Economics for Teachers: Musings about Teaching Economics

I won't be in Boston but for those who will be, here's the round-up of sessions related to teaching... (if I missed any, please let me know!) Jan 03, 2015 8:00 am , Sheraton Boston, The Fens   American Economic Association Curriculum and Assessment of Economic Principles   (A2) Presiding :  CARLOS ASARTA (University of Delaware) Modeling and Measuring of Economics Knowledge among Freshman Students in German Higher Education MANUEL FOERSTER (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz) OLGA ZLATKIN-TROITSCHANSKAIA (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz) ROLAND HAPP (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz) SEBASTIAN BRUECKNER (Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz) Grades, Coursework, and Student Characteristics in High School Economics WILLIAM WALSTAD (University of Nebraska-Lincoln) KEN REBECK (St Cloud State University) Motivating College-Level Immersion: The AP Economics Programs and Exams DAVID A. ANDERSON (Centre College) Economics Assessment in the I...

If you need to procrastinate from end-of-semester responsibilities... PNC's Christmas Price Index is out and Christmas is a little more expensive this year. If you're looking for gift ideas for stat geeks, this Etsy page is worth checking out (I totally want to get some of the stuffed normal distributions to give out in my data class!). Before you read your student evaluations, read this post from Faculty Focus to help keep any negative comments in perspective. And if grading has you in despair about your students, another good post from Faculty Focus has some nice reminders of the reasons we really do love teaching.