On the Road to Becoming Highly Qualified

Strategies for Successful Completion of the Economics Praxis Exam

Presenters

Robert B. Blair, Ph.D., Director

Maria L. Edlin, M.A., Assistant Director

Center for Economic Education

Jennings A. Jones College of Business

Middle Tennessee State University

P.O. Box 40

Murfreesboro, TN 37132

615.898.5291

rbblair@mtsu.edu

medlin@mtsu.edu

www.mtsu.edu/econed

Introduction

• Purpose– Center for Economic Education Objective

• Geographic Service Area• Program Service Areas

• No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001– Tennessee Plan

• http://tennessee.gov/education/nclb

• Session Overview

Tennessee Plan for Becoming Highly Qualified to Teach

Economics

Five Options

• Test

• Major

• Graduate Degree

• Advanced Certification or Credential

• HOUSSE

Test Option

• Economics Praxis (0910)

• www.ets.org/praxis• Minimum Score 530• Plus Nine Credit

Hours in Economics– Microeconomics– Macroeconomics– Finance or Other

Related Courses

Major and Graduate Degree Options

• Major in Economics• Equivalent of a major

in Economics (24 semester hours)

or

• Graduate Degree in Economics

Advanced Certification

• National Board Certification (NBC)– National Board for Professional Teaching

Standards (NBPTS)– www.nbpts.org– Social Studies (Economics)

HOUSSE Option

• Existing Teachers Only

• Professional Matrix (100 points)– Experience Teaching in Specific Content Area– Positive Evaluations– College Coursework– Honors/Awards/Publications– Professional Leadership– Staff/Professional Development

Economics Praxis Strategies

• BCEN 6650 Innovations and Problems in Economic Education

• Foundation for Teaching Economics– The Economy and the Environment – The Right Start Institute

• Self-Study

BCEN 6650 Innovations and Problems in Economic Education

• Basic Economic Concepts

• Measuring Economic Performance

• Aggregate Demand and Supply

• Monetary Policy• Fiscal Policy• International

Economics

• Product Markets• Theory of the Firm• Factor Markets• Materials and

Methods• Research and Current

Events• Professional

Development

Foundation for Teaching Economics

• The Right Start Institute– January 26-29, 2012 ($50)

• Brentwood, Tennessee

– February TBA, 2012 ($50)• Gatlinburg, Tennessee

www.fte.org

Self-Study

• Advanced Placement Economics Study Guide

• College Principles of Economics Textbook

For more information visit:

www.mtsu.edu/econed