October 6 – 8, 2010
Building Standards-Based Business Administration Curricula
(Leadership Development Workshop)

Learn about the National Business Administration Curriculum Framework, its organization and structure, and how it can be used to develop a wide range of programs-of-study and individual courses.  Learn to use the standards as a tool for articulating with area colleges, and for making closer connections with academics.  Learn how your local business community can participate in the research process

And, make it personal.  During this hands-on workshop, you will perform a gap analysis, comparing your curriculum with the learning outcomes in the national framework. You’ll contrast the sequencing of learning outcomes in your courses with what industry has recommended. And, you’ll learn from other local/state leaders as we debate the merit of various approaches to curriculum building.

Details, including workshop outcomes
Agenda
Evaluation of prior workshop(s)

Special pre-workshop discussion:  Positioning and repositioning business and marketing education in today’s education environment: Tuesday, Oct 5, 3:00 – 6:00.  Free to workshop participants.

Special post-workshop discussion:  Building and applying projects that deliver on standards-based learning outcomes.  Developing and applying criteria for selecting and using projects and CTSO activities:  Friday, October 8, 1:00 – 3:30.  Free to workshop participants.

Building a Standards-based Entrepreneurship Program-of-Study
Entrepreneurship Forum:  Pre-Conference Curriculum Workshop
Saturday:  November 13, 2010, 8:30 – 3:30, Columbus Ohio

Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs such as business or marketing education focus on skills and concepts that represent what matters most in the real world.  Participants in this pre-conference workshop will move beyond “be-the-boss dreaming” to an in-depth look at strategies for building an in-depth entrepreneurship curriculum that balances the creative side with the hard facts of starting and growing a business.  Leave this session with hands-on experience and a step-by-step process for creating a high school program-of-study that meets Perkins requirement and that provides high school students a realistic start on start-up.  Focus on:

• Standards:  Review the national MBA standards that reflect extensive industry validation.  Learn how the Entrepreneurship Consortium’s content standards relate and how most are embedded within the MBA Business Administration model.
  
  
• Program-of-Study:  Learn key considerations in translating curriculum standards to a substantive, multi-course program-of-study with consideration of student market, academic integration, and articulation with college business programs.  Review and critique the MBA model and generate strategies for adapting it to local environments.
  
  
• Instructional context:  Identify key considerations for teaching core business administration topics within the context of entrepreneurship, management, and ownership.
  
  
• Project-based:  Use the MBA process to frame a standards-based project that supports student research, problem-solving, and strategy-development.
  
  
• Academic articulation:  Leave with ideas for developing a teaching team that includes business, marketing, and academic faculty in the overall design and delivery of the  program.
  
  
• Tools and resources:  Review various tools and resources to support program design and instruction, including web-based resources, course models, instructional materials, assessments, etc.
  

Faculty
This workshop is planned and delivered by MBAResearch senior staff, including

Brenda Clark, Ph.D., Senior Consultant, Professional Development

April Miller, Senior Research Associate

Beth Osteen, VP Research and Development

Who should attend?  
This workshop is designed for high school business and marketing education teachers who want to move beyond an entrepreneurship “unit” or a drop-in course, and who want to build a challenging, comprehensive, multi-course program with an entrepreneurial theme.  

Registration
Advance (September 15):  $195, includes Program-of-Study kit and other workshop materials.  After September 15: $249  

Register for this workshop as part of your Forum registration.  Details at www.entre-ed.org/_network/forum.htm