THE COUNCIL ON ECONOMIC EDUCATION IN MARYLAND, or CEEM, is the recognized state affiliate of the National Council on Economic Education.  Just four years after the national organization was formed in 1949, CEEM was established as a non-profit, non-partisan organization committed improving the quantity and quality of economic education in Maryland elementary and secondary schools.  Our focus is on enhanced teacher training, curriculum development, and instructional materials.

Why promote economic education?  An understanding of basic economic principles and our country's economy is vital to our youth in their roles as responsible voters, business owners, employees, and consumers.  Moreover, CEEM's goal is to foster the teaching of important decision-making skills which these students will go on to apply in many aspects of their lives. 

For more than forty-five years, CEEM has focused it's work on teachers and school systems, to more fully leverage its efforts and investment, and reach many more thousands of first to twelfth grade students.  Training teachers and giving them the curriculum and materials they need are truly the most lasting and effective methods for influencing our education system. 

CEEM is managed by an Executive Director, supported by a developmental professional.  The governing Board of Trustees is comprised of leaders in business, agriculture, government, and education from around the State.  In addition to providing fund raising, general management, training, professional conferences, and curriculum planning, CEEM coordinates ten affiliated Centers for Economic Education, based at colleges and universities throughout Maryland.

REACHING OUR SCHOOLS THROUGH THE CEE NETWORK

The Centers for Economic Education, CEE's, provide consultation for schools, educational agencies, and community organizations.  They develop and distribute educational materials, improve instructional programs, and conduct research in economic education.  The training they provide for pre-service and in-service teachers is vital to the goal of achieving an ongoing impact in our school systems.  There is no other economic education resource of this kind available to our teachers.  Programs which direct their efforts at teachers, rather than students, more fully address the fact that the teacher must understand the material before students can receive effective, lasting education.

CEEM supports these centers, financially and through professional development seminars, meetings, conferences, and library services.  The national Council keeps the centers abreast of new research and materials, as well as offering programs and conferences.

A SOLID HISTORY, BUILDING A SOLID FUTURE

The Council on Economic Education in Maryland, through its Centers for Economic Education and EconomicsAmerica schools, has touched hundreds of thousands of Maryland Students.  Without a basic understanding of, and appreciation for, economics and our free enterprise system, these students will miss an important part of the education they need in today's world.

Many business leaders appreciate CEEM's unique role, and participate with their financial support.  Contributions are a significant part of CEEM's budget and ability to move forward with its work.  While much progress has been made, it is still estimated that half our students never have any economics education.  There is much work to be done.  While CEEM receives support from the State of Maryland, in recognition of its important work, private donations must also increase.  If you are interested in supporting this effort that is so important to us all, contact Carol Jarvis 410-830-2137.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Council on Economic Education in Maryland

• Towson University / 8000 York Road / Towson Maryland 21252-0001
• Dr. Carol Jarvis, Executive Director
• Phone: 410-830-2137; Fax: 410-830-3796; e-mail: cjarvis@towson.edu

• Mr. Bruce Damasio, Director 410-461-8174;
• e-mail: bdamasio@umd5.umd.edu
• Mr. Richard Bornemann, Asst. Dir. 410-252-4283;
• e-mail: P381@erols.com
• Western Maryland College
• Center for Economic Education
• 2 College Hill
• Westminster, Maryland 21157
• 410-857-2457
• Serving: Non-Public Schools Statewide

LINKS

http://www.nationalcouncil.org  The National Council on Economic Education is a unique nonprofit partnership of leaders in education, business and labor devoted to helping youngsters learn to think, to choose and to function in a changing global economy. Founded in 1949, today they are the premier source of teacher training and materials used to instill an understanding of economic principles for grades kindergarten through twelve. The National Council on Economic Education is a nationwide network of state councils and over 260 university-based centers called EconomicsAmerica. Also The National Council on Economic Education has an international economics training initiative called EconomicsInternational, which carries their market principles to the world. Through this vital network they can carry out their mission with vigor, integrity and demonstrated success.

http://www.economicsamerica.org/econedlink  The content in EconEdLink is correlated with the standards and benchmarks listed in the Voluntary National Content Standards in Economics. These correlations allow the EconEdLink material to be easily applied accross the curriculum for infusion into multiple subject areas. All of NCEE's EconomicsAmerica materials, programs and teacher workshops focus on this integrated approach. Programs typically have math, science, language arts, and social studies connections; and many times include family and community connections.

http://www.smg2000.org  SMG2000 allows you to participate by computer in The Stock Market Game Program, which, since 1977, has taought more than 6 million students how financial markets work and how they affect the world economy. You create and manage a hypothetical portfolio of stocks - initially valued at $100,000 - over a ten-week period each fall and spring. Using a school or home computer linked to the Internet, you can check stock prices, enter transactions and monitor daily the value of your portfolio. The program challenges individuals or teams of students to achieve the largest investment gains.

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