CEE Conference Post #2 - Jacob Clifford, Conference Keynote Speaker

I have to admit that I suspected this would be one of my highlights of the conference! I'm not quite as much of a "fanboy" as my colleague Ruth Cookson (who had to get a picture BEFORE Jacob spoke!) but I have used Jacob's content (particularly his EconMovies and Crash Course YouTube channels) for years in both my middle school classroom and later as recommendations for teachers during professional development. He did not disappoint - his presentation was very interesting and kept the crowd of 350 teachers focused and engaged.

And then, as you can see on the right, I had to swallow my

nervousness and go introduce myself after lunch was over.

Part of my thinking, of course, was planning to post something

like this afterward - but part of it was figuring I wouldn't have

too many more opportunities to meet someone I really

respect for succeeding both in and out of the classroom.

Below, I'm just going to include a few links to Jacob Clifford's

main websites and resources. If you don't already know it,

Jacob left the classroom a few years ago to focus on Advanced

Placement training for teachers/students and his own website

of pay resources. But a lot of his older material is still readily

available - and the EconMovies references are just as relevant

as they used to be (especially since today's students are quite

familiar with most of the movies he used).

Jacob Clifford Free Education Resources:

Main YouTube website - https://www.youtube.com/@JacobAClifford/featured

EconMovies playlist (where he uses clips from recent films to illustrate Economic concepts) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1oDmcs0xTD9Aig5cP8_R1gzq-mQHgcAH (NOTE - after a 5-year break from making these, the newest one on "Inside Out" came out in September!)

Crash Course economics videos (more traditional ECON topics, but very interactive and engaging) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8dPuuaLjXtPNZwz5_o_5uirJ8gQXnhEO

ECON in Real Life video playlist (in some cases the references in these are a little out of date, but still useable) - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1oDmcs0xTD8wAOxzxKHiYLm6dF_qvdD9

Twitter/X webpage - https://x.com/JacobAClifford

TikTok webpage (he has MANY more videos on his YouTube page) - https://www.tiktok.com/@jacobcliffordecon

Jacob Clifford Pay Education Resources (mostly for AP prep):

Jacob Clifford's ACDC ECON (student and teacher resources, including week-long teacher trainings) - https://www.acdcecon.com/

Ultimate Review Packet (site offers resources for multiple subjects - Jacob simply handles AP Macro and AP Micro) - https://www.ultimatereviewpacket.com/pages/macroeconomics-products AND https://www.ultimatereviewpacket.com/pages/microeconomics-products