Students leaving school prepared for their economic roles as workers, consumers, citizens, and lifelong decision makers in a globally interdependent world.
Thank you for visiting the Georgia Council on Economic Education's Web site. We're working hard to be the resource of choice for K-12 social studies and economics teachers across the Peach State. Here you can review programs, register for workshops, order teaching materials and talk to other teachers through the message board.
Stock Market Game in the News
WXIA 11 Alive News in Atlanta profiled one Stock Market Game team as they researched stocks, crunched numbers, and invested in stocks. Education reporter Donna Lowry followed the team as they made their way through treacherous economic circumstances during the ten-week trading session. You can see the story here.
Fall Stock Market Game Winners
Despite difficult economic circumstances, Oglethorpe County High School has won the fall 2008 Stock Market Game for the first time. Always a contender, Gwinnett County's Parkview High School came in second place. Olive Elementary in Clayton County finished third. You can read about this fall's winners here.
New to the Network: school systems joining EconomicsAmerica in Georgia
More schools and school systems have taken a big step toward strengthening the economics they teach their students by joining the EconomicsAmerica network. GCEE congratulates the following, and welcomes them to the EconomicsAmerica network in Georgia:
- Headmaster Jon Dorminey has selected Lucinda Cox as EconomicsAmerica Coordinator for Pinewood Christian Academy.
- Superintendent Gene Herndon has selected Sandra Dominey to serve as EconomicsAmerica Coordinator for the Appling County Schools.
Joining EconomicsAmerica
Joining the EconomicsAmerica network is easy, and has advantages for participating school systems like:
Priority when registering for teacher training workshops. Many GCEE workshops are offered at no charge with materials included- but they can fill up fast!
Support staff development. Curriculum directors and key administrators can learn about the latest progams in economic education.
In-service workshops. GCEE provides professional learning units for teachers with in-service workshops, including reimbursement for substitute teachers so classroom teachers can attend.
Easy access to a complete menu of resource materials, including a variety of special programs designed to help make economcis an exciting subject to study.
To participate in EconomicsAmerica, click here to get started.
2009 Economics Challenge
This year's Economics Challenge is coming up in March. Details will be coming soon. Teachers can learn more about the Economics Challenge by checking out last year's. The Quiz Bowl is the final event of the Economics Challenge. Teachers can preview a little of the 2008 Economics Challenge. Hosted by Georgia Public Broadcasting in Atlanta, 18 teams took three tests to narrow the field down to four teams. You can see Starr's Mill High School from Fayette County compete against Gwinnett County's Parkview High School, and Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School from Augusta going up against another Parkview team by clicking here.
