Social Studies Staff Development Austin ISD Austin, TX February 12, 2010
Mar 26, 2015
Social Studies Staff DevelopmentAustin ISDAustin, TX
February 12, 2010
Laura EwingPresident/CEO
Texas Council on Economic Educationwww.economicstexas.org
Interesting hands-on lessons that develop critical thinking skills for students in Economics, Social Studies, Math, and Career/Technical Education classes.
• Economics• Personal Financial
Literacy• Investor Education• Student Activities• www.economicstexas.org
• Team Fees are covered by Fidelity Investments
• 10 week live simulation• Virtual $100,000• Trade stocks, bonds and mutual funds• Grades 4 – 12
• Stock Market Game• Economic Challenge • Virtual Economics• All Events are listed at
www.economicstexas.org
• FREE through 2/28/10• 79 publications, 1200
lessons• 28 publications• 500 economic terms
March 29-April 2Online competition
April 13 State Finals CapitolApril 26 National Finals Online
David Ricardo DivisionNational Semi-finals Online
Adam Smith DivisionNational Finals NYC
Adam Smith Division
San Antonio
Third or fourth week in June
1(b) Analyze the consequences of an economic decision made by an individual consumer
2(a) analyze the economic rights and responsibilities of businesses
2(b) Analyze the consequences of an economic decision made by a business
23(a) analyze information by sequencing, categorizing, identifying cause-and-effect relationships, comparing, contrasting, finding the main idea, summarizing, making generalizations and predictions, and drawing inferences and conclusions
FocusWhat strategies peak student interest in learning?
What are the steps?
1.Choose a high interest mystery for your students.2.Have the entire class discuss the first story3.Display the Handy Dandy Guide on a wall chart4.Explain each of the principles first
1. Read the visual2. Discuss the Handy Dandy Guide3. Assign each person to be
responsible for arguing one or two clues.
4. The group decides on a solution and an explanation
1. Pp 55-56 Why Don’t All Students Study Hard at School?
2. Pp 29-30 The Case of the Pampered Chickens
3. Pp 37-38 Having Many Children or Few4. PP 31-32 The Credit Card Mystery5. Pp 39-40 Scarce Health Care in the
Inner Cities6. Pp 43-44 Why Would Mexico Want To
Trade With the U. S. and Canada?
ProcessWhy did we do these activities?Summarize the point of the lesson