Economics Teachers’ Association of Western Australia

CCI Economic Presentations

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 09:04:18 +0000

With the economy once again expected to be a big issue this year, now is an ideal time for students to improve their understanding about local economic conditions. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (CCI) will be offering ETAWA members the opportunity for an Economist to present to year 12 students on [...]

New material added

admin — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:06:53 +0000

New resources have become available in the following sections: Resources for 2012 Sample programs for Stage 2 Resources Sample programs for Stage 3 Resources

President’s Update Term 1 2012

admin — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:57:27 +0000

Dear Members Welcome to a new year! I would like to take this opportunity to introduce the three new committee members elected to the ETAWA Executive at the 2011 AGM: Nick Ognenis, Dennise Cooper and Alison Jutsum, and thank them for nominating for the Executive and for being prepared to offer their time and expertise [...]

Upcoming events

Vanessa — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:20:07 +0000

Click to download the ETAWA Sundowner February 2012 flyer Also check the calendar of events here or below.

Membership for 2012

ryan — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 05:06:12 +0000

It’s that time again – please renew your membership so we can continue to support Economics education in Western Australia. Membership Application for 2012

President’s update: Term 4

Vanessa — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 02:50:41 +0000

President’s Update Term 4 Dear Members As the WACE Economics examination rapidly approaches, it is timely to acknowledge the work of the ETAWA Executive in running a WACE Revision Seminar at PLC on Saturday 10 September. Just over 200 students attended the morning with presentations from Steven Kemp and Lorna Wardle. Feedback from students after [...]

2012 Economics Syllabus

lorna — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 08:13:00 +0000

Here is the revised syllabus for teaching in 2012 and a summary of the key changes. Economics_syllabus_June_2011_for_2012 Economics_Syllabus_Refinements_Summary_PDF

Promotion of Economics

ryan — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 05:34:56 +0000

The latest promotional Flyer can be sourced in full colour at – ETAWA A5 Flyer 2011 We also have two posters that can also be printed out – 2011 ETAWA A2 Poster and 2011 ETAWA A2 Poster 2 The 2010 poster is avaliable here ETAWA A5 Flyer 2010

Economics changing the World

ryan — Mon, 30 May 2011 02:19:12 +0000

A possible starting point for talking to students about subject selection… The following is an extract from an article by two time Pulitzer prize winning journalis Nicholas Kristof in the New York Time … a paean to economists “When I was in college, I majored in political science. But if I were going through college [...]