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I've been working as an assessment and curriculum developer for the past 7 years, where I specialize in the field of Development Economics and Comparative political systems. I have a PhD in Political science and two Master's Degrees, one in International Relations and the other in Business Economics. The uploaded resources are engaging presentations, quizzes, and lessons that I use regularly in my classroom.

I've been working as an assessment and curriculum developer for the past 7 years, where I specialize in the field of Development Economics and Comparative political systems. I have a PhD in Political science and two Master's Degrees, one in International Relations and the other in Business Economics. The uploaded resources are engaging presentations, quizzes, and lessons that I use regularly in my classroom.
Calculating and understanding costs in IB Microeconomics
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Calculating and understanding costs in IB Microeconomics

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The lesson focuses on understanding the relevance of different costs such as marginal and total cost to the overall operations of a business based on the understanding of IB Economics. Relevant charts and exercises are included to support the student’s understanding of these terms.
Brexit - Examining the Economic and Political Aspects
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Brexit - Examining the Economic and Political Aspects

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This is a detailed examination on all of the facts pertinent to the Brexit debate. The goal of this presentation is not only to educate students on the impact of Brexit, but also provide fun and meaningful details that will help them in their future studies. It contains: * a short intro to the EU; * a short history of the British relationship with the EU; * an analysis of the impact of Brexit on the UK economy and on global stock and equity indexes; * an analysis of the (domestic and foreign) political implications of Brexit; * an activity that discusses direct democracy on the example of Brexit; * an activity that discusses the priorities of the UK based on Theresa May’s Brexit speech; * guidelines for writing a short essay with details prepared for 3 topics. This presentation can be used with any students age 15 or above. The presentation consists of 20 detailed slides with further guidelines provided in the notes section. With the activities provided, this can easily be used for several lessons, as only one of the activities is expected to last 45 minutes.
WW II - Quiz of Key Events
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WW II - Quiz of Key Events

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A quiz of key events that occurred during WW II. This quiz is made in the form of a Power Point presentation with 10 questions. The questions are on a different scale on Bloom's taxonomy, with most of them being on the level of identification and understanding, but a few higher level questions are also present. This quiz is appropriate for students 14+ and can be used during a revision class or as an assessment tool.
US Containment Policy - detailed background, causes and overview
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US Containment Policy - detailed background, causes and overview

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This is a Power Point presentation for students aged 14+ containing 24 slides, two class activities that can easily be used for at least 2 lessons. It allows students to not only understand the term of Containment but also evaluate the differences between Strong-point and Total Containment, as well as formulate their own opinion on the topic. The presentation is designed to help the student understand the background of the Containment policy. It also helps the student understand the causes of the divide in Europe and how the strong nationalist sentiment in Italy and Germany have birth to extremist political options. The learning outcomes are: Identifying why World War II started and how nationalist movements gained power in Germany and Italy; Understanding how ‘’Appeasement’’ impacted pre-WW2 Europe; Evaluating the relevance of the lack of trust between the West and the Soviet Union in developing their future relationship; Analysing the causes of the start of the Cold War; Understanding the relevance of George Kennan’s ‘’Long Telegram’’; Understanding the difference between the terms Strong-point Containment and Total Containment.
Understanding the Importance of Human and Natural Capital
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Understanding the Importance of Human and Natural Capital

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A 20-slide presentation that introduces students to the concept of human and natural capital. This presentation includes an activity that is designed to help students understand the concept of the ''Natural resource curse'', as well as finding ways on how a country could avoid this phenomenon. The presentation encourages critical thinking and provides practical examples of human capital on both the level of microeconomics, as well as macroeconomics. This one-hour-long lesson is primarily made for highly advanced 17-18 year students or for higher-level education. The key learning outcomes are: Identifying the forms of capital; Understanding the relevance of human capital to economic growth; Identifying key ideas in regards to human capital theory; Understanding the impact of the ‘’Natural resource curse’’; Analyzing the way human and natural capital can be measured.
Theory behind US Foreign Policy
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Theory behind US Foreign Policy

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This lesson is meant to help students understand the key theoretic concepts needed to understand US foreign policy. An activity is included to encourage students to critically evaluate the impact events in the realm of domestic politics have on foreign policy. The goal of this lesson is to go through the sometimes not engaging theoretic concepts that are required to understand foreign policy and this lesson can be used for students 16+, or highly motivated students in the 14-16 group. The lesson can easily be used for 45 minutes- 1 hour, depending on how long you want the activity to last. The expected learning outcomes are: Defining foreign policy; Identifying several theories that analyze foreign policy; Understanding the relationship between domestic and foreign policy; Understanding the term ''motivation gap''; Identifying key actors in creating American foreign policy; Identifying types of foreign policy goals.
2017 UK General Elections
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2017 UK General Elections

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An 11-question quiz that can be used in any class aged 12+ as an ice breaker and to discuss the impact of the 2017 UK General Election on politics in the United Kingdom. Several questions can be used to foster long discussions on electoral trends in the UK.