| Annual participant from 1995
to 2007 in the Stanford Workshop for High School Teachers of Economics, a one-week
workshop organized by the Stanford
Institute for Economic Policy Research. Responsibilities include giving
lectures on economics subjects and pedagogy, and interacting with the participants.
In 2003, lectured on the economies of the Middle East and recent developments
in antitrust enforcement. In 2004, lectured on welfare policy and President Bush’s
economic record during his first term. In 2005, lectured on trade and budget imbalances
and on incorporating innovation and growth into introductory courses. In 2006,
lectured on women’s labor force participation and the economics of “bubbles.”
In 2007, lectured on the history of the Federal Reserve and the economics of health care finance.
Author: Wrote explanatory definitions of 50 concepts, with
examples, for inclusion with “Virtual Economics 3.0 Project,”
a CD-ROM of curriculum materials from the National
Council on Economic Education completed in 2004.
Editor for “Capstone: The Nation’s High
School Economics Course.”Responsibilities include consulting and
commenting on the curriculum and lessons. Published by the National
Council on Economic Education in Fall 2002.
Video Host and Content Consultant for “Teaching
High School Economics,” eight one-hour instructional videos providing classroom
exercises and tips for high school teachers of economics. Shows produced by Pacific
Street Films, Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, in cooperation with the National
Council on Economic Education and the Educational Films Corporation, and with
funding from the Annenberg Foundation and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Final
cut completed in June 2002.
Instructor at Phillips
Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, during the summer sessions of 1982 and
1983. Taught classes on “Law and Morality” and “Basic Expository
Writing” to high school students. |