UIC Center for Economic Education
UIC ~ Department of Economics
Welcome! to the UIC Center for Economic Education
Contact Us
- Barry R. Chiswick
Director
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brchis@uic.edu - Helen Roberts
Associate Director
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hroberts@uic.edu - Jennifer Nero
Assistant Director
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jnero1@uic.edu - Margo Sorgman
Visiting Scholar
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sorgman@uic.edu
Address
Department of Economics
601 South Morgan UH723 M/C144
Chicago, IL 60607
Tel : (312)413-3599
Fax : (312)996-3344
Mission Statement
The mission of the University of Illinois at Chicago Center for Economic Education is to promote high quality teaching of Economics and Consumer Economics at all levels of schooling (K-12 and community college). It does this by providing training in Economics and Consumer Education for current and prospective teachers, outreach to community groups, and through research in this field.
Students should become:
- Knowledgeable about the basic functioning of the economy;
- Responsible citizens;
- Knowledgeable consumers;
- Prudent savers and investors;
- Effective participants in the global economy;
- Competent decision-makers throughout their lives.
What We Do
The Center offers teachers and school districts, and community organizations the curriculum resources and training to teach the fundamental concepts and skills needed to understand and succeed in our market economy. We are part of the Economic Illinois and the Council for Economic Education, a network of educators that is recognized across the country as the premier provider of economic education professional development programs for teachers, curriculum consulting, curriculum materials, and student economic education programs. Our programs integrate the teaching of economics (including consumer economics) throughout the curriculum. We also offer training in economics courses and in providing economics and financial literacy programs, helping schools develop a comprehensive curriculum for economics.
The UIC Center for Economic Education is involved in:
- Setting standards: what every student should know about economics.
- Training teachers: workshops and courses to improve student learning.
- Developing curriculum: comprehensive programs from kindergarten through 12th grade.
- Producing materials: guides and books containing proven strategies for teaching economics.
- Evaluating results: instruments for assessing student performance.
