Professional Development
AP Economics Summer Institutes
AP Economics Summer Institutes are designed to prepare teachers to teach AP economics or improve the skills of teachers presently teaching AP economics. These summer institutes provide a concentrated five day total immersion in AP economics. They also carry with them the opportunity to earn 3 graduate credits.
The programs will be held at Illinois Wesleyan University June 22-27 and Northwestern University July 21-25. Mr. James Chasey will be presenting at both.
- View the info sheet for the Illinois Wesleyan University institute for complete information.
James Chasey received his BA from Purdue University, his MA from the University of Illinois, and studied in the Graduate School of Business of the University of Chicago as the Christa McAuliffe Fellow for the State of Illinois. He has taught economics in high school from 1969-2002, and economics part-time in college since 1985. He has enjoyed the privilege of being a grader, and a table leader in AP Economics. Among his favorite professional activities are presenting at numerous one-day workshops and week-long summer institutes for AP Economics. He is married and has two children, one of whom is teaching AP Psychology. Mr. Chasey has written numerous works specifically for use in the teaching of AP Economics. His main interest in presenting week-long summer institutes is to specifically structure the workshop to meet the needs of the participants.
Visit the Illinois Advanced Placement Institutes web site.