Economics and Business News Quiz - 29 January
Here is a ten question quiz covering the economics and business news this week - have a go and see who can get the biggest distance using the javelin challenge. To play the full quiz just register for free on the Zondle site! Good luck
read more...»Unit 2 Macro: Revision Quiz on Monetary Policy
Here is a ten question revision multiple choice revision quiz on monetary policy designed for students taking AS macroeconomics (unit 2). The quiz has been created using the free software Zondle.
read more...»Unit 2 Macro: Revision Quiz on Economics of Unemployment
Here are some revision multiple choice and type the correct answer questions on aspects of unemployment - designed for students taking AS Macroeconomics. Provide correct answers and see who gets the top score on the crystal cannon! The quiz has been created using Zondle.
read more...»Unit 2 Macro: Revision Quiz on the Economic Cycle
Here is a fourteen question revision quiz on key terms linked to the economic cycle - in this quiz type in the correct answer and earn the right to play a Zondle game! Good luck!
read more...»Business People in the News Quiz - 2011 Edition
Here is a ten question picture quiz on some of the personalities who have made the business news headline during 2011. How many can you get first time? When you get the questions right - how fast can you speed down the powerboat river?
read more...»Economics New Quiz for 2011
Here is a festive selection of questions on economics and business in the news during 2011. Created using Zondle! have a go and see what you can score on the cannonball canon!
read more...»Unit 2 Macro: A Prezi on Unemployment Policies
After a hesitant start and some time spent getting to know the user interface, I am starting to use Prezi more widely as an alternative to other presentation software. I would be really keen to share ideas and collaborate on presentations with other colleagues so if you are interested in joining up please let me know. Here is an initial presentation I used this afternoon on unemployment policies - focusing on ten strategies to reduce unemployment. The aim is to stimulate discussion among students who can take apart the proposals and substitute their own.
read more...»The Ed Chat Experience
An amazing collection of online teaching and learning tools was shared during #ukedchat last Thursday. Every week for an hour between 8pm and 9pm, hundreds of teachers from across the age ranges and subjects come together to share ideas on Twitter. Every post uses the common hashtag #ukedchat so that participants can all join in. It is possibly the best hour of CPD available anywhere – the sense of collegiality and collaborative spirit is a joy to behold. Have a look at some of these online tools by clicking on this link
Unit 3 Micro: Quiz on Market Structures
Here is a 12 question quiz on aspects of market structures such as monopoly. The quiz invites students to type in the answer to a number of concepts and we link their responses to a cloass Zondle game - the famous javelin challenge. Who can score the highest mark with the javelin in hand? (!!)
read more...»economax Autumn 2011 - second edition now available
The second edition of econoMAX, our digital magazine for A Level Economics students and teachers, is now available to subscribers on the econoMAX website. Details of the latest articles below. The third edition should be available in a couple of weeks.
School / college subscriptions to econoMAX remain at just £50 per year (for the 6th year running!) - your subscription allows whole-school access and distribution of econoMAX articles, including the entire archive dating back to 2004.
You can order your subscription to econoMAX here.
A sample article from the latest edition can be viewed here
read more...»PLN: Economics Teachers on Twitter
It is a thrill to see so many economics teachers and departments now embracing Twitter as a way of connecting and collaborating and promoting their subject passion.
Please take 10 mins today to follow some fantastic economics teachers on Twitter You can follow Jim (@tutor2u) and myself (@tutor2u_econ) - see you in the Twitterverse!
teachECON 2011
We’re flat-out now preparing for teachECON 2011 - our resource-packed CPD day for all A Level Economics teachers. There are two dates available…
Manchester - 12 October 2011 (Midland Hotel)
London - 19 October 2011 (Guoman Charing Cross Hotel)
Our presenters for teachECON 2011 are Ruth Tarrant (Bedales School) and Lisa Newton (Westminster School)
Bookings can be made online here, or by downloading this printable booking form
This popular autumn CPD course for all economics teachers features a brand new selection of teaching ideas and approaches for AS & A2 Economics, including sessions focusing on:
Business economics:
...the branding game; duopoly & the prisoners’ dilemma; other approaches to using game theory; the production line simulation; Economics Write a Rap; maths behind the curves
Contemporary Economics:
...weaving recent economics stories into the macro theory; the 50p tax debate; economics and the riots; Eurozone crisis activities
Essential Evaluation;
...building critical thinking skills in economics; writing frames for evaluation; using economics in the news to practice evaluation
Personal Learning Networks in Economics Teaching
A re-posting for this presentation on personalised learning networks - especially as a new school / college year dawns. There is growing interest within the teaching community in how personal learning networks (PLNs) can be nurtured as part of continuing professional development (CPD). Whilst most schools and colleges have commitment to CPD and a sizeable budget to go with it, the best CPD does not carry a heavy financial cost. Indeed, many of the best resources and events are free! This is a link to an updated and extended short paper on some of the components of my personal learning network as an economics teacher.
Download Personalised Learning Networks in Economics 2011
Economics Teachers on Twitter (updated 10 Sept 11)
There is a growing list of colleagues and departments who are active on Twitter - sharing links, resources, opinions and much more. We have listed a selection of Economics Teachers and Departments on Twitter below. Well worth following them. Don’t forget to contact us via twitter if you would like to be added to this list.
One great way to follow or join in the discussion with Economics tweeters is to follow the #ecbusteach hashtag.
read more...»Starter Activity: Health Economics
This is a follow-up blog to Ben Cahill’s superb idea for a first lesson in economics focusing on making tough choices about resource use with a kidney dialysis machine. See: An activity for the first Economics lesson of the year!
