EconGames: Integrating Elementary Economics through the Summer Olympics

EconGames: Integrating Elementary Economics through the Summer Olympics

Bring the thrill of the Summer Olympic games into your classroom while seamlessly integrating essential economic concepts!

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Workshop Details

  • Mar 19, 2024
    4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  • Grade Level: Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5
  • Potential Recertification Credits: 1
  • Instructor: Lauren Shifflett, Associate Director
  • Contact Person:
    Lauren Shifflett, Associate Director
    James Madison University
    540.568.3248
    shiffllh@jmu.edu
  • Fee: No charge

Join our teacher workshop and discover how the excitement of the Summer Olympics can be a gateway to economics education! This webinar focuses on athlete specialization using children’s literature, explores the short-term and long-term economic impacts of hosting the Olympics, and provides you with practical, teacher-friendly activities and lessons. Bring the thrill of the games into your classroom while seamlessly integrating essential economic concepts!

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