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2019 MBA Research Conclave - Curriculum and Teaching Conference

8:00am EDT

QS - Quizlet Live

Learn how to use Quizlet Live in your classroom to review, concepts and learned material. This will show all answers and let the student or group of students see their progress compared to the rest of the class.

For CEUs, please complete the end-of-session survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BCXV7KX

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Speakers

Kristen Stuart

Teacher Advisory Network (TAN), West Career & Technical Academy

Kristen Stuart is in her 20th year of teaching. Kristen has received her MBA with an Accounting Emphasis. She is the FBLA co-advisor, and under her leadership, students place regularly at FBLA State Conference competitions. Kristen received the NV FBLA Southern Region Adviser of the... Read More →

Saturday October 5, 2019 8:00am - 8:20am EDT
Gold Room

QuickStop, Education

8:00am EDT

QS - Retaining Today’s Savvy Consumer (with Better Customer Service)

Customer service can make or break a business – and its tools and techniques have evolved to meet the demands of today’s increasingly savvy customer. Stop by this session for a roundup of everything that’s hot today, according to retail industry executives, whose businesses support 42 million American jobs. Understand what’s working with today’s customer – and what’s ripe for reinvention. Exchange ideas with peers for conveying updated best practices to your students.

For CEUs, please complete the end-of-session survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZP6NV7Q

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Speakers

Adam Lukoskie

Vice-President, NRF Foundation, National Retail Federation (NRF)

Adam Lukoskie is vice president of the NRF Foundation. In this role, he oversees management of all major programs, ensures that efforts between the Foundation and the National Retail Federation on advocacy, workforce issues and research are aligned, and develops strategies, programs... Read More →

Saturday October 5, 2019 8:00am - 8:20am EDT
Oak Room

QuickStop, Education

8:00am EDT

QS - Spark Their Creativity

Find ways to get your students up and moving to engage their creative minds. Help improve students' participation, group dynamics and presentation skills.

For CEUs, please complete the end-of-session survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/B2TDBC7

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Speakers

Katrina McDowell

Teacher Advisory Network (TAN), High Plains Technology Center

Katrina McDowell teaches Entrepreneurship and Management at High Plains Technology Center in Woodward, Oklahoma. She is a DECA advisor and encourages active participation with all of her students.

Saturday October 5, 2019 8:00am - 8:20am EDT
Green Room

QuickStop, Education

8:00am EDT

QS - A Classroom on the Move

Ideas for getting your students up and involved in your content through projects and flipped classroom.

For CEUs, please complete the end-of-session survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KRKWPYY

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Speakers

Tessa Brown

Teacher Advisory Network (TAN), East Henderson High School

Tessa Brown is a Business/Marketing/Digital Media teacher at East Henderson High School, part of Henderson County Public Schools system in Western North Carolina. She has a BA in Communications and a Master’s in Business Administration, both from North Greenville University, as... Read More →

Sunday October 6, 2019 8:00am - 8:20am EDT
Green Room

QuickStop, Education

8:00am EDT

QS - BusinessU: A Learning Management System Designed for MBA Research Content Delivery

BusinessU is a licensee of MBA Research’s Course Guides and LAPS and has designed an LMS catered to deliver MBA content. All courses are pre-loaded, quizzes are auto-graded, and a real-time rubric allows for constant measuring and monitoring of student progress. The BusinessU LMS also facilitates group projects more easily and tracks student leader efficacy. Fully web-based, and works on all modern browsers including Chromebooks.

For CEUs, please complete the end-of-session survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KXYK33K

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Speakers

BusinessU

President, BusinessU

Michael is the President of BusinessU and is passionate about delivering business curriculum in a engaging, interactive way to students around the nation. Michael is a MBA Research High School of Business student alumni and is the President of BusinessU.

Sunday October 6, 2019 8:00am - 8:20am EDT
Mezzanine Salon B/C

QuickStop, Education

8:00am EDT

QS - Coaching Your Students to Winning Presentations (DECA)

Crafting an engaging presentation summarizing a semester-long project leaves many students asking "We only have 12 minutes? Where do we begin?". During this session, I will share strategies used with my students that resulted in effective, engaging presentations that enable students to stand out among the competition. Planning for WOW is daunting, let's make it easier!

