Grades 6-8, 9-12
Grade 9-12
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On-Demand Webinar
How to Teach ‘Math In The Real World’
Time: 60 mins,
Presenter: Council for Economic Education
Objective
Teachers will be able to:
- Learn how to incorporate two lesson plans from Math in the Real World collection.
Standards
Concepts
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In this economics and personal finance webinar, teachers will learn how to implement the Math in the Real World collection.
Description
This webinar introduces teachers to Math in the Real World (MITRW), a series of interdisciplinary lessons that teach important personal finance and economic concepts in the context of math lessons. Two of the MITRW lesson authors are featured in this webinar. They will briefly explain the process of one of their lessons so that you will get a sense of how the lessons were developed and how you can use them in the classroom.
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