Center for Economic Education

The MCC Center for Economic Education is part of a nationwide network of university and community college-based centers which provide teacher training and curriculum development for America's K-12 schools. The Center at MCC is the sixth in the United States to be housed at a Community College.

"The Center at MCC will help strengthen economic understanding and financial literacy throughout Arizona and by partnering with economic educators across the country we will empower teachers, students and community members to better understand the world through the economic way of thinking," stated Greg Pratt, former MCC Economics Faculty and founding Director for the MCC Center for Economic Education.

Debbie Henney Receives Award
Center Director, Debbie Henney, receives national Bessie B. Moore Service Award.

MCC's Center for Economic Education will improve economic literacy of current and future citizens of the state by providing educational and training programs andInsert images here, one after another materials for teachers of K-12 classes. The Center conducts workshops, seminars, for-credit classes and other professional development opportunities for educators. In addition, the Center acts as a clearinghouse for the gathering and dissemination of economics based curriculum, lesson plans, activities and other resources that K-12 educators can easily implement into literature, math and science lessons already being taught. The Center also hosts the annual state-wide Economics Challenge, Finance Challenge, Economics Critical Thinking Competition, Personal Finance Case Study Competition.

Elena Zee, Arizona Council on Economic Education President, commented, "The Center for Economic Education at MCC provides quality training for teachers in the Phoenix-metro area that are tasked with teaching Arizona's K-12 Economics Standards and the economics course required for high school graduation. This center serves as a model that can be replicated to take advantage of the vast community college network in Arizona to reach educators across the state that have been historically underserved."

Programs

Courses for Pre-Service Teachers

ECN 211 Principles of Macroeconomics

ECN 212 Principles of Microeconomics

High School Boot Camp

1-week summer program for new and newer teachers of economics

AEPA Prep Sessions

Study sessions and tutoring for teachers preparing to take the Arizona Educator Profiency Exam in Economics

Student Competitions

Economics Challenge

Personal Finance Challenge

Critical Thinking Case Study Competition

Personal Finance Case Study Competition

In-Service Programs

Training for schools/districts

Conferences

Arizona Council for the Social Studies Conference

Arizona Society of Economics Teachers Conference

Sample Workshops

Financial Literacy Workshop

Making Sense of the Federal Budget, Debt and Deficit - Workshop

Water Conservation Workshop at the Phoenix Zoo

The Standup Economist

The Economics of Dating - in Partnership with the MCCCD Honors Program

Pre-Service Teacher Workshops - In Partnership with ASU

GeoNomics Workshops - In Partnership with the Arizona Geographical Alliance

Jacob Clifford Workshop

Virtual Economics

Stock Market Game Workshop

Art and Economics Workshops - In Partnership with the i.d.e.a. Museum in Mesa

Ethics, Economics and Social Issues

Resources

Partner Organizations

Upcoming Events

Center Director

Debbie Henney

Residential Faculty - Economics

Social Science and Justice Studies

Office: SC 14 - Room: 62

480-461-7067

debra.henney@mesacc.edu

Economics and Personal Finance Challenge Winners 2024

Milton Friedman Division Champions

Milton Friedman Division

First Place
Team: Mountain Sky 1
School: Mountain Sky Middle School
Teacher: Lori Glover

Second Place
Team: Mountain Sky 3
School: Mountain Sky Middle School
Teacher: Lori Glover

David Ricardo Division Champions

David Ricardo Division

First Place
Team: RedTeam
School: BASIS Chandler
Teacher: Richard Aitken

Second Place
Team: D1 Yappers
School: Hamilton High School
Teacher: Grant Lapinski

Adam Smith Division Champions

Adam Smith Division

First Place
Team: The Thorgregsons
School: BASIS Mesa
Teacher: Greg Thorson

Second Place
Team: Orange Team
School: BASIS Chandler
Teacher: Richard Aitken