Summary: GATE provides a discussion forum for economics teachers, membership is free.
The Global Association of Teachers of Economics, GATE, has a forum devoted to discussing economics (and personal finance). The forum is broken into several categories:
Announcements/General Discussion -- Provides announcements and allows discussions on general items related to the GATE organization, its members, and economics and personal finance education.
Council for Economic Education Programs and Materials -- Information on Council for Economic Education resources, plus provides GATE members the opportunity to discuss the usage of these materials.
International -- Discussions on international-related topics (study tours, teaching abroad, etc.).
High School -- Topics related to the teaching of economics and personal finance at the high school level.
Middle School -- Discussions on topics related to the teaching of economics and personal finance at the middle school level.
Elementary -- This forum allows discussions on topics related to the teaching of economics and personal finance at the elementary level.
Professional Development -- All things related to professional development -- in-person workshop opportunities, online opportunities, PD requirements, etc.
To login and join the discussions, you must become a member of GATE. It's easy -- and free -- to sign up. Another benefit? You'll receive discounts on materials like Virtual Economics.
About the Author: Mike Fladlien is an AP Economics teacher from Muscatine High School in Muscatine, Iowa. He is an EconEdLink.org author, and also publishes the Mikeroeconomics blog. Mr. Fladlien will be presenting at the GATE Annual Conference on October 8 on how to extract economic data from the FRED database.
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