Future Business Leaders of America Phi Beta Lambda

1. Future Business Leaders of America – Phi Beta Lambda Curriculum Integration Tips for Local Advisers

2. Curriculum Integration “When FBLA-PBL is integrated into the curriculum you easily and seamlessly transform a classroom into a Boardroom starring the teacher as the CEO and the students as a member of the board of directors taking the knowledge they have learned to make decisions, determine direction, and make the process of learning dynamic.” --Abby Bergeron Former FBLA National President

3. To bring business and education together in a positive working relationship through innovative leadership and career development programs. What is Our Mission?

4. Mission statement – great resource to include when giving presentations to businesses for funding. Important for members to understand when doing projects such as meeting with school officials, community leaders, or meeting with state legislators regarding Perkins Funding. Why is this Important?

5. Designed to integrate that chapter’s material into the classroom. Aligned to NBEA Standards Designed to either be integrated into any class for 1-2 lessons or certain activities may be extracted. Lesson Plans Designed for Each Section of The Chapter Management Handbook

6. NBEA Standards Addressed: Communications Apply basic social communications skills in personal and professional situations. Participate as a productive member of a group and demonstrate the abilities to work as part of a team. To use technology to enhance the effectiveness of communication. Lifelong Learning Demonstrate appropriate interpersonal skills when working with others in small groups, in business, and in activities. National Organization Lesson Plan

7. The Lesson Introduction to the Lesson Colored dots – 3 different categories i.e. do not tell the groups what the categories stand for. They reason it out. Reinforcement Activity FBLA-PBL Trivia Game with PowerPoint Game Show. Use bells – break into teams. Add questions from current events. Reinforcement Activity FBLA-PBL History Presentation – Grading Sheet Provided.

8. Local Organization Emphasizes the importance of communication within a chapter. Activities include: The M&M Game, a motivational activity with peanut butter and jelly, and a reinforcement activity called “Selling a Zmoot.” Recruiting Classroom activities include “Jelly Bean Jam,” a vocabulary puzzle game, a group activity with recruitment scenarios, and an activity involving the creation of a tri-fold recruitment brochure for the local chapter. Other Lessons

9. Fundraising Lessons include the brief story of Mrs. Field’s cookies, a “Mystery Gift” activity which emphasizes the importance of publicity and marketing in fundraising, a Crayola Web site activity, a fundraising word search, and a budget assignment. Public Relations Classroom activities include: The Mystery Mingler, a business card reinforcement activity, and a newspaper ad assignment promoting either American Enterprise Day or FBLA-PBL Week. Other Lessons

10. Competitive Events A lesson has been added the integrates the Community Service Project in to computer-related classes. Chapter/Member Recognition Classroom activities include a Member Scavenger Hunt, a mixing bag skit activity, a Business Achievement Awards PowerPoint with Murder Mystery activity that uses the steps to problem solving, an internet scavenger hunt on the FBLA-PBL Web site, and the Education Activities from the Future Level of the Business Achievement Awards. National Programs Lessons include “Brown Bag Get-to-Know You Activity,” National Programs instructional PowerPoint and FBLA-PBL Fact Sheet, Mock FBLA-PBL Commercial Assignment. Other Lessons

11. BAA – Business Achievement Awards Electronic Retailing Association (ERA) Invention Contest Other Curriculum Integration Examples

12. BAA – Integrate into Classes. Aligned to NBEA Standards. Aligned to Career Clusters. Each as a section dedicated to Education Activities. Earn a Grade of B or Higher in a Business Class. Participate in a Job Shadow experience Plan a one-month personal budget Online and Interactive. Advisers can register students in Batches – provides a list of student passwords. Ultimate Goal - FBLA scholarship or college electronic entrance portfolio. Chapter/Member Recognition

13. Service Activities that help members understand the link between the school, the community, and the business world Education Activities and studies that will help prepare the student for Corporate America Progress Activities that help progress the organization at the local, regional/district, state, and national levels and help students better understand how these different levels of FBLA-PBL complement one another Each level will have activities planned around the words on the FBLA-PBL Crest

14. Business Achievement Awards (BAA) 4 Individual Levels – See Handout Future – Pin awarded at local level Business – Pin awarded at local level Leader – Pin awarded at State Conference America – Pin awarded at National Conference 1 Chapter Level – Outstanding Chapter Chapter/Member Recognition ties directly to the business classes

15. Students Receive $20,000 for “Flea Tea” Invention

16. Relate back to classroom. (Marketing Class- Business Plan) Study tips with Students Practice/Mock Tests Project Events – American Enterprise Project – Teddy Bear Loan Relationship to NBEA Standards and Career Clusters All mapped out in the Competitive Events Section of the Chapter Management Handbook. Competitive Events

17. See chart – categorized by National Business Standards and relationship to career clusters. Competitive Events National Programs Membership Recognition Programs FBLA Integrated Programs

18. Individual Events Accounting I and II Banking and Financial Systems Business Calculations Business Communication Business Law Business Math Business Procedures Client Service Simulation Computer Applications Computer Problem Solving Cyber Security Database Design Application and Programming Economics Electronic Career Portfolio FBLA Principles and Procedures Future Business Leader Help Desk Simulation Internet Programming Impromptu Speaking International Business Introduction to Business Introduction to Business Communication Introduction to Parliamentary Procedure Job Interview Marketing Networking Concepts Personal Finance Public Speaking I and II Spreadsheet Applications Technology Concepts Word Processing I and II Competitive Events

19. Team Events Business Ethics Business Financial Plan Business Plan Business Presentation Desktop Publishing Digital Video Production E-Business Emerging Business Issues Entrepreneurship Global Business Human Resource Management Management Decision Making Management Information Systems Network Design Parliamentary Procedure Virtual Business Challenge Web Site Development Chapter Events American Enterprise Project Community Service Project Gold Seal Chapter Award of Merit Local Chapter Annual Business Report Partnership with Business State Chapter Annual Business Report Open Events may change yearly Cisco Computer Operating Systems Cyber Security Digital Tools HTML Leadership Management Oracle Competitive Events

20. Take Advantage of the Educational Programs and Curriculum America Youth Saves Virtual Business Online Simulation – NOW a competitive event School Store Manual Service Learning Curriculum – NEW VERSION Brainbench Certifications The Stock Market Game Junior Tours Job Shadow Day Online Library – www.fbla-pbl.org Business Publications Homework Help Links Career Resources Teaching Resources – business education lesson plans,

21. Other Activities Offer a class incentive – extra credit points. Use the FBLA or PBL recruitment video. Introduce Icebreakers as part of a class to “Hook” students. Brain Teasers Games that Trainers Play, Local Organization of the CMH all have ideas

22. Bulletin Boards/Displays Tie Your Organization into Classroom Bulletin Boards, Signs, and Displays FBLA-PBL Stepping Stones to Success Soar to New Heights with FBLA-PBL Moo-ving Into the New Year With FBLA-PBL

23. Leadership Activities Alphabet Soup Keyboarding Celebrity Letter Word Processing Desktop Publishing Business Plan Project Developing a New Product (In BAA) The Great Egg Adventure Lemonade Stand Survivor Island Sample Lesson Plans

24. Questions??? Contact membershipdir@fbla.org Or 1-800-325-2946 Ext. 118