Council on
Economic Education (CEE formerly NCEE) is a nationwide network that leads in promoting
economic literacy with students and their teachers. CEE's mission is to help
students develop the real-life skills they need to succeed: to be able to think
and choose responsibly as consumers, savers, investors, citizens, members of
the workforce, and effective participants in a global economy.
Louisiana
State Department of Education website includes access to the Economics
benchmarks of the LA Content Standards website includes access to the Economics
benchmarks of the LA Content Standards.
EconEdLink is a
premier source of classroom tested, Internet-based economic lesson materials
for K-12 teachers and their students.
Property and Environment
Research Center (PERC) is a non-profit institute dedicated to improving
environmental quality through markets.
The Foundation for Teaching
Economics is a great source for lessons, programs, and on-line classes for
teachers of economics.
The Federal Reserve
Bank of Atlanta serves southern Louisiana and is committed to economic
education through its branch in New Orleans.
The Federal Reserve
Bank of Dallas serves northern Louisiana and is also committed to
economic education.
At the Federal
Reserve Education website you can find links to instructional materials and
tools that can increase your understanding of the Federal Reserve, economics
and financial education. All of the Fed web sites, curriculum, newsletters,
booklets and other resources are free.
Freakonomics,
the hidden side of everything, has sold 3 million copies worldwide. This blog,
begun in 2005, is meant to keep the conversation going. The site may require
registration, which is free.
The Motley Fool is a
valuable source for investment advice.
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Be sure to type in Louisiana Council for Education in the “Who do you
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From ABBA to
Led Zeppelin This weblog offers a
variety of song lyrics that instructors of economics may find useful in
teaching economics. Each post includes a selection from the song's lyrics and a
brief assignment for students. This site has been accepted for publication in
the Journal of Economic
Education.
Aplia is an economic
news blog, a place to explore current events that relate to your economics
classes.
The Louisiana Council for the Social Studies hosts an annual conference for social studies teachers. This year it is October 17-18 at the Kenner Hilton. There will be a presentation on the INVESTWRITE component of the Stock Market Game.
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