Message from the Director

Teachers:

As of January 1, 2013 I will step down as director of the UW-Parkside Center for Economic Education. Since starting the CEE in 2005, it has been a joy working with teachers throughout Wisconsin and my colleagues in EconomicsWisconsin. Certainly, one of the highlights of my tenure as director was the recognition the CEE received in 2008 from the National Association of Economic Educators, and the National Council on Economic Education, as the top new center in the country. In no small measure, the support the center received from Wisconsin teachers contributed to that recognition.

Fall 2012 was a busy semester; I presented at teacher conferences throughout the state about U.S. labor market conditions. The most recent version of my presentation was given in December at the ASET annual meeting in Milwaukee. You can download the presentation by clicking on Teaching Resources.

I am refocusing my time on my research agenda and a new departmental emphasis on quantitative analysis for our economics majors. However, I remain committed to the mission of the UW-Parkside Center for Economic Education and hope to see you soon at another teacher conference.

The UW-Parkside Department of Economics is currently working on a transition to new leadership for the center. Watch this site for updates.

Sincerely,

Norm

What teachers are saying about the Center

Comment from a high school teacher of economics after taking the one-credit graduate course on Environmental Economics Pedagogy:
"I have found more practical utility in this class than my previous six graduate classes combined."

Workshop evaluation response from the Integrating Economics into Your U.S. History Classroom workshop:
"I have no economics training beyond a single course in college.  This workshop enticed me because it tied a subject I avoid (economics) with a subject I teach regularly (American History).  It provided me with actual lessons that I can incorporate into my classroom (8th grade American History) in a usable format.  It touched on highly relevant topics, sharing information in an understandable manner.  I'm not just economics ignorant, I'm econ-phobic.  This workshop's lessons prove to me that I (and therefore also my students) can benefit from economics information both historically and everyday contemporary life."