Econ Illinois News

City Treasurer, The Fed, Cabrera!

Wed, 6 Jun 2012 09:10:06 -0500

Martin Cabrera's generous support of the annual Cabrera Statewide Award for top elementary and high school teams in The Stock Market Game allowed two schools to visit the Chicago City Treasurer's Office, The Fed and the Cabrera Capital Markets corporate office.

Students honored: InvestWrite

Wed, 6 Jun 2012 09:07:48 -0500

Two Illinois students were recognized in May for their outstanding essays in The Stock Market Game's InvestWrite competition. Isaac Fox Elementary and South Elgin High School celebrated their students' wins!

Teachers: Learn this Summer!

Wed, 6 Jun 2012 09:02:23 -0500

Common Core Standards, financial literacy, economics and American history, psychology, civics - just some of the topics of upcoming professional development opportunities for teachers of grades K-12. Don't miss out!

National Win, H-Flossmoor

Wed, 23 May 2012 11:02:50 -0500

Homewood-Flossmoor HS won 4th place in 2012 National Economics Challenge, held May 20 in New York City! More than 1500 high school teams in 33 states competed in 2012 Economics Challenge.

Neuqua Valley: Washington D.C.

Tue, 15 May 2012 08:01:26 -0500

Neuqua Valley HS won Second Place in the 2012 Capitol Hill Challenge, a national competition within The Stock Market Game program. They receive their awards in Washington D.C.!

Nat'l Finals for Waubonsie Valley

Wed, 9 May 2012 07:34:06 -0500

Waubonsie Valley HS won the Illinois Personal Finance Challenge State Championship and advances to the national finals competition in St Louis, Missouri. Whitney M. Young Magnet HS won second place at the state championship.

Stock Market Game Awards

Wed, 9 May 2012 07:26:57 -0500

Spring and year-long sessions of The Stock Market Game have concluded and winners have been announced. Student teams managed a stock portfolio over ten to 32 weeks. The top portfolios by final equity receive recognition within their grade-level or geographic division.

Students draw, WIN!

Wed, 9 May 2012 07:16:17 -0500

The 2012 Economics Poster Contest state winners have been announced. Over 3,600 students drew economic concepts for their regional competition. Regional winners advanced to state judging, where a total of 60 students were selected for recognition.

Econ Challenge State Finals

Wed, 9 May 2012 07:19:52 -0500

Homewood-Flossmoor HS and Grayslake North HS took first and second, respectively in the 2012 Econ Challenge State Championship.

Are YOU Outstanding?

Wed, 7 Mar 2012 08:57:57 -0600

Entries are being accepted for the 2012 3M Outstanding Economic Educator Award. Nominate yourself or a colleague. Two winners each receive $750; their school receives a $500 grant for teacher professional development or materials.

Winners: InvestWrite!

Mon, 2 Apr 2012 10:18:16 -0500

InvestWrite state and national winners were recently recognized at in-school celebrations which brought excitement to students, school staff and entire communities! Spring Brook Elementary in Naperville, South Elgin HS and Prince of Peace School in Lake Villa all had winners! Read about it! The deadline for InvestWrite entries for the spring session is April 13.

Challenge winners!

Wed, 7 Mar 2012 09:08:04 -0600

Students enrolled by their teachers in Illinois Personal Finance Challenge and Illinois Econ Challenge tested online March 15 - 29. State finalists are about to be announced, and will come to Chicago for their respective State Championship competition.

Economics, Ethics: 04.27.12

Wed, 7 Mar 2012 09:05:52 -0600

The Spring Conference of the Illinois Association of School Economics Teachers will be held April 27 at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. The topic is "Economics and Ethics: Can They Co-Exist?" Save the date!

Blog: Learn, Share!

Wed, 7 Mar 2012 08:54:15 -0600

Econ Illinois' new Blog includes posts of items of interest to K-12 educators. Click Blog on the Econ Illinois home page or from other teacher pages.

2012 Calendars available!

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 08:44:01 -0600

Request your 2012 calendar by sending an email to icee@niu.edu with your complete mailing address. The supply is limited. Get your calendar of 2011 Economics Poster Contest winning drawings. Act now!

IPFC State Finals, Chicago!

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:34:35 -0600

Illinois Personal Finance Challenge will again offer a state finals competition at the Fed in Chicago on May 1! Registration for the initial online competition opens January 1. State winners will advance to the national finals in St Louis in mid-May.

Learn, Draw, Win!

