
Economics Center Professional Development
The Economics Center is a premier provider of professional development programs for K-12 teachers and school administrators. Our professional development courses for teachers focus on all core content areas but place a special emphasis on providing teachers and students with a functional economic education. We offer:
- Workshops that fit into your Individual Professional Development Plans (IPDP) at convenient locations.
- Resources on how to introduce practical lessons and standards/strands based activities that engage students and enhance 21st Century Skills.
- Lessons and tools that enhance instruction, planning and student performance.
- Credit or Non-Credit Option: earn graduate credits through the University of Cincinnati.
Thank you to all that participated in our Fall Workshops.
2010 Winter quarter begins mid-January.
Request a catalog for our 2010 Workshops (Winter, Spring, and Summer). Be sure to check back for updates and new offerings.
Workshops will be focused around:
- 21st Century Skills: lessons that teach Critical Thinking, Innovation and Problem Solving.
- Lessons that take students into a depth of knowledge: Connecting and Analyzing.
- Ohio House Bill 1: What are the new "Strands"? - Ways to meet the new requirements.
View our upcoming professional development courses:
For more information on these, and other, courses we offer, browse our full catalog of offerings.
Professional Development News and Hot Topics
* Do you have a great economics or personal finance lesson you have developed for your classroom? Want to share it with others? Contact Doug Haskell at 513-556-2951 or douglas.haskell@uc.edu
* NEWS FLASH: The U.S. unemployment rate edged down to 10.0 percent in November, and nonfarm payroll employment was essentially unchanged (-11,000). In the prior 3 months, payroll job losses had averaged 135,000 a month. In November, employment fell in construction, manufacturing, and information, while temporary help services and health care added jobs. (December 4, 2009)
* NEWS FLASH! U.S. real GDP increased at an annual rate of 2.8 percent in the third quarter of 2009, according to the "second" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the second quarter, real GDP decreased 0.7 percent. (December 24, 2009)
* NEWS FLASH! On a seasonally adjusted basis, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.4 percent in November, 2009. Over the last 12 months the index increased 1.8 percent before seasonal adjustment, the first positive 12-month change since February 2009. (December 16, 2009)







