2007 Farm Bill

Click on the link, USDA, to read Secretary of the Agriculture Mike Johanns transcript of his speech to the National Press Club Luncheon Speech on the proposed 2007 Farm Bill. Information from the Farm Bill will help you make your microeconomics class practical.

InvestWrite

Expand your students participation in The Stock Market Game. Link onto InvestWrite and join a national writing competition which adds another component to The Stock Market Game. Compete by grade categories to win numerous prizes.

NATIONAL ECONOMIC STANDARDS

If you want to design your econ courses around the National Economic Standards use this Web site.

THINKING ECONOMICS

If you are looking for an econ curriculum without textbooks this Web site is for you. Thinking Economics has a technology based curriculum complete with tools, resources, testing and other assessment materials. Eliminate textbooks and go high tech.

ECON CURRICULUM HELP--

Calling all discouraged econ teachers. Are you tired of searching the Web for useful econ sites?? Have you come upon one too many sites getting little or no benefits?? Well, I have done some of the work for you. Although I do not claim to have all the answers this Web log will get you more than started!!

NCEE A GREAT START--

Probably the best Web site is the National Council on Economic Education. The NCEE deals with all aspects of economic literacy. This site deals with consumers, savers, investors, citizens, and members of the workforce both national and worldwide. The Council has numerous links some of which will be listed below. Start with the National Council Web site.

ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL--

The publication Connecting the Pieces: Building a Better Economics Lesson, will show you how to write, integrate, use thinking skills, models, assessments, produce lessons, and create tests.

EconEdLink--

Is the number one source for classsoom lessons and for internet lessons. There is a CyberTeach, Current Events, DataLinks, and WebLinks link also. There is even a newsletter- EconEdLink.

EconomicsPennsylvania--

This non-profit organization since 1978 will provide you with curriculum help, student programs including the trade mark game The Stock Market Game, numeruos programs and services.

THE STOCK MARKET GAME--

Students start with $100,000 and use the internet and other sources to build a financial portfolio. They can buy stocks from the 3 major U.S. stock exchanges, buy on margin, pay commission, and earn interest on cash balances. There may be a fee, but the advanced thinking skills, compeition, research, and cooperation skills the students must perform are worth the money.