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This lesson describes a method for using the minimum wage as a classroom debate topic. The activity, as described, takes segments of three class periods.This activity helps students develop competencies in researching current issues, preparing logical arguments, thinking critically about a relevant economic issue, and formulating opinions based on evidence.

In this session of the Econ Lowdown webinar series, Scott Wolla from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, and Grant Black from Lindenwood University, discuss employment, unemployment, and the Federal Reserve as important economic concepts for the classroom. In addition to providing clarity on the content, they suggest teaching strategies and free teaching resources available from the St. Louis Fed.

In this session of the Econ Lowdown webinar series, presenters from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis discuss strategies for using data in the classroom as an effective way to make content relevant in a variety of subjects.

Robots are in the headlines, and many of us are wondering if they’ll also be taking over our jobs. Is the “Robot Apocalypse” upon us, or is this part of a larger trend that’s been occurring for much of human history? Find out by reading the January 2018 issue of Page One Economics.

In this session of the Econ Lowdown webinar series, presenters from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis discuss strategies for using FREDcast™ in the classroom.FREDcast™ is a new interactive game that allows players to test their forecasting skills against friends, classmates, or the whole FREDcast user base. FREDcast players predict four economic indicators: GDP, unemployment, CPI, and payroll employment. Their forecasts are then compared with the actual release numbers and scored for accuracy. Users can assess their performance by viewing their positions on leaderboards within leagues and for all FREDcast players. FREDcast integrates directly with Econ Lowdown so that teachers can create leagues out of existing classrooms and assign FREDcast forecasting to their students.

These classroom-ready posters show how two free data tools—FRED and GeoFRED—give students the latest insights into real world employment, earnings, and education.

These classroom-ready posters show how two free data tools—FRED and GeoFRED—give students the latest insights into real world employment, earnings, and education.

These classroom-ready posters show how two free data tools—FRED and GeoFRED—give students the latest insights into real world employment, earnings, and education.

These classroom-ready posters show how two free data tools—FRED and GeoFRED—give students the latest insights into real world employment, earnings, and education.

These classroom-ready posters show how two free data tools—FRED and GeoFRED—give students the latest insights into real world employment, earnings, and education.