This video from the Council for Economic Education showcases the programs that reach more than 150,000 K-12 teachers and over 15 million students in the United States and in more than 30 other countries. The ICEE network of University Centers for Economic Education are proud to be a major contributor to this effort.
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.
The Stock Market Game has been used by teachers in grades four through twelve. The Stock Market Game is popular because it fits into many different disciplines and activities such as social studies, business education, and mathematics. Teachers can organize the simulation to fit their particular needs. The Stock Market Game can also be used as an extra-curricular activity.
This contest encourages teachers and students to learn about the economy while having fun doing it! The posters illustrate basic economic concepts identified in the Indiana Social Studies Standards, including Opportunity Cost, Consumers and Producers(both in one poster), Capital Resources, Entrepreneur, Trade
Productivity, Interdependence, and Spillover . The annual contest is open to students from second through eighth grade. Students are encouraged at an early age to understand these concepts through contests, curriculum and training made available through the Indiana Council for Economic Education. Posters are due in the ICEE office by April 1, 2010 to be included in the contest.
The 12 winning economic posters will appear in the ICEE Economic Concept Calendar, which will be published for 2010 through the generosity of Printing Partners, Inc. of Indianapolis. The students also win a $50 savings bond.
The Indiana Economics Challenge is an opportunity for teams of four high school students to demonstrate their knowledge on a broad array of economics topics and subjects. This competition is not only fun but offers an opportunity to meet other students in an atmosphere where economics knowledge is tested and recognized.
Students must be enrolled for credit in a qualifying high school course at some time during the 2009-2010 academic year, (taught by a secondary teacher) are eligible to complete in the Indiana Economics Challenge.
Teacher Comments
My hope for the future is that my students will be financially independent because of the concepts we have taught them.Carrie Cannon, Jackson Intermediate Center
Our Mission
The mission of the ICEE is to prepare students to become active citizens and productive members of
our economy by providing them with the ability to make sound economic decisions.
