Workshops

Overview

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.

Workshop Grades K–5

Pollinator-Palooza Professional Learning (Dublin)
Grades K-5
Tuesday, June 3, 2025
8:45am-3:00pm

Join us for the Pollinator-Palooza Professional Learning—a sweet opportunity designed especially for K-5 educators! Begin the day at the Heart of Georgia RESA in Dublin, GA, where you’ll dive into engaging, STEM-integrated activities and explore exciting resources provided by the Georgia Council on Economic Education, Georgia Farm Bureau, Georgia Public Broadcasting Education, and UGA Extension. We’ll conclude with a delightful teacher field trip to SonRise Farms in Dexter, GA, where you’ll have the chance to pick delicious blackberries to take home. Each participant will receive practical lesson resources, a delightful children’s book, special goodies, a scrumptious lunch, and a complimentary pint of fresh blackberries. This will be an unforgettable day of learning and fun!

Audience:  Teachers, Grades K-5

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Workshop Grades K–5

K-5 Economic Education Expo #2025K5E3 (Savannah)
Grades K-5
June 17-18, 2025

We are excited to again provide an extraordinary professional learning experience just for kindergarten through fifth grade teachers…the K-5 Economic Education Expo (#K5E3)! This year’s event will be held in-person on the campus of the Georgia State University in Atlanta.

The purpose of this conference is to inspire and equip educators to teach the Grades K-5 economic and personal finance standards effectively with reliable resources and engaging instructional strategies. Our hope is that you will leave this event refreshed and energized to teach this vital subject with confidence and enthusiasm.

Audience:  Teachers, Grades K-5

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Workshop Grades K–5

Teaching Background Knowledge to Broaden Reading Skills
Grades K-5
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This engaging and practical workshop is designed to help educators integrate content area knowledge with the Science of Reading strategies being implemented in classrooms across Georgia. This workshop aims to equip teachers with the tools and techniques necessary to enhance reading skills while simultaneously delivering robust content instruction in economics.

Audience:  Teachers, Grades K-5

Materials, lunch, and substitute reimbursement provided

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Workshop Grades 9–12

HS Personal Finance and Economics – Case Studies, Simulations and More! (NEW 2024)
Grades 9-12
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In this highly interactive workshop, GCEE and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta (at select locations) will demo lessons and strategies to help participants bring the required Personal Finance and Economics course to life. Participants receive multiple case studies, new award-winning lesson plans and other materials. A variety of personal finance and economics topics will be addressed including, but not limited to budgeting, insurance, payment systems and the role of the Federal Reserve Bank, fresh approaches to some economic fundamentals, and more!

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

Materials, lunch, and substitute reimbursement provided.

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Workshop Grades 6–8

Georgia Studies and Economics (NEW 2024)
Grade 8
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The 2024 Edition of the 8th Grade workshop features five all new lessons that incorporate various economic concepts into history, geography, and government. The lessons are interactive and utilize fresh approaches to topics like entrepreneurship, water usage in Georgia, budgeting, and more!

Audience:  Teachers, Grade 8

Materials, lunch, and substitute reimbursement provided

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Workshop Grades 9–12

AP Economics Summer Institute (Virtual)
Grades 9-12
June 10-13, 2024

The Georgia Council’s AP Economics Summer Institute has long been the premier summer institute for AP Economics in the Southeast. This experience is beneficial for brand new teachers and experienced teachers looking for a refresher!  Like many other APSI’s this year, we will be offering our week-long institute online so internet access and a personal device is required. 

This year participants may choose to receive the newest AP materials from CEE OR materials from Jacob Clifford. The materials will be sent electronically and details provided closer to the start date. The AP Economics institute is from June 10th - June 13th.  The cost is $750.00   NOTE, the registration link below will take you a different website for registration for this event.  If you have any questions, please e-mail Chris Cannon.

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

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Workshop Grades 9–12

Economic Education Institute for High School Teachers
Grades 9-12
June 23 - 26, 2025

In this innovative summer institute sponsored by Georgia Pacific, participants will spend three virtual days learning more about economic concepts including opportunity cost, specialization, free enterprise, monetary and fiscal policy, entrepreneurship, and international trade. The institute will be varied, fast-paced and interactive. The program will feature a variety of guest speakers and lesson plan demonstrations conducted by award-winning master teachers. All materials used for lesson demonstrations will be provided to teachers so you can use them in your classroom immediately.

A $250 stipend is provided for completing the program.

Applicants must teach at a high school within a Georgia Pacific Community. Click the link below to learn more and apply. 

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