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making economics relevant and fun for our students. by john min, phd NVCC. 3a questions. fx sales. unfulfilled. school. crisis. teacher. nova. students. guilt. dismal. message p1. message p2. challenge. keynote speaker. video. http://www.nvcc.edu/home/jmin/. my class.
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making economics relevant and fun for our students by john min, phd NVCC
video http://www.nvcc.edu/home/jmin/
my class retention up
why http://www.maestroelearning.com/
discovery http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_6GUx1Zx0w
next thing Group work Shared learning Active participation
idea In fact, he is a Penn Course Review notable professor -- rated a 3.88 out of four by students http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2003/04/23/News/Economics.Everywhere.For.Wharton.Prof-2154686.shtml
x factor • The real thing • Simulation • Make a decision
constraint $1,900 per month
homemade • The real thing • Simulation • Make a decision
Global Economic Watch Fiscal Policy October 31, 2009
Recovery Money http://www.recovery.gov/News/mediakit/Pages/Download.aspx
Recovery Money http://www.recovery.gov/News/mediakit/Pages/Download.aspx
Growth http://www.epi.org/publications/entry/ib265/
Jobs http://www.epi.org/publications/entry/ib265/
Recovery Jobs October 30, 2009 Recipients reported that Recovery projects created or saved a total of 640,329 jobs: 30,908 by federal contracts, 607,919 by grants, and 1,503 by loans. http://www.recovery.gov/About/Pages/The_Act.aspx
Discussion Is Recovery Act creating jobs? Why estimating the number of jobs saved/created is difficult? How tax cuts and income transfers help in saving/creating jobs? http://www.recovery.gov/News/featured/Pages/Estimated$625BinTaxReliefFromtheRecoveryAct.aspx
resource http://www.cengage.com/economics/discipline_content/econcrisis/ GLOBAL Economic WATCH resources ready for your classroom today.
a note A Vision of Students Today http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGCJ46vyR9o&feature=related