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Professional Development Online Events

What trainings are coming up? (with links)

Fun with Page One: Using Page One Articles in the Classroom

Page One Economics offers short overviews of current economic events or financial topics, plus resources and lesson ideas for high school teachers and college professors. In this webinar, the St. Louis Fed’s Economics Education team will look at examples of how you can bring these readings into your classroom to spark discussion and illustrate complex economic concepts.

FRE.org

Tuesday, Sep 15th, 3:30-4:30pm CT

Link to Register

Courtside Capital: Economics of the WNBA

Explore the real-world economics of women’s professional sports through the WNBA and its historic new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). This webinar uses accessible, real-world examples to examine market structures, labor economics, salary caps, sponsorships, and gender pay disparities in a fast-growing sports league. This session will help teachers link economic theory to sports, entrepreneurship, and social impact in ways that connect with today’s students.

EconEdLink.org

Thursday, Sep 24th, 4-5pm CT

Advance Your Pedagogical Expertise with Sphere’s New Human Progress Curriculum

This event is an online release to showcase the full curriculum suite of Centers and Heroes of Progress. Attendees will leave this professional learning opportunity with a deeper understanding of Human Progress, scaffolding ways the story of human progress can be taught in the classroom. The authors of the curriculum will share their thoughts on applications for high school and middle school, followed by a moderated Q&A, offering attendees the opportunity to address relevant questions for their educational environment.

Sphere-Ed.org

Tuesday, Sep 15th, 6-7pm CT

Link to Register

Rediscovering America’s Forgotten Founders: Architects of the Constitution

This Constitution Day, join NCC for a conversation exploring the lives and legacies of four influential yet often overlooked founders: John Dickinson, Gouverneur Morris, Roger Sherman, and James Wilson. These “forgotten founders” played critical roles in drafting the Constitution, shaping the structure of the new government, and securing the document’s ratification. Four authors will explore how these men shaped the Constitution and why their ideas continue to resonate in American civic life today.

FTE.org

Thursday, Sep 17th, 5:30-6:30pm CT

NGPF Speaker Series: Gunjan Banerji on Why Investing Feels Like Gambling & What Educators Need to Know About the New Risk Culture

Today's students are coming of age in a market culture unlike anything previous generations faced, one where zero-day options, meme coins, and sports betting apps blur the line between investing and gambling. Gunjan has covered it all, and we'll discuss what her reporting reveals about why young people are drawn to risky trades, the real financial and mental health consequences she's documented, and how educators can talk about speculation honestly, without lecturing, in a way students will actually hear.

NGPF.org

Thursday, Sep 24th, 6-7pm CT

Link to Register

How College Shapes Economic Thinking

On the heels of her recent Wall Street Journal op-ed on how college affects the way students view economic systems and how the economy works, don’t miss this free webinar with Professor Kimberlee Josephson of Lebanon Valley College! Professor Josephson will explore the costs, benefits, and trade-offs of a college education, as well as how the college experience can shape students’ economic thinking.

Teachers.FEE.org

Tuesday, Sep 15th, 3-4pm CT