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Economics for the Common
Good:
Linking Economic,
Environmental and Community Well-being
"Economics for the Common Good" is our high school
curriculum and professional development program that explore
the relationships among the economy, the society, and the environment.
The program addresses these critical questions:
- How can we create an economy that promotes individual
and community well-being within the carrying capacity of the
environment?
- Whose needs are being met by the economy?
- What is the role of the "Commons" in sustaining
environmental and cultural well-being?
- What is the difference between "growth" and
"development"?
- How do economic policies affect environmental and social
well-being?
High school curriculum for
social studies and science courses
We offer a set of three rigorous
units that will invigorate existing economics or environmental
science programs with fresh, interdisciplinary approaches.
Contents:
- Economic Production and Natural
Capital: Explores environmental manufacturing, product
lifecycles, and sustainable economic practices.
- Incentives, Policies, and Economic
Choices: Examines the difference between price and
costs; social and environmental externalities; and the role
of public policies in promoting sustainability and accountability.
- Indicators and Economic Measurement:
Examines the Gross Domestic Product in light of community
and environmental sustainability, and introduces the Genuine
Progress Indicator.
Download
sample lessons or purchase
the curriculum.
Professional development
Schools can schedule a series of
economics workshops
that prepare teachers to use the Economics for the Common
Good curriculum. This program is perfect for science and
social studies teams interested in rigorous interdisciplinary
instruction.
View our middle school economics program, Designed
by Nature.
Examples from Classrooms and Links
to Standards
See what our approach looks like in the classroom.
View examples of student work and
summaries of teacher-created units resulting from our economics
programs.
Michigan
and National Standards Met the by our economics programs.
Integrate standards within and among content areas by using
our integrated approach to economics. (The link takes you to
PDF files that provide standards information on all Creative
Change content areas.)
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