I too will be using health care economics as a starter activity with my AS micro groups this year. I was interested in finding out some of the assumed costs of different health care treatments offered by the NHS and my research took me to published cost/price lists used by NHS Scotland. Drawing on a detailed spreadsheet I selected the following:
read more...»Creating a Resource Package in Zondle
One of the great features of the Zondle web site is that teachers can create a customised package of resources on a chosen topic. I played around with this today and put together a short package on the economics of coffee to get a feel of what is possible.
read more...»Zondle Game: Currencies of the World
Here is a ten question quiz using Zondle focusing on currencies around the world.
read more...»Zondle Game: Positive and Normative Statements
Here is a ten question quiz on positive and normative statements combined together in a Zondle quiz.
read more...»Give Me Five - Business Economics
Give Me 5 is a flexible lesson activity is all about quick thinking skills. Give Me 5 is designed to help you put your students on the spot! How much can they recall from a recent lesson or topic? Have they been doing some background reading or listening around their subject? Have they been keeping up with the news? Can they come up with a distinctive or creative answer which their classmates can’t spot?
The PowerPoint provided below is for you to edit as required. The template provides a 30 second countdown in which students are asked to come up with up to 5 different answers to the question / prompt. Edit the slides as required. The timing is coded to last 30 seconds (to match the cheesy music) - you can always edit this to shorten or lengthen the allowed time per topic.
I have included twelve questions loosely connected with a business economics theme but I am sure if you want to use the resource you can easily find different examples and sub-topics to add into the resource! If you have some questions that work really well please add a comment to the blog!
read more...»Economics and Business News Quiz - 20 August
Here is our weekly ten question quiz covering the economics and business news this week.
read more...»Twitterverse - United Nations Development Programme
The United Nations Development Programme has a lively twitter feed that links to much of their new research and to other sources of development data. Here is the link. In recent days there have been lots of useful tweets for teachers and students keen to keep in touch with different aspects of development economics.
*Thought provoking: In 50 years, 80% of the world’s elderly will be in low income countries
*Eco-Friendly bricks in #Bangladesh help reduce CO2 emissions
*How Indian tea is helping spur #development
*Over the next 20 years, the global demand for #water will be 40% more than today’s supply
*% of people living in extreme poverty in developing nations dropped from 46% to 27% between 1990 and 2005
A highly recommended twitter feed for interested colleagues
Vacation Syndrome - Reflections from IB perspective
Louis Odendaal is a DP IB Economics and MYP Humanities teacher and a Model United Nations coordinator. In this excellent end of school year post Louis reflects on his work this year and encourages us to take risks and “give it a go” in trying/ creating new activities! Keep an eye out for his blog in the months ahead! Hitchhiker’s Guide To My IB World
Tech & Pop Culture in Teaching Economics
I spent a tremendously useful forty minutes this evening watching a streamed presentation from Simon Halliday an economist at the University of Cape Town in South Africa. Simon gave a talk to his university colleagues in September 2010 about his experimentation in using different types of music, movies, images and open source content to enhance his own teaching and it was fantastic to see his energy and the many good ideas in his talk. His section on using movie clips has already given me more avenues to follow to build on our own highly successful Economics at the Movies blog posts from a few months back.
If you want to have a look at the presentation head over to this link on the Vimeo site.
Simon is on Twitter (as many passionate like-minded economics educators are!) here is his Twitter feed
Economics Reading - Google Doc for Teacher Collaboration
I have made available my document on recommended reading for economics as an editable Google doc. The resources attempts to bring together suggestions for extension and enrichment reading for sixth form students who enjoy their economics and want to deepen their passion and awareness. If you would like to contribute please access using this link.
Zondle Game: 12 Question Quiz about World in Figures
Drawing on some of the data contained in the latest Economist “Pocket World in Figures, 2011 edition” I have put together this twelve question zondle multiple choice quiz. Have a go!
7 Reasons why Teachers should Blog
“Sharing ideas and growing a personal learning network are becoming synonymous for many teachers”. Steve Wheeler from the Faculty of Education at the University of Plymouth makes a convincing and compelling case for teachers to blog as part of their work and professional enrichment. Here is his article. And a follow-up one here registering some reasons why teachers dont take the plunge!
A growing number of economics and business teachers are now enthusiastic bloggers and encourage their students to do so. Please .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) if you would like to join the blogging team at tutor2u.
Here is a link to my recent CPD presentation at Mill Hill School and also a link to my work on establishing a personal learning network as a teacher.
read more...»Testing out Zondle
Zondle is a platform for developing games for learning and we are excited by its potential as it grows and develops in the months ahead. If you would like to have a test run, here is a short five question business news quiz to have a go at! You can register free on the Zondle site and there is also an option to sample five questions without registering!
Nine Great Reasons for Economics & Business Teachers to use Twitter
As Geoff wrote in his article on developing a Personal Learning Network, Twitter can become an integral part of your teaching and professional development. Not convinced? Here are some reasons why you should take five minutes to get started with Twitter. Feel free to add your suggestions for how we can extend this list using the comments box further below.
read more...»Economics Teachers on Twitter
Lots of inspiration and ideas from these terrific Economics educators from around the globe - here is the updated list of Tweeple
Structural unemployment in the UK - insights for 2011
The CBI has just published the first in a series of reports into the UK labour market which are certainly useful for A2 economists and their teachers. According to the CBI, the analysis reveals “deep-seated structural problems which will not be solved by a return to economic growth alone.”. The supporting website for this new research project is here. Some great data visualisation tools on the UK labour market are provided too - here is an example.
