Stock Market Investing Club- Finance -Virtual Investing & Current Events- (Weekly) Ages 8-13

Learners will improve their knowledge of the stock market and current surrounding events affects stock prices, economic status, future of the financial world.  Learners will use real world current events to increase their understanding of how it all affects our daily life.  

I am licensed and certified educator in Business Technology & Business Education, Special Education Instructional Specialist, Family & Consumer Sciences, and a graduate of the Career and Technical Education Leadership Academy and ESL Instructor and certifications in TEFL/TESL/TESOL. .  I am also an entrepreneur, small business owner, W!SE Financial Literacy Instructor, Serv-Safe Instructor, and I hold a Master's Degree in Education and a Bachelor's Degree in Radiology Health Management.   I am an advocate of Career and Technical Education (CTE), life skill classes that are designed to provide students the knowledge and skills necessary for everyday living.

As a state licensed Business Education Instructor and attendee of the New York Stock Exchange Teacher Education Program, I am excited to share my knowledge of how the stock market works for beginners.  I spent a week with extensive interaction on the NYSE trading floor.  My stock market game past participants earned 1st place in the state stock market game simulations with the highest percentage of profits competing against over 1200 teams. 

All of Apples2Zippers Learning Academy teachers are licensed, certified educators. 

Optional Current Event Article - Each week learners are encouraged to choose one financial news article.  Students are welcome to share their article in class, to engage classroom discussion. 

30 minutes per week in class, and no time outside of class.

Learners will need time outside of the classroom to research stocks and actively play the Stock Market Game. Learners will be given the website to register for the Stock Market Game simulation prior to class.