Attend this one hour webinar to learn about the newest Economics Nobel Prize winner, Dr. Claudia Goldin.
Today, the 1920s are known in popular memory for speakeasies, flappers, bootleggers, and jazz. Americans look back on the decade with nostalgia, but few understand the economic policies that contributed to the prosperity of the times.
When a student receives their first paycheck, what do they do next? Do they know what taxes they paid? Will they pay themselves first, by creating savings goals? Do they have future purchases, like cars, apartments, or education that they would like to pursue? In order to meet these goals, students need to master budgeting.
Prohibition provides economists and historians with a perfect real-world example of the unintended consequences of well-meaning government policy. Prohibition was a dismal failure and offers a cautionary tale for the present: be wary about the unintended consequences of policy prescriptions.
Using this curriculum, students develop plans for achieving their personal career goals. Activities include career investigation, salary negotiations & interview strategies, and a flow chart project for short and long term career planning.
During this webinar attendees will explore historical trends in productivity, how wealth is created in modern economies, and how technology increases quality and decreases price over time.
How is being an economist like being a Mythbuster? Economists investigate and analyze information to separate fact from fiction. Economists study data, trends, and economic phenomena to understand how markets work and how individuals make decisions in a world full of scarcity.
This library includes a variety of resources for teaching and learning including lesson plans, activity kits, discussion guides, videos, and much more.
The World War II Japanese American Internment Museum in McGehee tells the story of the people interred in Jerome and Rohwer while the Rohwer Relocation Center Memorial Cemetery is a National Historic Landmark at the location of the Rohwer Relocation Camp. Participants will have a tour of the museum and the Rohwer site learning about this important chapter in American history and leave with ideas on how to teach students about this chapter of American history.
Attending teachers will explore the museum and learn about the progression of cotton and farming over the years, see an original bank vault over 100 years old, and hear what educational opportunities are available for you and your students. You don’t want to miss this hidden gem!
The Delta Cultural Center tells the story of a land and it’s people, capturing what makes the Arkansas Delta region unique. Participants will have a guided tour of Fort Curtis, the Moore-Hornor House, The Depot, and the Delta Cultural Visitors Center. Join us to experience a one-of-a-kind live radio broadcast, “King Biscuit Time,'' the longest running Blues radio broadcast in the world! We will explore the economic impact of music, agriculture and mussel shell buttons and provide ready to use resources for these topics and more!
The third destination on the Arkansas Delta’s Economic Heritage Summer Tour is Lakeport Plantation. The Lakeport Plantation Home was built in 1859 for Lydia and Lycurgus Johnson who were cotton farmers from Kentucky. Today it serves as a museum telling the stories of the people who lived and worked the plantation starting in the 1830s to the present day.
Sensational stories await us at the second stop on the Arkansas Delta’s Economic Heritage Summer Tour! At the Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum you will not only see the barn where Ernest Hemingway wrote a portion of A Farewell to Arms, but you will learn the role Paul and Mary Pfeiffer played in the creation of the farming community in Piggott.
During this on-site professional development workshop, teachers will learn about turning swampland into a resettlement colony, floods, droughts, and other disasters, and of course the Cash family coming to town and how that influenced the music of Johnny Cash.
Are you teaching Economics in 2023-2024? Join us at the University of Central Arkansas College of Business for Econ Day! UCA professors will guide K-12 educators through a variety of economic topics, activities, and teaching resources.
This 2-hour professional development webinar is designed for secondary social studies educators. The event provides a unique opportunity to engage with your fellow educators and gain new insights into teaching important, but often challenging topics in US History, US Government, Civics, & Economics classrooms.
This summer, ACRE & Economics Arkansas will be traveling to several historic sites in the Arkansas Delta to host workshops to spotlight their economic impact on the area.
During this one hour webinar, Dr. Mike Casey, UCA Finance Professor, will guide educators through an in-depth content overview and multiple activities that can be used in Economics, Personal Finance, FACS, and Quantitative Literacy courses.
The Arkansas Challenge is co-hosted annually by the Arkansas Center for Research in Economics and Economics Arkansas. The 2023 Challenge will be held in-person at the University of Central Arkansas College of Business on March 14, 2023. Arkansas high school teachers may register one or multiple teams of students to participate across multiple competition categories.
All around the state, there are educational experiences for Arkansans of all ages. Arkansas is full of parks, museums, and historical sites you can visit for yourself, many that offer educational programming for teachers, students, and families. During this session, we will highlight several of these local resources, and discuss economic connections that can be made when exploring resources that are right in our own backyards!
Educators can attend this in-person training to hear content sessions, network with educators, and receive free resources and supplies for their classrooms.
Interested in learning more about the 2022 winners of the The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences? Attending K12 educators may receive professional development credit and additional free resources to take back to their classrooms.
Learn about the Arkansas Economics Challenge 2023 theme, event categories, prizes, & how to participate!
Arkansas Social Studies teachers can learn how to incorporate a variety of interdisciplinary activities into their US & Arkansas history courses.
Join us at the University of Central Arkansas to learn a variety of new teaching strategies, receive free resources, and network with educators and educational partners from around the state!
Beyond being able to merely describe the differences, we want to understand how to make poor countries richer and rich countries better.
Educators will explore topics related to the global economy and participate in hands-on activity sessions that highlight these concepts to learners.
All around the state, there are educational experiences for Arkansans of all ages. Arkansas is full of parks, museums, and historical sites you can visit for yourself, many that offer educational programming for teachers, students, and families. During this session, we will highlight several of these local resources, and discuss economic connections that can be made when exploring resources that are right in our own backyards!
Whether saving or spending, understanding interest rates is crucial. During this webinar, attendees will learn how to teach and discuss interest rates with learners.
The National Economics Challenge (NEC) is the country’s only economics competition of its kind for high school students. It tests micro and macroeconomic principles as well as knowledge of the world economy.
