KeyingIN from NBEA - February 20, 2020

Newsletter for February 20, 2020 | Colleen Webb, 2019-2020 President View as Webpage

New Call for Webinar Presentations

Members and Non-Members Welcome

NBEA is passionate about helping business educators stay on top of industry trends and issues. NBEA is also open to vendors sharing relevant information in an educational format about their business education-related products and services. NBEA members, non-members, and vendors are welcome to submit a webinar proposal.

Find out more or make a proposal or pass this along to your favorite vendor

Convention Update - Technology Professional Development Sessions Added

BIG NEWS ! You asked for technology workshops at the convention and NBEA listened. We have added three additional technology workshops. A separate registration is required for each and seating is limited to 20 individuals per workshop.

Add Coding to Your Business Education Students' Resume

Tuesday, April 7, 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Are you a beginner or advanced teacher who wants to teach problem solving and logic in your business education classroom but you need some tools to help you? Look no further. Experience why so many educators are turning to Python to introduce students to coding. No business student should walk away from school without a little coding skills. The need for websites, social media, and now phone apps to compete and thrive in the market place drives business owners to find talent never before asked of our young business students. Come to this workshop to learn basic coding skills that you can immediately use in your business classes. These activities are aimed at the novice teacher who wants the tools and practice to feel confident in teaching coding. All activities and software are free to you and your students.

By the end of this session attendees will be able to:

Implement coding activities in your own classroom
Develop basic coding skills
Demonstrate coding for your business classes

Start a Business with Technology Tools for Success

Wednesday, April 8; 8:00 am - 11:00 am

This workshop will introduce technology tools that take students on a journey from business conception to actual money making ventures. Bring your laptop and conduct and interact with market research, data analysis, customer relationship management (CRM) system, website design, marketing tools, podcast software and so much more. Leveraging technology for the business education student should not be a minefield. Instead students should see their teacher as leading the way in adding value to their customers. Teachers will simulate their own business in this workshop and use the same software tools as the students to produce an operational business using a large variety of tech tools and as a bonus they will learn how teachers should teach as the entrepreneur behind the podium.

By the end of this tech session attendees will be able to:

Utilize various tech tools
Design an example business to be used in the classroom
Illustrate the journey from business conception to money making ventures.

Leverage Technology and Build Strong Community and Business Partnerships for your Advisory Boards

Friday, April 10; 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Need ideas and ways to connect with your community and business partnerships that truly engage students? Learn ways to manage and keep track of a database of participants and investors in your business education program along with ~~all~~ the technology needs to make it simple. As a bonus, learn how to begin building key stockholders through relational driven instruction and practices. Don't miss out on this technology workshop that can change your entire program around in just a few short hours.

By the end of this tech session attendees will be able to:

Implement new ways to connect with your community
Identify tech tricks that can be used for your Advisory Boards
Identify how to begin building key stockholders

NBEA Career Center

Job Openings

The University of Tennessee at Martin, College of Business and Global Affairs (CBGA), Department of Management, Marketing, and Information Systems. Find out more at the NBEA Career Center .

Posted January 13, 2020

WBEA Inspires Educators at Annual Conference in Torrance, California

Congratulations to Karen O'Connor who completed her presidency with an outstanding conference at the Western Business Education Association (WBEA). Conference VIP guests included Mayor Patrick Furey of Torrance, NBEA President Colleen Webb and NBEA Board Member, Keith Hannah . The conference included tours of local businesses and an outstanding array of first class professional development seminars.

Congratulations also to Ariel Dykstra (pictured above) a b usiness and marketing teacher at Mount Vernon High School in Burlington, Washington. Ariel is ascending to the WBEA Presidency for 2020-2021. Connect with Ariel on LinkedIn and offer her your congratulations.

Will people still need a college education in 2040?

College enrollment rates are already falling. Fast Company asked six experts to explain how the workforce of the future will get trained. Read more at Fast Company

Most Important Priorities for New Teachers

Two weeks ago we asked, while all are important, what is the most important for a new teacher? This is how your peers responded.

Making rules and sticking to them - 39.6%

Mastering the course content -

29.2%

Caring for students (showing compassion and empathy) -

27.1%

Having excellent presentation skills - 4.2%

9 Trends That Will Shape Business Education In 2020, According To Deans

(From BusinessBecause.com) How will business education change in 2020? What trends will take the industry by storm? Business school deans make their predictions for the year ahead. Read more.

Full 2020 Convention Schedule Now Available on the Official NBEA App

Download the official NBEA Convention App to view the current schedule, create your own personal schedule and more.

Download on Android

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Attention Past NBEA Presidents

NBEA is passionate about business education leadership. We would like to honor our NBEA past presidents by collecting a photo and some information about them so we can share it with the membership at the convention. Please use the form below to provide a photo and a few items regarding your year as President.

Provide your information so we can honor you.

National Business Honor Society News

NBHS is improving operations. Need assistance with NBHS related orders or chapter questions? Contact us at

NBHS@nbea.org

call 703 860-8300 ext. 103

Articles Needed - Your Chance to Share Your Professional Knowledge

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You can submit a manuscript for publication in the Journal of Business Teaching and Research here. A deadline for next issue May 1, 2020.

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