A Newsletter for Nebraska Business Educators NBEA Convention Snapshot
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Bonnie Sibert, Director Bev Newton, Consultant Summer Issue, 2004 A Newsletter for Nebraska Business Educators INSIDE THIS ISSUE: “Summer afternoon - summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful It’s a Date for Fall 2004. 2 words in the English language.” Links to Standards Web . 2 ~Henry James Girls Develop Personal Web Sites . 2 Business Resolutions Show Support for Career and Technical Education . 3 NORFOLK HOSTS NSBEA CONFERENCE PREMIERE Nebraska Fed Challenge Competition 3 ebraska State Business Education Association (NSBEA) members arrived in Norfolk Wells Fargo Launches Newly Ex- N March 19-20 for Business Premiere 2004! The premiere featured Michael Flood from panded Financial Literacy Program. 3 US92 Radio Station at the Friday evening NSBEA/Delta Pi Epsilon Banquet and Marilyn McGahan and Jean Condon, North Platte Community College, at Saturday’s opening session. Technology Academy of Northeast Nebraska. 4 ward winners include: Auburn Students Teach Mentors . 4 A Handhelds for Teachers and Adminis- DPE Outstanding Educator: Sue Sydow, Lyons-Decatur trators. 5 Secondary Business Education Instructor: Murleen Bellinger, Waverly Drafting a Customized Tech Plan. 5 Postsecondary Business Education Instructor: RoxAnn Coudeyras, SCC-Beatrice Service Award: Mona Schoenrock, Columbus High School From Nebraska BE Student to U.S. NSBEA Kids Scholarship: Jenna Went, Columbus Lakeview Trade Representative by Darci Vetter 6 Gordon F. Culver Scholarship: Joseph Everingham, Wayne State College FBLA Succeeds at SLC. 6 Student Teacher of the Year: Justin Katt, Wayne State College Try Another Way. 7 NSBEA Honorary Life Membership: Billie Bussman, Lincoln Public Schools; JoAnn Trumper, Fillmore Central and Sharon Salzman, Westside High School Safer Surfing. 7 Dates to Remember. 7 he 2004-2005 NSBEA Executive Board includes: T President: Toni Landenberger, SCC-Beatrice President-Elect: Murleen Bellinger, Waverly High School Secretary: Pat Hinkle, Bellevue West High School Treasurer: DeLayne Havlovic, Omaha Central High School Membership Director: Dennis Krejci, Tri County High School NBEA Convention Snapshot Some people plant in the spring and leave in large group of Nebraska business educators were in attendance at the National Business Edu- the summer. If you're A cation Association’s annual convention held April 7-10 in Chicago. In addition to multiple concurrent sessions, three outstanding keynotes and many computer workshops, conference atten- signed up for a season, dees had numerous opportunities to network with educators across the nation. see it through. You don't have to stay forever, but ebraska—in particular Northeast Nebraska—was quite proud when Sue Sydow of Lyons- at least stay until you N Decatur was named NBEA’s Outstanding Secondary Teacher of the Year. Another former see it through. Nebraskan, Marcia Anderson of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, was awarded the prestig- ious John Robert Gregg Award in Business Education. Marcia grew up in Bloomfield, NE where —Jim Rohn Luella VanVleck was her high school business teacher. Accolades to both Sue and Marcia. We are very proud of your recent honors. Please refer to your next issue of NSBEA Today for further con- ference highlights. Page 2 This & That Summer Issue 2004 It’s a Date for Fall 2004 Scottsbluff, ESU 13 & 14 – October 19, New Technology 9 - 3 (ESU 13) lan now for the fall business educa- Preregister through ESU 13 by calling Applications for P tion workshops hosted by your local (308) 635-0661 Middle Level ESU. This fall’s workshops will help Offered in conjunction with the NSBEA business teachers provide students the Fall Conference. For a small fee, lunch echCONNECT Online, a new middle opportunity to increase academic will be provided by NSBEA. T school web-based program released achievement in business education by by McGraw Hill, helps students develop improving students’ ability to read. North Platte, ESU 15 & 16 – October 20, proficiency in computer skills while they Workshop participants will learn teach- 9 - 3 (1221 West 17, North Platte) master the core content areas of language ing strategies designed to help students Offered in conjunction with the NSBEA arts, math, science and social studies. learn to comprehend text, as well as un- Fall Conference. For a small fee, lunch Through the core content areas, students derstand the cognitive processes in- will be provided by NSBEA. will integrate the following computer volved in reading comprehension. After- Preregister through ESU 15 by calling skills: word processing, spreadsheets, da- noon activities will focus on sharing (308) 334-5160 tabases, presentations, graphics and more. teaching strategies through a Business Preregister through ESU 16 by calling Teacher Swap Shop. (308) 284-8481 or email dfrates@esu16. echCONNECT meets the No Child org T Left Behind requirement for schools Omaha, ESU 3 - September 7, 9 - 3 to integrate technology into the core cur- Preregister through ESU 3 by calling Columbus, ESU 7 – November 10, 9 - 3 riculum and help middle school students (402) 597-4884 Preregister through ESU 7 by calling become technology proficient. For more (402) 564-0815, Paulette Wieser information, take a tour at Auburn, ESU 4 – September 14, 9 - 3 www.techconnect.glencoe.com. Preregister through ESU 4 by calling Wakefield, ESU 1 – November 11, 9 – 3 Mitzi, Margaret or Sue at Preregister through ESU 1 by calling (402) 274-4354, $10 fee (402) 287-2061, $10 fee Girls Develop Personal Beatrice, ESU 5 - September 15, 9 - 3 Web Sites Preregister through ESU 5 by calling Links to Standards Web (402) 223-5277 ccording to Amy Poftak at he Nebraska www.techlearning.com, a recent Links to Stan- A Milford, ESU 6 – September 16, 9 - 3 T survey reveals that girls are more likely dards web site is Preregister through ESU 6 by calling than boys to have personal web sites. available! Electronic (402) 761-3341, $10 fee The research firm Grunwald Associates access to the State (released in its latest study, Children, Standards and Essen- Fremont, ESU 2 – September 22, 9 - 3 Families, and the Internet) has found tial Learnings from Preregister through ESU 2 by registering that 12.2 percent of girls online have Nebraska’s educa- online at www.esu2.org their own sites compared to 8.6 percent tional curriculum frameworks is now of boys. More than 2 million U.S. chil- available using an online report gen- Neligh, ESU 8 – September 23, 9 - 3 dren have web sites—a number ex- eration tool. The report tool also uses Preregister through ESU 8 by calling pected to triple by 2005. the results of a statewide linkage pro- (402) 887-5041 ject that identified supporting stan- dards and essential learnings among Pathways to Technology Omaha Public Schools – October 4, a.m. curriculum areas found in Nebraska athways to Technology (www. schools. Ainsworth, ESU 17 – October 5, 9 – 3 pathwaystotechnology.org) is a P Preregister through ESU 17 by calling multimedia partnership between the he web site can be accessed at (402) 387-2520 American Association of Community nelinks.nde.state.ne.us and pro- T Colleges and the National Science vides resources, sample agendas and Hastings, ESU 9 – October 6, 9 - 3 Foundation. The site highlights technol- report generation capabilities for sup- Preregister through ESU 9 by calling ogy programs at community colleges, porting the efforts of school improve- (402) 463-5611, $7 fee provides information about technology ment through curriculum alignment, fields, offers descriptions of common assessment and learning standards. Ad- Kearney, ESU 10 – October 13, 9 - 3 technology jobs and showcases success ditional resource links are provided on Preregister through ESU 10 by register- stories from community college gradu- the web site to each of the specific cur- ing online at www.esu10.org ates. A recruitment toolkit contains mul- riculum areas as well as links to ac- timedia resources to enhance ongoing countability and school improvement Holdrege, ESU 11 – October 14, 9 – 3 recruitment efforts. The site gives stu- resources in Nebraska. Preregister through ESU 11 by calling dents an insight into what college-level (308) 995-6585 courses are like. This & That Summer Issue 2004 Page 3 Business Resolutions Show Nebraska Fed Challenge Competition Support for Career and Technical Education estside High School took away first place honors at the Fed Challenge at the W Omaha Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City on March 25, 2004. Aurora High School received runner-up honors. lmost 5,000 employers from A across the United States and its leven teams participated in the academic competition for high school students, territories signed the national resolution E which asked students to analyze the economy using economic indicators and in support of Career and Technical Edu- make a recommendation on the stance of monetary policy, just as the Federal Open cation (CTE)! In answer to the petition Market Committee (FOMC) does when they meet eight times each year. At the Fed issued by the Challenge competition, five-member student teams prepared a 15-minute presentation National Association and then faced a panel of judges for a question-and-answer session. Teams were of State Directors of scored on their understanding of the Federal Reserve and monetary policy, research Career and Techni- and analysis, teamwork and presentation skills. cal Education Con- sortium and the he participating schools and teachers were: Aurora High School, Dave Long; Association for T Creighton Prep High School, Micah Baughman; Elkhorn Career and Techni- High School, Mary Kaye Eggers; Lincoln Northeast High School, cal Education Carol Mathias; Omaha Benson High School, John Schultz; (ACTE), the business community Omaha Bryan High School, Joseph Carnazzo; Omaha Burke showed its support of CTE and the fed- High School, Jaymie Phillips; Omaha North High School, Alison eral government’s continued investment Mosley; Omaha Northwest High School, Kim Kromberg and in this system. Collectively, the employ- Amy Burk; Omaha South High School, Charnella Mims and ers that signed the resolution represent Westside High School, Tom Carman.