Natalia Smirnova
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Teach-the-Teachers Program Gets Results
The Education Division of AIER is not only creating and executing innovative programs, but also conducts scientific research on the impact of those programs on their constituencies. At the recent 2017 annual meeting of the American Economic Association (AEA) in Chicago, I presented the results of the first two cycles of the Teach-the-Teachers Initiative program,…
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The Benefits of a Professional Learning Community
In my recent blog about AIER’s approach to professional development workshops for teachers, I discussed an analogy suggested by Fred Ende. He wrote that during the follow-up process, both “regular water — reflection — and sunlight — coaching/support — are needed for the best growth” of a planted seed of a teaching idea. To provide…
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Bridging the Gap Between Academia and the Workplace
At AIER, we believe the classroom walls should be both transparent and permeable to the rigors and requirements of the workplace.
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Economics Education: Planting the Seeds
I recently came across Fred Ende’s blog on the topic of his educational professional development resolutions for 2017. I like the analogy that he uses to describe the value of a professional-development follow-up process by stating that “regular water — reflection — and sunlight — coaching/support — are needed for the best growth” of a…
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Economic Music Videos, and Other Teaching Tools
Rockonomix is an innovative project which encourages students to make their own videos that combine music with basic economic principles. The founder of Rockonomix joined us by satellite earlier this month at a professional development day for the Berkshire County schools.
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Educating Students for a Changing World
AIER continues to innovate in the sphere of economic education. This semester we are helping students gain practical economic research skills as they take applied economic research courses at two universities: the University of Sioux Falls in South Dakota, and the Missouri University of Science and Technology.
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Money School: Successful Second Year
AIER’s Money School continues to improve the financial literacy of women in the Berkshires who have been affected by domestic or sexual violence. The Elizabeth Freeman Center, our longstanding Money School partner, presented the second year of the program.
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Teach-the-Teachers Program Gets Results
The Education Division of AIER is not only creating and executing innovative programs, but also conducts scientific research on the impact of those programs on their constituencies. At the recent 2017 annual meeting of the American Economic Association (AEA) in Chicago, I presented the results of the first two cycles of the Teach-the-Teachers Initiative program,…
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The Benefits of a Professional Learning Community
In my recent blog about AIER’s approach to professional development workshops for teachers, I discussed an analogy suggested by Fred Ende. He wrote that during the follow-up process, both “regular water — reflection — and sunlight — coaching/support — are needed for the best growth” of a planted seed of a teaching idea. To provide…
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•
Bridging the Gap Between Academia and the Workplace
At AIER, we believe the classroom walls should be both transparent and permeable to the rigors and requirements of the workplace.
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•
Economics Education: Planting the Seeds
I recently came across Fred Ende’s blog on the topic of his educational professional development resolutions for 2017. I like the analogy that he uses to describe the value of a professional-development follow-up process by stating that “regular water — reflection — and sunlight — coaching/support — are needed for the best growth” of a…
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•
Economic Music Videos, and Other Teaching Tools
Rockonomix is an innovative project which encourages students to make their own videos that combine music with basic economic principles. The founder of Rockonomix joined us by satellite earlier this month at a professional development day for the Berkshire County schools.
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•
Educating Students for a Changing World
AIER continues to innovate in the sphere of economic education. This semester we are helping students gain practical economic research skills as they take applied economic research courses at two universities: the University of Sioux Falls in South Dakota, and the Missouri University of Science and Technology.
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Money School: Successful Second Year
AIER’s Money School continues to improve the financial literacy of women in the Berkshires who have been affected by domestic or sexual violence. The Elizabeth Freeman Center, our longstanding Money School partner, presented the second year of the program.