Economics in the Social Studies Curriculum

Fundamental economic concepts that middle and high school history and social studies teachers are expected to understand and incorporate into their curriculum. Using examples from history, students study critical economic concepts, with special attention to state curriculum frameworks and expectations for educator licensure, as well as social studies curriculum development. An economics text, primary course documents, and current articles are used to analyze concepts and content. Students create a model curriculum unit using interactive pedagogies that employ the economic concepts they have learned.