Lincoln educator honored    

[NOV. 7, 2003]  CHICAGO -- The 3M Economic Educator Excellence Award for 2003, sponsored by 3M and the Illinois Council on Economic Education, has been presented to Ms. Ruth Sloot from Lincoln Community High School in Lincoln. Ms. Sloot received the award for the

Secondary Division based on her sustained history of commitment and contribution to economic education.

The 3M Economic Educator Excellence Award honors teachers who provide leadership for economics in their school, show evidence of professional development in economic education and have affected student achievement or growth in economic understanding.

Ms. Sloot is a veteran economics educator who has been instrumental in developing economic curriculum aligned to the Illinois Learning standards and integrating that curriculum within Lincoln Community High School’s civics and economics courses. She has incorporated The Stock Market Game in her classes each spring semester for the past 10 years, providing an exciting learning experience for her students.

Ruth Sloot -- second row, far right
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"Her commitment to engaging students in economic and financial lessons and to educating students, colleagues and contemporaries alike is truly exemplary,” said Joanne Dempsey, president of ICEE.

The award was presented to Ms. Sloot at the ICEE annual Economic Education Day awards luncheon hosted by the Union League Club of Chicago. She received a cash award as well as a plaque to commemorate her accomplishment.

The Illinois Council on Economic Education is a unit within the division of NIU Outreach at Northern Illinois University. Through eight Centers for Economic Education at universities throughout the state. ICEE provides professional development programs for K-12 teachers, curriculum consulting and student programs to enhance economic understanding.

[Illinois Council on Economic Education news release]