OverviewIncludes 3 publications and 1 CD-ROM -- 52 lessons total!
Detailed InformationInternational Economics is a hot topic today. Stories from the news media are filled with (sometimes dire) reports about:
- Globalization
- Outsourcing
- Immigration
- Trade
- The Role of Institutions -- WTO, IMF, UN, EU
But do your students have the basic knowledge to understand and analyze these important issues? Do they have the capacity to separate rhetoric from fact, and confidently draw their own conclusions?
The International Economics Package is a comprehensive toolkit for teaching international and global economics. You'll introduce your students to international economics, and help them understand the complex global economy they live (and will soon work) in.
With 52 thought-provoking lesson plans, you'll discover new ways to teach international economics through:
- Diverse teaching tools : easy-to-use lessons and teacher-friendly introductory articles (for you) and activities, worksheets and background readings (for students)
- Current events lead-in activities : explore timely issues with these timeless, background-building lesson plans
- Team-building activities that include data analysis, research, readings, student presentations and more
Build an entire course around global economics with The International Economics Package, or just sprinkle an international “focus” into your curriculum.
You don't need to be a globe-trotting economics expert to use these lesson plans. Introductory essays give you the necessary background content to teach with confidence. And your students will enjoy the hands-on, collaborative activities and down-to-earth readings.
Use as an Enhancement to Current Events
Round out your teacher resource library and reach for these lesson plans anytime you hear a hot button international economics news item. Help your students cut through the confusing, media-driven analysis and use rock-solid economic reasoning to analyze global issues.
Each lesson has been classroom-tested by teachers and includes:
- Simple step-by-step procedures
- Answers to discussion questions
- Visuals
- Reproducible activities
- End-of-lesson assessments (perfect for quizzes or final exams.)
- Closure activities to extend learning even further
The International Economics Package contains 4 resources:
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 International Economics
20 lesson plans
Table of Contents |  Sample Lesson
Use these lessons as a foundation for exploring the international marketplace. Your students discover how to look at the world economy as a pool of global consumers; explore the competition between global producers; and understand how international finance provides a means to facilitate production and consumption.
» Includes an in-depth introduction on key principles in international economics for teachers.
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 Institutions and Markets
12 lesson plans
Table of Contents
What role do institutions play in the development of individual markets? Inspired by the World Bank 2002 World Development Report: Building Institutions for Markets, these thought-provoking international economics lesson plans explore the importance of international institutions, regardless of when or where a person is living.
» Packed with data, tables and charts, these hands-on activities are a great way to build your students' critical analysis and mathematics skills.
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 Economic Systems
12 lesson plans
Table of Contents | Sample Lesson
What kind of system delivers the goods and services – and way of life – that people most want? Your students analyze the market reforms that are transforming the world economy, with an emphasis on the break up of the former Soviet Union. Students investigate, compare and contrast a wide range of economic systems.
» Ideal as a comparative economics systems module.
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 Thinking Globally CD-ROM
8 lesson plans
Underwritten by the IMF Center, this handy CD-ROM Thinking Globally: Effective Lessons for Teaching about the Interdependent World Economy contains 2 specially-created lesson plans that focus on the role of the IMF in the global economy. "Ten Basic Questions About Globalization"
and "What Is the IMF and What Does It Do?" give your students a first-hand understanding of this important international institution.
» Together with 6 popular Council for Economic Education lesson plans, this digital resource contains 8 lesson plans in PDF format for easy printing of lessons and activities.
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