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Savvas is excited to announce its NEW Economics program! Helping students build an essential, life-long understanding of core economics principles, Savvas Economics features motivating, hands-on activities, interactive graphics, animations, and videos to help build relevant economic literacy. The program bridges time-tested best practices, curriculum standard expectations, and technology to help prepare students to be college and career ready. Available in print, digital, and blended options. Savvas's Economics program uses a research tested four-part learning model to enhance teaching and understanding. [The four parts include]: Connect Students make learning personal as they connect to content through a story and activate their prior knowledge, personal experience, and perspective - Investigate Students actively learn, investigate, and acquire key content knowledge through a variety of components both in print and digital. - Synthesize Students extend their understanding by applying what they just learned in a quick recap and "pull-it-all-together" exercise before they move on to the next lesson. - Demonstrate Students demonstrate their understanding through a variety of authentic, formative, and summative assessments. - Publisher (savvas.com)