Back to the Basics: Economic Growth

Workshop Information: Economic growth is the key to increasing the standard of living of people in a community. But how is it measured? What are the factors that help a country grow? How can you make this concept approachable, relevent, and grounded in reality (rather than theory)? We explore these questions in this workshop. All participants will leave with a greater understand and resources to help teach this important concept to students.

Join us as we explore economic growth!

Speaker Information: Susan Reilly is a Professor of Economics at Florida State College at Jacksonville. She received a B.S. in Economics from the University of Central Florida and an M.A. & PhD in Economics from American University. She is trained in Labor Economics, Comparative Economic Systems, and Economic Development. Her recent peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations include American Economic History and Economic Education. She has served as the Director for the Center on Economic Education since 2014. An active member of the National Association of Economic Education, she served on the NAEE Executive Committee from 2016-2019, currently serving as the NAEE Professional Development Committee Chair.

This workshop is designed with high school economics teachers in mind but all are welcome to participate.

*This workshop is part of the Econ 101 series.

**This workshop counts towards the I Love Econ program.

Once registered, you will receive information to access the virtual workshop via a separate email the day of the event.