Interactive website where students learn how artifacts are used in interpreting and writing about the past. What is unique is the opportunity to have students write their own interpretation of this 1830 farmhouse based on five artifacts and then compare it with what was done by a historian. This provides an opportunity to have them understand how history is written. This is a usable teaching strategy that can be adapted for teaching a variety of topics in all history courses and across grade levels.
For example, students could collect 5 artifacts from their home to write about the history of their family. Bob, a high school teacher used in his class. " I projected the five artifacts on a screen and led class discussion on each object ... The kids enjoyed it ... They all scored well on the quiz I gave them two days later over the items we looked at."

Foundation for Teaching Economics
Spring and Summer Program Offerings
  Graduate Credit Available

EFL and EFIAH feature revised curriculum

The Foundation For Teaching Economics is offering an expanded list of programs this spring and summer with increased offerings of both Economics For Leaders and Economic Forces In American History programs.   The EFIAH program has been revised with an emphasis on aligning the lectures directly with the history standards and the addition of more interactive lessons and engagement by the teacher participants.   Last year the EFL was revised to put emphasis on world poverty and economic development as the organizing framework for teaching fundamental economics.  Some new activities were introduced as well as more teacher engagement in afternoon sessions.   All of these FTE programs provide lodging and meals for the participants and graduate credit is available.

Economic Issues For Teachers

This program features four Issues units on: International Trade, The Demise of the Soviet Union, Is Capitalism Good for the Poor and The Economics of Disasters.  Each unit contains 5-7 teaching activities and content background.

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Environment and the Economy

During these four-day, residential programs, teachers learn how to use economic principles to analyze environmental issues. Participants learn how a rational, economic approach to the environment helps students understand the complexity of these issues. Lesson plans are demonstrated and discussed in order to build confidence in their effectiveness.

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Economics For Leaders

The goal of each EFL program is to provide teachers with lesson plans of simulations and activities, economics content instruction, and a networking opportunity with other teaching professionals. The combination of classroom instruction, question and answer sessions, small group discussion and workshops presents information in a rich and varied format, encouraging active participation. A feature of EFL that past participants have found especially useful is the demonstrations: the EFL staff model the activities and simulations with high school students. Attending teachers gain direct experience with the lesson plans before they leave at the end of the week.
$150 Stipend for participants

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Economic Forces In American History

These widely acclaimed, cross-curricular programs help teachers incorporate economic reasoning into their high school American history courses. Program instructors provide economic explanations of pivotal historical events. Participants learn interactive teaching strategies that incorporate the actual circumstances of historical periods of study. With EFIAH lesson plans, teachers can help their students learn by re-living history rather than just reading or hearing about it.

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1. Program begins on the evening of Sunday, June 27 and runs through Saturday, July 2
2. Program begins on the evening of Monday, June 28 and runs through Saturday, July 3
3. Program begins on the evening of Monday, July 5 and runs through Saturday, July 10
4. Program begins on the evening of Monday, July 26 and runs through Saturday, July 31
5. Program begins on the evening of Monday, August 2 and runs through Saturday, August 7

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