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Grades 9-12

AP Macroeconomic Series: Using Stories and News Events to Animate Your Balance of Payments Accounts Lessons

Balance of payments can seem arcane (and dull) to high school students, but you can use vivid stories to pique...

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Financial Markets, Goods and Services…

60 mins

Dec 05 5:00-6:00pm ET

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Grades 9-12

AP Macroeconomic Series: Why Do We Need Other People’s Money? (Helping Students Master the For-Ex Market)

Help your students master the Foreign Exchange Market with a currency simulation, color-coded graphs and engaging practice scenario.

Key Concepts: Markets and Prices, Trade, Exchange and Interdependence

60 mins

Dec 12 5:00-6:00pm ET

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Grades 9-12

AP Macroeconomic Series: Links & Logic – Making the Connection Between Policy Actions and Global Market Repercussions

Learn how logic chains can help students connect policy choices to their impact on exchange rate and net exports.

Key Concepts: Fiscal Policy, Interest, Monetary Policy…

60 mins

Dec 19 5:00-6:00pm ET

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Grades 9-12

AP Macroeconomic Series: Appreciation, Depreciation, and Trade

Fluctuating currency values can have a major impact on an economy – we’ll examine why this happens and how policymakers...

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Barriers to Trade, Monetary Policy…

60 mins

Jan 09 5:00-6:00pm ET

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Grades 9-12

College Readiness Part 1: Financial Aid Basics

Understand the basic terminology for college financial aid and the key to-dos when completing the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal...

Key Concepts: Choice, Decision Making, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis…

60 mins

Jan 10 5:00-6:00pm ET

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Grades 9-12

AP Macroeconomic Series: Preparing for Unit 6 FRQs

Tips to help students ace Unit 6 FRQs about exchange rates, imports and exports, and the balance of payments.

Key Concepts: Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Trade, Exchange and Interdependence

60 mins

Jan 16 5:00-6:00pm ET

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Grades 9-12

College Readiness Part 2: Non-College Postsecondary Pathway & Career

Understand postsecondary options available to high school students other than college.

Key Concepts: Choice, Decision Making, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis…

60 mins

Jan 17 5:00-6:00pm ET

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Grades 9-12

College Readiness Part 3: Supporting Students to have a Balanced List of Good-Fit Postsecondary Options

A college advisor needs to ensure that students choose the best -fit opiton for their secondary needs.

Key Concepts: Decision Making, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Division of Labor…

60 mins

Jan 24 5:00-6:00pm ET

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Grades 3-5, 6-8

Gamifying Personal Finance Through a Student Developed Online Game

Explore a new online personal finance board game about budgeting, saving, and decision-making designed by a high school student!

Key Concepts: Budgeting, Consumers, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis…

60 mins

Dec 01 6:00-7:00pm ET

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Grades 9-12

Lies My Econ Teacher Taught Me

What economic ideas and concepts are we teaching in class that students question, and need further exploration? Let's discuss these...

Key Concepts: Budget Deficits and Public Debt, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Economic Institutions…

60 mins

Nov 29 6:00-7:00pm ET

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Grades 9-12

AP Macroeconomic Series: Making Sense of Comparative Advantage and Barriers to Trade

Learn how to help students succeed with solving input problems, calculating terms of trade, and graphing trade scenarios.

Key Concepts: Barriers to Trade, Comparative Advantage, Competition…

60 mins

Nov 28 5:00-6:00pm ET

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Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

ReadyAssessments for Beginners

In this webinar, teachers will learn how to incorporate ReadyAssessments into their classrooms.

Key Concepts: Aggregate Demand, Aggregate Supply, Profit…

60 mins

Nov 22 5:00-6:00pm ET

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Grades K-2, 3-5, 6-8, 9-12

Introduction to Nearpod

Participants will have a brief experience as a learner in Nearpod, explore the Nearpod Library of lessons where you will...

Key Concepts: Technology

60 mins

Nov 16 5:00-6:00pm ET

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Grades 9-12

Developing a Holiday Budget

Developing a holiday budget: As you enter the holiday season, it can be challenging to track your spending! Join Cindy...

Key Concepts: Budgeting, Credit, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis

60 mins

Nov 15 5:00-6:00pm ET

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Grades 9-12

AP Macroeconomics Unit 5: Economic Growth

This webinar will cover everything students need to know about economic growth. Key concepts covered will be real GDP per...

Key Concepts: Aggregate Demand, Aggregate Supply, Economic Institutions…

60 mins

Nov 14 6:00-7:00pm ET

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Grades Higher Education, 9-12

Voters and Elections

Is voting really free? What keeps registered voters from actually voting? Learn the answers to these questions that explain the...

Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Fiscal Policy, Incentives…

60 mins

Nov 10 6:00-7:00pm ET

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AP Macroeconomic Series: Using Stories and News Events to Animate Your Balance of Payments Accounts Lessons

AP Macroeconomic Series: Why Do We Need Other People’s Money? (Helping Students Master the For-Ex Market)

AP Macroeconomic Series: Links & Logic – Making the Connection Between Policy Actions and Global Market Repercussions

AP Macroeconomic Series: Appreciation, Depreciation, and Trade

College Readiness Part 1: Financial Aid Basics

AP Macroeconomic Series: Preparing for Unit 6 FRQs

College Readiness Part 2: Non-College Postsecondary Pathway & Career

College Readiness Part 3: Supporting Students to have a Balanced List of Good-Fit Postsecondary Options

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Gamifying Personal Finance Through a Student Developed Online Game

Lies My Econ Teacher Taught Me

AP Macroeconomic Series: Making Sense of Comparative Advantage and Barriers to Trade

ReadyAssessments for Beginners

Introduction to Nearpod

Developing a Holiday Budget

AP Macroeconomics Unit 5: Economic Growth

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