For CEUs, please complete the end-of-session survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/V926LKC

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Speakers

Margot Cowing

Teacher Advisory Network (TAN), Chanhassen & Chaska High Schools

Margot Cowing is a Marketing, Business, and Economics teacher and DECA advisor at Chanhassen and Chaska High Schools in Minnesota. She engages her students through personalized, project-based learning and community partnerships that provide authentic learning experiences. As a 10-year... Read More →

Sunday October 6, 2019 8:00am - 8:20am EDT
Gold Room

QuickStop, Education

8:00am EDT

QS - Marketing & Branding Your School

The 21st century will see several transformational shifts in education and how you market your school/program will definitely be one to watch. The co-founder and President of Rhodes Branding, Austin Rhodes, will explain how school marketing and branding will impact your school. From the first impression of a parent when shopping for educational options to retaining teachers with a climate of excellence and family, there are hundreds of ways to bring the private sector marketing techniques into the schoolhouse to improve initiatives. Rhodes Branding provides marketing and communications teams the highly technical or mundane support they need to stand-out in the competitive market and remain focused on the students and their success.

For CEUs, please complete the end-of-session survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KT896C5

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Speakers

Austin Rhodes

Co-Founder, Rhodes Branding

Austin’s vision of creating powerful brand experiences for educational institutions led him to found Rhodes Branding in 2019 with his brother, Thomas. His early memories of watching his mother grade papers on the couch late at night fueled his desire to help educators impact more... Read More →

Sunday October 6, 2019 8:00am - 8:20am EDT
Rose Room

QuickStop, Education

4:15pm EDT

QS - A World of Opportunities Await Students with FBLA Competitive Events

FBLA gives student members the opportunity to showcase their business skills through our National Awards Program. Attend this session to learn what is new with competitive events for the 2019-20 membership year.

For CEUs, please complete the end-of-session survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8WC2DSR

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Speakers

Kelly Scholl

Education Director, FBLA-PBL

Kelly Scholl is the Education Director at Future Business Leaders of America-Phi Beta Lambda (FBLA-PBL). In this position Kelly oversees all aspects of FBLA-PBL’s competitive events program for middle school, high school, and college students, along with new program development... Read More →

Sunday October 6, 2019 4:15pm - 4:35pm EDT
Green Room

QuickStop, Education

4:15pm EDT

QS - Guest Service Gold Certification

Offer your students the opportunity to earn an industry certification that requires minimal preparation and maximum results. The American Hotel & Lodging Association - Educational Institute offers a flexible approach to getting your students certified for providing "Gold Level" customer service.

For CEUs, please complete the end-of-session survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/C95XFXB

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Speakers

Patricia LeCompte

Teacher Advisory Network (TAN), Monroe Career & Technical Institute (MCTI)

Patty is the DECA Advisor and Instructor of Marketing Education as well as Hotel, Resort & Tourism Management at Monroe CTI in the Pocono Mountains of PA. She was previously recognized as the International Hospitality Teacher of the Year by the American Hotel & Lodging Associatio... Read More →

Sunday October 6, 2019 4:15pm - 4:35pm EDT
Oak Room

QuickStop, Education

4:15pm EDT

QS - Incorporating Reading in the Business Classroom

Is reading across the disciplines an important initiative in your district? This presentation will provide teachers with a fun, engaging, and relevant way to incorporate reading in the Business Classroom. This particular project was created for an Advanced Marketing class, but could certainly be tailored to any Business class.

For CEUs, please complete the end-of-session survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/BWM57PP

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Speakers

Christina Rusate

Teacher Advisory Network (TAN), Trumbull High School

Christina Rusate is currently the Career & Technology Education Department Chair at Trumbull High School in Trumbull, CT. Prior to this role, Ms. Rusate spent 10 years in the Business Education classroom at Stratford High School. Her philosophy of education focuses on engaging students... Read More →

Sunday October 6, 2019 4:15pm - 4:35pm EDT
Rose Room

QuickStop, Education

4:15pm EDT

QS - Using Competitions to Aide in Instruction of Topics

I will review some of the simulations and competitions that I find motivate my kids to learn topics they normally might not be as interested in. I have done this in the past but will review new competitions this year.

For CEUs, please complete the end-of-session survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/8SP33MJ

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Speakers

Anthony Raffetto

Teacher Advisory Network (TAN), Wilcox High School

Anthony Raffetto is a high school Business teacher from Santa Clara, CA. Currently, he is a member of the TAN network. He teaches Financial Literacy, Entrepreneurship, and Business Management courses while advising his school's DECA club as well. He also coaches basketball at West... Read More →

Sunday October 6, 2019 4:15pm - 4:35pm EDT
Gold Room

QuickStop, Education

4:40pm EDT

QS - Critical Friends: Building Collaboration and Feedback

A critical friend is someone who is encouraging and supportive, but who also provides honest and candid feedback. We will walk through the process and experience the critical friend's protocol.

