Teachers Are Talking About The Stock Market Game™!
94% of teachers agree that the SMG™ helps them teach basic academic skills such as mathematics, language arts and social studies in exciting ways.
96% of teachers agree that the SMG™ increases students’ ability to apply basic skills to life decisions.
98% of teachers found their students’ understanding of the importance of saving and investing improved using the SMG™ program.
The Missouri Stock Market Game™
The Stock Market Game™ (SMG™) is a 10-week Internet educational simulation that encourages students to learn about stock markets and the American economic system. For over 30 years, the Stock Market game has helped more than six million students nationwide and in 15 other countries learn how financial markets work and how capital is raised to fund business growth. SMG™ is used in grades 4-12, college courses, and by those who seek to learn more about investing. Teams of three to five students invest a hypothetical $100,000.00 in a portfolio of stocks and mutual funds listed on the New York and American stock exchanges and the NASDAQ market.
Participants develop skills in personal finance, economics, math, language arts, social studies, business education, and technology while building and maintaining a stock portfolio. Teams use the Internet to follow their portfolios, research stocks, study how the financial markets work, enter trades with real time prices, manage budgets, and see their daily regional and state rankings as they compete with 20 –30 teams in their region. Regions are set using grade level and geographic locations.
The Missouri Council on Economic Education (MCEE) coordinates SMG™ for all school districts and adults in the state of Missouri as part of its mission to raise the economic and financial literacy of Missouri citizens. It achieves this primarily by working with Missouri public and private school teachers and their students. Training of teachers and adults allows them, their students and their families to become informed voters, consumers, employers, savers and employees. MCEE is part of the National Council of Economic Education and its network of university – based affiliated state councils. MCEE has five affiliated centers for economic education throughout Missouri that develops programs for teachers. MCEE Centers are located on three University of Missouri campuses in Columbia, Kansas City and St. Louis as well as at Central Missouri State University in Warrensburg and at Drury University in Springfield. MCEE is located on the University of Missouri – Kansas City campus.
Interdisciplinary Benefits of the SMG™
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Social Studies |
Personal Finance |
Technology |
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History of our Economy |
Decision Making |
Spreadsheets |
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Current Events |
Saving |
On-line Research |
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Economic Concepts |
Investing |
Presentations |
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Government Policy |
Budgets |
Word Processing |
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Cultural Issues |
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Geography |
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Mathematics |
Business Education |
Language Arts |
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Fractions |
Consumer Spending |
Research |
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Decimals |
Decision Making |
Vocabulary |
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Percentages |
Record Keeping |
Presentations |
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Ratios |
Financial Planning |
Reading |
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Basic Computation |
Marketing |
Comprehension |
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Writing Skills |
essays to the national InvestWrite competition. InvestWrite is the language arts component of the SMG, and offers an opportunity for additional learning and competition. Competition is divided into three grade levels: Grades 4-5, Grades 6-8 and Grades 9-12. Ten top essays are awarded national recognition. In Missouri State-level awards are to the 1st place essay in each grade level. Students write an essay in response to a given grade-level question or topic. The essay topic is changed every semester. The teacher can select a maximum of six essays per class to submit online for national judging - thus, the teacher is asked to pre-judge the class' essays, initially selecting student entries as classroom winners. Visit the InvestWrite web site and learn how SMG teachers can participate. You will find a link to past winners as well as names of those professionals who volunteered to judge the entries.
Spring 2012 Game Dates
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Spring 2012 Missouri Stock Market Game™ |
january 30 - april 6, 2012 |
Awards
Each student on the team with the largest total equity in the state-wide Missouri Stock Market Game in their portfolio at the end of both the Fall 2011 and Spring 2012 Missouri Stock Market Game will be awarded ONE share of ownership in a publicly held company sold on either the Nasdaq or NYSE Euronex market.
(Company
will be announced at a later date. Value will not exceed
more than $25.00 a person at the time of purchase. Number of
students on the winning team cannot exceed more than five.
Student must be a legal resident of
the State of Missouri. Information forms must be
completed in full, signed by parent/guardian and returned to
MCEE no later than May 1st, 2012 or offer is void.)
1st and 2nd place teams both state wide
and in each region are invited to attend a Annual Awards Dinner
in St. Louis or Kansas City. 2011/2012 SMG Awards
Dinner dates are as follows.
SMG™ Features
Real Time Pricing
Easier Registration
Online Teacher Resource Center
Online Teacher Help Desk
How do I register?
Teachers who wish
to participate in the SMG™ must register their teams online at
the
Stock Market Game Registration Page..
An e-mail address is required for
registration. If you need assistance with your registration,
please call Mark Gravenstein, Program Director at 816.235.2653
(KC Local)
or 800.746.7432. For information on team fees and payments.
Team Registration For The Spring 2012 SMG Will Be Accepted Until Friday, February 24, 2012
In Missouri, attendance in a training workshop is mandatory within twelve months prior to participation for all first-time SMG™ teacher/advisors. 48-hour advance registration is required for the live workshops. After you have satisfied all pre-registration requirements, your registration will be confirmed. Please register for the workshop by clicking the link below or call 1-800-746-7432.
Spring 2012 Teacher Workshops
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Tuesday, January 10, 2012 |
Jefferson City Canceled |
1 PM - 4 PM | Canceled |
State Information Center Secretary of State's Office |
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012 |
Cape Girardeau Canceled |
5 PM - 8 PM | Canceled |
Cape Girardeau Public Library Oscar Hirsch Conference Room |
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Thursday, January 12, 2012 |
St. Louis | 5 PM - 8 PM |
Register Here |
University of Missouri - St.
Louis JC Penny Building Board Room |
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012 |
Kansas City | 5 PM - 8 PM | Register Here |
University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Education |
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012 |
Springfield | 5 PM - 8 PM | Register Here | Library Center |
Online Training
Attending one of the live teacher workshops listed above is
highly recommended for all new teachers, but in the event
that you can not attend one of the live workshops a webinar can
be arranged. Webinars can be conducted between the hours
of 10 AM and 5 PM on days that are currently not reserved for
live workshops (Monday - Friday only). Please contact
Mark Gravenstein for more information. A computer
with internet and a telephone are required.
Team Fees and Payment
The fee for participation for the Spring 2012
SMG™ is $25.00 a team when a teacher has less than 5 teams
registered and $15.00 a team when a teacher has 5 or more teams
registered. One team may consist of no more than five students.
Teams fees may be paid with our online credit card form,
check or with a school system purchase order.
Payments and purchase orders may be mailed
to:
Missouri Council on Economic Education
5100 Rockhill Road, Manheim Hall 104H
Kansas City, MO 64110
Pay for your SMG Teams by Credit Card
If you would like more information about the Missouri SMG™ and how economic education can be used in your classroom, please contact Mark Gravenstein, Program Director by email or at: 816-235-2653 (KC local), or 800-746-7432.
