Happy Economic Education Month!
At CEE, every month is Economic Education Month, but we’re happy there’s a dedicated month for the rest of the country to celebrate! This October, we’ve got ideas for teachers, students, and econ super fans to learn, explore, and celebrate economics all month long.
Happy Economic Education Month!
At CEE, every month is Economic Education Month, but we’re happy there’s a dedicated month for the rest of the country to celebrate! This October, we’ve got ideas for teachers, students, and econ super fans to learn, explore, and celebrate economics all month long.
Resources for Educators
Daily Econ Ed Month Calendar
Make every day an economics day! Explore our favorite lessons, activities, videos, and games, with something new to try throughout Economic Education Month.
Red, Yellow, Green: Measuring Poverty
Live Professional Development Webinar
Thursday, October 1, 6pm ET
Explore a real-world approach to teaching multidimensional poverty in this live session for high school economics teachers. Learn how to use the Poverty Stoplight to bring this important economic concept to life in the classroom.
Educator Conference
Financial Literacy and Economic Education Conference in Carlsbad, CA
Friday, October 9, to Saturday, October 10
Join fellow K-12 educators in Carlsbad, California on October 9-10 to discover ready-to-use lessons, practical teaching strategies, and new ways to engage students in personal finance and economics.
Building Custom Games & Simulations with AI
Live Professional Development Webinar
Tuesday, October 20, 7pm ET
See how AI can help you create interactive classroom games and simulations, no programming experience required. In this hands-on session, economics and personal-finance teachers will learn how to use “vibe coding” to turn plain-English ideas into custom activities for the classroom.
Economics Alive! Immersive Simulations & Role-Based Learning for High School Economics
Live Professional Development Webinar
Wednesday, October 28, 5pm ET
Bring economics to life using role-based learning. In this session, teachers will explore five ready-to-use activities across Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and International Economics designed to engage students and strengthen their understanding of key concepts.
AP Economics Teacher Guides & Student Workbooks
CEE’s affiliated network of 180+ organizations educates the educators: providing the curriculum tools, the pedagogical support, and the community of peers that instruct, inspire, and guide. Search for an affiliate in your state to see how they are celebrating Economic Education Month.
Explore free economics lessons, activities, and resources from CEE’s EconEdLink. With options for every grade level, you’ll find ready-to-use tools to make bringing economics into the classroom easier.
Resources for Students
Econ Word of the Day
Build your economics vocabulary one word at a time! Each day, we’ll share an economic term, definition, and real-world example relevant to high school students on CEE’s Instagram and Facebook pages.
Cards Against Calamity
Take on the role of mayor of a small coastal town. You must balance the needs of various stakeholder groups.
Fiscal Ship Game
In this game, students will evaluate fiscal policy objectives to learn the challenges of sustainable national budget formation.
Headlines and High Water
A choose-your-adventure style game that will allow you apply economic thinking to dramatic events that unfold in a fictional town.
Fun Economics Videos
Economics, explained with a little fun! Explore GDP, scarcity, opportunity cost, and other essential concepts through CEE’s collection of animated videos.
Prepare for the National Economics Challenge
Want to keep learning economics after October? Join the National Economics Challenge! Students test their knowledge of microeconomics, macroeconomics, and the world economy in a fun, team-based competition, with opportunities to compete for cash prizes along the way.
More Resources for Econ Super Fans
Merch Store
Show off your love of econ all year long! The “I ♥ econ” collection has something for everyone, from tie-dye t-shirts and baby onesies to pins and water bottles. Pick your favorite and let the world know where you stand on economics.
Survey of the States
Every two years, CEE conducts a comprehensive look into the state of K–12 economic and financial education in the United States. The biennial Survey of the States serves as an important benchmark for progress in K–12 economic and financial education, revealing both how far we’ve come as a country—and how far we still have to go.
The Survey of the States is critical for our understanding of where resources are most needed, in terms of outreach and advocacy.
National Standards in Economics
The National Content Standards in K–12 Economics offers 260 benchmarks grouped into 18 economic pillars including business and market structure, roles of government, labor and income, international trade, inflation and – new in this edition – technology. These standards are designed to be relevant for different grade levels.