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Economics & Business Word Diagrams - Blog Post Links

 

In excited support of the release of the fabulous new book ‘Organise Ideas’ from Oliver Caviglioli and David Goodwin, I am sharing some of the various ways I have used word diagrams in my own practice. I hope these posts will be of particular use to teachers of economics, but also more widely!


Economics & Business Word Diagrams - Blog Post Links


Retrieval Practice and Elaboration... with Venn Diagrams

- Microeconomic concepts (numerous, simple)

- Venn diagram - created with PPT

- Retrieval practice, elaboration


Exploring container and path concepts to support organisation

- Macroeconomics - Trade Blocs

- Hybrid diagram - created with PPT

- Organising thinking for writing and memory


Using Word Diagrams for Deep Thinking and Detailed Memories

- Microeconomics - Market Structures

- Complex double spray diagram - created with PPT

- Retrieval practice, attention, schema links for memory


Beyond Tables

- Microeconomics - Contestability

- Input-Output diagram - created with diagrams.net

- Clarity and careful sequencing in instruction


Curric-onomics: WHAT TO TEACH, AND WHEN? The Structure of Content, Choosing Contexts, and the Repeating Quest – Part 1

- Economics curriculum content and sequencing

- Russian Doll and Flow - created with PPT

- Curriculum thinking and communication

New student and new parent friendly version here also:

Gesture & Three Point Communication in Curriculum Conversations


Avoiding Mapshock

- Business - Sources of Finance and Product

- Mind map and concept map - both created with Google Slides

- Careful sequencing in instruction


Why are curriculum maps not, well, maps?!

- Business curriculum content and mapping

- Very simple sets map type diagram - created with PPT

- Curriculum thinking and communication


diagrams.net

- Business - Reasons for Growth

- Input-output diagrams - created with diagrams.net





I have also written a contribution for David and Oliver's book on my 'macro map'. A hybrid diagram (huge, input-output style, created with diagrams.net) of the main links within a national economy. You can access a PDF copy of the full map here: PDF coming soon!






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