This is a perfect introductory class for young people who want to learn more about investing before they spend any of their own dollars. In this series, we will use The Stock Market Game to learn about investing in real-time. 

I am an 18-time award-winning teacher of business, technology, and entrepreneurship. I have led multiple first, second, and third-place teams to the city and statewide competition for The Stock Market Game.

Students can work independently or in investment teams of at least 3, but no more than 5 to learn teamwork and collaboration, communication skills, business leadership skills, and investment vocabulary.

Each student team will be given $100,000.00 in virtual cash to invest in stocks of their choosing. This is not real money nor will there be any real dollars invested or received as a result of the student's participation in The Stock Market Game. The Stock Market Game is entirely simulated based on the real-time activity of the stock market. These are virtual dollars that will be used to invest in the stock market to mimic the true ebbs and flows of the New York Stock Exchange, The Dow Jones, and the NASDAQ. No real monies will be required nor distributed as a result of students' portfolio performance. 

In this class, we will use up-to-date news stories to improve our reading comprehension and to research what's affecting the volatility of the market. This is a 1-week (3 days/ 3 hour) learning experience and student attendance is critical to each team each day. 

Students will be allowed to interact with their teammates between sessions. It is also suggested that students conduct their own research in between classes by following business news stories and observing their personal consumption of products and services.

There will be games, slides, video clips, and discussions each week to increase students understanding of how investing works.

The only prerequisite for this class is that students need is an open mind and an ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide with the use of a calculator.