3 new tools for Econ Teaching
A while back, I posted about my Economics of Crime simulator, which was my first proper experience of building an app to teach a topic. At the time, I think the realisation that hit me was that building an app was now easier than the next best tool, which I had planned as a spreadsheet. I'm okay at excel, but there were a few things I knew I would have to figure out to make it work the way I wanted. If I was going to have to figure out stuff anyway, it made sense to figure ou
5 resources worth taking a look at
1. EconBulletin - takes current news and turns it into exam-style questions, helping students to practice their exam technique whilst raising awareness of current affairs and applying their theory to new scenarios. Teachers can track class progress and spot misconceptions, and there are also built-in essay planners. At the moment it has solid functionality for AQA and Edexcel A-Level and iGCSE. 2. Bizomics new features - some great new features here over the last fe
Round up of Competitions for Students
The weeks after exams can be a bit of a nightmare with trips, events and open days. If you end up with half a class for a lesson, getting students working on an essay competition is a genuinely productive use of the time. It's also worth flagging to Year 12s that competition entries are useful for adding into UCAS. The ones marked with a deadline are open now. Econ-Specific Competitions Young Economist of the Year (Discover Economics / RES / KPMG) The biggie! Students don'