KCEE

Game Dates	Statewide Sponsor
Sep 02, 2008 – Apr 24, 2009 - Year-Long SMG (NEW!) Sep 02, 2008 – Dec 12, 2008 - (15 week SMG) Sep 29, 2008 – Dec 05, 2008 - Take Stock in Kentucky *Fall Registration deadline is Oct. 30* Jan 12, 2009 – Apr 24, 2009 - (15 week SMG) Feb 09, 2009 – Apr 17, 2009 - Take Stock in Kentucky *Spring Registration deadline is February 28.* More info about Year Long SMG	Register for Grants for Free Teams! You can receive from 1 to 30!
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Game Fees	Game Prizes
New Teacher Promos—FREE 15 week SMG — $10/team Take Stock in KY — $10/team Year-Long SMG — $10/team (3-6 students per team) Apply for Hilliard Lyons grant to help pay for game fees!	15 Week SMG — State &Regional Take Stock in KY — State & Regional Year Long SMG — State Prizes See Awards flyer
An Innovative Way to Learn! In The Stock Market Game™ (SMG), student teams in grades 4-12 receive a virtual $100,000 to invest in stocks and mutual funds using a real-world Internet simulation. SMG can be taught as an enrichment activity, a project-based activity, or teams of teachers can incorporate different aspects of SMG into their own curriculum as an interdisciplinary project. How does the program and competition work? Students in grades 4 through 12 (and college!) are enrolled in teams and manage a simulated investment portfolio for 15 weeks. Starting with a virtual cash account of $100,000, students strive to create the best-performing portfolio using a live-Internet trading simulation. Students research and evaluate companies and stock data and make investment decisions based on what they’ve learned. They work together in teams, developing leadership, organization, negotiation, and cooperation skills as they research company and stock data and compete for the top spot (and prizes!) Rankings are updated daily and prizes are awarded to the top ranked teams! As the teacher, you have the flexibility of choosing how much or how little class time to devote to the program. The Program can also be used as an after-school activity! Grade and subject-specific curriculum guides, lesson plans, and newsletters are provided for classroom instruction and The Program and correlated lessons are aligned to Kentucky State Academic Standards. Is it necessary to begin trading on the first day? No, it is up to you when students begin making trades; in fact, many teams don't make their first trade until Week 3. Is it necessary to compete until the end of the competition? If your class ends or can't manage portfolios as part of your class throughout the full 10, or 15 weeks, that is no problem, the portfolios will continue to post changes throughout the program period, allowing your students to continue to compete. New Teacher Promo FREE 3 week preview! Try out the simulation and make a trade, just as your students will do. Also, preview the SMG curriculum and resources available for teachers. 15 Week SMG Participate in the Fall or Spring session. Enhance your math, social studies, language arts, personal finance and technology classes. Invest in stocks and/or mutual funds. Year Long SMG The new Year-Long SMG includes stocks, mutual funds, and bonds too, for a truly diversified portfolio experience! See information and specific rules. Take Stock in Kentucky Use the Take Stock in Kentucky SMG to teach students about companies in our own commonwealth. See information and specific rules. Register and set up your teacher login and student team accounts today!

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Take Stock in Kentucky

Receive FREE Courier Journal E-edition!

Take part in the InvestWrite, an integrated essay competition. Submit your 5 best entries per class, and win
national and/or state prizes for teacher and student!
www.investwrite.info

More info about the Stock Market Game programs...
www.stockmarketgame.org SMG PowerPoint Presentation

The Stock Market Game Program is an online educational program (and competition!) offered by the Kentucky Council on Economic Education for over 20 years, and used in classrooms to help teach math, social studies, business, economics, technology and reading/writing skills. The program is offered each Fall and Spring semester. Over 10,000 students participate annually! The fee is $10/team (typically 3-5 students per team).

But, I don’t know anything about the stock market! (sign up for a free Promo!)
Many teachers who have used the Stock Market Game successfully in the classroom tell us they didn’t know anything about the stock market or investing when they started – they learned along with the students! And KCEE is there to help with teacher training, state coordinator assistance. In addition, teachers with classes participating in the program, receive an ID and password to the Teacher Support Center.

The Teacher Support Center includes: Teacher Guide, Course Outline, Rules, Lessons and Activities, Assessments, Standards Alignment, Investor Background, Publications, Portfolio Management, Understanding Portfolios, Projects, and InvestWrite.

How do I make time for the program in a full curriculum?
It takes 3 or 4 class periods to introduce your students to The Stock Market Game Program and to teach about the stock market and once it starts students should have the opportunity to review their team portfolio, post trades and research stocks about once a week, in class or on their own.

You have the flexibility of choosing how much or how little class time to devote to the program. The flexibility of the program allows you to use it with a variety of subjects, including social studies, mathematics, business, practical living, language arts, as well as economics. It can also be integrated into school clubs, lunch or rainy day programs, after school, and gifted student activities. And KCEE has aligned the activities to the Kentucky Academic Expectations for Math, Social Studies, Business Economics, and Practical Living.

How much does this cost?
$10 per team account. Apply for a Hilliard Lyons grant!
You can print a Purchase Requisition here.

“The students think they are playing a game...however they are learning economic
and financial concepts they will use for the rest of their lives.” Kentucky teacher

You can find further information about the Kentucky competitions, as well as link to an online registration form (see above). Once you’ve registered your class (in 48 hours or less) you will receive your student team Ids and passwords as well as your teacher admin ID/password to the Teacher Resource Center. Find out where there are upcoming workshops for teachers—approved by the Kentucky Department of Education for professional development training. For further information, you can contact the KCEE Coordinator, Susan Sandage, at 1-800-436-3266 or 502-267-3570 or info@econ.org.