Click Here to Download: https://ouo.io/WPi5OK Introducing Economics: A Critical Guide for Teaching A Critical Guide for Teaching By: Mark H. Maier; Julie Nelson Publisher: Routledge Print ISBN: 9780765616760, 0765616769 eText ISBN: 9781317467328, 1317467329 Edition: 1st Pages: 240 Copyright year: 2008 Format: EPUB Available from $ 19.58 USD SKU 9781317467328R90 Make economics resonate to high school students. This practical handbook will help economics and social studies teachers foster critical thinking by introducing students to the real-life dimensions of the major controversies in contemporary economics. Filled with useful teaching tips and user-friendly information on finding engaging materials and activities for the classroom, the book also includes detailed coverage of the Voluntary National Content Standards for economics. Introducing Economics is a one-stop resource for high school teachers who want to make economics relevant to their students' lives. It includes more than 50 sections with lists of suggested Activities and Resources, many with Internet links. It features boxed Hints for Clear Teaching tips for presenting particularly difficult topics. It provides an annotated resource guide to more than 30 organizations involved in economics education, with associated Internet links. It follows the flow of topics in a typical economics course. It addresses real-life topics that are ignored or glossed-over in traditional textbooks - economics and the environment, the distribution of income and wealth, discrimination, labor unions, globalization, the power of corporations, and more. It offers critical guidance for meeting all 20 Voluntary National Content Standards in economics, and also provides an overview of the political and intellectual history and contemporary state of economics education. Additional ISBNs 9786612119392, 9781282119390, 9781317467328, 9781317467335, 9781317467311, 661211939X, 1282119397, 1317467329, 1317467337, 1317467310, 9780765616753, 9780765616760, 0765616750, 0765616769