For CEUs, please complete the end-of-session survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/C98WD9J

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Speakers

Tami Perez

MBA Professional Development Team, Lead Trainer, High School of Business, Idaho Technical Career Academy

Tami Perez is currently an online business and marketing teacher for Idaho Technical Career Academy in Meridian, Idaho and an adjunct professor at College of Southern Idaho. Tami earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from Idaho State University and a Master of Education... Read More →

Sunday October 6, 2019 4:40pm - 4:55pm EDT
Green Room

QuickStop, Education

4:40pm EDT

QS - Leveraging the Strength of Your Program to the New Gen

A variety of electives have specific strengths. As teachers, it is our job to communicate the value of our class in a dynamic and worthwhile manner that appeals to the new generation of student. Some techniques are traditional and others are ways that have increased demand for my program (i.e. use of video and simulators, social media, possible industry certification, college credit, verbal and written communication, and use online portal).

For CEUs, please complete the end-of-session survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CD3PTK8

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Speakers

Tricia White

Teacher Advisory Network (TAN), Sunrise Mountain High School

For 27 years Tricia White has taught high school at Sunrise Mountain in Peoria, Arizona. She’s currently a member of MBA Research Teacher Advisory Network (TAN), the 2014 Arizona DECA Rising Star Award, the 2018 Pride of Peoria Award, and the 2019 Arizona Advisor of the Year Award... Read More →

Sunday October 6, 2019 4:40pm - 5:00pm EDT
Gold Room

QuickStop, Education

4:40pm EDT

QS - Simulated Work Place

See how a classroom Simulated Work Place works.

For CEUs, please complete the end-of-session survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CYW8DQ9

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Speakers

Sarah Dennison

Teacher Advisory Network (TAN), Braxton County High School

Sarah Dennison is a graduate of Braxton County High School where she now teaches several different business classes. She's been married to the same man for the past 39 years. She has two children and 4 grandchildren and one on the way. She worked as a Tax Preparer at H&R Block for... Read More →

Sunday October 6, 2019 4:40pm - 5:00pm EDT
Oak Room

QuickStop, Education

4:40pm EDT

QS - Visual Organization

Discover a free, intuitive, easy to use tool; to organize your activities, collaborate with your students, your staff, your CTSO’s. Use on your phone or desktop for easy integration into your daily life. Improve your efficiency with a visual flow of lists and tasks, easily used for PBL tasks or your vacation planning.

For CEUs, please complete the end-of-session survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/C2DD6VB

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Speakers

Nina Merget

Teacher Advisory Network (TAN), Farmington High School

Nina Merget is a business/marketing teacher at Farmington High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan. She also serves as the DECA Advisor and Work-Based Learning Coordinator. Prior to becoming an educator, Nina worked as a sales and marketing professional in the oil industry. Nina... Read More →

Sunday October 6, 2019 4:40pm - 5:00pm EDT
Rose Room

QuickStop, Education

8:00am EDT

QS - A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

Use ThingLink to create interactive content to drive student engagement. You can use ThingLink tags in images and videos as well as 360° images and 360° videos! These can be shared with your students through a link or by embedding the content. Discover ways to use this powerful app to engage students and to assess what they have learned.

For CEUs, please complete the end-of-session survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9BHNCGP

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Speakers

Nadine Scott

MBA Professional Development Team, MBA Research and Curriculum Center

Nadine Scott is a Marketing Instructor and DECA Advisor for the Penta Career Center at Oak Harbor High School in Oak Harbor, Ohio. Over the past twenty years, she has taught several courses and is currently teaching Digital Marketing, Integrated Marketing, Marketing Applications and... Read More →

Monday October 7, 2019 8:00am - 8:20am EDT
Green Room

QuickStop, Education

8:00am EDT

QS - BusinessU: A Learning Management System designed for MBA Research content delivery

BusinessU is a licensee of MBA Research’s Course Guides and LAPS and has designed an LMS catered to deliver MBA content. All courses are pre-loaded, quizzes are auto-graded, and a real-time rubric allows for constant measuring and monitoring of student progress. The BusinessU LMS also facilitates group projects more easily and tracks student leader efficacy. Fully web-based, and works on all modern browsers including Chromebooks.

For CEUs, please complete the end-of-session survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PCGN2BP

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Speakers

BusinessU

President, BusinessU

Michael is the President of BusinessU and is passionate about delivering business curriculum in a engaging, interactive way to students around the nation. Michael is a MBA Research High School of Business student alumni and is the President of BusinessU.

