Resources

Council for Economic Education Online Lessons
Search for lessons by standard, concept, or grade.
free lesson plans for K-12 teachers and students

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis NEW
Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has educational resources to help your elementary, middle-school and high-school students learn more about money and banking, economics, personal finance, history, the Federal Reserve, and economics and geography.
free classroom resources

FRED® NEW
FRED® (Federal Reserve Economic Data) is a database of 21,313 U.S. economic time series. With FRED® you can download data in Microsoft Excel and text formats and view charts of data series.
economic data

Minyanland.com
MinyanLand is a fun, safe, free virtual community designed to teach kids about money and the economy. It engages kids and families in games and interaction that are entertaining and educational. Ideal for grades 2-6.
educational games for kids

National Association of Economic Educators (NAEE)
The National Association of Economic Educators (NAEE) is the professional association of economic educators affiliated with the Council for Economic Education.
professional association for economic educators

Learning, Earning and Investing
Learning, Earning and Investing is a multi-faceted, comprehensive investor education program for students in grades four through 12.
Comprehensive investor education program for students in grades four through 12.

Preservice Syllabus
This online publication discusses the role of economic education coursework in teacher-training programs and provides model syllabi for a two-course sequence of instruction in macro- and microeconomics for prospective elementary and high school teachers.
This publication is intended for use by college and university faculty members involved in the preparation of future teachers.

Thinking Economics
Looking for a new way to teach high school economics? Discover why this technology-based Economics program is the primary source for a new breed of high school teachers.
Technology-based Economics Program

Thinking Globally
User-friendly CD-ROM with eight lessons covering international topics such as globalization, international economic institutions, comparative advantage, economic growth and exchange rates.
CD-ROM with eight lessons covering international topics

Financing Your Future
Financing Your Future is a complete personal finance program on DVD for high school teachers and their students.
Personal finance program on DVD for high school teachers and their students.

Risky Business DVD
Comprehensive life skills education program on DVD for teenagers and their teachers, parents and mentors.
Comprehensive life skills education program on DVD

Online Teacher Training
Online teacher training for K-12 teachers using popular economics and personal finance programs
Covers popular economic and personal finance programs, with videos that feature classroom teachers using activity-based lessons with their students.

Gen i Revolution: Online Personal Finance Game
Gen i Revolution is an online game developed to teach personal finance skills to middle and high school students.
online personal finance game

All Council for Economic Education Publications
More than 80 economics and personal finance materials.
print materials for K-12 teachers, parents, and students

National Standards
Set of 20 curriculum standards based on the essential principles of economics.
curriculum standards

EconEdLink
Internet-based economic and personal finance lessons for K-12 teachers and their students.
online lessons for teachers and students

ECONnections
Internet-based lessons based on Council for Economic Education print materials.
online lessons for teachers and students

Financial Fitness for Life
A multifaceted, comprehensive K-12 economic and financial literacy program for teachers, parents, and students.
personal finance curriculum for teachers, parents, and students

It All Adds Up
Learn more about managing credit, budgeting, decision making, and paying for college through a series of 5 online activities.
online activities for students

Mathematics & Economics
Print materials along with a companion web site for students in grades 3-12 and teachers.
curriculum for incorporating economics into the math classroom

Virtual Economics®
CD-ROM that provides a comprehensive library of economic lessons as well as a refresher in basic economic concepts.
cd-rom containing lessons, standards, and activities

Alliance for Investor Education
The Alliance for Investor Education is dedicated to facilitating greater understanding of investing, investments and the financial markets among current and prospective investors of all ages.
education and objective information about investing

Journal of Economic Education (JEE)
The Journal of Economic Education offers original articles on innovations in and evaluations of teaching techniques, materials, and programs in economics.
scholarly journal catering to post-secondary economics instructors

American Economic Association (AEA)
The purpose of the American Economic Association (AEA) is to encourage economic research, to issue publications on economic subjects, and to encourage perfect freedom in economic discussions.
professional association for economists

 

   

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