Economics (39 total posts)

Strategy and tactics

June 13, 2014
“Do nothing that is of no use.” Miyamoto Musashi (master swordsman, 1584 – 1645) This will be one of those posts that gets me into some hot water with people in the upper-echelons of the IB tower, but here goes: how much of the HL economics syllabus...

Movie clips for spice…

May 16, 2014
Increasingly, in dealing with the current young economists where the screen has replaced the note pad and buttons are making pens obsolete, I find it necessary to move with the times and increasingly use film clips to splice together a lesson. It  might sound a tad...

Revision and a practice paper

March 17, 2014
As mock exams are in full swing at the moment, the usual “Use of past papers” discussion once again rears its ugly, and frankly quite tiresome, head. For undersigned and an increasing number of teachers, the vote is over: don’t use past papers! This...

Professional Development Opportunities for IBDP Economics Teachers

September 18, 2013
Triple A Learning’s highly successful Online IB Teacher Workshops are available through OSC, providing teachers with an ideal and cost-effective professional development opportunity for teachers and school staff who cannot take time away from school. From October...