Category: FTE Blog
Top 5 Econ Lessons For Your Classroom
By Jamie Wagner, Professor and Economics Teaching Fellow with the Foundation for Teaching Economics and an Associate Professor at the…
Teachers Learn About the Tradeoffs of Renewable Energy Future
Amanda Stiglbauer, FTE mentor teacher, summarizes FTE’s conference on the tradeoffs associated with renewable energy. This special topic conference, held…
A Simple Activity To Explain A Change in Demand vs A Change in Quantity Demanded
Jamie Wagner is a Professor and Teaching Fellow with the Foundation for Teaching Economics as well as an Associate Professor…
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
My name is John Kessler and I am a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics and Finance at Purdue…
Staff Spotlight – Andrea Weiss
Meet Andrea Weiss, FTE Program Coordinator. Andrea first got involved with FTE when she attended EFL as a student…
Staff Spotlight – Dee Goines
This week we spotlight Dee Goines. Dee is an FTE Student Administrator and leads the leadership activities at programs throughout…
Alumni Spotlight: Christina Chen
Meet Christina Chen. She is an alumni of Economics for Leaders 2020 UC Berkeley virtual program. She recently participated in…
Welcome: 2020-21 FTE Student Ambassadors
This year, FTE is welcoming thirty-seven student ambassadors who are committed to sharing the economic way of thinking. FTE Ambassadors…
The Pox of Liberty – A Book Review By Dr. Price Fishback
FTE professor and University of Arizona economic historian, Price Fishback, writes that the current crisis has brought into focus the…