Category: FTE Blog
The Economics of Love, Trade, and Opportunity Cost
Professor Jamie Wagner discusses the economics of love, trade, and opportunity cost. She is a Professor and Teaching Fellow with…
Do Summer Programs Help With College Admissions?
On Point with the Executive Director Do Summer Programs Help With College Admission? In my role as Executive Director of…
FTE Staff Spotlight – Austin Green
FTE Mentor Teacher, high school teacher, adjunct professor, Chick-fil-A fanatic – there are many titles for Austin Green. As a…
Book Club Recap – Socialism Sucks: Two Economists Drink Their Way Through The Unfree World
Jamie Wagner is a Professor and Teaching Fellow with the Foundation for Teaching Economics, as well as an Associate Professor…
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…