Monday October 7, 2019 8:00am - 8:20am EDT
Mezzanine Salon B/C

QuickStop, Education

8:00am EDT

QS - DECA’s BOR & PSC Events

Get the 411 and online resources for this year’s topics for the Business Operations Research Events and Professional Selling and Consulting Events.

For CEUs, please complete the end-of-session survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PT8LJTS

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Speakers

Christopher Young

Chief Program Officer, DECA Inc.

Christopher Young, CAE, is chief program officer at DECA Inc., providing leadership in the areas of program development, member services, conferences and professional learning for both the high school and collegiate divisions. Young uses his extensive background with DECA to provide... Read More →

Monday October 7, 2019 8:00am - 8:20am EDT
Rose Room

QuickStop, Education

8:00am EDT

QS - Team Building

How to effectively improve productivity and motivation in not only your CTSO but also your classroom. Team Building exercises help to eliminate barriers and distractions while allowing the group to come together and have fun. During this process they are able to learn things about others and see each others strengths.

For CEUs, please complete the end-of-session survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/PXDY25Z

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Speakers

April Smith

Teacher Advisory Network (TAN), Samson High School

April Smith is a Business Education teacher at Samson High School, in Samson, Alabama. While teaching Business Education classes such as Business Technology, Multimedia Publications, and Sports Marketing, she is also the FBLA Adviser and SGA Sponsor. She also serves on the Alabama... Read More →

Monday October 7, 2019 8:00am - 8:20am EDT
Gold Room

QuickStop, Education

8:25am EDT

QS - Connecting Your Classroom with the Chamber of Commerce

This presentation will show how to connect your classroom, DECA Program, and FBLA Program with your local Chamber of Commerce. This will be done by showing how the presenter has been able to gain great support from her local Chamber of Commerce to increase community involvement and sponsorships.

For CEUs, please complete the end-of-session survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6KWXLCL

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Speakers

JoLynn Baral

Teacher Advisory Network (TAN), Fort Lupton High School

Mrs. JoLynn Baral the High School of Business Teacher, DECA Advisor, FBLA Advisor for Fort Lupton High School in Colorado, and CO DECA District 7 Board Member. Thanks to HSB she has been able to grow her program to have over 14% of her high schools population enrolled in the program... Read More →

Monday October 7, 2019 8:25am - 8:45am EDT
Mezzanine Salon B/C

QuickStop, Education

8:25am EDT

QS - Engaging Activities Used To Get To Know Your Students & Review Materials

Experience low cost classroom activities that get students actively engaged in communication and review activities in the classroom.

For CEUs, please complete the end-of-session survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9ZPLZRW

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Speakers

Nina Merget

Teacher Advisory Network (TAN), Farmington High School

Nina Merget is a business/marketing teacher at Farmington High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan. She also serves as the DECA Advisor and Work-Based Learning Coordinator. Prior to becoming an educator, Nina worked as a sales and marketing professional in the oil industry. Nina... Read More →

Monday October 7, 2019 8:25am - 8:45am EDT
Gold Room

QuickStop, Education

8:25am EDT

QS - Integrating Role-Plays and Case Studies in the Classroom

Get strategies to use DECA role-plays and case studies in the classroom by learning the methodology behind their structure and design. You’ll also receive a first look at a new resource with a variety of sample role-plays and case studies organized by career cluster and instructional area.

For CEUs, please complete the end-of-session survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3RMC7GR

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Speakers

Christopher Young

Chief Program Officer, DECA Inc.

Christopher Young, CAE, is chief program officer at DECA Inc., providing leadership in the areas of program development, member services, conferences and professional learning for both the high school and collegiate divisions. Young uses his extensive background with DECA to provide... Read More →

Monday October 7, 2019 8:25am - 8:45am EDT
Rose Room

QuickStop, Education

8:25am EDT

QS - Shake Up Your Classroom

This quick stop will give you some new activities to use in your classroom to get students active and involved.

For CEUs, please complete the end-of-session survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/96GV2DD

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Speakers

Tami Perez

MBA Professional Development Team, Lead Trainer, High School of Business, Idaho Technical Career Academy

Tami Perez is currently an online business and marketing teacher for Idaho Technical Career Academy in Meridian, Idaho and an adjunct professor at College of Southern Idaho. Tami earned a bachelor’s degree in business management from Idaho State University and a Master of Education... Read More →

Monday October 7, 2019 8:25am - 8:45am EDT
Green Room

QuickStop, Education