Economics: Micro and Macro
Instructor: Bruce Damasio
DATES: July 3-7, 2023 (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday; off Tuesday, July 4)
This virtual course is designed as an institute for current high school teachers of AP® Economics, regardless of experience level: new to AP® or an experienced teacher in AP® economics. The course will include an overview of content, course organization, selection and use of materials, test development, and a strong emphasis on methodology and teaching strategies. It will not be a week focused solely on content; time is not available to target one specific course versus another.
Participants will focus on ways to connect content to assessments and active learning. Participants will develop lessons and materials with content specific to the AP® Microeconomics and AP® Macroeconomics courses. Participants are encouraged to bring class outlines, textbooks, course syllabi, and sample lessons to share and modify. Participants will be expected to collaborate and help each other learn, listen, share and succeed. In addition, participants will discuss the agenda and expectations of the College Board®—topics from equity to expectations for the teacher and students.
Participants also will receive or get access to the latest CED materials from The College Board® and have opportunities to understand their purpose and potential use with their courses.
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About the Instructor: Bruce L. Damasio, currently teaching economics at Howard Community College, has been a reader and was one of the original readers for AP® Economics exams from 1989 to 2009. He is on the staff of the Maryland Council for Economics Education as the staff member responsible for teacher training and AP® coordination for Maryland. Bruce is the past president of GATE (Global Association of Teachers of Economics), is associated with the Council for Economic Education, served as president from 2005 to 2009, and also served as a consultant for AP® publications from CEE during that time. Bruce was a two time board member, from 2002-2010, for the National Council for Social Studies (NCSS) based in Washington, D.C. In 2002, he was the National Teacher of the Year in the United States for Social Studies. Bruce has conducted numerous one day workshops for College Board® across the United States as well as summer week-long APSI trainings at sites across America, including: University of Alabama, New Mexico State University, New Mexico Highlands University, Goucher College, University of San Diego, LaSalle University, Molloy College, Oakland University, Towson University and University of Texas - El Paso, as well as numerous state and local schools across the country. Bruce has been to China six previous times for AP® workshops, with additional trips to Taiwan, South Korea and the UAE for the College Board®. He also taught six years of middle school and 28 years of high school social studies and economics in Maryland. In 2015, Bruce was a fellow attending the Imperial War Museum/ American Air Museum in Britain summer institute at London, Cambridge, and RAF Duxford. He conducted and presented research on the 8th Air Force and attended briefings and visited sites. Bruce has been a certified consultant for the College Board® since 2002, for both AP® Macro and AP® Micro. |
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