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.
ENTRIES FOR 2023 NOW CLOSED-SEE OUR 2023 WINNER BELOW!
Outstanding Economic Educator Award Submission
The Outstanding Economic Educator Awards honors teachers of any subject who use exemplary teaching techniques that improve their student’ understanding of economics, in and out of the classroom. 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
Additional Guidelines: – 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 2023 Winners!
2023 Virginia Outstanding Economic Educator of the Year Bill Betthauser Bishop O’Connell High School, Diocese of Arlington George Mason University Center
2023 Virginia Regional Outstanding Economic Educator Alice Stocks Granby High School Norfolk Public Schools Christopher Newport University Center
2023 Virginia Regional Outstanding Economic EducatorMichelle Hunt Smithland Elementary Harrisonburg City Public Schools James Madison University Center
2023 Virginia Regional Outstanding Economic EducatorNeeta Tewari Culpeper County High School Culpeper County Public Schools University of Mary Washington Center
2023 Virginia Regional Outstanding Economic EducatorDarla McGuire Altavista Combined School Campbell County Public Schools University of Lynchburg Center
2023 Virginia Regional Outstanding Economic Educator Betty Davis Honaker High School Russell County Public Schools University of Virginia at Wise Center
2023 Virginia Regional Outstanding Economic EducatorEmily Hardesty Appomattox Regional Governor’s School Virginia Commonwealth University Centers
2023 Virginia Regional Outstanding Economic EducatorHeather Taylor Carroll County High School Carroll County Virginia Tech Center
2023 Outstanding Lesson by an Institute Graduate Cara Walton Harrisonburg City Public School Harrisonburg County Public Schools “The Race to Civilization”
2023 Virginia Lesson/Unit or Performance Based Assessment 1st Place | Lauren Markel Central Office Rockingham County Public Schools “Stick With It ”
2023 Virginia Lesson/Unit or Performance Based Assessment 2nd Place | Ryne Powell Spotswood High School Rockingham County Public Schools “The Economics of Legos”
2023 Virginia Lesson/Unit or Performance Based Assessment 3rd Place | Brittany Coverstone Pleasant Valley Elementary School Rockingham County Public Schools “Mali Game: Economic Decision Making”