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Grade 9-12
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On-Demand Webinar

Escape Rooms in the Classroom

Time: 60 mins,
Presenter: Andrew Menfi
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Objective

Teachers will be able to:

  • Learn how to take concepts in economics and personal finance to design lessons using escape room games.
  • View model simulations of sample content using escape room methods.
  • Learn various ways to engage students through game simulations.
  • Share best practices in classroom management.

Standards

State Standards

Concepts

Business Costs and Revenues, Competition, Technology

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In this personal finance and economics webinar, teachers will learn to apply any concept to an escape room activity.

Description

Escape Rooms are a fun, interactive puzzle that has taken the world by storm. In this webinar, educators will learn how to apply many of the concepts that make escape rooms fun for almost any lesson in personal finance and economics.

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