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Perkins Funds
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General Information
Date: October 6, 2021
Location: Bethel University
Anderson Center
2 Pine Tree Drive
Arden Hills, MN 55112
Breakout Sessions
Denise Leigh
- “Can’t we all just get along in education”
Denise will discuss the concept of finding your “teacher color” and leader personality - “The art of true collaboration in Business Education”
Denise will give numerous ways in which we can collaborate with other departments in our school, community leaders, business leaders, our local Chamber of Commerce, political leaders and so on - “Making Business Education Engaging and FUN!”
Denise will share several lessons and tactics to heighten your engagement and excitement in your Business Classroom. Teachers leave with 25 lessons that are ready to use in their classrooms this fall! - “Allowing business Brestudents to explore their world using maps, Google Earth, and MORE!”
Denise will give many action steps that demonstrate taking students outside of their classroom is key to real world learning!
Brenda Kellen – Marshal High School
- “Career Exploration Class” Does your school offer a careers class to help students determine what they want to do after high school? Marshall High School requires all Juniors to take a careers course where they use Minnesota Career Information System and other websites to do interest assessments and research possible careers. Job shadows, resume/cover letter/reference sheet writing, a mock interview as well a job shadow are all a part of the course. Attend this session to see how it all works together to help student determine a career path and look at potential colleges.
- “Student Internships for College Credit” College is expensive career exploration! Help your students to have an internship experience while still in high school to help them determine a career path while earning college credit. In this session learn how Brenda Kellen from Marshall High School works with a local college and local businesses to offer students at MHS an internship that meets high school work based learning requirements and earns the students college credit at the same time as they discover before graduating high school if they want to pursue further education in a specific career.
Andrew Werner – Minnetonka High School
- “Virtual Enterprise in Business and Marketing Education” Join Minnetonka High School’s facilitator and students to learn more about Virtual Enterprises (VE), the delivery model for business and marketing education. VE empowers students, uncovers their strengths, and fuels their passions as the classroom becomes a business. Through this immersive work-based experience, student’s work in departments to manage day-to-day functions, produce key deliverables, assess growth, make decisions, respond to challenges, and participate in a variety of business-related events and activities, both in-person and through VE’s global marketplace. VE breaks the mold by connecting students around the world, transforming teachers into facilitators, and turning the classroom into a vibrant workplace. Join the excitement and learn how you can bring VE to your school or career center!
Stay Tuned for the Announcement of More Presenters!
Registration Deadline
Payment and Registration is due no later than Wednesday, September 27th, 2023. Registrations that cannot be paid online must be organized with MBITE President Justin Wittrock. Please contact him at [email protected].