WE HOPE THIS FINDS YOU ALL
Sheltered, Safe, & Well
Good Morning!

Each day as I wake up and realize the “new” normal, I think of the impact this pandemic is having on each of our worlds. I am, of course, concerned and worried for those on the front lines. Many of our NC DECA family work in the health care arena, we are so thankful for their service and dedication. My heart hurts for our AMAZING students across our state and around the county. They have had to grow-up very fast and face the reality of their entire world changing and also losing so many “normal” teenage things like Prom, spring sports, and ICDC!! While, I can feel the stress of all the change on our teachers, I am NOT concerned about how YOU will react, what YOU will do, I know, YOU, our amazing teachers will go above and beyond to provide the best experience a student could ever have, outside of your classrooms! Please know that we are here for you, if you need a resource or a shoulder to cry on…..well virtually speaking we are only a text, email, or phone call away! 

Please stay safe, hold your loved ones a little closer, clean out that closet, read that book, relax, and think positive thoughts about the world around us. OH>>> and yes post that lesson to Canvas or Blackboard and hold that soon! Together, we will get through this crazy, wild, scary time.

Pam 
As you navigate the distance learning landscape, DECA has released
a number of great resources you can use to engage your students.
Click through the links below & take advantage of the
great activities provided through DECA Direct.

A great opportunity to reach your students where they are! Check it out!


DECA realizes "that everyone is facing significant changes in teaching and learning with many school closings. As a result, DECA is pleased to provide its advisors and members with learning activities that can be incorporated into digital instruction. The below activities can take place with internet access.
Check back each week as new resources are added."


Intuit is providing a virtual teacher training program on Thursday, April 9 beginning at 12:00 pm. Register today!
This event will provide you with in-depth training that will help you teach: 
  • Personal finance using Mint and TurboTax
  • Business teacher training using QuickBooks
  • Design thinking and innovation using Intuit’s Design for Delight
In the virtual conference you will enjoy:
  • Virtual one-to-one chats with the Intuit Education team
  • Live chat with our education experts during the training sessions
  • And much more!


At Facebook "we know that the last few weeks have brought about a huge change to the education sector and we hope that you and your students are safe and able to find support during these unprecedented times.
As members of our Digital Marketing Skills pilot program, Facebook would like to share that our online e-learning resources may be helpful to DECA advisors and students while adapting to the new normal of virtual learning. We also wanted to use the opportunity to let you know that we have launched our Certification Voucher Program and to offer you the chance to apply for a certification voucher code to help your students earn a Facebook Certified Digital Marketing Associate Certification."
CDC Feedback
Please take a few minutes to complete this quick survey about your experience at CDC 2020.
Please encourage your students to do the same. The link is on the homepage of our website.

Event Numbers
We often have advisors ask how many students competed in certain events. Well, here are the numbers from
CDC 2020.

Hospitality Certification Letters
Your CTE Directors should have received, or will be receiving, the letter linked below recognizing the students from each school in your system that achieved the AHLEI's Certification.