New to the profession?  Experienced, but troubled by how quickly things are changing? Perkins legislation, Career Clusters, CTSO’s, testing and accountability, No Child, 21st Century Skills, new industry research:  They’ve changed the rules and moved the field we play in.  And through it all, we still have to deal with a room full of kids with various interests, motivations, maturity, and focus.

That’s why we’re here.  Using our newest industry research, along with consideration of the fast-changing educational environment, we’re building tools to help you figure out what to teach – and when.

Program of Study Resource Kits offer a good way to get started.  Perkins legislation is requiring each school to offer at least one comprehensive program of study.  Why not step to the front?  Each of these kits offers a “model” curriculum for students interested in business administration.  Each begins with high school freshman course recommendations and reaches through college.  Each provides several recommended business/marketing courses, with list of performance indicators, to help you plan your course offerings.  Four kits are currently available:  Shop for curriculum.

• Entrepreneurship  
• Finance
• Management/Administration
• Marketing

Course profiles offer additional information for each business/marketing course recommended in the program of study.  Each provides: 
• course description
• information on the individual course’s  fit within one or more programs-of-study
• recommended performance indicators for the specific course
• recommended sequence for the year
• instructional objectives that specify desired learning outcomes
• recommended LAP modules
• crosswalk to major textbooks, as appropriate to the course

Abbreviated course profiles (performance indicators and sequence only) are available on this web site (no charge), with more being added on a regular basis.  

Course guides offer a still more detailed look at the structure and content of a given course.  Each is consistent with the course profile and program-of-study recommendations.  (Note:  information from the course profile is included in the course guide.  There is no reason to purchase both.)  Course guides (2009 and newer)  include recommended sequencing, instructional objectives, recommended resources, project and activity ideas, briefings, and sample assessment items. Read more about course guides  OR shop for curriculum.

Instructional materials, including LAP modules, presentation software, projects, assessments, and several new products under development, provide day-to-day support for teaching. 

Instructional systems approach:  The concept is simple.  When you pull together the entire MBAResearch package, you have a comprehensive system where all of the parts work together.  It starts with the industry research and ends with student certification via the A*S*K Institute.  In addition to this focused learning approach, the instructional system aligns with competitive events, work-based learning, in-school enterprise, and other enrichments and extensions of the core school day.