The Office of Economic Education at Northern Illinois University, often referred to as the NIU Center, has the mission of improving the understanding of economics among elementary and secondary school students in Northern Illinois, in order that those students will become effective participants in the economy.  Our primary means of carrying out this mission are to provide training and assistance in teaching economics to teachers at the kindergarten to 12th grade levels.

The Center offers the following forms of training and assistance:

Credit and non-credit professional development programs that enable teachers to integrate economics into their lesson plans at any grade level.

Consultations with school districts and individual schools that wish to incorporate economic education across the curriculum.

Support for the statewide programs offered by the Econ Illinois (formerly Illinois Council on Economic Education), including but not limited to the Stock Market Game, Poster Contest, Teacher Awards, and Economics Challenge.

We are always developing teacher workshops.  Bookmark this site and check back here for specific announcements.  Also coming will be a list of books and tapes available on loan.