help you teach economics and personal finance
The Georgia Council on Economic Education offers workshops that provide K-12 teachers economics and personal finance content and creative ways to teach it. For most in-person workshops, there are no registration fees, lesson materials are included, lunch is provided, and substitute reimbursement is offered.
To see an example of a Georgia Council workshop and its impact on teachers, check out this video.
The EEK-onomics of Halloween (Special Econ Ed Month VIRTUAL Event)
Grades K-12
Thursday, October 12, 2023, 6:30pm-7:30pmEST
Did you know U.S. consumers spent more than $10 billion on Halloween last year? That’s a lot of tiny little candy bars! Join us as we team up with Economics Arkansas to learn about the economics of Halloween during this ghoulish virtual event that will scare everyone into learning more econ.
*Georgia teachers who participate will receive a fun Halloween book.
Audience: Teachers, Grades K-12
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Teaching K-5 Econ Standards Using the Economic Adventures of Earl & Starla AND $martPath
Grades K-5
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Join us for a great opportunity to learn how to teach foundational economic concepts like productive resources, allocation, how money works, and so much more with the Earl & Stala Economic Adventure Series. Teachers will also get a glorious guided tour of the newest videos produced in the $martPath series along with lesson demos. We provide teachers with the resources, featured books, lunch, and substitute reimbursement. As always, we do this without charging you anything.
Audience: Teachers, Grades K-5
Lunch, materials and substitute reimbursement provided.
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Personal Finance, Econ, and Entrepreneurship for High School
Grades 9-12
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GCEE and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta are teaming up once again in the new version of the “high school workshop” for 2023 and beyond. Teachers will participate in lesson demonstrations that interweave multiple standards and domains from the course in creative ways. GCEE’s online simulation Start It Up! will be used as a launch point to introduce a variety of topics in the required Personal Finance and Economics Course. Teachers get access to standards-aligned lessons and resources that can be used as standalones or as a sequence.
Audience: Personal Finance, Econ, and Business Teachers, Grades 9-12
Materials, lunch, substitute reimbursement provided.
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Grades 4-5: Teaching the Economics of War and Space Exploration (IN-PERSON – Warner Robins)
Grades 4-5
Saturday, October 7, 2023
9:00am-3:00pm
Fourth and fifth grade social studies teachers are invited to join us at the award-winning Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, Georgia to look at our nation’s history of war through a unique lens. We will learn how to teach the foundational economic concepts found in our Georgia Standards of Excellence and then use those terms to help our students illustrate pivotal moments in U.S. times of war using them. We will also look at ways the U.S. space exploration program has impacted our nation’s economy.
Audience: Teachers, Grades 4 and 5
Materials, lunch, and $50 gift card provided
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Waffles and Entrepreneurship! An Econ Ed Month Special Event
Grades 8-12
Wednesday, October 11th, 2023
9am -3pm
Waffle House is helping GCEE celebrate Econ Ed Month with a special morning event at the original Waffle House Museum in Decatur! We’ll learn about the history of Waffle House, the entrepreneurial spirit that has shaped the company and the brand, and participate in a scavenger hunt with Waffle House themed prizes for the winner! Afterwards, participants will drive to the GCEE Office in Atlanta for lunch and more entrepreneurship discussion with guest speakers TBA. Please note this workshop will take place in TWO locations that are about 7 miles (20 minutes) apart. Participants are expected to attend both components of the workshop. You must provide your own transportation from the Museum (Decatur) to GCEE (downtown Atlanta). Space for this workshop is limited to 20 participants.
Audience: Teachers, Grades 8-12
Lunch, materials, substitute reimbursement provided
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Using $martPath to Teach Personal Finance (Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta)
Grades K-5
Monday, October 23rd, 2023
9am -2pm
Join us at the Center for Puppetry Arts in Atlanta as we dive into the wildly entertaining $martPath puppet videos and their accompanying lesson plans to help educators teach the personal finance concepts in the Georgia Standards of Excellence. We will also tour the amazing exhibits at the Center. There is no registration fee, and substitute reimbursement is available!
Audience: Teachers, Grades K-5
Lunch, lesson resources, and tour of the Center for Puppetry Arts 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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Teaching the Civil Rights Movement in Georgia & Teaching Personal Finance – (Cumming)
Grade 8
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
8:30am-3:00pm
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
Select Topics in AP Macroeconomics (Atlanta)
Grades 9-12
Friday, November 3rd, 2023
8:30pm - 3:00pm
GCEE and the Atlanta FED present this session on selected
Advance Placement MACROeconomic 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. Micro
will be covered in the Spring.
Audience: Teachers, Grades 9-12
Lunch, materials, and substitute reimbursement provided.
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Grade 8: Georgia Studies and Economics, 2022 Edition (IN-PERSON)
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