Thomas R Brown Foundation

Office of economic education (oee)the Thomas R. Brown Foundation (trbf) continues its work with the university of Arizona office of economic education (oee) in providing economic education programs to k-12 teachers throughout Arizona. In 2022, the oee offered 36 professional development workshops for k-12 educators in the form of 1-2-hour weekday sessions, self-paced programs over 3-4 weeks, and one full day conference in the summer. Most programs were offered online via zoom. Professional development programs featured introductory content knowledge, instructional resources, complimentary copies of relevant texts, and special guest speakers. A total of 756 "seats" were filled across the 36 workshops, with some educators attending more than one program.

"v.o.t.e." (voices on the economy) seriesthe vote series is designed to teach economic issues from multiple perspectives to foster more productive civic engagement and more effective policy formation. Developed by amy cramer, ph.d., the series teaches the history of three different economic perspectives without promoting any specific economic or political viewpoint. The series begins with a three-day conference during which dr. cramer teaches the historic foundations for the three perspectives. The series includes 14 full-day workshops, each connected to the vote textbook available for free online. Six days of vote programming were offered in 2022, with a total of 111 seats filled (some educators attended more than one program). Dr. amy cramer continued working with 10 teachers in the vote educator certification program.

Econ expo 2022econ expo is a one-day virtual economics education conference designed for middle and high school teachers. The event features a keynote address and 6 professional development sessions focused on economics and personal finance instruction. Attendees can choose to attend up to 4 of the 6 sessions. In 2022, 85 educators from around the country participated in the event. Event presenters and attendees were provided a meal via a food delivery service as well as an economics-themed t-shirt.