Teaching economics / William E. Becker and Michael Watts -- Making cooperative learning work in economics classes / Robin L. Bartlett -- Gender and active learning / Maureen J. Lage and Michael Traglia -- Student decision making as active learning / Charles Noussair and James Walker -- Integrating the practice of writing into economics instruction / W. Lee Hansen -- Using the internet and computer technology to teach economics / Kim Sosin -- Using Monte Carlo studies for teaching econometrics / Peter Kennedy -- Using sports to teach economics / John J. Siegfried and Allen R. Sanderson -- Acceptance speeches by the Nobel laureates in economics / William J. Zahka -- Using cases as an effective active learning technique / Stephen Buckles -- Engaging students in quantitative analysis with the academic and popular press / William E. Becker.