Economics for Teachers: Musings about Teaching Economics

Happy New Year! For the ten+ years that I have been blogging, the one post I have managed to get done every year is the list of teaching-related sessions at the annual ASSA meetings. This year, I am hoping this will be the kick-off for a renewed commitment to writing more often and more consistently (though probably not always about teaching economics)... If you are going to the meetings in Atlanta, here are all the sessions I could find in the program that are focused on teaching. As always, if I missed any, please let me know and I will update. The Federal Reserve Banks as Partners in Teaching and Learning Economics Paper Session Friday, Jan. 4, 2019 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM Atlanta Marriott Marquis, M101 Chair: Diego Mendez-Carbajo, Illinois Wesleyan University A Survey of Federal Reserve Economic Education Programs and Resources Scott Wolla, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Andrew Hill, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Economics Scholars Program for Undergraduate Re...

Happy New Year! Below is a list of all the teaching-related sessions at the ASSA meetings in Philadelphia. Of special note: I will be part of a panel with Tyler Cowen, Bill Goffe and Jose Vazquez on Saturday morning, titled: "Is it Time to Change the Principles Curriculum?” In order to spark discussion during the panel session, we would like to obtain some very informal information of what different instructors try to achieve with their Principles courses. To that end, we have designed a very short google survey (3 questions), to collect some information from any Principles instructor willing to participate.  Please help us out by going to https://goo.gl/forms/NFf1OfNOW9sxK9jm2 . We will only use the responses for illustration purposes during the panel and your answers will be entirely anonymous. Thank you!!! As always, if I've missed any sessions, please let me know. Also, don't forget the CEE reception on Friday for Friends of Economic Education (Marriott, meeting room...