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We are a friendly organisation of dedicated and passionate teachers who specialise in teaching and the promotion of Senior Economics in Queensland, and Economics and Business in Years 7-10.
We are determined to break down myths: Economics is interesting, topical and logical.
It is understanding front page news and answering questions as to how to make informed decisions when economic conditions are changing.
This includes decisions about jobs, production, investments, and entrepreneurial decisions as individuals or as managers in future
careers and businesses. Studying Economics gives students hope and optimism, as it
involves solving issues for a better world!
To achieve this goal, the association organises and resources a range of activities aimed at enhancing the professional qualities of teachers and the understanding of Economics among students.
QETA Inc. was established in 1968. It is a non-profit organisation.
What a fun time to be an economics teacher or student. As this was one of our most clicked on posts from last year, we updated "how we
use the Budget in classrooms", so here may be some resources you may find valuable, with some potential prompts to get going. I can say
that I have personally used each of these over the last few days in class with students.
1. Christmas for Sad Losers - This short ABC video from last year provides
the basics of what the budget is and why it's important. Students could turn this content into a paragraph, or a poster to create a
"Budget explainer" of sorts.
2. Treasurer Jim Chalmers Budget Speech - This is the speech.
Students could list each measure mentioned and identify a stakeholder group benefitted, or the applicable macroeconomic objective each
addresses
3. Interview with Sarah Ferguson - "How are you going to pay for all of
these spending measurers and tax cuts on top of the measures last year.....is this Budget fiscally responsible?" Classes may be able to
use this to consolidate their understanding on injections an dleakages, sources of government revenue, aspects of government spending and
the economic cycle.
4. Winners and Losers - An
article from the AFR
detailing various stakeholder groups. And
here's something similar that isn't behind a paywall.
Depending on the dynamic of your students, it may be a valuable and potentially provocative thought exercise to debate and prioritise each
stakeholder in the order of importance given current economic conditions
5. Alan Kohler''s Budget Analysis simplifying some of the key statistics,
figures and trends which should help demonstrate to students how analysis in economics works -- A common strategy of mine is to pause the
video when graphs show up before the commentary starts to see how aligned the students' insights are to the professionals.
5. Budget Overview - The simplified document (still 64
pages) outlining the relevant trends, key measurers and accounting tables of the Budget. The piechart with "here's where revenue comes
from, and here's where it's spent" is on page 59. Students can guess the pie slices, debate needed changes, etc.
Price Mechanism Madness!
1. Draw a supply and demand diagram which shows the impact a bird flue outbreak may have on the market for eggs
2. List and explain 3 non-price factors which can cause an increase in demand for chocolate
3. Explain the concept of "price elasticity demand" using Uber surge pricing as an example
4. Explain why a price set above equilibrium in the market for avocados would likely reduce down to equilibrium
5. Explain the impact of removing existing tariffs would have on the domestic market. Use "clothing" as your example, make sure to
draw and annotate the model.
According to the Australian Productivity Commission, the number
of Australians who are homeless long-term has risen by 25 per cent, new data shows. With many Year 11s potentially looking at inequality
for Unit 2, there's definitely a lot to draw from. The ABC here explains a bit of the latest trends and some of the governments planned
policies to address the problems
From the ABC
Advocates call the figures "grim findings" as the housing crisis continues across the country.
The federal government has committed billions of dollars to fund and build more social and affordable housing across the country.
Defining what is meant by economic literacy is not straightforward and it has been the subject of debate over many decades. New research by the RBA and their Bulletin article explores the meaning of ‘economic literacy’.
Economic and financial literacy are clearly distinguished by the RBA research.
This is important information required by teachers of the Australian Curriculum Economics and Business Years 5-10. The curriculum, both versions 8.4 and 9.0 refer to core ideas of economics and financial literacy, so it is critical that teachers appreciate the difference of economic and financial literacy for their teaching programs.
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