Top 5 Econ Lessons For Your Classroom
October 30, 2024 By Jamie Wagner, Professor and Economics Teaching Fellow with the Foundation for Teaching Economics and an Associate…
Teachers Learn About the Tradeoffs of Renewable Energy Future
October 22, 2024 Amanda Stiglbauer, FTE mentor teacher, summarizes FTE’s conference on the tradeoffs associated with renewable energy. This special…
A Simple Activity To Explain A Change in Demand vs A Change in Quantity Demanded
September 30, 2024 Jamie Wagner is a Professor and Teaching Fellow with the Foundation for Teaching Economics as well as…
Debbie Henney, FTE Director of Curriculum Receives Bessie B Moore Service Award
March 23, 2018 Foundation for Teaching Economics is proud to announce that Debbie Henney, director of curriculum for the Foundation…
FTE Pays Tribute to Jerry Hume
January 28, 2023 It is with deep sadness that we announce the loss of William J. Hume, known as Jerry…
Why We Should Be Teaching Students Economic Literacy
Ted Tucker, Executive Director, Foundation for Teaching Economics October 26, 2022 More high schools are offering courses on personal finance…
Staff Spotlight – Jamie Wagner
FTE is known nationally for its emphasis on active learning and the engaging activities and lessons used to teach economics.…
Staff Spotlight – John Kessler
March 5, 2021 My name is John Kessler and I am a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics and…
Staff Spotlight – Andrea Weiss
February 26, 2021 Meet Andrea Weiss, FTE Program Coordinator. Andrea first got involved with FTE when she attended EFL as…
Staff Spotlight – Dee Goines
February 19, 2021 This week we spotlight Dee Goines. Dee is an FTE Student Administrator and leads the leadership activities…
Alumni Spotlight: Christina Chen
January 25, 2021 Meet Christina Chen. She is an alumni of Economics for Leaders 2020 UC Berkeley virtual program. She…
Welcome: 2020-21 FTE Student Ambassadors
December 22, 2020 This year, FTE is welcoming thirty-seven student ambassadors who are committed to sharing the economic way of…