On-Line Teacher Workshop
for the Stock Market Simulation ProgramStock
Market Simulation Program
Since 1989, EconomicsWisconsin has
offered the Stock Market Simulation
Program (SMS) to the teachers and students of Wisconsin. SMS is one of
the many educational programs provided by EconomicsWisconsin,
designed to increase the understanding of economic principals among the
students of Wisconsin.
SMS is a 10 week simulation
of a real market, designed to involve students in the world of finance and
investing as a means of helping them learn about how a market economy
works.
Students Learn
- how to trade on a stock
market
- buyers and market demand
- sellers and market
supply
- sources and uses of
capital
- forms of business
organizations
- how our economy is
changing
- how to read stock
listings
The SMS Program is available
state wide. Since SMS has been offered in Wisconsin, more than
275,000 students have participated and the interest keeps
growing each semester!
To Participate
Teachers are required to participate in training workshops in order to
participate in the Stock Market Simulation Program.
A schedule of the
state wide training workshop is available at the SMS website. EconomicsWisconsin is pleased to announce our training workshops
are now available on-line!
Registration is required for the On-Line Teacher Workshop.
Simply fill out the on-line
registration form and information for accessing the on-line workshop will
be e-mailed to you.
Benefits of
Participating
- access to curriculum on
personal investing
- review of Wisconsin
Economic Standards
- support from EconomicsWisconsin
- eligible for team and
student awards
- gain understanding of
stock market
- eligible for Advisor of the
Year
Award
- eligible student essay contest
This On Line Teacher Workshop is made
possible by a grant
from the Department of Workforce Development.
EconomicsWisconsin
Wisconsin Council on Economic Education
161 W. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 3143
Milwaukee, WI 53203
(414) 221-9400
Fax (414) 221-9790
wicnclee@ameritech.net
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