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| Date | Time | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Thu. 07/17/08 | 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Macroeconomics and Microeconomics
New |
Participants will receive up to date instruction on the AP economics micro and macro course, materials and methods. Participants will learn best practices and an opportunity to build a network of colleagues.
Presenter(s): Patricia Brazill, West Irondequoit High School, Rochester, New York
Subject(s): Macroeconomics and Microeconomics
| Date | Time | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Thu. 07/17/08 | 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Macroeconomics and Microeconomics
Experienced |
The purpose of this course is to help experienced AP Economics teachers, both Macro and Micro to increase their level of success by using a system for compressing and practicing complex concepts, expanding knowledge of economic concepts—the Basics, Macro, and Micro, improving analytical skills needed for excellent free response writing, and practicing the use of a Micro Cue Card and a Macro Cue Card as tools for teaching and reviewing.
Presenter(s): Sally Dickson, W. Charles Akins High School (retired), Austin, Texas
Subject(s): Macroeconomics and Microeconomics
| Date | Time | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fri. 07/18/08 | 9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. |
Meet the Development Committee: AP Economics
New/Experienced |
Participants will learn about the organization and work of the AP Economics Development Committee. They will receive information about selection and publication of special focus materials on AP Central and scoring of the free-response questions as well as the most common mistakes students made on the 2008 free-response questions.
Presenter(s): Ellen Sewell, The University of North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina;
Dick Rankin, Iolani School, Honolulu, Hawaii;
David Anderson, Centre College, Danville, Kentucky
Subject(s): Macroeconomics and Microeconomics
| Date | Time | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fri. 07/18/08 | 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Marginal Cost: The Keystone to Understanding Microeconomics
New/Experienced |
In this session, participants will learn the importance of ensuring that their students thoroughly understand the concept of marginal costs as the key to understanding many of the subsequent concepts taught in a microeconomics course. Participants will see first hand how to conduct a simulation exercise to demonstrate the underlying reason marginal cost behaves the way it does in the theory of the firm models we use throughout the survey of competitive firms to monopoly firms. They will also see why it is so vital to use a simulation to teach this fundamental concept.
Presenter(s): Dick Rankin, Iolani School, Honolulu, Hawaii
Subject(s): Macroeconomics and Microeconomics
| Date | Time | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fri. 07/18/08 | 3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. |
Demystifying Efficiency in the Economics Classroom
New/Experienced |
Efficiency is the crux of economics, important details are elusive. Student's focus on simplified rules such as P=MC for allocative efficiency and P=min ATC for production efficiency. Some rules apply only in special cases and lend little insight into the underlying concepts. Participants in this session will gain critical insights about efficiency in its various forms (Pareto, allocative, production, technical, distributive, consumption), and will be able to clarify meanings and conditions and emphasize successful teaching methods.
Presenter(s): David Anderson, Centre College, Danville, Kentucky
Subject(s): Macroeconomics and Microeconomics
| Date | Time | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sat. 07/19/08 | 9:00 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. |
Battleground Seattle: Understanding Free Trade
New |
Beginning with the 1999 World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting in
Presenter(s): Scott McAlister, Homewood-Flossmoor High School, Flossmoor, Illinois;
Carl Coates, Homewood-Flossmoor Community High School, Flossmoor, Illinois
Subject(s): Macroeconomics and Microeconomics
| Date | Time | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sat. 07/19/08 | 10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
Artificial Intelligence and More in the Macro Classroom
New/Experienced |
Participants will learn about new technology available to enhance student learning, such as interactive textbooks, blogs, and virtual classrooms. Participants will gain a better understanding of how to get their students more involved in their own learning with the aid and support of parents and technology. The presenters will demonstrate the technology, and participants will have an opportunity to question students and parents (via the Internet) about the use of these technologies and how it has enhanced student learning. Attendees also interact with students and parents via an Internet-based panel.
Presenter(s): Dianna Miller, Florida Virtual School, Dunnellon, Florida;
Sara Messina, Florida Virtual School, Florida
Subject(s): Macroeconomics and Microeconomics
| Date | Time | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Sat. 07/19/08 | 2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. |
Monopolistic Competition: Motivate Your Students to Really Think about Market Structure
New/Experienced |
Just one step away from perfect competition lies a market structure where advertising, packaging, product differentiation and a wealth of real world examples abound. The model of monopolistic competition is intriguing and motivating for introductory economics students. And while important in its own right, the study of monopolistic competition, as it both compares and contrasts with perfect competition, contributes to student mastery of that structure as well. This session will provide a basic plan for teaching monopolistic competition including ideas for classroom activities and discussions to assist you in getting a high return on the time devoted to a relevant and enjoyable topic.
Presenter(s): Ellen Sewell, The University of North Carolina, Charlotte, North Carolina
Subject(s): Macroeconomics and Microeconomics
