Programs & Events

The 5th Annual Financial Education Summit for Teachers

Wednesday, June 26, 2013
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

The Crowne Plaza, Timonium

Participants will receive:
$50 Stipend
Teaching Materials
Breakfast & Lunch

(There will be new track sessions for teachers who previously attended)

2013 Maryland Personal Finance Challenge

Twenty-eight teams from high schools across the state competed in this year Personal Finance Challenge sponsored by Consumer Credit Counseling Service of MD & DE. Teams were from Gerstell Academy, Mt. St. Joseph, Calvert High, Huntingtown High, Northern High, Lansdowne High, Thomas Wootton High, Application and Research Lab, George Washington Carver Center, Calvert Hall College High, Parkdale High, Harford Technical High, Centennial High, Perryville High, Dundalk High, and Patuxent High. The teams competed in three rounds of written tests on such topics as Saving & Investing, Money Management and Credit. The top two scoring teams, who were from Applications and Research Laboratory and Lansdowne High then competed in a Quiz Bowl round. The Applications and Research Lab team were victorious and represented Maryland in the national competition on May 2nd in St. Louis.

The 2013 Golf Classic

Date : June 3, 2013

Noon Shotgun Start

Whiskey Creek Golf Course, Ijamsville, MD
For more information, call (877) 383-3920.

2013 Golf Classic Registration Form

2012-2013 Poster Contest

Congratulations to the 2013 poster winners:

Noel Sicat, Tuscarora Elementary, Frederick County
Ryan Cursey, Patapsco Middle, Howard County
Marilyn Fisher, Middletown Middle, Frederick County
Jade Walraven, Chesapeake Bay Middle, Anne Arundel County
Olivia Whitehair, Sudlersville Middle, Queen Anne’s County
Rachel Ewing, North Dorchester Middle, Dorchester County
Caroline McDonald, Tuscarora Elementary, Frederick County
Grace Diaz Woodson Elementary, Somerset County
Lauren Bliss Rosa Parks Middle, Montgomery County
Grace Dutrow Middletown Middle, Frederick County
Kelsi Lilly Stevensville Middle, Queen Anne’s County
Ainsley Daniel Patapsco Middle, Howard County
Jack Twietmeyer Ballenger Creek Middle, Frederick County
Gracie Gscheidle Robert Moton Elementary, Carroll County
Austin McEvoy Fifth District Elementary, Baltimore County
Kate Kim St. Louis School, Archdiocese of Baltimore
Allison Kortte Mt. Washington School, Baltimore City

A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS:
Annual Poster Contest for Maryland Students in Grades 1 through 8.

The Maryland Council on Economic Educations annual poster contest for Maryland students in grades 1 through 8 was developed to help teachers stimulate interest in learning basic economic & personal finance concepts by giving students an opportunity to creatively demonstrate their understanding of one of the following economic concepts: scarcity; natural, human and capital resources; opportunity cost; producers and consumers; or goods and services; or personal finance concepts: savings & Investing, taxes, markets, sources of income and philanthropy.

Sixteen (16) state winners will each receive $50.00.Their winning poster will then be used as one of the featured drawings for each month in the calendar. One additional winner will receive $100.This winner’s drawing will be featured as the cover of the calendar.

Winning posters will be made into a September, 2013-December, 2014 calendar.

The deadline for entries is April 13, 2013.

Poster Contest Application form

2013 Awards

STOCK MARKET GAME PROGRAM STATEWIDE WINNERS

Yearlong 2012-2013 1st Place Winners

Cromwell Valley Elementary, Flo Falatko—Advisor, Baltimore Co., $150,815

Dulaney High, Michael Reinsel—Advisor, Baltimore Co., $127,239

Spring 2013 1^st Place Winners

Prospect Mill Elementary, Mary Murray-Advisor, Harford Co., $115,407

Easton Middle, BrucMatthew McLaughlin-Advisor, Talbot Co., $111,365

Clarksburg High, Kyle Landefeld-Advisor, Mongtomery Co., $126,561

Fall 2012 1st Place Winners

St. Andrews UM Day School, Jonathan Vars-Advisor, Anne Arundel Co.., $119,484

Patapsco Middle, Michael Ordovensky-Advisor, Howard Co., $125,184

Allegany High, Brenda Greig-Advisor, Allegany Co., $111,282

InvestWrite Competition

Fall 2012 State Investwrite Winner

4-5 Grade Division -- Maverick Irwin, Cromwell Valley Elementary, Baltimore County, Flo Falatko,--Teacher

9-12 Grade Division -- Samantha Crowley, Easton High, Talbot County, Rachel Strang, Teacher

Jenna Lentz, Teacher

Spring 2013 State InvestWrite Winner

4-5 Grade Division—Parker Grebe, Homestead Wakefield Elementary, Harford County, Deborah Limpert--Teacher

6-8 Grade Division -- Tyler Thompson, Garrison Middle, Baltimore City, Duane Kokoski, Teacher

9-12 Grade Division--Andrew Bent, Poolesville High, Montgomery County, Gene Stanton--Teacher

Spring 2013 National InvestWrite Winners

1st Place 9-12 Division

Andrew Bent, Poolesville High, Gene Stanton--Teacher

6th Place Finalist

Stephan Marsh, Poolesville High, Gene Stanton--Teacher

8th Place Finalist

Ayush Goyal, Poolesville High, Gene Stanton--Teacher

Economics Challenge

Congratulations to the Maryland Adam Smith team from Richard Montgomery High who represented Maryland in the National EconChallenge in New York City on May 18-19, 2013.

The Maryland’s Economics Challenge is an opportunity for high school students to demonstrate their economics knowledge in a fun, competitive environment!

Teams of up to four students compete in one of the two divisions on topics from microeconomics, macroeconomics, international economics, and current events .

We will be holding the Maryland competition online in Spring 2013.

There are two levels: Adam Smith Division – AP Economics

and David Ricardo Division – one semester Economics course

The highest scoring team in the Adam Smith Division and the David Ricardo Division will go on to do the National Semi-final (previously called regional’s) and National Final levels. The team with the highest score from the State online competition will be submitted to compete in the Semi-Finals. The National Semi-final will be a proctored exam taken at the state champions’ schools. The Council on Economic Education will develop, distribute and score the test. School principals will need to make the necessary arrangements for holding the exam, and verify the integrity of the conditions under which the test is taken. The National Semi-final date is April 2013. All state champions will be competing against each other, taking the same test at the same time, with the top four finishers in each division invited to participate in the National Finals in New York in May 2013.

If you are ready to accept the challenge, please go to www.econchallenge.org to register. Send payment of $25 for registration to MCEE, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252.

After teachers have completed the online registration and payment is received, they will be given access codes.

During a week in Spring 2013, students will enter the econchallenge portal and take a 30 question online test that covers micro, macro and international economics.

For more information or questions, contact Dawn Baker at dbaker@towson.edu

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