California Association of School Economics Teachers

The California Association of School Economics Teachers (CASET) is an organization of California teachers dedicated to helping one another effectively teach the economics strand of the California K-12 History/Social Science Standards to kindergarten through twelfth grade students.

Who Should Join?
All California teachers responsible for history/social science classes or high-school economics courses.

Why Join?
Share best practices with other teachers and learn from one another
Access lesson plans that incorporate the economic strand from the California History/Social Science and Economics Standards
Receive newsletters containing features on topics in economics and personal finance
Get advance notice of new materials and upcoming workshops
Be part of the recognized community for social science and economics teachers in California

The CASET Organization

CASET is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization founded in 1994 to help California teachers help students improve their economic literacy.

CASET was founded by two California high school economics teachers, Donna McCreadie and Sue Weaver, with the encouragement and assistance of the California Council on Economic Education and its Executive Director, Jim Charkins. It was apparent that there was a need to provide infrastructure and support to help the state's economics teachers. In addition, it was important to promote the teaching of economics at every grade level, including kindergarten. Donna and Sue knew that teaching economics could be both exciting and relevant. The goal was to provide meaningful lessons so students would understand the impact of economics on themselves and those around them. The organization that was envisioned was one that would help teachers be more effective in their classrooms.

The CASET Board of Directors 2010

President
Brian Shank (Ponderosa High School)  l

Vice President
Gifford Asimos (Helix Charter High School) 

Secretary
Greg Fisher (CA Academy of Math & Science) 

Treasurer
Dawn Cushing (Cucamonga Middle School) 

Members of the Board
Joanne Benjamin, Past President
Jim Charkins (CCEE)
Brian Held (Loyola High School)
Kim Gibbs (EconEd Foundation)
Roland Lewin (Dos Pueblos High School)
Dee Mecham (The Bishop's School)
Sharon Turner, Past President
Maury Zapata (Lincoln High School)
Petar Zegura (Moreau Catholic High School)

CASET Economics in Education Conference
October 29, 2010
This one-day, statewide conference for economics teachers features sessions tailored to different grade levels with emphasis on activity-based economic curriculum, teaching strategies, cooperative learning tips, and demonstrations of new materials.
Provides high school economics teachers a focused opportunity for peer interaction and networking
Helps many elementary and middle school teachers incorporate the state's standards for history and social science into their general curricula 
Conducted by highly experienced K-12th grade teachers, college professors in the CCEE network, and other educators that are experts in the curriculum
Recognizes and celebrates the teaching profession, thanking teachers for the service they perform for the children of California
Receives positive evaluations from attendees, consistently showing that teachers genuinely appreciate the conferences and believe it improves their teaching quality and effectiveness