The Virginia Council on Economic Education annually recognizes and rewards teachers who demonstrate outstanding creativity and commitment to economic education. There are three distinct programs for teacher recognition.
This award recognizes teachers who create an outstanding original single lesson plan that increases economic understanding. The lesson is short in duration, typically taking three days or less to complete.
Outstanding Economics Unit/Project Plan
This award recognizes teachers who create an outstanding original unit or project that increases economic understanding. The unit or project may take place over an entire semester or grading period and typically consists of several lessons and a culminating activity.
The Outstanding Economic Educator
This award recognizes educators who have a sustained history of commitment and contribution to economic education. An Outstanding Economic Educator is selected by each of the centers and receives $100. One of those teachers is selected as Virginia's Outstanding Economic Educator of the Year and awarded $1,000.
Eligibility for Lesson Plans and Unit/Project Plans
Teachers of students in grades K-12 who have developed and used innovative lesson plans for teaching economics in their classrooms.
Entries must contain lesson plans used in the author’s classroom within the last three years.
Co-authored entries are acceptable.
The Economic Educator Awards are made possible by generous funding from the Virginia Housing Development Authority and the Virginia Credit Union.
Virginia Council on Economic Education
Virginia Commonwealth University
301 W. Main Street, Box 844000
Richmond, VA 23284-4000
T: (804) 828-1627 Email
Date Last Modified: February 08, 2010
