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Wow Economics - new version of our Teacher CPD event coming this November
12th July 2013
If you're reading this blog then you'll probably notice the adverts on our website regarding the new version of our Wow economics events for the new academic year. If you attended the event this year, you'll be pleased to know that the upcoming version will bring you another 40 superb economics resources created by our select group of economics teachers and enhanced by the design team here at Tutor2u.
We've now secured the services of seven superb economics teachers who are putting their best resources together. These resources will be buffed up by our graphic designer and we'll throw in a sprinkle of our engaging and interactive Powerpoint resources as well. During the event, the resources will be showcased and delegates get the chance to use a selection and discuss the activities with fellow teachers.
As an example follow this link to see a resource currently being developed by a new member of the Wow Economics team (and former delegate himself!), Phil Hensman. Phil is an Economics teacher based at Wyggeston & Queen Elizabeth I College in Leicester.
Phil's resource is a revision tool for testing students' ability to recall different economics diagrams (and there are plenty to remember!). Fitting in with the Tutor2u philosophy of 'Right First Time' Phil has developed a resource that is going to be invaluable when students are having to remember diagrams that fit across several units - students can no longer 'park' their knowledge on unit 1 or 3 in January.
The resource is a simple but ingenious idea. The diagrams are hidden on screen and a small moving spotlight is shone. The spotlight moves around the screen and students need to work out what is being shown.
The sample that is available from this link shows the format for the resource. This file has 5 diagrams on it - the resource that will be made available to Wow Economics delegates will have 30 diagrams and the teacher can select which diagrams they wish to test from the list provided.