InvestWrite Webinar Spring 2015

“How to InvestWrite”Presented By:

Vincent Young

Assistant Vice President, Curriculum Initiatives

Jessica Bayer

InvestWrite National Program Manager

Lisa A. Donnini, Ph.D.

InvestWrite National Director

IF POSSIBLE PLEASE USE A MUTE BUTTON ON YOUR PHONE LINE DURING THIS WEBINAR

We will answer questions via the written question option on your screen. You may enter a question at any time by opening

the “Chat” box. Please type your question and we will hold an “Answer” session at the end of the presentation if time

permits, or we will reply via e-mail to all attendees.

• A national writing competition

• Synthesizes and applies concepts

taught in The Stock Market Game

• Provides opportunities to meet writing

requirements

• Extends the portfolio trading

experience

What is ?

• The learning doesn’t stop when the trading stops

• Builds a bridge between classroom learning and the real world

• Helps retain student interest

Basics

• Teachers and students must be registered in the

SMG program to be eligible

• Participate by writing essays in their grade

division: elementary (4-5), middle (6-8), and

high (9-12)

• Each topic introduces or relates to investment

principles linked to the SMG Program

• Prizes offer excellent incentives

Prize Patrols!!!(sshhh, it’s a secret!)

Awards and Recognition

STATE WINNERS

Even more opportunities for students to succeed

and receive recognition!

Contact your local SMG Coordinator for

information regarding prizes, awards and

recognition events for winning teachers and

students in your local or state SMG program.

Is Teacher and Classroom Driven

• Higher Level Thinking

• Collaborative Learning

Teamwork

Communication

• Multi-Disciplinary

• Cross Curricular

• Assessment Tool

• Readiness

College

Workplace

Career

Judging ProcessMultiple Levels

• First Step: Your Classroom

• Second Step: Each essay is scored by four volunteers from the financial services industry whose scores are totaled

• Third Step: Ties are broken by a panel of “Power Judges”

• Final Step: Essays are ranked by second panel of “Power Judges”

• COMPLETELY ANONYMOUS, ALL ON LINE

How Essays Are ScoredSame for all grade levels

Equal weight

Understanding of the Subject Matter• Does the student exhibit knowledge regarding

the concept of researching and planning an investment strategy?

The student should address the scenario using relevant terminology and display an understanding of the core concepts of the stock market

in the scenario.

How Essays are ScoredSame for all grade levels

Equal Weight

Rationale• Is the essay thoughtful?

The written argument should be presented in a manner that indicates there was a logical thinking process involved in addressing the assignment.

How Essays Are ScoredSame for all grade levels

Equal Weight

Writing Style• Is the student's work interesting to read?

• Does the written response encourage the reader to continue

reading to the conclusion of the essay?

Students have an opportunity in this exercise to exhibit the ability

to communicate thoughts in an engaging and inviting manner.

Everything you need can be found at:

www.investwrite.org

Questions and Support

Jessica BayerInvestWrite National Program Manager

[email protected]

We Promise Our InvestWrite Teachers…

• Submitting your InvestWrite essays is easy

• The web based program is VERY user friendly

• It has functioned without being down since 2004

• We are here to help you

• You will always receive our personal attention

Communication is Key

• Please contact your IT or system administrator

and ask them to allow incoming e-mails from

@investwrite.org

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10 Essays per SMG Classroom

• FOR EXAMPLE: If you are registered as a teacher with 2

SMG classrooms you may submit 20 essays. If you are

registered with 3 classrooms you may submit 30 essays.

– It doesn’t matter which of the classes the student whose

essays you submit you are in

• Selecting the Top 10

– Have another teacher or school colleague provide the first level of

judging and choose the essays to submit nationally

– Involve someone from a financial institution such as a banker, or

financial planner, to be your classroom judge

– You could even have your own students choose which essays they

feel are the top ten

Word Count

Minimum 400 words

4-5 Grade maximum 700

6-8 Grade maximum 850

9-12 Grade maximum 1000

Does not include title, references, bibliography,

only the actual text of the essay itself

• Go to the website and click on “Submit InvestWrite Entries”

• Teachers submit essays, not students

• To submit essays you must have your SMG Advisor ID and Password with you

• You will submit the essay using the student’s first name and first initial of their last name, along with their SMG team ID

• Cut and paste the student essays into the system

– Be sure students submit to you electronically or on a flash drive

– Also not in PDF - files will not cut and paste

Submit Your Essays! It’s Easy!

Submit Your Essays! It’s Easy!

• No names on the essay submission, nothing in body of

essay to identify student

• You will be able to go back into the system and edit

essays up until the deadline

• You will be asked to check a box to agree that each

essay you submit is typical and representative of each

student’s work

• National winners will sign “Media Permission Forms”,

due to privacy laws, allowing student and teacher names

to be used in press and outreach regarding InvestWrite

…and we’re available to help!

We remain on line right up until

the final moments of the

submission deadline to ensure

there are no problems for our

teachers.

