Teaching Opportunity - 15th Annual Teacher and Coach Toolkit - For the National Economics Challenge

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Teaching Opportunity 15th Annual Teacher and Coach Toolkit provides guidance for the National Economics ChallengeSM, a competition supporting K–12 economic and personal finance education. It outlines program and division overviews, explains eligibility and competition structure across state and national levels, and details rules for David Ricardo and Adam Smith divisions. The toolkit includes visual teacher guidance, sample tests, and critical thinking round question examples, plus FAQs for coaches and volunteers.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

FormatPDF

Pages23

Reading Time58 min

AccessFree to download

Program overview

Making it to national finals

What should we use to prepare?

Tips on how to prepare your team

Rules and eligibility

Visual Teacher guide

Program overview

What should we use to prepare?

Tips on how to prepare your team

Sample tests

Critical thinking round team instructions and scoring rubrics

David Ricardo Division critical thinking round question

Adam Smith critical thinking round question

Student guide

Program overview

Rules and eligibility

Frequently Asked Questions

Teaching Opportunity® 15th Annual Teacher and Coach Toolkit For information on eligibility, rules and prizes, please visit [www.councilforeconed.org/econchallenge](www.councilforeconed.org/econchallenge) The National Association of Secondary School Principals has placed this program on the NASSP National Advisory List of Contests and Activities for 2014–2015. TAble of ConTenTs pAges Cee and program overview save the Date flyer Making it to national finals Visual Teacher guide • Program overview • what should we use to PrePare? • tiPs on how to PrePare your team Tips from Teachers and Coaches whose teams Made it to the neC finals! sample Tests • CritiCal thinking round team instruCtions and sCoring rubriC - David Ricardo division Critical Thinking Round Question • adam smith CritiCal thinking round Question student guide • Program overview rules and eligibility Frequently asked Questions 1–3 4 5 6–8 9–10 11 12 13–16 17–21 CounCil For eConomiC eduCation The Council for Economic Education (CEE) is the leading organization in the United States that focuses on the economic and financial education of students from kindergarten through high school. For the past 65 years, our mission has been to instill in young people the fourth “R”—a real-world understanding of economics and personal finance. CEE delivers its core mission of teaching K–12 students through professional development of teachers, providing educators with instruction in content and pedagogy, and developing engaging content in personal finance and economics. The National Economics ChallengeSM furthers the CEE’s mission of strengthening the economic and financial education of students from kindergarten through high school. national eConomiCs ChallengesM The Council for Economic Education created the National Economics ChallengeSM in 2000 to promote student interest in economics, reinforce classroom instruction, advance academics and school spirit and reward scholarship. In 2014, more than 10,500 high school students participated in 40 states nationwide. The National Economics ChallengeSM is one of several key initiatives in the CEE’s “Campaign for Economic Literacy” which seeks to focus public attention on the importance of economic literacy and the need for a high-quality, standards-based economics curriculum in every state. In the National Economics ChallengeSM, CEE applies the excitement of an athletic competition to academic excellence, providing students with the opportunity to apply their economics knowledge and work in teams. Competitions are held at the State, National Semi-Final, and National Final levels in two divisions: The Adam Smith Division challenges advanced placement, international baccalaureate and honors students; the David Ricardo Division challenges single semester general economics students. In each competition, teams of students answer rigorous questions on microeconomics, macroeconomics, international economics, and current events. At the National Finals, students complete rounds of testing, work in teams during a critical thinking round to solve a case problem, and participate in a quick-paced oral quiz-bowl to compete for the title of National Champions. The four finalist teams face each other in the final round of the National Economics ChallengeSM in a “quiz-bowl”format held in New York City. Each team must have previously won in its state and been one of the top four highest scoring teams at the National Semi-Finals competition in order to advance to the championship series. national economics ChallengesM-about the Challenge ComPetition rules CEE’s National Economics ChallengeSM Rules and Eligibility are available on CEE’s website: [www.councilforeconed.org/econchallenge](www.councilforeconed.org/econchallenge. The)[. The](www.councilforeconed.org/econchallenge. The) team coach and/or volunteers should be familiar with the rules before registering a team of students, as it

FAQs

What is the National Economics ChallengeSM and who runs it?

The National Economics ChallengeSM is an initiative created by the Council for Economic Education (CEE). It applies team-based academic competition to strengthen economic and financial education from kindergarten through high school.

How do the David Ricardo and Adam Smith divisions differ?

The David Ricardo Division is for one-semester introductory/general combined macro and micro economics students, including those who have never taken an economics course. The Adam Smith Division is for students enrolled in two courses (or AP/IB/honors/differentiated options) and requires moving to Adam Smith after participating in David Ricardo in prior years.

What competition rounds do students complete at the national level?

At the National Finals, students complete testing rounds, work in teams during a critical thinking round to solve a case problem, and participate in a quick-paced oral quiz-bowl to compete for National Champions.

Sep 30, 2026

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