Stock Market GameStock Market Game

UIC-Center for Economic EducationUIC-Center for Economic Education

(312) 413-3599

http://cee.econ.uic.edu

Stock Market Game: WorldwideStock Market Game: Worldwide

Access through Access through www.stockmarketgame.orgwww.stockmarketgame.org

Participants from around the world, not just in IllinoisParticipants from around the world, not just in Illinois

Who Are We/What Are We Who Are We/What Are We Doing HereDoing Here

Participants from different grades: Participants from different grades: – Grades 4-5, 6-8, 9-12Grades 4-5, 6-8, 9-12

Participants from different subject areas:Participants from different subject areas:– Social ScienceSocial Science– HistoryHistory– MathMath– EconomicsEconomics– ComputersComputers– EnglishEnglish

What is this thing called SMG?What is this thing called SMG?

A CurriculumA Curriculum A SimulationA Simulation A GuideA Guide A GameA Game

A CurriculumA Curriculum

Cross-CurricularCross-Curricular– Math, Economics, Finance, History, Political Math, Economics, Finance, History, Political

ScienceScience Technology ComponentTechnology Component Grade-Level AppropriateGrade-Level Appropriate Correlated to Standardized SkillsCorrelated to Standardized Skills

A SimulationA Simulation

Encourages Cooperative Learning Encourages Cooperative Learning Decision Making ModelsDecision Making Models Research SkillsResearch Skills

A GuideA Guide

Provides Insight into how the Market worksProvides Insight into how the Market works Provides Insight on how participants select Provides Insight on how participants select

stocksstocks Provides a Vehicle for Discipline in Provides a Vehicle for Discipline in

SpendingSpending Provides Insight into how Geo-Political Provides Insight into how Geo-Political

events shape the Economy in the U.S. events shape the Economy in the U.S.

A GameA Game

SMG World Wide Keeps ScoreSMG World Wide Keeps Score Students Compete within Schools and Students Compete within Schools and

Between Schools in the Chicago AreaBetween Schools in the Chicago Area Engaging for StudentsEngaging for Students Competition gets students interested in the Competition gets students interested in the

newspaper!newspaper!

The The S.T.U.F.F.S.T.U.F.F. you need to Knowyou need to Know

SSetting up your classroometting up your classroom TTeaching your curriculumeaching your curriculum UUnderstanding the rulesnderstanding the rules FFiguring out the portfolioiguring out the portfolio FFun!un!