Teaching Digital Financial Literacy and Cyber Safety

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Participants will be introduced to resources and lesson activities to assist them in preparing their students to enter the digital financial world. This session will address instructional strategies for teaching digital financial literacy and cyber safety skills. This workshop is best suited for middle and high school teachers with cross-disciplinary applications in math, personal finance, … Read more

AZ Seal of Personal Finance

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Diploma seals now count towards your school’s letter grade! Let ACEE help raise your school’s status! The Arizona Seal of Personal Finance program recognizes high school students who achieve a high level of proficiency in personal finance. ACEE supports this opportunity by offering several approved programs to help your students achieve this special recognition. Category … Read more

Introducing the NEW AP Economics Instructional Materials

AP Microeconomics and Macroeconomics textbooks

Come and be a part of an engaging professional development webinar focused on the latest edition (5th edition) of the Advanced Placement (AP) Microeconomics and Macroeconomics instructional materials. These materials, developed by the Council for Economic Education, are indispensable in assisting educators in readying their students for excellence in the College Board exams. On-demand webinar … Read more

Embracing AI to Enhance Your Teaching

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ACEE has gathered pedagogical knowledge and practical applications for integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in the secondary classroom. This professional development session aims to offer educators objective advantages by presenting AI classroom applications and student-centered instructional strategies enhanced by AI. Participants will have the opportunity to explore the newest tools designed to improve educator productivity … Read more

Implementing the Stock Market Game for Secondary Teachers

Stock Market Game presented by ACEE

This one-hour workshop is designed for new and veteran teachers to the Stock Market Game (SMG), in grades 7 – 12.  The workshop presenter, Kathy Pondy, ACEE Director or Student Programs and the Arizona SMG coordinator, will provide an overview of the SMG online platform, including how to make a trade, how to research stocks, bonds, … Read more

Guest Speakers

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ACEE  is pleased to offer the opportunity to bring guest speakers to present to your students, in person or virtually. Our guest speakers are experts in various fields related to economics, personal finance, entrepreneurship, and more.  Our speakers are committed to helping students deepen their understanding of the real world. By inviting a guest speaker … Read more

The Handy Dandy Guide to Economic Thinking for Elementary School

It’s time to think like an economist. Economists say individuals are rational beings who will make choices based on incentives and benefits gained. ​Economists use economic principles to study the choices made by individuals. These principles can be summed up into 6 principles presented in the Handy Dandy Guide to Economic Thinking​. This session will … Read more

The Handy Dandy Guide to Economic Thinking for High School

It’s time to think like an economist. Economists say individuals are rational beings who will make choices based on incentives and benefits gained. ​Economists use economic principles to study the choices made by individuals. These principles can be summed up into 6 principles presented in the Handy Dandy Guide to Economic Thinking​. This session will … Read more