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 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.
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Economics in Children’s Literature: Grade 3
Grade 3
This workshop uses four unique children’s books to help 3rd grade teachers incorporate effective literacy strategies into creative and engaging math, science, language arts, and social studies lessons. All four books are provided to teachers along with the lessons that are demonstrated at the workshop. There is no registration fee for this workshop, instructional materials are provided, substitute reimbursement is available, and lunch is provided.
Audience: Teachers, Grade 3
Materials, lunch, and substitute reimbursement provided.
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Stock Market Game Workshop
Grades 4 - 12
This workshop helps teachers learn how to help their students play and learn from the Stock Market Game. In the 10-week, web-based stock trading simulation, students apply research and math skills, practice decision making and analyze cause-and-effect relationships. Participants are expected to play the game this semester.
Audience: Teachers, Grades 4 – 12
Materials and substitute reimbursement provided. Lunch provided at select locations.
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Economics in Children’s Literature: Grades 4 and 5
Grades 4-5
This workshop uses four unique children’s books to help fourth and fifth grade teachers incorporate effective literacy strategies into creative and engaging STEM, language arts, and social studies lessons. All four books are provided to teachers along with the lessons that are demonstrated at the workshop. There is no registration fee for this workshop, instructional materials are provided, substitute reimbursement is available, and lunch is provided.
Audience: Teachers, Grades 4 & 5
Materials, lunch, and substitute reimbursement provided.
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High School 2020
Grades 9-12
This workshop for high school teachers includes six new lessons with materials designed to teach components of all five domains in the High School Economics GSE. Exchange rates, trade barriers, circular flow, factors of production, sustainability, and other key concepts are taught through interactive lessons that are provided at no charge for teachers at the end of the workshop.
Audience: Teachers, Grades 9-12
Materials, lunch, substitute reimbursement provided.
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Virtual Economics 4.5
Grades 6 - 12
VE 4.5 is a flash drive containing a wealth of resources just for teachers including videos and print explanations for over 51 key economic concepts in addition to 1,400 reproducible activity-based lessons correlated to the GSE economics and personal finance standards.
Audience: Grades 6-12
Materials and substitute reimbursement provided. Lunch provided at some locations.
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Assessing Student Knowledge in Economics
Grades 4 - 12
A key element of teaching economics is understanding what students know and can do with the content. This workshop features segments about writing effective test items, designing rubrics and delivering meaningful feedback as well as other important assessment practices. The workshop will primarily focus on the Economics standards at each grade level. Teachers analyze, evaluate, and create assessments in the workshop that can be used immediately in their classroom.
Audience: Teachers, Grades 4-12
Materials, lunch, and substitute reimbursement provided.
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Financial Literacy for Middle Grades
Grades 6-8
While only a small portion of the middle school Georgia Standards of Excellence, personal financial literacy is a lifelong skill-set that can – and should – be taught at multiple ages. This workshop delivers content and new lesson plans written by Georgia teachers designed to engage middle school students and help them understand personal financial literacy from a variety of angles.
Audience: Teachers, Grades 6-8
Materials, lunch, substitute reimbursement provided.
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Economic Turmoil: The Great Depression and WWII
Grades 5 and 8
This workshop is focused on economic growth in Georgia during World War II. Topics will include economic issues in Germany in the 1930s and the rise of Hitler, the role of women in the workforce, the Bell Bomber plant in Marietta, military bases in Georgia, and how these impacted the state and nation during the 1940s and 1950s.
Audience: Teachers, Grades 5 and 8
Materials, lunch, and substitute reimbursement provided.
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Economic Decision Making and the Civil Rights Movement
Grades 5 and 8
This workshop focuses on the economics behind the Civil Rights movement during the 1950s and 1960s. Workshop participants will receive lessons and activities focused on Brown v. Board of Education, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, and the March on Washington.
Audience: Teachers, Grades 5 and 8
Materials, lunch, substitute reimbursement provided.
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Lights, Camera, Economics
Grades 8 - 12
Georgia is now one of the largest hubs for television and film production in the country and fifth in the world. This workshop focuses on the various characteristics of Georgia that make this possible including Georgia’s infrastructure, its location, supportive government, and all-important tax credits. This workshop will also feature guest speakers at certain locations.
Audience: Teachers, Grades 8 – 12
Materials, lunch, and substitute reimbursement provided.
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Select Topics in AP Microeconomics
Grades 9-12
Participants will have the opportunity to learn about specific concepts in AP Microeconomics in greater detail through presentations by current and/or former readers, college professors, and experienced teachers. Specific topics will be announced prior to the workshop. NOTE: This workshop specifically targets AP Micro only. Selected topics in AP Macro will be conducted in the spring.
Audience: AP Micro teachers, Grades 9-12
Materials, lunch, and substitute reimbursement provided.
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Decostar Industries Factory Tour
Grades 6-12
Decostar, is a division of Canadian-based Magna, a diversified automotive supplier. In the Carrollton facility, Decostar manufactures and paints automotive front and rear fascia and bumpers for Mercedes, BMW, Nissan and Volkswagen. This workshop will feature a tour of the facility in addition to demos of lessons from GCEE’s popular American Made series of lessons.
Audience: Teachers, Grades 6-12
Materials, lunch, and substitute reimbursement provided.
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Georgia Poultry Lab Tour
Grades 8 - 12
The Georgia Poultry Lab supports the poultry industry and other bird owners by providing health monitoring and veterinary diagnostic services specific to poultry. In this workshop participants will learn about the importance of the poultry industry and the broader agricultrual industry to Georgia through guest speakers, a tour of the Poultry Lab and sample lessons.
Audience: Teachers, Grades 8 – 12
Materials, lunch, and substitute reimbursement provided.
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Economics Bootcamp
Grades 9-12
This two-day workshop boosts the comfort level and instructional effectiveness of novice teachers teaching the state-mandated high school economics course. Instructional materials and model teaching strategies proven to help students learn economics are shared. Teachers receive lessons and other resources aligned to the Georgia Standards of Excellence.
Audience: Teachers, Grades 9-12
Materials, lunch, and substitute reimbursement provided.
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Teaching the GSE Grade 8: Economics in Georgia Studies
Grade 8
The Georgia Studies course provides students the opportunity to examine the history, government, and economy of our state in-depth. This workshop provides teachers with lessons designed specifically to help teach economic concepts in several key periods of Georgia history as described in the Georgia Standards of Excellence.
Audience: Teachers, Grade 8
Materials, lunch, and substitute reimbursement provided.
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Teaching the GSE Grade 5: Economics in US History
Grade 5
The Georgia elementary school curriculum in social studies provides students a strong foundation in the history of the United States. This workshop is designed to highlight economics in US history during the 20th Century. Teachers will receive six lessons designed specifically for the implementation of the new Georgia Standards of Excellence.
Audience: Teachers, Grade 5
Materials, lunch, and substitute reimbursement provided.