The NBEA Convention Program
The NBEA Convention will see great improvements in 2023 to serve our members better! We are investing more in you than ever with more high-quality workshops, speakers, and meal functions to save you time and help you love the experience. The official early bird registration is passed, but you can still save with an equivalent coupon by accessing the coupon code as part of NBEA's new online community at https://Community.NBEA.org. Retroactive discounts are not available. Check out the #General-Free channel open to all member and non-member guests and access the post with the coupon that will save you money.
Additional access instructions will be sent a week before the event.
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Use Hashtag #NBEA2023 on Twitter for the Convention
Start tweeting what you are excited about at the upcoming convention using hashtag #NBEA2023. Prizes will be awarded to participants tweeting their photos, takeaways, and more. See more on Twitter here. Start posting now and you may win a prize.
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Mountain Plains Business Education Association Votes to Restructure
The M-PBEA Board has been meeting and researching the NBEA Restructuring Plan in recent weeks. After conversations, questions, answer sessions, and careful consideration, the M-PBEA Board voted to move forward with the restructuring proposal. In a very simple explanation, M-PBEA will begin the process of dissolution and will join funds and leadership with NBEA. This process will take time, but MPBEA leaders are hopeful that it can be completed sometime before the start of the new school year.
This decision has not come lightly. We have allowed members to hear from NBEA leaders through conversation at the 2022 summer conference. MBPEA, as a Board, believes that this move is in the best interest of our organization and that of the business education association as a whole.
What this means for business educators in the Mountain-Plains region is that NBEA will provide annual professional development in our region. Mountain Plains will no longer exist as a stand-alone organization but rather as a part of NBEA (which we have been since the beginning of our organization.) We are excited about the new page in business education history.
A task force has been appointed to help with the transition. Please reach out to any M-PBEA board member or these individuals (who are serving on the appointed task force):
Lori Henneberg
Janet Brophy
Matt Maw
Jodi Dierks
Angie Chittick
Sherrell Wheeler
Chris French
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With Heartfelt Sympathy to the Friends and Family of Dr. Patricia Arneson
The National Business Education Association Board of Directors, Executive Director, and Staff extend the deepest sympathy to the family, friends, students, and colleagues of Dr. Patricia (Pat) Arneson, who passed away at age 73 on February 25, 2023. Dr. Arneson taught high school business education at Lewis Central High School in Council Bluffs, Iowa, before entering a 46-year career as a business professor at Wayne State College in Wayne, Nebraska. Pat was a dynamic educator and leader that was recognized as a colleague and friend by business teachers not only across Nebraska but across the United States. She was a long-time member of NBEA and a dear friend to all.
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Two Amazing Keynote Speakers Announced for The Entrepreneurship, Business, and Marketing Summit in October 2023 |
NBEA and its Southern Region leaders are proud to announce that two amazing entrepreneurs will be joining attendees as part of the Entrepreneurship, Business, and Marketing Education Summit in October 2023. First is Gigi Butler (pictured above), entrepreneur and founder of Gigi’s Cupcakes, who admits her success story is full of sweet irony. Gigi opened her first Gigi’s Cupcakes location just off Music Row in Nashville, Tennessee in 2008. Gigi’s Cupcakes is now the largest cupcake franchise in the world. Gigi will inspire entrepreneurship and marketing educators with her secrets to success and what we must pass on to students.
Second is Scott Molander (pictured below), who is one of the Founders and former Chief Operations Officer Lids. Lids is a retailer specializing in athletic headwear. Lids primarily operate under the Lids brand with stores in the U.S., Puerto Rico, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, plus various websites. The majority of the stores operate in shopping malls and factory outlet centers. Scott is now a business educator who shares his passion and knowledge of entrepreneurship and marketing with his students.
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If you teach entrepreneurship, business, or marketing, this is your chance to discover the best tools and practices available. The Summit brings teachers together to share the best ideas when teaching entrepreneurship. This is a national event hosted by NBEA in cooperation with its innovative members from its Southern Region. This event is only possible with the leadership and vision of the Southern Business Education Association leadership. NBEA and its southern contingent are pivoting away from regional meetings to host nationally significant meetings on specific topics business educators need to focus on. Find out more
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2022 Scholarship Recipients Thank NBEA Donors
Listen to these touching thanks from the 2022 NBEA McCauley-Crank scholarship recipients. Last year more than sixty donors from the NBEA provided more than $7,000 in scholarships to deserving students. Do you want to donate now for 2023 and have your name listed on this donor wall? DONATE NOW
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Latest NBEA Community Activity
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The NBEA Book Club is On for 2023
Interested in sharing excellent insights and networking with your colleagues? Meetings are quarterly for approximately 45 minutes. Dr. Marie Coleman and Melissa Gross will Co-chair the club.
The Club will meet on:
- Tuesday, May 2, 4pm CT
- Tuesday, July 11, 4pm CT
- Tuesday, Sept. 26, 4pm CT
- Tuesday, Nov. 14, 4pm CT
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Interested in Leaving a Legacy in Business Education?
