Indiana Stock Market Game
A real world teaching tool
Get your students excited about
learning! Using actual data from the stock markets, teams of students
are given a hypothetical $100,000 to create and manage a portfolio
of stocks and mutual funds. Before they know it, students are learning
about financial markets such as the New York Stock Exchange, understanding
the basics of personal investing and enhancing skills learned in
math, reading, and technology.
Program flyer (pdf)
Program Website
www.stockmarketgame.org
2009-10 Game Dates
Indiana Stock Market Game sessions
Sept 8 - Nov 13, 2009 Enrichment session 1
Sept 8, 2009 - Apr 30, 2010 Enrichment 2 Year Long (Enrichment)
Oct 5 - Dec 11, 2009 Fall Competition
Nov 8, 2009 - Feb 19, 2010 Enrichment session 3
Jan 11 - Mar 19, 2010 Enrichment session 4
Feb 8 - Apr 16, 2010 Spring Competition
Mar 22 - May 28, 2010 Enrichment session 5
The difference between an enrichment session and the competition sessions is that regional and state awards are not offered during the enrichment sessions. The enrichment sessions were created to accommodate schedules that were unable to participate during the competition session.
Classroom materials are available as soon as you complete the on-line registration.
Program cost
The Stock Market Game team participation fee is $5.00 per team except for schools in the following counties, (Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Delaware, Hancock, Henry, Huntington, LaGrange, Madison, Miami, Noble, Steuben, Vanderburgh, Wells, Whitley.) The team fees in these counties are supported by a variety of funders.
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Tutorials and Reference Guides
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Stock Market Game Advisor's Companion
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Part 1: This section of the SMG Advisor`s Companion introduces The Stock Market Game program, its Teacher Support Center, and instructions on how to get the most from this guide.
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Part 2: This section provides teachers with tools and suggested ways for implementing The Stock Market Game program in their classrooms.
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Part 3: This section of the guide provides teachers with descriptions of the online tools they may use to manage their student investment teams.
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Part 4: This section of the guide provides teachers with an understanding of the philosophy and organizational structure of The Stock Market Game program`s Teacher Support Center. This section also includes a lesson on "Getting Started in The Stock Market Game" and "InvestWrite."
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Why use the Indiana Stock Market Program in your classroom?
The Indiana
Stock Market Game is a widely popular teaching tool used in grades
four through twelve. The Stock Market Program is popular because it fits into many
different disciplines and activities such as social studies, math, business
education, and even language arts. Teachers can organize the program
to fit their particular needs. The Stock Market Program can also be used as an extra-curricular
activity.
Students will:
- Learn about the financial and economic system
of the United States.
- Learn the value of personal saving and investing in planning
for the future.
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Study current events to analyze how they affect financial and
economic decisions.
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Apply sound investment principles to avoid investment “scams.”
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Learn how to gather information from newspapers and on-line
sources.
- Develop skills necessary for working in groups.
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Apply skills learned in other subject areas.
Meeting the Indiana Academic Standards
The Indiana Stock Market Program is a useful resource
for teachers because it allows for the integration of various content
areas. Lessons found in the Teacher Support Center are aligned to national and state academic standards in Social Studies, Economics, Mathematics, Language Arts, and Business. To view the correlation, visit the Teacher Support Center, click on "In the Classroom" click on "Standards"
Indiana Stock
Market Program Basics
Registration
Registration Instructions
Register for your team accounts and passwords on-line at www.stockmarketgame.org.
Be sure to complete all the information. Upon registering, you will
receive all materials necessary to participate in the program, including
team numbers and supporting resources for classroom instruction.
Training
The ICEE offer training workshops throughout
the year. Each training workshop for teachers is provided free-of-charge
throughout the state. For registration information
see the workshop links on the right sidebar of this page or
e-mail jjsanson@purdue.edu
or call (800) 790-6640.
Awards
Students will compete for best portfolio performance both regionally and statewide. The top-performing teams will receive prizes and recognition.
Regional and State Awards for 2009-10 will be announced at the end of the fall competition.
Sponsors and Partners
Sponsors
Office of the Indiana Secretary of State, Todd Rokita
Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne
Hancock Telecom
Hoosier Park
SIFMA Foundation for Investor Education
Vanderburgh County Farm Bureau
Centers for Economic Education
Indiana University Northwest
Indiana University South Bend
IPFW
Ball State University
Purdue University
Indiana University Kokomo
IUPUI
Indiana State University
Indiana University East
Economics Center at Columbus
University of Southern Indiana
Indiana University Southeast
For More Information Contact
Jeff
Sanson
Indiana Stock Market Program Coordinator
Help Desk Phone 800-790-6640
E-mail: jjsanson@purdue.edu
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The Week in Review
The Week in Review is sent to SMG teachers every Friday (sometimes Monday) to brief you on the week’s financial news and
how you can relate current market events to SMG curriculum resources. See examples from last semester.
Spring 2010
Feb 19, 2010
Feb 26, 2010
Mar 5, 2010
Other Resources
Indiana Stock List (pdf)
A list of 200 companies headquarted or with a significance presence in Indiana
InvestWrite, an innovative national writing competition, produced by The Stock Market Game program, adds a critical thinking component to help reinforce concepts learned in the classroom.
www.investwrite.info
In the last two years, Indiana has had three national finalists!
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