Spring 2015 Essay

Submission Deadline:

Wednesday, April 8

11:59 PM Eastern Time

12:59 AM Central 1:59 AM Mountain 2:59 AM Pacific

Teacher Support Center

Filled with supporting lessons

and activities

InvestWrite “The Lesson”

How to InvestWrite

• All 3 grade levels

• Available on the Teacher Support Center

• Formatted like all other lessons

• Incorporates former winning essay to help students write

their own

English Language Arts

and Literacy in

History,

Social Studies,

Science and

Technical Subjects

CCR Reading Anchors• Key Ideas and Details

1. Read closely to determine what the text

says explicitly and to make logical

inferences from it; cite specific textual

evidence when writing or speaking to

support conclusions drawn from the text.

2. Determine central ideas or themes of a text

and analyze their development; summarize

the key supporting details and ideas.

3. Analyze how and why individuals, events,

and ideas develop and interact over the

course of a text.

• Craft and Structure

4. Interpret words and phrases as they are

used in a text, including determining

technical, connotative, and figurative

meanings, and analyze how specific word

choices shape meaning or tone.

5. Analyze the structure of texts, including

how specific sentences, paragraphs, and

larger portions of the text (e.g., a section,

chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each

other and the whole.

6. Assess how point of view or purpose

shapes the content and style of a text.

• Integration of Knowledge and Ideas

7. Integrate and evaluate content presented in

diverse media and formats, including

visually and quantitatively, as well as in

words.

8. Delineate and evaluate the argument and

specific claims in a text, including the

validity of the reasoning as well as the

relevance and sufficiency of the evidence.

9. Analyze how two or more texts address

similar themes or topics in order to build

knowledge or to compare the approaches

the authors take.

• Range of Reading and Level of Text Complexity

10. Read and comprehend complex literary

and informational texts independently and

proficiently.

CCR Writing Anchors• Text Types and Purposes

1. Write arguments to support claims in an

analysis of substantive topics or texts,

using valid reasoning and relevant and

sufficient evidence.

2. Write informative/explanatory texts to

examine and convey complex ideas and

information clearly and accurately through

the effective selection, organization, and

analysis of content.

3. Write narratives to develop real or imagined

experiences or events using effective

technique, well-chosen details, and well-

structured event sequences.

• Production and Distribution of Writing

4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which

the development, organization, and style

are appropriate to task, purpose, and

audience.

5. Develop and strengthen writing as needed

by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or

trying a new approach.

6. Use technology, including the Internet, to

produce and publish writing and to interact

and collaborate with others.

• Research to Build and Present Knowledge

7. Conduct short as well as more sustained

research projects based on focused

questions, demonstrating understanding of

the subject under investigation.

8. Gather relevant information from multiple

print and digital sources, assess the

credibility and accuracy of each source,

and integrate the information while avoiding

plagiarism.

9. Draw evidence from literary or informational

texts to support analysis, reflection, and

research.

• Range of Writing

10. Write routinely over extended time frames

(time for research, reflection, and revision)

and shorter time frames (a single sitting or

a day or two) for a range of tasks,

purposes, and audiences.

CCR Speaking & Listening Anchors

• Comprehension and Collaboration

1. Prepare for and participate effectively

in a range of conversations and

collaborations with diverse partners,

building on others’ ideas and

expressing their own clearly and

persuasively.

2. Integrate and evaluate information

presented in diverse media and

formats, including visually,

quantitatively, and orally.

3. Evaluate a speaker’s point of view,

reasoning, and use of evidence and

rhetoric.

• Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas

4. Present information, findings, and

supporting evidence such that

listeners can follow the line of

reasoning and the organization,

development, and style are

appropriate to task, purpose, and

audience.

5. Make strategic use of digital media

and visual displays of data to

express information and enhance

understanding of presentations.

6. Adapt speech to a variety of contexts

and communicative tasks,

demonstrating command of formal

English when indicated or

appropriate.

Grades 6-12 Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, & Technical Subjects

• History/Social Studies

– Differentiation between

primary and secondary

sources

• Speaking to a financial

advisor vs. reading an

article on the same

topic

– Specifies visual

information

• Charts, graphs, tables

• Science/Technical

– Similar to CCR Reading

Standards

• Writing

– Similar to CCR Writing

Standards

21st Century Skills

Work in teams of 2 to 5

Take on leadership roles

Create and Manage a $100,000 investment portfolio

Suggest investments

Evaluate portfolio performance

Enter trades

Look up stock quotes

Read stock charts

Read market news

ELAMath Economics

Financial Literacy

Guest Teacher

Kerry DiFuscoGifted Resource Teacher

White Eagle Elementary School

Naperville, Illinois

3M Star in the Classroom Award-2012

Illinois Outstanding Economic Educator of the Year

• Comments

• Have you used InvestWrite

in your classroom?

• Questions?

Everything you need can be found at:

www.investwrite.org

Questions and Support

Jessica BayerInvestWrite National Program Manager

[email protected]