Rather than being yet one more thing to teach, economics can be integrated into your everyday classroom routines, lessons, and student activities.  This class is designed to share resources that you can implement in your classroom with ease.  We will explore activities, lessons, videos, and website resources that you can use with your elementary students.  The focus is on resources for students in grades kindergarten through five.

Taking the Eeek Out of Economics: Economics in the Elementary Classroom (grades K-5) This is an online professional development offered through e-Learning Kentucky.  This PD will introduce elementary classroom teachers to basic economic concepts and principles that can be used in everyday lessons and activities.  Most importantly, the course will present economic vocabulary that can be used in everyday classroom interactions. The course will explore the economic concepts included in the Kentucky Program of Studies and Kentucky Core Content for Assessment through interactive, hands-on lessons, activities, and resources that can be immediately integrated into elementary classroom instruction. As a final product, participants will create an economics webliography.  Fee for 6-week course is $25.00. high quality, interactive, facilitated accessible anywhere, anytime, anyplace via an Internet-connected computer opportunities to learn and share best practices and resources eligible for up to 24 hours EILA or PD credit available to all educators Online PD courses generally run seven weeks and require at least four hours work per week. Register through e-Learning Kentucky

Questions?  Contact Susan Sandage --  susan@econ.org or 1-800-436-3266.