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Key Concepts: Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Employment and Unemployment
Objective
Teachers will be able to:
- Explain how unemployment is calculated.
- Describe and distinguish between the different types of unemployment and why they matter.
- Participate in short activities they can use to help their students understand unemployment more completely.
Standards
Concepts
In this webinar, you will understand the measurement and importance of unemployment as a metric for economic health.
Description
It’s in the news nearly every day lately, but how well do students really understand unemployment? And how much of what is in the news is actually covered on the AP test? In this workshop, you’ll learn about how unemployment is calculated, the different types of unemployment, and what is expected at the AP level. Participants will receive several ready-made activities to use in class.
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