Released August 21, 2008
BOZEMAN, Mont. - The Montana Council on Economic Education based at Montana State University is distributing free economic education modules to Montana teachers.
"Current education content standards require teachers to incorporate more economic lessons into the classroom but many teachers have little economic training," said Holly Fretwell, an MSU adjunct professor who teaches economics.
As a result, the council worked with several MSU economics professors to design 16 Economic Learning Modules to help K-12 teachers incorporate economic lessons with ease and relevance, Fretwell said. The modules were specifically designed for teachers with little or no formal economic training.
Fretwell said the first nine modules emphasize principles of economics, such as scarcity, opportunity cost, price, gains from trade, and supply and demand. The remaining modules apply the principles to issues relevant to Montana students. Those issues include such questions as will a higher minimum wage benefit your students? What is the role of business in society? Will the price of gas continue to increase? Why do people pollute?
A group of Montana teachers from a variety of subject areas throughout the state worked with the council on the modules to ensure a high quality product that is both teacher and student friendly. The modules have been in development for three years.
For additional information, or a copy of the modules, contact the MCEE at (406) 9945618 or e-mail MCEE@montana.edu.
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http://www.montana.edu/cpa/news/nwview.php?article=6137
Contact: Stacey Alzheimer (406) 994-5168, mcee@montana.edu
