Transcript Warren Central High Model Economics Program

Warren Central High
Economics Program
Presentation for ELITE Conference
2004
Susan Thomison & Debbie Jones
WCHS Profile
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Student Population 1,029
34% Economically Disadvantaged
9% English as a Second Language
12% Special Education
Ethnicity
 15% African American
 2.6% Asian
 2% Hispanic
 4% Other
Econ at WCHS
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Taught as an interdisciplinary course since 1998
Government Economics is a required course for
Sophomores.
On block scheduling students spend ½ semester in each
course (Govt./Econ.)
STEPS and Economics CC used to design course.
Business teachers teach the economics portion
3 Business Teachers are Highly Qualified Teachers in
SS-per NCLB
2004/2005 School Year
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Hybrid Schedule implemented
Rationale: Students in core content courses when taking KCCT
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Econ and Govt will meet for 45 minutes each day all
year. Econ will meet one semester and Govt the
other.
Restructuring of Econ course schedule, syllabus,
teaching methods
Honors & ESL Econ will be offered
New Material opportunities
NCLB
Curriculum
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Junior Achievement Text-Free!!
Junior Achievement Study Guide
Junior Achievement Applied Economics Consultant
Junior Achievement Test Bank
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Entrepreneurs in Kentucky
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Focus on Personal Economics
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Curriculum
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Play Do Economics-Calculate GDP!
Financial Fitness for Life
Learning from the Market
Federal Reserve Material
“Inside the FED”-Monetary Policy
www.stlouisfed.org
Inflation Comic Book
WCHS Stats
Does it work? Where is the proof??
 True comparison cannot be completed until 2005
 Economic Subdomain is on par with state average
Academic Index
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Social
Studies
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
61.1258
64.6643
64.9063
71.0570
66.9036
CTE Implications
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Business Program is devoting 6 blocks of class
offerings to economics
Maintained Staffing
CTA and Econ are required courses at WCHS
Increased opportunity for FBLA membership