JA Economics®

JA Economics® is part of the JA High School Experience courses, is a one-semester course that connects high school students to the economic principles that influence their daily life as well as their future.

Through a variety of experiential activities presented by the teacher and volunteer, students better understand the relationship between what they learn in school, their future career, and their successful participation in today's global economy. Volunteers engage with students through a variety of activities that may include subject-matter guest speaking, coaching, or advising for case study and project coursework.

The course addresses each of the economics standards identified by the Council for Economic Education as being essential to complete a high school economics course.

This course has received California A-G approval from High School Articulation, Office of Undergraduate Admissions, University of California.

Following participation in this course, students will be able to:

• Learn the necessary concepts applicable to state and national educational standards
• Apply economic reasoning and skills in the world around them
• Synthesize elective concepts through a cumulative, tangible deliverable (optional case studies and/or projects)
• Demonstrate the skills necessary for future financial literacy pathway success
• Integrate College and Career Readiness anchor standards in Reading, Informational Text, Speaking and Listening, and Vocabulary

JA Economics® is part of the JA Financial Literacy Pathway. The course is a blended model that includes teacher-led content, volunteer-led opportunities, and self-guided content to support flexible implementation options. JA Economics® is available in classroom-based or remote live implementation. Robust support materials are available for teachers, including a pacing guide for semester-long implementation. Your local JA area may have the opportunity to support interested districts that have formed a relationship with post-secondary institutions to facilitate dual credit.

As part of this course, JA teachers and volunteers are encouraged to use the resources available in JA Connect® Learning Pathways, located at connect.ja.org. This self-guided experience includes interactives, JA Here to Career^™, and games and apps for student use.

JA programs support national and state standards in reading, mathematics, social studies, and work and career readiness. See here for more information on alignment with national and state standards.