WBEA+2010

= Wisconsin Business Education Association Convention - 2010 =

Classroom Tips & Trips
Deanna Nelson dnelson@nosd.edu

__Homework__
 * Most don't give "homework." They allow time to complete in class.
 * Get to college and struggle with having to do work outside of class.
 * Matrix Cards - Use to pair up (shapes, numbers, colors, etc.)
 * Active Learning Strategies - Random Pairs

__Intro to Business__
 * Have a "Show What You Know" day.
 * If they score higher than 70% on that day they don't have to take the test.

__FBLA Recuritment__
 * State Officers - bring friends = larger chapter
 * PR - get your name out into the community
 * Stress to parents the importance of being involved
 * National Business Honor Society - through NBEA
 * Points - keep student involved
 * Receive points for business classes taken, activities involved in, etc.

Financial Literacy: TEACH IT!
Kristin Leglar

We need to teach financial literacy so that when students leave their home they can survive.

Website - Financial Literacy TEACH IT!

They have a video called "Why Teach It?" - Show to school board when asking for grad requirement.

All seven standards have lesson plans and activities for high school classroom.

Web 2.0 Literacy - Tools to Transform Business Education
Keynote: Naomi Harm @http://www.todaysmeet.com/WBEA

Todaysmeet.com - Back Channel chats
 * Can add links for students to visit - open in a new window so students don't leave the chat
 * Can be achieved for later review - Today's Chat WBEA
 * Get way to teach ethics - how to respect everyone and what they bring to the table
 * Make sure you build community in the classroom first so all students feel safe participating

Edu20.org - very similar to Moodle and its free!

1 Minute Wonder - How can you use a back channel chat in your classroom?
 * Use it as a way for students to ask for help - this way students can help each other and you can get an understanding of who knows their stuff and who doesn't
 * Post student work and ask others to critique it
 * During presentations - students can ask questions

Social Media Revolution 2 - great video to show how important social networking is.

Safeshare.tv - allows you to show youtube videos without all of the garbage.

@http://drop.io/wbea - virtual flash drive with all information from today's presentation.

Educational Leadership Magazine (ASCD)
 * Meaningful Work Issue - Excellent articles for high school
 * Recommend subscribing to
 * Research based articles supporting the use of social networking and Web 2.0 in the classroom

Animation Projects with MovieMaker
Kris Matchey

@http://wbea-2010-kmatchey.wikispaces.com

Hot Topics in B&IT
Jen Wegner

Business, IT, and Science Course Titles
 * 1202 Report - Staffing
 * Happening now
 * Gives staff names and what courses they are teaching - courses much match IES course classification system
 * Will catch teachers who are teaching out of their license area
 * 1215 Report - Course
 * This fall will be reported on in spring of 2011
 * We will be tracked by our students by their grade in the class

AP Accounting
 * Wisconsin is a pilot state
 * College board has to approve in 2012
 * Serves small group of students - only those that go on to 4-year college
 * Transcripted Credit serves another group of students
 * Equivalence - equal to a math credit

Common Core Standards for English, Math, & Science
 * Use the National Business Education Standards
 * Get a copy of the College & Career Readiness Standards for English & Math (website on handout)
 * Align lessons to these standards as well
 * Literacy standards for technical subjects
 * Map to these as well (on handout)

IT Essentials
 * Information Technology - need to embrace
 * Need to start teaching before other departments take it
 * IT Careers are hot - colleges having problem getting students to enroll