We would like to reward you
for investing in our children
The winning teacher receives an expense-paid trip
to New York City during the summer to attend the
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Teachers’ Workshop on Wall Street. This is a once-in-a-lifetime
trip that gives the winner an inside look at
America’s financial heart, exciting skills to take
back to school, and a great time in the Big Apple.
An award that invests in you
The Merrill Lynch Distinguished Advisor Award is
unique because it is more than recognition. It invests
in the winning teacher so he or she can continue to
inspire young minds. The summertime trip to the
NYSE Teachers’ Workshop is how we do it.
The Distinguished Advisor Award winner will join
other teachers from across the country for the
five-day teachers-only workshop. Distinguished
Wall Street executives and other business leaders
will host lectures and discussions and lead
hands-on activities and field trips. Teachers also
will have the opportunity to visit the trading floor
of the NYSE and meet the people who buy, sell
and trade stocks on a daily basis.
By the end of the workshop,
the winner will:
• Have a thorough understanding of the NYSE, the capital-raising process,
stock market technology and more.
• Be prepared to apply new-found knowledge across other curriculum disciplines.
• Have new materials, skills and ideas to make economics fun and engaging
in the classroom. |
Here's how to enter:
If you are a full-time South Carolina teacher who
advises a registered SMS team, make sure you enter
the competition. Just follow these simple steps.
Step 1: Create a cover page with your name, school,
address, telephone and fax numbers, and
principal and superintendent names. If you
have an e-mail address, include that, too.
Step 2: Write a short, one-page essay on a creative
way you have used the Stock Market
Simulation in your classroom. The essay
should include:
A. Grade Level: indicate clearly the specific
grade level(s) of students involved.
B. Description: briefly describe the activity.
C. Rationale: include a statement on why this
activity is important.
D. Goals and Objectives: state the purpose of
the activity and describe the economic
ideas taught and correlation to the
educational standard(s).
E. Evaluation: explain how you assessed
student mastery of the economic concepts
addressed in the activity.
Step 3: Submit your cover
page and essay, typed and double-spaced, to Helen Meyers
at
hmeyers@moore.sc.edu or
fax to 803.777.8328. |
