Who: High school, middle school and upper elementary teachers and curriculum specialists. No prior economics required.
What: A one-day program designed to help educators gain an understanding of environmental economic issues and concepts and related methodologies to engage students in group structured classroom learning activities.
Specifics: Saturday, May, 21st from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Location: Robinson Nature Center
6692 Cedar Lane
Columbia, MD 21044
(Light breakfast, breaks and lunch provided.)
Dress: Business casual.
Required: Participants must complete the following registration form and include a $25 application fee refunded to those who attend by the Maryland Council on Economic Education
Stipend: A $200 stipend will be provided to all participants who complete the program by the Foundation for Teaching Economics
Notes: A maximum 30 teachers will be accepted on a first-come and qualified basis.
(Participants must be full time educators during the 2021-2022 school year.)
Participants may (optionally) take the program for one graduate hour credit in economics from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. (Assignment required.)
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The Fundamentals of Environmental Economics program uses a non-biased approach designed to provide teachers with a dynamic way to incorporate environmental economics concepts into their classroom. The program incorporates a variety of social studies, civics, science and political science concepts in both the presentations and simulations.
Key topics / concepts:
- Economic Institutions and Foundations
- Tragedy of the Commons
- Marginal Decision Making
- Land Use
- World Fisheries
Professor: Donald G. Fell, Professor and Institute Director, Foundation for Teaching Economics