NBEA can now endow a scholarship in your name or the memory of someone else. Life passes quickly, and many have worked hard and been professionally dedicated to business education. NBEA is now providing opportunities for those that would like to leave an enduring legacy for decades to come by endowing scholarships into legally restricted funds in their names for future scholarships. Rosemarie McCauley, Floyd, and Doris Crank opened their hearts to business students by endowing scholarships through NBEA. By doing so, people won't forget what they were dedicated to. You can now do so too. Want more information about how your legacy can last through estate giving? Contact NBEA Executive Director Joe McClary for more information.
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The Winter 2023 Business Education Forum is Now Available
Contents include:
- Experiential Learning and a Skills-Based Curriculum: Developing Workplace Skills for First-Year Business Students By Rebecca Crews and MariClaire Warnock
- Teaching Integrity in Leadership By Carol S. Wright and Timothy W. Clipson
- Strategies for Delivering More and Better Student Feedback with Less Effort By The Forum Editorial Team
- Career Academies Pay Strong Dividends in High School and Higher Education By Melinda Rangel
- Forum Flashback—Key Skills We Can Teach Our Students To Help A Bad Economy By Joseph McClary
- Research Review—Creating an Effective Online Teaching Presence By Denise Roseland and Karla Saeger
- Finding a Career in an Every-changing World by Karen Hirschy
- Planbook—Consortiums as a Cost Reduction Tool in the Supply Chain Toolbox by James Kirby Easterling and Sandeep Chatterjee
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Attention Retired Members...or Those Interested in Helping a New Teacher?
If you are interested in helping a new teacher with questions about classroom management, curriculum, or other teaching advice, register your name and a brief bio, including what you teach and your location, by posting in NBEA's news #MentoringConnections channel. New teachers are welcome to reach out to you with their questions. NBEA members can join the #MentoringConnections channel here. NBEA membership is required.
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NBEA Now Offering Exciting Live Professional Development Events for School Districts and State Education Departments
NBEA has many different professional development offerings available to school districts, state education departments, and more. We travel to your locations to deliver these relevant and popular presentations. These popular sessions are led by an NBEA facilitator with experience in business education, instructional design, and delivery. From one-hour programs about "How to Motivate Students Who Don't Care" to four-day workshops providing a crash course for industry professionals entering education for the first time, NBEA is helping contribute to teacher professional development in new, exciting ways.
NBEA will be presenting at the following events:
- Nebraska Career Educators Conference - June 5-7, 2023
- FBLA National Leadership Conference - June 29-30, 2023
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News from NBEA Associate Members
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VE is an educational nonprofit transforming students through authentic business experiences that prepare them for fulfilling, financially secure futures. Find out more in the video below or visit them here.
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Strengthen Your Credentials to Teach Personal Finance with W!SE Certification
You can earn W!SE Personal Finance Certification at the NBEA conference this year, with tests being administered on April 6, 2023, in Kansas City. Working in Support of Education (W!SE) created a Certification in Personal Finance Test. The Test is intended for educators who are currently teaching or are interested in teaching personal finance to high school students, other educators, or adults. It is an online exam and has 75 multiple-choice questions. All testing is administered online via the same secure and user-friendly online testing platform as our student test. Results are available immediately. The topics assessed are aligned with national and state standards on personal finance, and educators are provided an excellent opportunity to build on their knowledge of personal finance. Educators who pass the Test earn a Certification in Personal Finance, which validates their qualifications to teach personal finance. W!SE appreciates the opportunity to offer the Test to all educators attending the NBEA Convention on April 6th. A webinar is scheduled on March 16th in which the content of the Test will be introduced, and attendees will be provided guidance for achieving success on the Test.
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What is Microsoft Imagine Cup Junior?
Currently, in its fourth year, the Microsoft Imagine Cup Junior (ICJ) is a global student competition for students ages 13-18. Through ICJ, educators utilize lessons to teach their students about AI technologies, students form teams and apply these lessons to dream up a concept or idea to make a difference in their local community or world around them.
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Just what is Education 3.0? As a complete vision, Education 3.0 includes a virtual campus community network that delivers greater engagement, deeper and more reflective learning, higher persistence and completion rates, greater faculty satisfaction and effectiveness, and cradle-to-grave support services for all involved.
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What's New in the NBEA Library |
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View Hundreds of Business Education Openings at the NBEA Career Center
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Important NBEA Deadlines
Green=More than 30 days out
Yellow= deadline less than 30 days out
Red = Less than 7 days out
May 1, 2023 COB Deadline to apply for committee and task force memberships for 2023.
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NBEA's Membership Update
As of today,
NBEA has 2,149 professional members (4% change in the past month)
(Associate, Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Platinum only).
Note that Membership status is as of 3/16/23. If you sent your payment within the last seven days by mail, we might not have received or processed it yet, so the information on the left may be inaccurate. It is accurate if you renew and pay with a credit card online.
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