A variety of in-service training opportunities
are available at no charge to EconomicsAmerica
public, private and independent schools and
districts. (To learn more about the EconomicsAmerica
program, click
here.) If you don’t
see a topic below that suits your needs, please
contact us and let our staff work with you
to develop training to meet the specific needs
of your schools. Topics can be adjusted to
fit most grade levels.
Throughout the year, Economics Arkansas offers staff
development workshops as well. The teachers
from EconomicsAmerica schools
and districts receive priority consideration
when registering for these workshops. To see
a list of workshops currently scheduled, please
click here.
- Finding economics in children’s literature
- Integrating economics in the math curriculum
- Integrating economics at all grade levels
- Integrating The Stock Market Game™ (click
here for more information)
- Teaching personal finance at your grade
level (click here for
correlations to the Arkansas Mathematics
Frameworks)
- Connecting Arkansas History and economics
(two hour training session)
- Integrating economics into Social Studies
disciplines: Civics, Government, World History,
United States History, Geography
- Teaching
high school economics
- Using economics to
understand environmental problems and solutions
- Understanding
the international economy and world trade
- Using
technology to teach economics
- Utilizing
technology to locate economic education
resources

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