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:26:13 -0600

Students in grades 1-8 can earn regional and state recognition by drawing one of six key economic concepts such as scarcity or goods and services. The Economics Poster Contest is under way in seven regional competitions! Download YOUR regional contest's flyer. Entry deadlines vary by region.

State Finals: Econ Challenge!

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:42:44 -0600

An on-site state finals will be held in April 2012 for Illinois Econ Challenge, made possible in part through a grant from the DeVry Foundation with additional in-kind support from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

Don't be #101 - Register!

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:57:11 -0500

Registrations are now open for the January 20, 2012 Teacher Conference on Financial Literacy. This conference fills early - don't miss out! One hundred seats available; don't be registrant #101!

Outstanding Teachers Win!

Mon, 19 Sep 2011 10:19:24 -0500

Twelve teachers were selected for the 2011 3M Economic Educator Awards and received their awards October 25 at the annual Economic Education Awards Day luncheon at the Union League Club of Chicago. Larry Leck, ROE Alternative Program of Lake County, Zion and Leslie Virtue, Scales Mound HS received the coveted 3M Outstanding Economic Educator Award; ten additional teachers were selected as Stars in the Classroom.

50K to Econ Illinois!

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:50:10 -0500

A $50,000 donation from The Elkes Foundation has provided an excellent start to FY2012! The Foundation has indicated an interest in ongoing involvement in and support of Econ Illinois. This gift came through the good work of Trustee David VanVickle, who is a long-time friend of an Elkes Foundation trustee.

Super Saturday for Teachers!

Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:47:55 -0500

Teachers in DeKalb, Genoa-Kingston and Sycamore Districts: Super Saturday is coming!

Students: Financial District, $ $ $ !

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 09:26:01 -0500

Students from Pritzker Elementary, Chicago, toured the Chicago Financial District as part of their award for the 2011 Cabrera Statewide Award for grades 4-8. Sponsored by Cabrera Capital Markets, LLC, the award for the highest value portfolio in The Stock Market Game for the 2010-2011 school year also includes funds for an investment account for the students and a professional development scholarship for their teacher.

Trophy, InvestWRITE, Pizza!

Fri, 17 Jun 2011 09:19:00 -0500

InvestWrite national winners were recognized in early June at assemblies in their schools. District 95, Lake Zurich, had the First and Fifth Place national winners grades 4-5. Flossmoor District 161 had the Seventh Place national winner! The Stock Market Game classrooms of the winning InvestWrite students received pizza parties; students and their teachers received cash awards and MORE!

Teach? Then WIN!

Wed, 25 May 2011 08:55:23 -0500

Econ Illinois is taking applications for the 2011 3M Outstanding Economic Educator Award. Have you attended or been involved in programs of Econ Illinois? Would you like to recommend another K-12 educator for this award? Applications are due July 15. Two winning teachers each receive $750; their school receives a $500 professional development grant.

Teachers: 07.07.11 Conference

Mon, 16 May 2011 09:41:57 -0500

Teachers mark your calendars for the July 7, 2011 Teacher Conference on Financial Literacy for teachers of all grades. One theme is the National Strategy for Financial Literacy Core Competencies. Sessions will include training on Virtual Economics Version 4; participants will receive a free copy of this incredible resource.

Schedule Free Workshop Now!

Wed, 25 May 2011 08:42:48 -0500

Teachers, act now to schedule a free professional development workshop on the multi-curricular resource for grades K-12, Virtual Economics Version 4. Through December, Econ Illinois will present a two-hour workshop in your school or district; each participant will receive a free copy of VE Version 4 on Flash Drive. Read about Preferred Districts and workshop attendance minimums. Limited dates available so act now!

Poster Contest reception, NIU

Fri, 20 May 2011 13:56:06 -0500

The NIU Center for Economic Education hosted an award reception for regional and state winners in the Economics Poster Contest on May 18 at the NIU Naperville Campus. Over 20 students and eight teachers were recognized. See photos!

National 2nd Place, Naperville

Tue, 17 May 2011 07:58:21 -0500

The Illinois State Champions in Personal Finance Challenge from Naperville Central High School won Second Place in National Personal Finance Challenge in St. Louis on May 16! Check out the photo album of the day's competition!

Students Win: Washington DC!

Mon, 16 May 2011 09:34:28 -0500

Neuqua Valley HS (Aurora) students increased $100,000 to over $171,000 in a 14-week Stock Market Game competition, Capitol Hill Challenge! Teacher Kevin Geers will accompany his winning students to Washington D.C. in June for a reception on Capitol Hill! The team defeated more than 1500 student teams from across the U.S.

Virtual Economics V4: FREE!

