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Classroom Management Resources

Resources provided here will assist the teacher in setting up the class and managing the ten-to fifteen week or year-long simulation's integration into the course or class schedule.

  • Broker Presentations - How to prepare your classroom volunteer for speaking to your SMG students; possible topics for discussion
  • An Interdisciplinary Approach - The possibilities for integrating the SMG program into all curriculum areas
  • How the SMG is used in an elementary classroom (Jerry Weissbuch, teacher at A.N. Pritzker Elementary, Chicago. YouTube)

    • Student-specific Resources

    • Letter to Parents - This editable 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.
    • 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!
    • InvestWrite participation certificate - Editable in Microsoft Word with predetermined fonts. Currently says, "Certificate of Participation" but that line can easily be changed to "Certificate of Award" or any other relevant text.
    • SMG PowerPoint Presentations - Guidelines for a concluding activity in which student teams prepare an 8 to 10 slide presentation summarizing their portfolio management.