New Year, New Challenges

So I'm supposed to be on summer vacation, better known as July break. We have effectively 3.5 weeks off until its back to work. So what have I been doing with my summer vacation? I'm spending a good amount of it preparing to teach Economics next year.

I keep thinking next year when I should be thinking 'next month'. Its not a lot of time to prepare for a course I've never taught before but as I've been working on the curriculum, I've been getting more interested in the topic. Its going to be a fun challenge I think. The key is going to be making it interesting to the kids. I have to make sure I don't rely too heavily on the textbook. I think I've found some tools on iTunes I can use. I've also got some ideas about projects.

My other course, History of Chicago, is outlined but I have a lot to do on that one also. The next several weeks are going to be spent working. Fortunately I have a little break going to DC but other than that, planning, planning, and more planning.