Nancy B King

I’ve been home ten days and am ready for another vacation.

Last week I taught my 1-credit, 15-contact hour (a lot of lecture and guided activities) Mutual Fund class offered through the Alaska Council of Economic Education.

The Stock Market Game: Mutual Funds

Learn how to implement the Stock Market Game in your classroom—an innovative way to enhance and reinforce your core curriculum using a real-life simulation activity. Acquire valuable information about mutual funds. Learn about the types of mutual funds and their levels of risk and reward. Use specific guidelines for evaluating and choosing mutual funds as you explore interactive mutual fund websites and the Stock Market Game site with its comprehensive teacher Resource Center. Learn how relevant economic and financial market concepts such as supply and demand, economic cycles and the growth of foreign economies affect the market and the performance of mutual funds. Official UAA registration will occur at the first class meeting; the fee is $85. You will receive a $40 rebate at the end of the semester if you actively use the Stock Market Game in your classroom with at least 3 student teams. Register for free student teams at www.StockMarketGame.org. Nancy King, Instructor

This week I’m teaching another 1-credit class; this time it’s about Bonds.

The Stock Market Game: Bonds and Portfolio Diversification

Learn how to implement the Stock Market Game—an innovative way to enhance and reinforce your core curriculum using a real-life simulation activity. Acquire valuable information about bonds, and find answers to your questions about bonds such as What is a bond? What are the various types of bonds? What are their risks? How does one choose a bond? How do economic cycles affect the price of bonds? Also, acquire basic information about diversifying your portfolio using stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. Increase your understanding of economic cycles. Learn how to make money or avoid loosing it as the economy and the market go through their ups and downs. Official UAA registration will occur at the first class meeting; the fee is $85. You will receive a $40 rebate at the end of the semester if you actively use the Stock Market Game in your classroom with at least 3 student teams. Register for free student teams at www.StockMarketGame.org. Nancy King, Instructor

I’m also back working with two of my three dyslexic educational therapy clients. I’ve just noticed that this adds up to a 50 hour work week—no wonder the mail is stacking up and the dust bunnies are growing. Next week I’ll will be back to normal—in other words, my stocks, bonds, and mutual fund teaching will be concluded until January. However, I will miss working directly those who are learning about investing and are excited about it and about sharing their knowledge with their students through the use of the Stock Market Game.

The panic/reality hit home on Monday that next Tuesday and Thursday evenings and all day Saturday I am responsible for 15 hours of lecture, demo, and supervised hands-on mutual fund analysis. However, by now the handouts are ready to go to the printer and I have a last welcome email to compose and mail to all participants. Here is the class description.