Teaching Materials

Many of the resources from are available from its nine regional centers in Wisconsin.

Economics America Regional Centers in Wisconsin

Site with link to web page	Name with Email link	Telephone number
State Program Director UW- River Falls	Prof. Brian Schultz	715/425-3269
Edgewood College	Prof. Bill Duddleston	608/257-4861 (Ext. 3395)
Lakeland College	Prof. Scott Niederjohn	920/565-1239
UW-Milwaukee	Prof. Mark Schug	414/229-4842
UW-Oshkosh	Prof. James Grunloh	920/424-2441
UW - Parkside	Prof. Norm Cloutier	262/595-2572
UW-Stevens Point	Prof. Tracy Hofer	715/346-3874
UW-Whitewater	Prof. David Bashaw	262/472-1747

The Economics America catalog lists their resources, with links to more detailed descriptions of each item.

Application of Materials

The resources from Economics America mentioned in this guide are listed below, by grade level. Listed with each item are the Wisconsin Standard(s) for which it has relevant lessons and information.

Materials for Grades K-4

The Community Publishing Company. D.4.1, D.4.2, D.4.3, D.4.4, D.4.6, D.4.7
Econ and Me [Videotapes]. D.4.2, D.4.4, D.4.7
Master Curriculum Guide in Economics: Teaching Strategies K-2. D.4.1, D.4.2, D.4.3, D.4.4, D.4.5, D.4.7
Master Curriculum Guide in Economics: Teaching Strategies 3-4. D.4.1, D.4.2, D.4.3, D.4.4, D.4.5, D.4.6
Ump's Fwat. D.4.1, D.4.2
Virtual Economics: An Interactive Center for Economic Education, Version 2 [CD-ROM]. D.4.1, D.4.2, D.4.4, D.4.5, D.4.6, D.4.7
Work, Human Resources, and Choices. D.4.4, D.4.5

Materials for Grades 5-8

The Community Publishing Company. D.8.1, D.8.8, D.8.9, D.8.10
Econ and Me [Videotapes]. D.8.4, D.8.7
Economics and the Environment. D.8.1, D.8.2, D.8.5, D.8.7, D.8.11
Economics and the Environment: Eco-Detectives. D.8.7, D.8.9
Focus: Middle School Economics. D.8.1, D.8.2, D.8.3, D.8.4, D.8.5, D.8.6, D.8.8
Focus on Economics: Geography. D.8.7
Focus: International Economics. D.8.2, D.8.3, D.8.5, D.8.7, D.8.11
Focus on Economics: United States History. D.8.4, D.8.5, D.8.8, D.8.10
Master Curriculum Guide in Economics: Teaching Strategies 5-6. D.8.2, D.8.5, D.8.8, D.8.9, D.8.10
Ump's Fwat. D.8.1, D.8.8, D.8.10
United States History: Eyes on the Economy, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2. D.8.2
Virtual Economics: An Interactive Center for Economic Education, Version 2 [CD-ROM]. D.8.1, D.8.2, D.8.4, D.8.5, D.8.6, D.8.9, D.8.10, D.8.11

Materials for Grades 9-12

Economics and the Environment. D.12.1, D.12.6, D.12.10, D.12.12
Economics and the Environment: Eco-Detectives. D.12.4, D.12.6, D.12.10, D.12.12
Economies in Transition: Command to Market. D.12.1, D.12.2, D.12.5, D.12.6, D.12.7, D.12.10, D.12.12
Focus on Economics: Civics and Government. D.12.3, D.12.4, D.12.5, D.12.8, D.12.11, D.12.12, D.12.13
Focus on Economics: Geography. D.12.4, D.12.8, D.12.13
Focus on Economics: Personal Decision Making. D.12.8, D.12.11
Focus: High School Economics. D.12.1, D.12.2, D.12.5, D.12.7, D.12.10, D.12.11, D.12.12
Focus: International Economics. D.12.1, D.12.2, D.12.3, D.12.4, D.12.6, D.12.8, D.12.10, D.12.12, D.12.13
Focus: Middle School Economics. D.12.8
Focus on Economics: Civics and Government. D.12.1, D.12.3, D.12.4, D.12.5, D.12.8, D.12.11, D.12.12, D.12.13
Focus on Economics: United States History. D.12.6, D.12.8, D.12.10, D.12.12, D.12.13, D.12.14
United States History: Eyes on the Economy, Vol. 1. D.12.2, D.12.3, D.12.6, D.12.7, D.12.10, D.12.12
United States History: Eyes on the Economy, Vol. 2. D.12.6, D.12.12
Virtual Economics: An Interactive Center for Economic Education, Version 2 [CD-ROM]. D.12.1, D.12.2, D D.12.4, D.12.5, D.12.6, D.12.7, D.12.8, D.12.9, D.12.10, D.12.12, D.12.13, D.12.14
World History: Focus on Economics. D.12.1, D.12.2, D.12.6, D.12.7, D.12.10, D.12.12

Last updated February, 2006

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Lynn Kirby, Ph.D.
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