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NEW On December 9, 2021 the State Board of Education approved changes to the GSE for the Economics course required for graduation 45.061, that will be implemented during the 2022-23 school year. The title for the course will change to Personal Finance and Economics. Click here to view the crosswalk reflecting the changes to the GSE.
Teacher notes, and instructional resources reflecting these changes are coming soon.
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2021-22 Vitual Specialist Playlist
Content Resources
Economics Georgia Standards of Excellence for Social Studies
Teacher Notes
Economics Teacher Notes
Teacher Content Videos
Allocating Scarce Resources
Determinants of Demand
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Determinants of Supply
Economic Systems
Exchange Rates
Marginal Cost, Marginal Benefit, and Rational Decision Making
Measuring the Economy
Monetary Policy
Rational Decision Making and Post High School Options
Roles of Government in the U.S. Economy
Supply and Demand
Instructional Resources
Economics Curriculum Map
Economics Curriculum Map
Econ Express is a unique online resource that helps teachers and students learn, practice, and assess basic economic concepts in a creative and engaging way. Covering 51 concepts, Econ Express serves as a general overview of the content typically taught in a high school Intro to Economics course.
Sample Units
Unit 1: Connecting Themes
Unit 2: Fundamentals
Source Set
Unit 3: Microeconomics
Source Set
Unit 4: Macroeconomics
Source Set
Unit 5: International Economics
Source Set
Unit 6: Personal Finance
Source Set
Distance Learning Resources
Unit 2: Topic - Scarcity and Rational Decision Making
PPT
Unit 3: Harmony of Supply & Demand
PPT
Unit 4: The Federal Reserve Bank & Monetary Policy
Instructional Activity Videos
Introducing Economics
Circular Flow
Demand
Enhancing & Extending the Economic Course
Price Floors & Ceilings
Supply
Supply, Demand, and Equilibrium Price
Teaching Fiscal Policy & Budgeting: Tradeoffs & Externalities Happen! Part 1
Teaching Fiscal Policy & Budgeting: Tradeoffs & Externalities Happen! Part 2
Teaching Types of Resources and Production Possibility Curves
Types of Competition
Social Studies Labs
• From Hinkley to Flint: The Market for Clean Water
PDF Version
PPT Version