Presented by: Virginia Council on Economic Education
and Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
The Virginia Economic Educator Awards recognize educators from around Virginia who have demonstrated excellence, creativity and innovation in teaching economics and personal finance.
ACCEPTING 2023 SUBMISSIONS THROUGH AUGUST 31, 2023
Outstanding Economic Educator Award Submission
These awards honor innovative and engaging approaches to teaching entrepreneurship, economics, or personal finance at the K-12 level. Winners are to be honored both by their regional Centers for Economic Education as well as by the Virginia Council on Economic Education.
Lesson, Unit, or Performance-Based Assessment
– For an example of a winning entry, and how it is formatted, view this lesson.
– Please write in third person, since winning lessons will be published for other teachers to use. Imagine what a published lesson plan should look and sound like.
– Do not write in first person, as if you are reporting how the lesson worked in class.
– If you want to report classroom successes with your lesson, please upload them as a supplementary file below. You can write in first person there.
Congratulations to Our 2022 Winners!
Economic Educator of the Year
Ingrid Johansen
George Wythe High School,
Richmond City Public Schools
Virginia Commonwealth University Center
Latoya Rivers
Academy for Discovery at Lakewood
Norfolk Public Schools Tidewater Region
Erin Merrill
Pennington Traditional School
Prince William County Public Schools
George Mason University Center
Julie Caran
Stuart Hall School
James Madison University Center
Penelope Millar
Prince William County Public Schools
University of Mary Washington Center
Greg Lipscomb
Elon Elementary School
Amherst County Public Schools
University of Lynchburg Center
Pamela Dalton
Blacksburg Middle School
Montgomery County Public Schools
Virginia Tech & UVA Wise Centers
Anthony Nobles
Plaza Middle School
Virginia Beach Public Schools
“Sustainability Shark Tank”
Kimberly Moorefield
Plaza Middle School
Virginia Beach Public Schools
“Sustainability Shark Tank”
1st Place | Laura Sunder-Rao
Elkton Elementary School
Rockingham County Public Schools
“Making Lemonade from Lemons: Mathematics Activities”
2nd Place | Michelle Hunt
Smithland Elementary
Harrisonburg City Public Schools
“Creating an Economics-Minded Classroom Community”
3rd Place | Anne Green
John C. Myers Elementary School
Rockingham County Public Schools
“Sweet’o’nomics”