Econ Illinois:
Key Programs
The Stock Market Game™ program
With The Stock Market Game program, you teach core competencies, critical thinking skills and teamwork in one fascinating program that engages your students AND meets your state's standards. Suggested for grades 4-12.
Simple, focused lesson plans provide the teacher with core concepts, enrichment activities, vocabulary and assessments that make the SMG easy to teach.
Economics Concept Poster Contest
The Economics Concept Poster Contest stimulates student interest in grades 1 - 8, in the fundamentals of our economic system. Teachers find this program to be a great way to help students learn about the economy and have fun while learning. The competition helps all students learn and provides an opportunity for them to creatively demonstrate their understanding of the economy.
Competitions are held at both regional and state levels.
Economics Challenge
The Economics Challenge is a competition for high school students, testing their knowledge of economics and their economic reasoning abilities. Students compete in an online test, with the top teams receiving awards.
3M Economic Educator Awards
The 3M Economic Educator Award program acknowledges teachers of grades K-12 for excellence in teaching economics.
The Outstanding Economic Educator Award recognizes teachers for their long-standing commitment to economic education and excellence in teaching economics.
The Stars In The Classroom recognition is given to teachers with students who have performed extremely well in one of the previous year's economic education programs.
Illinois Personal Finance Challenge
Illinois Personal Finance Challenge recognizes students who demonstrate high levels of comprehension and application of personal finance concepts and skills, and rewards teachers for outstanding practices in teaching personal finance courses.
Students compete in a preliminary online test, with twenty top-scoring teams advancing to the state competition in Chicago. The State Championship team advances to a national competition.
