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MACROECONOMICS ONLINE

Julie Meek
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I have taught AP and IB Economics for 19 years, at Plano East Senior High School, a large suburban school in Plano ISD just north of Dallas. I hold a Masters Degree in Economics Education from the University of Delaware.
As a grader of  the AP Macroeconomics exam for the past 10 years and several years as a table leader, I have had the chance for exceptional professional development. I have developed pedagogical strategies for skill and knowledge acquisition to share with participants.
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contact e-mail: romanom@marist.com
Look for Matt on AP Central Daily videos! 

 COURSE DESCRIPTION
 
In this workshop, we will focus on discussing and reviewing the structure of the redesigned course in AP Macroeconomics.  We will discuss various pedagogical methods to teach the Big Ideas, Enduring Understandings, Learning Objectives, and Essential Knowledge for this course.  Participants will gain a better understanding of how these concepts are utilized to build a cohesive course framework.  We will explore how to help students cultivate their understanding of the principles that apply to an economic system as a whole by using principles and models to describe economic situations and predict and explain outcomes with graphs, charts, and data as they explore concepts like economic measurements, markets, macroeconomic models, and macroeconomic policies.

​COURSE AGENDA: 

Day 1
Morning

    Linking students to economic thinking


    Introductions
    Why AP?
    Course and Exam Description introduction- we will refer back to the CED in each unit and in the AP classroom activity.
    Understanding by Design
    Equity, Access, Inclusion, and Diversity

Afternoon
    Tips for Students and Teachers
    Unit 1 Basic Economic Concepts
        Comparative Advantage- lesson plan
        Market game
        Demand and Supply in the Market
                                
    
Day 2
Morning
   Unit 2 Economic Indicators and the Business Cycle (12-17%)
         National Income Accounting
         GDP
          Circular Flow Model, Federal Reserve Tools for Teachers
       Inflation
        Try Candy CPI and inflation at the movies
       Unemployment

Lunch
Afternoon
    Unit 3 National Income and Price Determination (17-27%)
       Graphing: AD/SRAS/LRAS
       Self Correction
       Inflationary and Recessionary gaps- connected to business cycle
                  Try graphing race from previous FRQ
               Multipliers- showing a scaffolding technique
       Fiscal Policy- try scenarios including multipliers
    Async- video, Fun ways of graphing practice

    Homework- End of Day 2 Reflection


Day 3
Morning
              from Unit 3
       Automatic Stabilizers
       Unit 5 Topics Crowding out effect, Deficit, Debt
    Async- Fiscal Ship
            Textbook Activity
    Sync- from Unit 4 Financial Sector (18-23%)
       Money Creation by Banks- try group practice with FRQ
       
Lunch
Afternoon
          Money Market, Loanable Funds Market, and Bonds
       Monetary policy- limited reserves and ample reserves
          Show strategies: FED dashboard, FOMC meeting
       New Federal Reserve actions
    From Unit 5- Money Neutrality and MV=PY
                Phillips Curves- try graphing race and jigsaw

    Homework- End of Day 3 Reflection

Day 4
Morning
       Unit 5 Stabilization Policies (20-30%)
       Fiscal and Monetary policy together in the short run- try three country activity
       Economic growth- try an activity and textbook treatment of a topic
       When to shift the LRAS?  Slides
    Unit 6 International Trade (10-13%)
       Balance of Payments- try an activity
               Exchange rates- try graphing activity
    
AP Classroom Activity
       Introduction
       Group Activity

    Course planning- I will make suggestions and then be available to answer questions during your work time. 

Lunch

Afternoon
    Assess and Reflect
       Individual Planning Report
       Reviewing
          My Loanable fund review- this covers many topics in the course (inspired by an article by Peggy Pride)
          Macro graph review

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