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Grade 9-12
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On-Demand Webinar

Preparing for the A.P. Macro Exam: Foreign Exchange

Time: 60 mins,
Presenter: Tawni Ferrarini
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Objective

Teachers will be able to:

  • Learn strategies to teach foreign exchange.
  • See assessments and practice exercises in preparation for the exam.

Standards

State Standards

Concepts

Balance of Trade and Balance of Payments, Demand, Foreign Exchange

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Description

An overview of CollegeBoard AP Macroeconomics Course, Unit 6.

How does the Foreign Exchange market show the simultaneous interactions of nations, and their ability and willingness to use each others’ currency? What are the results of these transactions?

We will go over strategies for teaching foreign exchange, using graphs, the role of Central Banks in managing and manipulating currency and related topics.

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