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JA Economics is a one-semester course recommended for students in grades 11 and 12. The program examines the fundamental concepts of micro-, macro-, and international economics. The new JA Economics program will be available for classroom use in August, 2007.
Program Components
The JA Economics program includes four components:
· Textbook
Contains the information students need to gain an understanding of economic concepts and principles.
· Student Study Guide
Provides students with an opportunity to extend their learning beyond the knowledge gained from the textbook through a variety of reinforcement and enrichment activities.
· Guide for Teachers and Volunteers
Includes lesson guides for the teacher to assist in presenting program content and activities for the volunteer to present to students during her or his classroom visits.
· Test Bank
Generates economics quizzes and tests from a bank of more than 500 multiple choice questions categorized by chapter, written at different levels of difficulty, and accessed from a CD-ROM.
What’s New?
The JA Economics textbook has been:
The Student Study Guide has been:
The Guide for Teachers and Volunteers has been:
The Test Bank has been:
The Volunteer’s Role
The volunteer’s role in the JA Economics program can be satisfied by teaching a minimum of seven lessons included in this Guide or by teaching one of two other JA programs. Because of their alignment with the goals of the JA Economics program, both JA Company Program and JA Titan serve as an alternative way for the volunteer to work with students in the classroom
Chapter Topics
Textbook contents align primarily with state and national economic education standards. The textbook focuses secondarily on reading, writing, and mathematics standards. The 16 chapters feature the following topics.
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