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Additional information and services for teachers
The service section contains a wealth of additional information and services for teachers who use iconomix in their lessons.
Workshops
In different workshops, teachers have the opportunity to test iconomix in a group and adjust it to their specific needs. iconomix training events are offered at several recognised schools, or can be held on demand for individual schools. Find out more under
Workshopshttp://www.iconomix.chen/service/workshops/overview/.
For more information, please refer to the
Germanwww.iconomix.ch,
Frenchwww.iconomix.ch or
Italianwww.iconomix.ch versions of the website.
Educational concept
This section provides teachers who use iconomix in class as well as anyone else who is interested in iconomix with information on the
educational concepthttp://www.iconomix.chen/service/educational-concept/learning-with-iconomix/, the
educational contenthttp://www.iconomix.chen/service/educational-concept/basic-economic-principles/ and how the iconomix modules can be integrated into the
curricula of Swiss upper secondary schoolshttp://www.iconomix.chen/service/educational-concept/integration-into-curriculum/.
Blog
Updated on a regular basis, the
iconomix bloghttp://www.iconomix.chen/service/blog/ provides lots of ideas and clever tips – always presented with an economic slant – on how current economic and social issues can be explored in class. Where applicable, it also lists sources which might be of interest to teachers.
Newsletter
The iconomix newsletter is published four times a year in German, French, Italian and English. It provides the latest news on the iconomix teaching programme, on workshops and on the iconomix award for students.
Support
iconomix provides fast, comprehensive
supporthttp://www.iconomix.chen/service/support/overview/, ranging from online demos (such as the iconomix tour) to FAQs, a system check and user support by phone and e-mail.
Contact
We would love to hear what you think of iconomix. Simply use our
contact formhttp://www.iconomix.chen/service/contact/ to send us any questions and comments you may have.
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Upper secondary school level
The upper secondary school level comprises all school types subsequent to completion of compulsory schooling.
Curricula
The curricula define the teaching goals, educational content and other requirements of the courses taught at the different types of schools.
General curricula apply to the whole of Switzerland and, on the basis of these, specific curricula are formulated for the individual cantons and school types.
iconomix blog
The blog is an economics blog for schools and can be used in a number of ways – it can help further your knowledge, serve as a source of inspiration for a lesson or provide information on current economic topics.
Learning with iconomix (German)(270 KB)http://www.iconomix.ch/fileadmin/docs/didaktik/lernen_mit_iconomix-modulen.pdf-
Information leaflet about iconomix(365 KB)http://www.iconomix.ch/fileadmin/docs/flyer/iconomix-flyer_en.pdf -
List of courseshttp://www.iconomix.chen/service/workshops/training-events/