K-12 Educators
Econ Illinois - Illinois Council on Economic Education, through its network of statewide Centers for Economic Education, offers teachers and school districts:
- quality professional development programs on economics and personal finance for K-12 teachers (programs provide graduate credit, CEU credit or CPDU credit)
- curriculum resources that integrate the teaching of fundamental economics and personal finance concepts and skills across the curriculum
- curriculum consulting to assist schools in developing a comprehensive and sequential curriculum for economics and personal finance
- connection of all programs/materials to state standards in reading, math, and social sciences, as well as technology skills
- student programs that enhance classroom learning
- recognition programs for outstanding teachers
Educators visiting these web pages will find information on the wide variety of programs and services available through Econ Illinois and its Centers. For further information on any aspect of Council work, contact your Center for Economic Education or Econ Illinois.
May 1– December 31, 2009
Virtual Economics® (VE) Version 3.0: ONLINE!
Now you can complete the VE training in the comfort of your own home or office with any internet-capable PC or Mac computer! See the Virtual Economics page of this web site.