Econ Illinois:
The Stock Market Game program
Teacher Resources - Classroom Management
The Management Resources provided through the Econ Illinois web site will assist the teacher in setting up the class and managing the ten-to fifteen week simulation's integration into the course or class schedule.
- Advisor Checklist ("Do This First, ... / Start Here ...") Files referenced in this document are marked below with the " « " character.
- Little Known Facts - Veterans should read this, as well as first-time teachers of the SMG program. Contains information not available in the SMG Rules.
- Trading Guidelines - Some valuable hints in guiding your students to make trades.
- Dear SMG, ... - Frequently Asked Questions by past SMG teachers. Good read to become familiar with common classroom portfolio questions and their answers.
- Maximum Equity Rule - Explanation of the Illinois rule limiting the amount of money a team may invest in any one company. Includes the formula for calculating current maximum equity.
- S&P 500 Index Comparison - The Regional Rankings report shows each team's comparison to the S&P 500 Index. This resource Includes the formula for calculating the value listed as "% Return Above/Below S&P 500 Growth."
- Portfolio Explanations - Diagrams of the four main portfolio pages show how they relate to each other, with explanations of the math for making calculations.
- Broker Presentations - How to inform your classroom volunteer so they are prepared to speak to your students; possible topics for discussion
- An Interdisciplinary Approach - The possibilities for integrating the SMG program into all curriculum areas.
- Troubleshooting - Possible solutions to login, page viewing and SMG e-mail difficulties.
Student-specific Resources
- « Letter to Parents - This resource gives suggested text for a letter to inform parents of your SMG unit, and to ask for their assistance, supervision or involvement at home.
- « Student Agreement for the SMG - How to strongly encourage ethical use of the team ID by all team members; an agreement they can sign.
- « Team Member Assignments and Roles - Ideas on dividing team tasks among the members, for efficiency and to encourage cooperation and group skill development.
- « Using Cooperative Learning Teams
- « SMG Certificate - Provided in PDF format to maintain layout design. Editable in Adobe with predetermined fonts, or print in color, then add student's name, recognition and date. Add your signature, and distribute to your students to give them a reward for their participation and/or classroom excellence!
- SMG PowerPoint Presentations - Guidelines for a concluding activity in which student teams prepare an 8 to 10 slide presentation summarizing their portfolio management.
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