Wisconsin Business Education Association
2008 Annual Convention
September 25 – 27, 2008
Paper Valley Hotel – Appleton
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
ROUNTABLE TOPICS
Assessment Tools
Blackboard to Moodle
Carl Perkin Funding
Connecting 21 st Century Skills
Current Status of Business & Marketing Programs in Wisconsin
Desktop Publishing Projects
DPI's New Computer Science Standards
FBLA Updates for 08/09
First Year Teachers Discussion
Introducing Economics at the Middle School Level
Labor Market Data for Dummies
Literacy and Vocabulary Strategies
Marketing/School Store
Open Office
Personal Finance Curriculum/FEFE
PI-34
Reality Store
School Store
Taking the Confusion Out of Clusters
Teaching Middle School
“Money and Me” at the Middle School Level (Personal Finance)
Learn about the stock market and your favorite corporation using MS Powerpoint. Students will create a powerpoint of their favorite corporation. They check the price of their stock each day, dividends paid this year, and report on company history all while exploring the internet. This is a great way to introduce MS PPT for the first time.
Teaching Middle School
This is an opportunity to discuss ideas, lesson plans, and helpful hints in the middle school setting. This roundtable is intended to help new, and veteran middle teachers, get an idea of what other middle schools may be working on at the different grade levels and how to incorporate new ideas and technology into their curriculum
Status of Business & Marketing Education in Wisconsin Public Schools
In the fall of 2007, led by Dr. Lila Waldman, several instructors at UW-Whitewater distributed a survey to public school business and marketing education instructors. The purpose of the survey was to determine the status of business and marketing education in Wisconsin’s public schools. During this session the results of that survey will be shared including information on: the number of schools offering business and marketing courses, the number of students who take business and marketing courses, and the various course, certifications, advanced placement/credit opportunities, etc.
2008-09 FBLA Updates
FBLA events and guidelines have been changing rapidly over the past several years. This roundtable will discuss changes for the 2008-09 year. Also, dates for upcoming conferences will be shared.
Blackboard to Moodle
Is your district transitioning from Blackboard to Moodle? Are you thinking about starting to use Moodle? During this roundtable, tips will be offered as you make your transition. There will also be a live look at Moodle showing the different features and what is useful. Resources will be offered and feedback from teachers who are currently using it.
DPI’s New Computer Science Standards
Learn about the new initiative in Computer Science, give input to this process, and learn how Business & Information Technology teachers can capitalize on these standards for this classrooms and programs!
Desktop Publishing Projects
Looking for new ways to spice up your desktop publishing class? Come and share your ideas and projects with colleagues in the same situation. Sample projects and rubrics will be available to participants. Projects can be tailored to fit any software program.
Taking the Confusion out of Clusters
The reauthorization of Perkins IV has created a new emphasis on the development of Programs of Study. This presentation will provide an overview of the States’ Career Cluster initiative and focus on the steps needed for development and implementation within the various levels of the educational system.
Connecting 21 st Century Skills to Students and Your Community
Come and learn about a fun and engaging way to create a field experience for students centered around financial literacy and entrepreneurial concepts. This event uses the career clusters as a framework to teach entrepreneurial concepts and business strategies. Financial literacy and creative marketing are stressed through interactive activities throughout the event. This event will not only assist you in building the 21 st Century sills framework within your curriculum, but will also assist you in connecting your program to the outside community.
Labor Market Data for Dummies
Labor market data does not have to be boring and confusing. Learn about resources available and tools that you can use to break down the information in order to make it more meaningful to students and parents.
Taking Charge of Your Finances
Taking Charge of Your Finances is a semester course developed by the Family Economics & Financial Education (FEFE) project based out of the University of Arizona. The semester course is designed to increase financial and economic literacy. It focuses upon teaching families and individuals how to be knowledgeable consumers who effectively navigate the marketplace. The course content is from a holistic approach toward managing family finances including decision making skills, career development, creating spending plans, acquiring major expenditures including housing and transportation, saving, understanding consumer credit and insurance. The knowledge gained throughout the course is then applied during a realistic spending plan simulation where participants are provided a scenario and income. Participants are required to develop a spending plan for their scenario using up-to-date expenditure information provided. Upon completion of the course, students will have an awareness of how financial decisions impact all aspects of their life. In addition, they will be instilled with the knowledge to make sound financial decisions as young adults.