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Econiful

Empowering Economic Thinkers

Our mission is to strengthen economic education at the secondary level so that all students are able to apply economic principles in their personal, professional, and civic lives.

Free Professional Development

We offer nonpartisan programs focusing on economics, personal finance, and the ways those disciplines overlap with other subjects, including mathematics, history, and civics.

Programs are funded by the Thomas R. Brown Foundation.

Upcoming PD Events & Webinars

September 3, 2026

Six “Secret” Econ Resources (Fall 2026)

This semester's lineup includes Platypus Economics, Decode Econ, a graph generator, and more.

September 10, 2026

Economics Activities That Make Macroeconomics Stick

Make macroeconomics memorable with three hands-on activities from the Econiful curriculum.

September 15, 2026

Crossroads: Where Economics, History, and Music Meet

Help your high school students make powerful connections between economics, U.S. history, and American music.

September 30, 2026

Implementing Performance-Based Assessments in Economics

Discover how to maximize the benefits and reduce the costs of using authentic assessments in your economics course.

October 14, 2026

Tackling Common Misconceptions in High School Economics

Discover common misconceptions in high school economics and access free resources to empower economic thinking.

October 20, 2026

Econoween: The Economics of Halloween

Join us for a spooktacular workshop that will unmask the economic principles behind this haunted holiday.

October 28, 2026

A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Graphs: Using Images to Teach Economics

Discover how image analysis can help students uncover economic concepts, ask better questions, and connect to the world.

November 5, 2026

Advertisement Showdown: Marketing and Economics for Entrepreneurs

Discover a new collection of entrepreneurship lessons from the Foundation for Teaching Economics.

November 12, 2026

Turkey-Nomics

What is the economic impact of Thanksgiving? PD exploring ready-to-use classroom activities.

November 18, 2026

Playing the Credit Game To Win

Participants will explore two active lesson plans that use real-world scenarios and a board game designed around credit.

December 2, 2026

The Gift of Economics

You can connect key economic concepts to winter holidays and leave with several classroom-ready activities.

December 9, 2026

6 Econ Books in 60 Minutes

We have six excellent books for your Winter reading list.

On Demand

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