Economics at the End of the World
Class experience
US Grade 7 - 10
*THIS CLASS REQUIRES AT LEAST THREE (3) STUDENTS TO GO AHEAD. IF A SECTION DOES NOT HAVE AT LEAST THAT NUMBER OF STUDENTS REGISTERED 24 HOURS BEFORE LISTED DATE, IT WILL BE POSTPONED UNTIL THE MINIMUM REQUIRED NUMBER ARE REGISTERED* This class teaches basic economics and government. Topics included are: * the effects of supply and demand * differences between market, mixed and planned economics * differences between democracy and dictatorship * the meaning of scarcity * how governments make...
I taught this as a unit for three grade 9s while doing my practicum as part of a B.Ed. After Degree. The students in those grade 9s loved it, and learned economics and government much faster than usually. I presented on the experiences at this conference for teachers and instructors using game-based learning. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apiE6Cfd44Q Further, as a Ph.D. in political science, I have taught many courses in Political Science 101, as well as at higher university level as an adjunct professor at the Universities of Alberta and Calgary and now at St. Thomas University in New Brunswick, Canada.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
This is a class on economics, scarcity and politics. As such, it may involve politically sensitive topics, as politics is inherently touching on subjects that people get very animated by. One of the points of this class is to help learners deal with that in a civil manner. FoundryVTT does NOT require registration of an account for the learner.
I teach social studies and role-playing games. I have 35 years of experience as a Game-master of table-top roleplaying games and Live-Action Roleplay organizer and facilitator for people of ages 7+. I used that experience in my teaching,...
Group Class
$40
weekly or $200 for 5 classes1x per week, 5 weeks
120 min
Completed by 13 learners
Live video meetings
Ages 12-17
3-5 learners per class