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    5 Useful and 5 Not-So-Useful lessons from 'The Writing Revolution'

    5 Useful and 5 Not-So-Useful lessons from 'The Writing Revolution'

    Hochman and Wexler's book The Writing Revolution (TWR) has come up in conversation a few times among Econ Teachers over the last month or...
    Notetaking in Economics

    Notetaking in Economics

    On the agenda for September's EconEdChat were 3 questions: 1) How can we develop notetaking skills in students? 2) How can we introduce M...
    Improving Essay Writing in Economics

    Improving Essay Writing in Economics

    On the agenda for July's EconEdChat were 3 questions: 1) How are we approaching teaching for Year 13 next year? Do teachers feel that cur...

    Early Assessment

    I don't know if I like doing an early assessment in Econ, but at my last two schools it has been compulsory. I like to test 3 things: Can...
    Preparing to return from Remote Learning

    Preparing to return from Remote Learning

    On the agenda for July's EconEdChat were 3 questions: 1) How are we approaching teaching for Year 13 next year? Do teachers feel that cur...
    What do we wish we had known when we started teaching Economics?

    What do we wish we had known when we started teaching Economics?

    On 3rd June we had another casual meeting for Econ teachers. On the agenda were 3 questions: 1) How can we best sequence the Economics cu...
    How can we attract students to Economics at A-Level?

    How can we attract students to Economics at A-Level?

    On 3rd June we had another casual meeting for Econ teachers. On the agenda were 3 questions: 1) How can we best sequence the Economics cu...
    How can we structure the Economics Curriculum?

    How can we structure the Economics Curriculum?

    On 3rd June we had another casual meeting for Econ teachers. On the agenda were 3 questions: 1) How can we best sequence the Economics cu...

    Lessons from Lockdown

    On May 6th, I hosted an Econ Ed Chat for A-Level and IB Econ teachers. The questions discussed were: 1) What lessons have we learned from...
    Distance Learning in Economics

    Distance Learning in Economics

    Note to reader: I started to write this last week and I can't tell you how different it is now to then! With school closures now in force...
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