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Stock Market Game - Register today for the Spring Competitions!

 The Stock Market Game™ is the ultimate way to maximize 21st Century Learning in the classroom through investing and financial markets, all while teaching math, economics, social studies and language arts as well skills of team collaboration, critical thinking, and research.

In The Stock Market Game™ (SMG), student teams in grades 4-12 receive a virtual $100,000 to invest in stocks and mutual funds using a real-world Internet simulation. SMG can be taught as an enrichment activity, a project-based activity, or teams of teachers can incorporate the SMG as an interdisciplinary

Spr-12 Stock Market Game          01/30/12 - 04/06/12
Spr-12 Take Stock in KY              02/06/12 - 04/13/12

Learn more about the Stock Market Game at www.econ.org/smg

Also, we are offering FREE WEBINARS to learn how to use these programs in the classroom, grades 4-12.  Webinar dates are January 19, 23, and 26.   Visit www.econ.org/pd for more webinar information and to register.

Thanks to our Stock Market Game sponsors!  

Invest Yourself! for high school students funded by Investor Protection Trust

The KCEE and its Centers for Economic Education are partnering in an investment education for high school students at the Center campuses, called "Invest Yourself!".  The event is funded by a grant from Investor Protection Trust, www.investorprotection.org.  The first event was held at Morehead State University and 65 high school students were engaged in setting  goals and learning the importance of developing an investment strategy early in life as they prepare for their educational and financial futures. For more information to involve your high school students, contact KCEE at 502-267-3570.

PNC Bank funds parent engagement with SPROUTS

"SPROUTS - Parent and Child in Play", is KCEE's early childhood economics and personal finance literacy program.  The program engages parents with their pre-school children in the use of dramatic play and teachable moments to teach them economic and personal finance literacy. Mobile demonstration kits with childrens's literature books and lessons will be placed at sites in metro Louisville agency locations where the need for family engagement is the greatest.  KCEE will offer parent orientation events at agencies throughout Louisville.  For more information, contact KCEE at 502-267-3570.

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Sponsors & Contributors  
Citi
Citizens Union Bank
Class Act Federal Credit Union
Council on Economic Education
Crowe Horwath Foundation
Hilliard Lyons
Investor Protection Trust
Innovative Productivity, Inc.
Kentucky Bankers Association
Ky. Society of CPAs
LG&E and KU Energy, LLC
Norton Healthcare
Old National Bank
 PharMerica
Republic Bank
State Farm
Toyota Motor Mfg. - Kentucky
YPal Cares 
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Partners

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis-
   Louisville Branch
Ky. Dept. of Financial Institutions 
Ky. Department  of Education
Kentucky Jump$tart Coalition
Ky. Community and Technical
     College System