Category Archives: Tips and Tricks

Observation-Approved Lessons for Business Teachers

It’s observation day. Your admin walks in with a laptop, you take a deep breath, and suddenly you’re hyper-aware of every detail — from the pacing of your lesson to the question types you’re asking. You want your lesson to feel seamless, engaging, and purposeful. The good news? You don’t need to reinvent the wheelContinueContinue reading “Observation-Approved Lessons for Business Teachers”

Teaching Students Business Meeting Skills That Actually Stick

Teaching students how to run a professional business meeting can be tricky. Many have never seen one in action, which makes it hard to explain roles, etiquette, and purpose in a way that feels real-world. In this post, you’ll discover engaging classroom activities—from case studies and jigsaw research to role play simulations and follow-up emails—that make business meeting skills come alive for high school students. Perfect for business education, marketing, and career readiness classes.

Teaching Interview Skills in High School Business & Career Readiness Classes

Helping students develop strong interview skills is one of the most valuable things we can teach in business and career readiness classes. From practicing common questions to mastering the STAR method, these activities give students the confidence and communication skills they need to succeed in the real world. In this post, I’m sharing practical strategies and ready-to-use resources to make teaching interview skills engaging, interactive, and stress-free.

Enhancing Student Learning with AI Chatbots: 9 Tips for Educators

Are your students using conversational AI chatbots as search engines and failing to grasp AI’s full potential? It’s time we taught our students the real-world business applications of these 21st-century tools. Students need to know that unlike traditional search engines, which simply return a list of links or a short answer, chatbots can interpret andContinueContinue reading “Enhancing Student Learning with AI Chatbots: 9 Tips for Educators”

4 Tips to Improve Higher-Order Questioning in the High School Business Classroom

Questioning is a powerful tool that can shape the learning experience and foster critical thinking skills among students. Questioning can be used to assess student mastery and aid in-the-moment teaching. Questioning can help engage students, assess mastery, and enhance learning. 1. Pre-Plan Questions While spontaneity has its place in the classroom, strategic pre-planning of questionsContinueContinue reading “4 Tips to Improve Higher-Order Questioning in the High School Business Classroom”

How to Teach Career Exploration in the High School Business Classroom

When I was 18, I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life. After a few college major switches and a career change…or two, I would have never imagined where I’d end up. While this is part of growing up for a lot of us, it is increasingly vital that we striveContinueContinue reading “How to Teach Career Exploration in the High School Business Classroom”

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 theContinueContinue 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 moreContinueContinue 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 andContinueContinue reading “How to Use Stations in Your High School Business Classroom”