NETA’s Next Chapter
 

For more than two decades, the National Economics Teaching Association has brought economics educators together to share ideas, strengthen classroom practice, and celebrate the work of teaching economics.
 

Founded in 2005 as the Gulf Coast Economics Teaching Association, NETA grew from a regional gathering into a national community of instructors committed to making economics more engaging, practical, and meaningful for students.
 

This fall, NETA will continue that tradition with a one-day virtual economics teaching conference.
 

After the loss of our longtime conference sponsor, Cengage, we concluded that it would not be responsible to rush forward with a full in-person conference in 2026. But we also did not want the NETA tradition to pause. Fall 2026 will serve as a bridge year: a focused virtual conference that allows us to reconnect, share practical teaching ideas, and build toward our return to an in-person conference in 2027.

We are grateful to MobLab for its support as we prepare for this year’s virtual conference. MobLab’s work in classroom experiments, simulations, and active learning aligns closely with NETA’s long-standing commitment to helping students experience economics in memorable and meaningful ways.

22nd NETA Economics Teaching Conference

Format: Virtual Conference
Target Date: Friday, late October or early November 2026
Exact Date: Coming Soon

Theme
 

Economics Beyond the Textbook: Using Stories, Pop Culture, Policy, and Classroom Experience to Reach Students

This year’s virtual conference will bring together veteran NETA presenters and respected economics educators to explore fresh ways to help students see economics in stories, public life, classroom experience, and the real decisions people make.

The program is already taking shape around sessions on game theory, pop culture, economic history, classroom experiments, AI-supported teaching, and science-based strategies for student learning.

Preliminary Featured Sessions
 

Game Theory of Thrones
Linda Ghent and Alan Grant
 

Potternomics: Economic Curiosities in the Wizarding World
Brian O’Roark
 

Taxes Have Consequences
Brian Domitrovic
 

Building Classroom Simulations with AI
Florencia Gabriele

Parks and Recreation and Economics
Jadrian Wooten
 

Teaching Economics with Classroom Experiments: From Participation to Reflection
Richard Gosselin
 

Featured Presentation
Wayne Geerling
Session title coming soon
 

Additional details, including the exact date, final schedule, registration information, and speaker updates, will be posted soon.

Economics educators who would like to stay connected can complete our interest form:

https://forms.gle/BuqMomdqhE3ShZXs8

NETA is still here, and we are excited about what comes next.

Feel free to call Richard Gosselin at 832-257-2592 or email him at richard.gosselin@hccs.edu