Attention Kansas High School Teachers…

Do you teach economics? Is economics part of your high  school curriculum?

Give your students a chance to demonstrate their knowledge of economics in a fun and rewarding way! Kansas Council on Economic Education will pay all registration and participation fees.

Step 1:

Teachers may register and view rules online at www.econchallenge.org. Select the Kansas competition.

Step 2:

Teachers register teams of 3-5 high school students in the appropriate division – David Ricardo for beginners and Adam Smith for advanced. (See website for division rules.)

Teachers may register multiple teams.

Step 3:

The preliminary round is an online quiz that students must complete within the testing window:

March 17 to March 31, 2010

Students have 35 minutes to complete the quiz of 30 questions. All team members must complete the quiz within 3 hours. Question topics include: microeconomics, macroeconomics, international economics & current events.

Test results will be kept confidential.

Step 4:

Top online teams from the high school divisions will advance to the State in-person competition on April 13, 2010 at the Emporia State University Campus, Memorial Union.

Prizes and lunch will be provideed. Teachers may reconstitute state teams. State travel stipends may be awarded based on budgetary needs.

Step 5:

The Kansas high school division winning team from the David Ricardo Division will participate in an online National Competition on April 26 with cash prizes. The winning team from the Adam Smith Division will be invited to participate in the National Semi-Finals, a proctored exam at the school, with a chance of moving on to the National competition in New York City on May 22-24, 2010.

Teachers Register Online Now!
www.econchallenge.org

FREE economic teaching resource for registered coaches that participate in the online competition.

This program coordinated in Kansas by the Kansas Council on Economic Education.