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THE STOCK MARKET GAME (SMG) IS FREE FOR KANSAS SCHOOLS AGAIN!
Sign up your 3rd-12th grade classes now to participate in the Stock Market Game. Grade appropriate lesson plans are already created for you and are designed to give you the background needed to get your students started in their project-based activity of creating a portfolio and practicing real world skills in math, English Language Arts, economics, and more. Teams are required to have a minimum of 2 students per team. We recommend 3-5 for the best experience.
Link to SMG overview video for new teachers: http://youtu.be/r68oik-TkXc
Link to Teacher Support Center overview video: http://youtu.be/INgQpWXTvjE
Ready to register your classes? Go to http://www.stockmarketgame.org
*2015 Team Sponsors: The Investor Protection Fund of the Office of the Kansas Securities Commissioner, The Cloud L. Cray Foundation (Atchison, Johnson, Wyandotte County school), and The Rotary Foundation through Rotary District 5690 and the Wichita Rotary Charitable Fund (Wichita Schools) and other general contributors to the Kansas Council for Economic Education. Please contact Angela Howdeshell with any questions atKCEE@wichita.edu or 316-978-5183.
COVERING NEW GROUND
Understanding the 6-12 ELA Standards for Social Studies
Here's your chance to learn some new skills! We know reading is the gateway for all of our students. By learning about these standards and truly incorporating the work into your current curriculum, you have the chance to open new worlds for the minds in your classroom.This online resource was built specifically for the 6-12 Science, Social Studies and Technical Subject teacher. The Common Core State Standards initiative has created English Language Arts standards specifically for these classrooms. The information presented will help to understand the standards as well as develop tools and lesson plans for implementation.
