News & Updates
GCEE in L.A.
Georgia was well represented at the Council for Economic Education’s Financial Literacy and Economic Education Conference in Los Angeles, CA last week. GCEE staff was joined by four outstanding high school teachers, two Center Directors, and an Atlanta Fed education specialist. Members of this group presented sessions on the economy of Cuba, investing in human capital, fiscal responsibility, and project-based learning.
Stock Market Game
The 2019 Fall Stock Market Game kicks off today with more than 4,000 student teams from around the state participating in the ten-week online simulation. Students are given a hypothetical $100,000 to invest in the global capital markets and attempt to build a portfolio that increases this amount. At the end of the 10 weeks, teams with the highest total equity are eligible for a variety of prizes and awards.
Middle School Financial Lit Takes Flight
Teachers in Savannah were the first to experience the Georgia Council’s new Financial Literacy for Middle Grades workshop this week This workshop delivers content and new lesson plans written by Georgia teachers designed to engage middle school students and help them understand personal financial literacy from a variety of angles. The Georgia Council will be delivering this workshop far and wide in the coming months.
Economics in Children’s Literature: Grades 4 and 5 Kicks Off
The Georgia Council debuted its newest workshop in front of a group of Henry County teachers earlier this week. Economics in Children’s Literature: Grades 4 and 5 uses four unique children’s books to help fourth and fifth grade teachers incorporate effective literacy strategies into creative and engaging STEM, language arts, and social studies lessons. All four books are provided to teachers along with the lessons that are demonstrated at the workshop. Thank you to the Zeist Foundation for making this exciting workshop possible!
What a Difference a Day Makes
The Georgia Council was recently presented with a generous donation from Regions Bank for winning the recent “What A Difference A Day Makes” online competition. Thousands of teachers, students, and supporters of GCEE voted in the competition to see which non-profit organization would get a generous financial donation along with a day of volunteer services from a Regions representative.
Georgia Pacific Sponsors Economic Education Institute
Twenty-five teachers from across the country were treated to a week-long Economic Education Institute co-produced by GCEE and Georgia Pacific in June. The experience included lesson demonstrations from the Council and Youth Entrepreneurs, guest speakers from Georgia Pacific, and field experiences to High Road Ice Cream, Mercedes Benz Stadium, The Battery Atlanta, Chick Fil A headquarters, and the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta.
2019 Manufacturing Tour Heads East
GCEE’s summer manufacturing bus tours have developed a good reputation over the last four years for providing top of the line experiences for teachers and access to facilities around the state of Georgia. The 2019 tour was no exception as teachers were treated to exceptional tours of Toto Toilets, Great Southern Wood (Yellawood), Savannah River Brewing, Textron’s RPM facility, and Cardinal Health.
Lights, Camera, Budget! wins Serious Play Award
The GCEE/GPB co-produced Lights, Camera, Budget! online game was awarded a Silver Award at the 2019 International Serious Play Awards. Only 24 games were selected for this award out of thousands of entries.