Crossroads: Where Economics, History, and Music Meet
Includes tour of Alabama Music Hall of Fame
Grades 9-12 November 12, 2025, 9:00 - 2:30pm Alabama Music Hall of Fame 617 US Hwy 72W Tuscumbia, AL 35674
Presenter: Dr. Chris Cannon, Associate Director and Chief Program Officer Georgia Council Georgia Council on Economic Education
In this workshop, supply and demand meets historical sight and sound! Crossroads is an immersive, interdisciplinary workshop for high school economics and U.S. history teachers who want to spark deeper connections through the power of music.
You’ll get dynamic resources to help you teach topics like Civil Rights, the Great Migration, fiscal policy, budgeting, unemployment, economic inequality and many more using Library of Congress primary sources and fresh, ready-to-teach lessons developed by the Georgia Council on Economic Education (GCEE).
TeachRock will take the stage to share innovative, arts-based teaching strategies from their nationally recognized curriculum. Their partnership is central to the Crossroads experience, and all participants will walk away with curated TeachRock resources tailored to economics and U.S. history classrooms.
Teachers will leave with new classroom-ready lessons, teaching tools, and ideas for making their content sing—literally. Additionally, four lucky teachers at each location will walk away with a $100.00 stipend for classroom supplies (via random drawing)!
Sub reimbursement, lunch and additional resources provided. Teachers need to bring a laptop.
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This workshop is provided through the support of the Alabama Council on Economic Education, Georgia Council on Economic Education, TeachRock, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
