Instructional strategies, stances, and materials for teaching economic concepts in the social studies curriculum.
Athena Title
Teaching Economics
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in ESOC 5030, ESOC 5030E, ESOC 7030
Non-Traditional Format
This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Expand and demonstrate knowledge of concepts, principles, and modes of inquiry that are essential to the study of economics.
Engage with ideas and information about micro- and macroeconomics needed to teach in social studies classrooms.
Practice using economics skills and understandings to prepare lessons for teaching economics in social studies classrooms.
Interpret and create an economics curriculum that reflects state, local, and national content standards.
Develop knowledge of instructional materials and methods that reflect creative use of economic concepts and principles for teaching economics in elementary, middle, and high school settings.
Learn to curate instructional resources for teaching economics through professional organizations and the internet.
Use knowledge of social, linguistic, and cultural diversity to create an equitable and culturally responsive classroom.
Engage in collaborative inquiry around major issues related to teaching economics.
Topical Outline
Economic decision making
Opportunity cost, demand, and supply
Marginal decision making
Professional organizations and instructional resources
Productivity, comparative advantage, and international trade
Instructional case studies
Property rights, externalities, and environmental issues
Money, the Federal Reserve System, and monetary policy
