TEACHING ECONOMICS:
INSTRUCTION AND CLASSROOM BASED RESEARCH

Friday, February 20, 2026

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• 9:15am – 9:30am EST Welcome
• 9:30am – 10:30am EST Plenary Speaker
• 10:45am – 11:30am EST Concurrent Sessions
• 11:45am – 12:30pm EST Concurrent Sessions
• 1:00pm – 1:45pm EST Concurrent Sessions
• 2:00pm – 2:45pm EST Concurrent Sessions
• 3:00pm – 3:45pm EST Concurrent Sessions
• 4:00pm – 4:45pm EST Concurrent Sessions
• 4:45pm – 5:00pm EST Closing Remarks

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9:15am – 9:30am (EST) Welcome

9:30am – 10:30am Plenary Speaker

Plenary Session - Lee Coppock, University of Virginia

From Models to Meaning: Using Storytelling to Engage Economics Students

10:30am – 10:45am Break

10:45am – 11:30am Concurrent Sessions

Active Learning in Undergraduate Macroeconomics: Data Driven Strategies
Abass Mohammed, San Jacinto College
Active Learning In Undergraduate Macro Slides

Markets and Institutions: A Comparative Business Study Across African Economies
Janet Scott, Southeast Community College

Using AI to Enhance Knowledge
Stuart Greenfield, University of Maryland Global Campus

11:30am – 11:45am Break

11:45am – 12:30pm Concurrent Sessions

Teaching Economic Growth with Aggregate Supply and Aggregate Demand Graphs
Max Gillman, University of Missouri - St. Louis 

Game-Based Learning: Demonstrating the Power of Money, Markets, and Democracy
Jesse Melvin, Rowan University

From Cramming to Consistent Learning: Accountability and Retrieval Routines
Miles Stevens, Morehouse College
Emmanuel Obi, Morehouse College

Using Fred Data in the Economics Classroom
Diego Mendez-Carbajo, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis

12:30pm – 1:00pm Lunch Break

1:00pm – 1:45pm Concurrent Sessions

Teaching Economics Through Pop Culture: From K-Pop Demon Hunters to Bad Bunny
Hamilton Cruz, EPCC
Teaching Economics Through Pop Culture Slides

The User Generated Classroom- Student Submitted Media Examples in the Curriculum
Stephen Joyce, Drexel University

Teaching Economics for Peace and Social Justice
Jaesoo Kim, Indiana University Indianapolis

Succeeding with Simulations
Megan Kirts, Econiful

1:45pm – 2:00pm Break

2:00pm – 2:45pm Concurrent Sessions

Impact of Photo Narration in Macroeconomics Teaching on Student Learning
Subhadra Ganguli, Penn State University 
Laura Cruz, Research Professor, Penn State University
Photo Narration Macro Slides

Using YouTube, Comedy Central and Popular TV Shows to Teach Economics
Anthony Zambelli, San Diego Center for Economic Education

Assessing Learning in HyFlex Economics Courses Without Compromising Rigor
Prince Ellis, University of Cincinnati

The Semiquincentennial Legacy of "The Wealth of Nations"
Joseph Weglarz, University of Detroit - Mercy

2:45pm – 3:00pm Break

3:00pm – 3:45pm Concurrent Sessions

Untangling the Naughty Economy with the “Knotty” Economist
Varun Gupta, Wharton County Junior College

OER Innovation in Macroeconomics
Vishakha Maskey, West Liberty University

Level-Up Day One: Gamifying the Syllabus to Build Engagement and Community
Lauren Banko-Ortiz, Rowan University

3:45pm – 4:00pm Break

4:00pm – 4:45pm Concurrent Sessions

From Calculations to Decision-Making in Personal Finance
Yuchen Lin, Hampden-Sydney College
From Calculations to Decision Making in Personal Finance Slides

A Project-Based Framework for Principles of Microeconomics
Anthony Zambelli, San Diego Center for Economic Education

Using AI as a Cognitive Tutor in the Classroom via Two Case Studies
Barry Evans, Northwestern Oklahoma State University
Dr. Anthony B. Sawyer, East Texas Baptist University

4:45pm – 5:00pm (EST) Closing Remarks