Workshops

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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.

Find and register for workshops relevant to you:

Workshop Grades 9–12 Grades 6–8

Allocating Scarce Resources – VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
Grades 6-12
Thu, April 9th, 2020
1:00PM - 2:00PM

In this virtual workshop we will revisit a “greatest hit” from GCEE regarding allocation strategies. The original lesson used the shortage of vaccines from the H1N1 scare of 2008 as source material. This update uses scarce hospital resources for the current pandemic. This workshop is specifically targeted to high school teachers, but middle school teachers may find it useful as well..  Space is limited to 100 participants.

Audience:  Teachers , Grades 6-12

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Workshop Grades 9–12 Grades 6–8

Discussion with Nadia Theodore – VIRTUAL WORKSHOP
Grades 6-12
Tue, April 21st, 2020
1:00PM - 2:00PM

Join GCEE in a discussion with Nadia Theodore, Consul General of Canada in Atlanta. Topics will include the current pandemic situation in Canada as well as updates on trade relationships with Canada and other economic relationships between the US and Canada. Target audience is 6th Grade teachers and High School Economics teachers.  Space is limited to 100 participants.

Audience:  Teachers , Grades 6-12

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Workshop Grades 9–12

AP Economics Summer Institute
Grades 9-12

The Georgia Council’s AP Economics Summer Institute has long been the premier summer institute for AP Economics in the Southeast.  Not only is the institute cheaper than many competitors, but for this discounted price, teachers get an extra day of training, access to TWO instructors, the ability to get certified in Micro AND Macro, and additional books and materials that ONLY GCEE provides.  This year, the AP Economics institute will be at the Federal Reserve Bank in Atlanta from June 15th – 19th.   NOTE, the registration link below will take you a different website for registration for this event.  Scroll to the bottom of that page and look for the green “register” button there.

Audience:  AP Econ Teachers (new and experienced), Grades 9-12

Materials, breakfast, and lunch provided each day.

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