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On-Demand Webinar

2023 Winter Economics Bootcamp: Macroeconomics Morning Session with Ted Opderbeck

Time: 180 mins,
Presenter: Theodore Opderbeck
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Objective

In this webinar teachers will be able to:

  • Appreciate the interdependence of many sectors of the macroeconomy and learn how economists measure the overall health using economic indicators
  • Analyze the aggregate supply and demand model and discuss how it depicts various macroeconomic conditions
  • Explore how fiscal policy decisions affect the deficit and national debt
  • Implement dynamic and exciting lesson plan ideas in their economics classroom

Standards

State Standards

Concepts

Aggregate Demand, Aggregate Supply, Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Budget Deficits and Public Debt, Fiscal Policy, GDP, Inflation, Productivity, Taxes

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Description

This Macroeconomics Bootcamp session will focus on economic indicators, aggregate supply and demand, and fiscal policy. Teachers will analyze each topic using content, graphical examples, contemporary illustrations, and practical classroom applications. Through modeling lesson plan ideas and online games, teachers will feel empowered to create new learning activities for their students.

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