University of Arkansas Economics for Secondary Educators Webinar: Globalization, Robots & You: Helping Students Navigate Tomorrow’s Economy
Presenter: Dr. Cheryl Ayers
Date: Mar. 23, 2021
Time: 3:00-4:45 pm CST
This virtual professional development session is brought to you by the University of Arkansas and MRU. Teachers will gain access to MRU’s latest curriculum—Globalization, Robots & You—a 5-day curriculum that helps students make more informed decisions about education and careers based on the projected impact of globalization and automation on the U.S. economy’s rapidly changing workforce. This highly flexible, easily editable, Google doc-based curriculum includes four videos plus five interactive activities and games that teachers may use separately or as a complete unit.
Teachers will also become familiar with other free resources (online courses, lesson plans, assessments, and extensive video-based dictionary of economics concepts, etc.) for teaching secondary economics and personal finance, including a collection of 900+ instructional videos—complete with practice questions and EdPuzzle videos.
Certificates of Completion emailed after the webinar.