The Ultimate Guide to Developing Workplace Skills in the Classroom

As a business teacher, one of the key objectives is to prepare students for the workplace. While covering key concepts is essential, it is equally important to teach the soft skills students need to be successful in the future. To develop workplace skills I recommend directly teaching the skill, applying the skill, and practicing theContinue reading "The Ultimate Guide to Developing Workplace Skills in the Classroom"

Why You Should Stop Performing and Start Facilitating

Do you feel pressure to perform? Like you need to shoot fireworks out of your fingertips to entertain your students? Do you dread those long presentations where you spend the class period talking and you're even boring yourself? It's time you stop performing and start facilitating. We've all had teachers who seemed to be moreContinue reading "Why You Should Stop Performing and Start Facilitating"

How to Use Stations in Your High School Business Classroom

Are you looking for a way to mix things up in your classroom? Something that would allow you to get students up and out of their seats while maintaining course rigor? Stations are an interactive teaching strategy that can transform a boring class into a collaborative learning experience. Stations can help engage your students andContinue reading "How to Use Stations in Your High School Business Classroom"

3 Gallery Walk Types You Need to Try

Get ready to jazz up your classroom with these interactive gallery walk ideas! As a high school business teacher, movement-based learning experiences are a great way to engage your students. From chat stations to showcasing student work, or even a graffiti review, gallery walks are sure to boost student participation and make your classroom comeContinue reading "3 Gallery Walk Types You Need to Try"

5 Ways to Make Your Entrepreneurship Lessons Real-World Applicable

Have you witnessed a student have a "light-bulb" moment? That spark of "I can do this"? They're excited and you can almost see the connections building. By applying course concepts to the real world, students build connections and see the concepts come to life in the world around them. Regardless of the business class you'reContinue reading "5 Ways to Make Your Entrepreneurship Lessons Real-World Applicable"

6 Business Ownership Activities for Your High School Business Class

Business ownership is one of the most common units taught in business courses. Rightfully so, because it's the building block for all businesses. Whether you're teaching Introduction to Business, Business Essentials, Entrepreneurship, or Business Management, among others, this unit will engage your students and add some variety to your lessons. Forms of Business Ownership GraphicContinue reading "6 Business Ownership Activities for Your High School Business Class"

3 Strategies to Increase Productivity for High School Teachers

Do you have a never-ending to-do list? Just as you think you've checked something off your list it seems as though you have 2 more to add. You know that one step forward, two steps back feeling? I'm a paper calendar and to-do list kind of person because I love marking things off my list.Continue reading "3 Strategies to Increase Productivity for High School Teachers"

Skip the Final Exam with these Alternatives in Your Business Classroom

In the high school business or marketing classroom, we expect our students to learn skills throughout the semester in addition to mastering content. Skip the final exam and use one of these alternatives. With projects students can demonstrate mastery and apply their skills to new settings.