Jean M. Kyle
Business Education Division Vice President
Minnesota Department of Education
1500 Highway 36 West
Roseville, MN 55113
Phone: 651-582-8514
Reminder: If you wish to be considered for the Business Education Division three-year appointment to the Policies Commission for Business and Economic Education (PCBEE), a letter of interest is due to Jean Kyle via e-mail or surface mail by February 1, 2010. This letter should indicate your interest, employer/personal support and brief resume of qualifications. The work of PCBEE is conducted as a joint venture with the Division, Delta Pi Epsilon (DPE) and National Business Education Association (NBEA) appointees working throughout the year to create policy statements regarding current topics in business education. The statements are available on the NBEA Web site.
In February, the Division will elect a new Vice President who will represent you on the ACTE Board for the coming three years. Click here to learn more about all ACTE candidates and to meet the Business Education Division candidates, Roger Fulk from Ohio and Sarah Heath from Georgia. Best wishes to each and thank you for taking the leadership challenge and for your service to business education.
The 2009 ACTE Annual Convention and Career Tech Expo may have come and gone, but the 2010 event is just around the corner! Mark your calendar today for the best professional development event of the year, December 2-4 in Las Vegas. Proposals are now being accepted for sessions at the 2010 Annual Convention. The Division wants to create a strong strand of sessions that are focused on teaching and learning and that are created by classroom teachers of business. We also need sessions that are technology rich and that address how technology is changing teaching and learning.
CTE teachers and administrators are invited to attend a free online virtual conference sponsored by McGraw-Hill School Education Group in February.
The 21st Century Workforce:
Teaching and Learning in the Digital World
Thursday, February 11, 2010
11:00AM - 7:00PM (EST)
Registration
The Business Education Division of ACTE is a diverse, broad-based group dedicated to educating today's students for tomorrow's business community. The skills taught in business education programs include:
- communications
- information systems/technology
- financial procedures
- economics
- entrepreneurship
- international business
- principles of management and law
- interpersonal and leadership skills
- career development
Members include educators from:
- middle schools
- junior high schools
- secondary schools
- adult education
- community and technical schools
- two-year colleges
- four-year baccalaureate degree programs
- business teacher education programs
- graduate degree programs
- other related institutions and organizations
Those who hold the following positions should become involved: business education teachers, applied academic teachers, administrators, school-to-careers coordinators, business leaders, local and state supervisors, teacher educators, students in vocational/business education teacher prep programs.
The ACTE Business Education Division is aligned with the following career clusters:
- Business, Management and Administration
- Finance
- Government and Public Administration
- Hospitality and Tourism
- Information Technology
- Law, Public Safety and Security
- Marketing, Sales and Service
Full ACTE Division/Career Clusters Matrix
Business Education Division Awards
Organizations Affiliated With the Business Education Division
National Association of Supervisors of Business Education (NASBE)
The National Association of Supervisors of Business Education is an organization of business education supervisors who are direct employees of a state, region or local education agency. The purpose of this organization is to further the cause of business education and the welfare of the field and professional members.
Membership in ACTE is required for active membership in this association.
National Association of Teacher Educators for Business Education (NATEBE)
The National Association of Teacher Educators for Business Education is dedicated to the planning, developing and sustaining of programs for teacher education in business education. Through meetings, discussion groups, and research and development, this organization seeks to promote teaching careers in business education and supports the mission and goals of the Business Education Division of ACTE. The group meets annually at the ACTE Convention, publishes a newsletter, and sponsors the Business Education Digest journal.
Membership in ACTE is required for active membership in this association.
For more information on any of these affiliated organizations, contact the Business Education Division vice president.