The outline includes recommendations for both a one semester (18 week) course …
The outline includes recommendations for both a one semester (18 week) course and a full-year (36 week) course. The full-year course suggests analyzing topics in greater depth and engaging in additional projects and simulations. Selection of appropriate textbooks is the responsibility of individual districts and schools. It is recommended that teachers begin with Unit 1, but after that, the units can be done in any order.
Each of the five units are organized around “driving questions.” These questions relate to the key concepts and core materials (largely primary sources) that help students engage with relevant material to answer the driving questions. Further, each unit contains connections to modern topics so that students can relate their historical understandings to the world in which they live, and there are recommended assessment activities that utilize higher order thinking and inquiry skills. A significant number of recommended resources can be found on WISELearn, the DPI Open-Educational Resources (OER) platform, with materials specifically aligned to this scope and sequence. Each unit is also supported by associated standards building out detailed content recommendations related to the theme.
Finally, teachers should utilize the Wisconsin Recommended Civics Education Pedagogy and Practices in designing their course, to ensure that the course utilizes these research-based and standards-aligned approaches for teaching civics in an engaging and culturally responsive way.
In this 75-minute lesson, students will be able to: -Distinguish the similarities …
In this 75-minute lesson, students will be able to: -Distinguish the similarities and differences between renters and homeowners insurance -Read the fine print of a rental insurance agreement and a homeowners insurance declaration page -Appreciate why it is valuable to have insurance for your dwelling, regardless of whether you own or rent a home
The professor sells an announced number of M&M packets (or other inexpensive …
The professor sells an announced number of M&M packets (or other inexpensive good) through an auction to derive a classroom demand schedule. The resulting demand schedule is displayed as a "curve" and facilitates discussion of consumer demand.
In this 45- minute lesson, Students will be able to - Track …
In this 45- minute lesson, Students will be able to - Track and evaluate a sample student’s current spending habits and expenses - Determine what the student’s priorities and financial goals are - Explain how a budget can help the student achieve their financial goals - Create a plan that outlines the next steps for the student to take
Learning Objectives Students will be able to Explain the advantages of a …
Learning Objectives Students will be able to Explain the advantages of a 401(k). Analyze who has access to 401(k) accounts. Compare different types of retirement accounts, including Roth IRAs, traditional IRAs, 401(k)s, and pensions. Simulate signing up for a 401(k) or IRA account.
Students will be able to: -Identify various rules of thumb and strategies …
Students will be able to: -Identify various rules of thumb and strategies to save money -Determine whether a direct deposit or manually saving is the best strategy for them -Understand how compound interest works to increase savings -Explain how to use the Rule of 72 -Recommend different mobile apps that can help them manage and increase their savings
This lesson focuses on the current business trend of how the global …
This lesson focuses on the current business trend of how the global economy affects domestic businesses and how this trend impacts the workplace. First, use the report to teach the concept to students and to find classroom implications. Then, lead the class in discussion and activities. A downloadable document of the action brief can be found in the Resource Library. For more action briefs such as this one, visit mbastatesconnection.mbaresearch.org and select "Action Briefs" under "Curriculum/Instruction."
Students will be able to: Explain the essential elements of a receipt …
Students will be able to:
Explain the essential elements of a receipt Read receipts such as pharmacy and grocery store Explain why it’s important to sometimes keep your receipts
This video tutorial will help you identify effective formative practices. In order …
This video tutorial will help you identify effective formative practices. In order to improve student outcomes, it is essential that educators understand what the formative assessment process is and the characteristics of effective formative assessment practices.
This text explains the nuts and bolts of how different types of …
This text explains the nuts and bolts of how different types of coins, bills, and checks; how they are connected; and how your dollars can earn money through the bank.
Learning Objectives Students will be able to Investigate how investing can be …
Learning Objectives Students will be able to Investigate how investing can be a powerful tool to meet your retirement goals Explain why most Americans cannot rely on Social Security and pensions alone for retirement Explore factors that can impact how much you might need in retirement and your ability to meet your retirement savings goal Understand the growing popularity of the F.I.R.E. movement
Spreadsheets Across Curriculum module. Students build spreadsheets to examine the price of …
Spreadsheets Across Curriculum module. Students build spreadsheets to examine the price of gasoline, 1978-2005. QL: using ratios and proportions to make comparisons.
Covers theoretical and empirical work dealing with the structure, behavior, and performance …
Covers theoretical and empirical work dealing with the structure, behavior, and performance of firms and markets and core issues in antitrust. Topics include: the organization of the firm, monopoly, price discrimination, oligopoly, and auctions. Theoretical and empirical work are integrated in each area.
This is a course in industrial organization, the study of firms in …
This is a course in industrial organization, the study of firms in markets. Industrial organization focuses on firm behavior in imperfectly competitive markets, which appear to be far more common than the perfectly competitive markets that were the focus of your basic microeconomics course. This field analyzes the acquisition and use of market power firms, strategic interactions among firms, and the role of government competition policy. We will approach this subject from both theoretical and applied perspectives.
Economics teacher Jacob Clifford reviews inflation and the Consumer Price Index in …
Economics teacher Jacob Clifford reviews inflation and the Consumer Price Index in this informational, engaging video. He explains the Consumer Price Index formula and provides several practice problems for students to try as they watch. For more resources, visit https://mbastatesconnection.mbaresearch.org/ and select the Bookmarks section.
In this 85-minute lesson, students will be able to: -Explain the fundamental …
In this 85-minute lesson, students will be able to: -Explain the fundamental ways that insurance companies provide coverage but also make money as a business -Recognize the relationship between insurance premiums, deductibles, and coverage limits -Determine the role of states in providing, regulating, and enforcing insurance requirements -Acknowledge the costs of insurance fraud
This activity provides a classroom impact evaluation exercise that serves as an …
This activity provides a classroom impact evaluation exercise that serves as an introduction to the primary investigative tool of current Development economics.
In this teaching exercise students will extend the conventional economic framework for …
In this teaching exercise students will extend the conventional economic framework for analyzing the causes and consequences of unemployment to incorporate insight from psychologists and sociologists. Thus, the exercise adopts the hierarchical approach to interdisciplinary learning. Students will explore theories from psychologists and sociologists that link joblessness to emotional well-being and discover how economists then connect the psychological status of a nation's workforce to their productivity. These linkages are then built into standard economic models for analyzing aggregate output and prices (i.e., aggregate supply aggregate demand) and for employment determination (i.e., marginal productivity theory of labor) to obtain a richer more complete understanding of the impact of a recession. The analysis reveals that recessions are expected to be deeper and of greater duration when an interdisciplinary analysis is conducted. Moreover, alternative (i.e., non-neoclassical) paradigms within the discipline of economics for explaining joblessness are briefly described and brought into the discussion. Finally, policy options for eliminating a recession are re-considered given the interdisciplinary framework offered in this exercise.
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