Mon, 9 May 2011 15:42:19 -0500

Teacher training available through December 2011 for this revised resource containing over 1,400 activity-based lessons from over 75 publications; 51 key concepts; glossary of over 500 terms. Virtual Economics Version 4 is a $109.95 value. A complimentary copy will be given to each eligible K-12 in-service Illinois teacher completing training.

Teacher PD Grant

Mon, 4 Apr 2011 08:33:57 -0500

Use an NEA Foundation Learning and Leadership grant to cover your expenses for the October 13-15 NCEE/ NAEE/ GATE annual conference in Chicago. Teacher professional development will include the latest in curriculum development and best practices.

Lincoln-Way, Pritzker: Cabrera!

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 16:49:24 -0500

The 2011 Cabrera Statewide Awards winners at Lincoln-Way HS and Pritzker Elementary receive investment accounts; teachers receive professional development scholarships. Teachers incorporated The Stock Market Game into their coursework.

Student drawings win

Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:40:10 -0500

From six regional contests across the state, twelve State Winners were chosen for the 2011 Economics Poster Contest.

Naperville Ctrl, W. Young win!

Mon, 4 Apr 2011 08:36:17 -0500

80 students; 20 teams; 19 teachers; 15 schools; 13 Illinois cities. Illinois Personal Finance Challenge 2011 State Finals just concluded, with Naperville Central HS and Whitney Young HS taking top awards.

South Elgin student wins

Fri, 1 Apr 2011 08:07:36 -0500

A student at South Elgin HS was recently recognized at a school event for his award of State Winner in the InvestWrite essay contest. InvestWrite is the language arts component of The Stock Market Game program. Read the winning essay and see photos from the celebration.

WIU Center helps teachers

Wed, 30 Mar 2011 11:15:10 -0500

The WIU Center for Economic Education will once again service the economic and financial literacy education needs of teachers and students in west-central Illinois. Contact them today to see how THEY can help YOU!

Hinsdale, Grayslake win

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 13:25:16 -0500

Hinsdale South and Grayslake North high schools take top awards in Illinois Economics Challenge ONLINE!. Hinsdale South advances to the next level of competition.

Student shares Pizza!

Fri, 4 Mar 2011 14:58:40 -0600

Varsha Chari, a fifth grade student of gifted teacher Sharon Phares at White Eagle Elementary in Naperville was the InvestWrite state winner in grades 4 - 5. A celebration was held at White Eagle on February 28 during which Varsha received awards and her classmates enjoyed a pizza party. Read her winning essay and see photos from the celebration. InvestWrite is the language arts component of The Stock Market Game program.

Partridge, Gold Rings, Drummers

Mon, 7 Feb 2011 12:43:01 -0600

A 7th grade school assembly was held February 10, 2011 at Ira Jones Middle School, Plainfield, for winners in the PNC Christmas Price Index - SIFMA Foundation SMG Challenge. Read the winning entries; learn about the awards presented; see photos of the assembly.

South Elgin, White Eagle students win!

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:30:09 -0600

Students from South Elgin High School and White Eagle Elementary in Naperville were selected as State Winners in the fall 2010 InvestWrite competition. Read their winning essays!

Healy Awards Photos

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:30:06 -0600

An award presentation was held on January 18 at Healy Elementary School in Chicago, for students who were third place winners in the 2010 Illinois Capitol Challenge. See the photo album from the recognition.

NIU Center's Web new

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:30:00 -0600

The NIU Center for Economic Education was established in 1970 to provide economic education professional development programs for K-12 teachers in the NIU service area. The Center is part of the Econ Illinois and Council for Economic Education network. A new Web site displays the synergy between NIU and Econ Illinois, and includes links to relevant information on programs and resources for area teachers.

Teachers meet in October, Chicago

Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:29:55 -0600

Econ Illinois will host the 2011 Council for Economic Education/ NAEE/ GATE national conference on October 12-15. The conference will be held at the Westin Michigan Avenue Chicago, 909 N Michigan Ave and includes two days of sessions specifically for K-12 teachers.

Dominican University Center begins new partnership

Fri, 3 Dec 2010 10:30:14 -0600

Dominican University announces the naming of the U.S. Bank Center for Economic Education at Dominican University, reflecting a new partnership with U.S. Bank to address issues of adult financial literacy, and to continue to provide economic and financial literacy education programs for K-12 schools in the greater DU area. A reception was held at Dominican on December 2 to celebrate this new partnership. Educators of grades K-12 in west and north Cook, Lake and DuPage counties should contact the Center at Dominican University.