The grading method can be selected between either letter grades or S/U. This is done when you register for the course. Choose the option that works best for you and your school. 

Grades will be assigned according to the following scale

A    90-100

B    80-89

C    70-79

D    60-69

F    below a 60

Class participation and assignments will be weighted as follows:

• 20% - Workshop Attendance

• 40% - Session Summaries (5 total)

• 40% - Projects

This is measured by in-person attendance from July 21-25, 2025 at Ruttan Hall on the University of Minnesota campus for the MCEE High School Economics certification workshop. Attendance is required for each of the five days of the workshop. You must separately register for this workshop.

MCEE Summer Workshops are found here:

•  MCEE Educator Certification: High School Economics - Beginner.  

• MCEE Educator Certification: High School Economics - Intermediate

Make-ups: If something comes up and you have to miss a day, this can be discussed with the professor.

Throughout this course you are required to type up a session summary for each day of the in-person High School Economics workshop.  The daily summaries will be submitted to D2L by July 29th.

Daily summaries must be 3-4 pages in length and they must include:

1. ection headings: 1. Daily Content Summary: Date and 2. Daily Impressions

2. Section 1 (Daily Content Summary: Date) must include: 2-3 pages discussing the content of the workshop that day. This summary must focus on the content, not your impressions/observations about the workshop. DO NOT INCLUDE YOUR OPINION/IMPRESSIONS IN THIS FIRST PART.

3. Section 2 (Daily Impressions) must include: an additional page describing your impressions/observations of the workshop. This should include explanations of if/how this workshop contributed to your knowledge of the topic. In addition, this section must include discussion of ideas for how to implement/use this workshop content/material in your classes. Be specific and describe which courses the material applies to and how you might incorporate this information into your lessons.

*All session summaries and your certificate of completion must be completed and fully submitted by July 29, 2025.

For your projects, you are to further develop a lesson plan/curriculum that you will use to incorporate economics-related content from two different topic areas that were discussed during the week-long workshop. The intention of these projects is for you to prepare economic content lessons that are ready to use in your own classes. You can decide what grade level and course(s) to prepare the content for. You will develop this lesson plan making use of the material/content/inspiration gained from the workshop.

Make these useful and usable for your purposes. It should be grade-level appropriate and be sure to make this your own and build in new material. You must add new content or material beyond what’s been presented during the workshop. This lesson should not solely be using material you’ve already prepared previously. Create something new and relevant. Think outside the box a bit and go beyond what we’ve learned in the workshop.

Each project must include:

1. Developed curriculum for the economics concept(s)/topic of your choosing. This should include an outline/overview of the main teaching points highlighting the purpose of the lesson along with explicit lesson plans with descriptions. This needs to include: outline/overview, learning objectives, materials needed, active learning activity, individual assignment, lecture materials, and a reference section.

2. Reference section: Each lesson plan MUST include a reference section with at least 2 academic economic sources beyond/in addition to the workshop or the workshop provided resources. (Use these academic sources such as economics journal articles from JSTOR or EconLit to bolster the economics portion). Make sure the economic content is strong and clearly laid out in your lesson plans.

3. A specified grade level and course(s) for which this curriculum is appropriate along with which MN state social studies teaching standards are being met. Aim to meet at least 2 state standards if possible. State this clearly in your curriculum.

4. If your curriculum design requires handouts for your students, then those need to be created and submitted as part of your project.

5. An independent individual assignment to assess the students’ knowledge and understanding of the concepts presented in the workshop. This assignment should be prepared and should be ready to be used in class as submitted.

6. An interactive/active learning activity to help the students experience/understand the content. This can be described/written up as well as should include any necessary instructions or handouts that the students would need to receive to participate in the activity.

7. A rubric establishing what is being assessed by the independent individual learning assignment you created AND the grading criteria for the assignment.

*You are welcome to use a pre-existing template of your choosing to create your lesson plan.

*Projects must be submitted on or before August 8, 2025.