Workshop Description

Quick Hit: Economic Episodes in American History

This Quick Hit workshop is packed with great activities you can use to integrate economics into your U.S. History, Civics and Econ, and U.S. Government curriculum! We will cover content that easily relates to today’s topics. Some lucky participants will win a FREE* copy of the book: “Economic Episodes in American History!”

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James Madison University Center for Economic Education

Nov 09, 2021
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Grade Level: High School, Middle School
Potential Recertification Credits: 1

This one hour virtual workshop will contain content and activities you can use to integrate economic background into your U.S. History, Civics and Econ, and U.S. Government curriculum.

Some lucky participants will win a FREE* copy of the book: Economic Episodes in American History!

Topics will include: 

  • Westward expansion and the lure of “free” land.
  • How money panics helped create the Fed.
  • The New Deal and the origins of redlining.
  • What the 70s can teach us about today.

Fee: NO CHARGE


Instructor: John B. Kruggel, Associate Director
Contact Person:
John B. Kruggel, Associate Director
Center for Economic Education
James Madison University
540.568.3248
kruggejb@jmu.edu

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