My experiences with FTE have allowed me to learn the academic concepts of economics in an approachable way and have given me the confidence to engage my students with simulations and conversations in a whole new way. FTE is one of the most fantastic professional organizations that I’ve ever had the pleasure to work with during my teaching career!

I am a new teacher; this program provided a lot of topics, vocabulary, and explanations to things I had never heard of so I will definitely use this information toward my teaching, and I am happy to have a website I can reference for support. I liked the games, and observing the students learning and engaging gave me a good idea on how to apply this information to teaching.

This program gave me amazing environmental tools I can use in the classroom! It’s always so nice when things are presented in a way that I can actually use. I haven’t included much about the environment in the classroom because I didn’t know what to do, but now I do! It’s great!

The professors’ enthusiasm for the study of economics is palpable to their audiences; they are intense, but considerate of diverse teacher and student populations, very attuned to moving teachers and students to new skill sets and “tools in the belts” for both methodologies and content. They are especially connected to motivating cultural connectors for both their students and teachers.

I plan to incorporate resources from the lecture and simulations in my Economics and Personal Finance classes. The deep dive into economic topics with a history perspective will help make connections between my course and American History courses that students take the following year.

The professors clarified a number of topics I teach in my AP Econ class in a way I feel like I can better explain those concepts to my students. I also feel like I’ve walked away with some great activities to incorporate into my classroom to help engage students as well as demonstrate the concepts in an interactive way.