ELECT BUSINESS

 & GREAT IDEAS

  

 

 

 

 

Are you looking for new ideas to incorporate into your business classrooms?

  • See the VBEA Great Ideas Information and Lesson Plans below.

  • Review sample topics available through the       NBEA Newletter "Keying In"

  • Visit NBEA Publications Online for more ideas/resources.

Do you need help with recruiting students?  



There is a $50 cash award for being a winner of the VBEA Great Ideas Lesson Plans!

GREAT IDEAS AND LESSON PLANS

2012 VBEA Great Ideas Contest
 
Theme:  "Connecting Career Pathways through Business and Information Technology."

VBEA Great Ideas Lesson Plan Template

LESSON PLANS

2011 Lesson Plan Winners
1 "Make a Magical Future with Virginia Wizard"
Karen Carrier, Eastern Montgomery High School, Montgomery County Public Schools, 4695 Crozier Rd.,
 Elliston, VA 24087 - 540.268.3010 
Cover Page    |    Lesson Planner
Virginia Wizard Career Assessment - Form KC  |   Virginia Wizard Career Assessment - Print KC
Virginia Wizard Prep for College - Form KC   |   Virginia Wizard Prep for College - Print KC 

2 "Choosing a Career for the 21st Century"
Judy Musick, Waynesboro High School, 1200 W. Main St.,
 Waynesboro, VA 22980 - 540.946.4616

Cover Page  |  Lesson Planner   |   Resume Presentation
3 "Budgeting for Life after High School"
Betsy Waskey, Roanoke County Public Schools, William Byrd High School, 2902 Washington Ave.,
 Vinton, VA 24179 - 540.890.3090
Cover Page and Lesson Planner
2010 Lesson Plan Winners
1  "Creating an Informational Survey & Presenting Results"
Vickie
Lilley, Wilson Memorial High School, 189 Hornet Road, Fishersville, VA 22939 - 540.886.4286
Cover Page |   Create a Questionnaire   |   Questionnaire Demonstration   |   Survey Implementation
2  "Fortune 500 - Do You Know Who Offers the Best?"
Leigh Anne Parks, King’s Fork High School, 351 King’s Fork Road, Suffolk, VA  23434  
Cover Page   |     Lesson Planner |   WebQuest
3 "Coloring for our Community"
Janet Kreider, First Colonial High School, 1124 Belvoir Lane, Virginia Beach, VA 23464 - 757.696.0449  
Cover Page  |   Lesson planner   |   Module   |   Preschool Academy  |   Preschool Note
4  "Developing an Electronic Portfolio"
Dana Dingell, James Madison High School, 2500 James Madison Drive, Vienna, VA  22181 - 703.319.2407  
Lesson Planner   |   Electronic Portfolio Development Packet |   Electronic Portfolio Rubric
5  "Credit, Credit, and More Credit?"
Betsy Waskey, William Byrd High School, 2902 Washington Ave., Vinton, VA 24179 - 540.890.3090  
Cover Page  |   Lesson Planner
2009 Lesson Plan Winners
1  Electronic Career Portfolios – "Making your online debut in the 21st century!"
Karen Carrier
, East Montgomery High School, 4695 Crosier Road, Elliston, VA 24087-3909 - (540) 268-3010
Lesson Planner  |   Peer Review   |   Online Portfolio Checklist   |   Rubric
2  Cooperative Learning - "Making a Team Decision"
Toinette Outland, Booker T. Washington High School, 1111 Park Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23504 - 757.628.3575 ext. 130 office
Cover Page  |  Lesson Planner  |  Powerpoint Presentation - Lesson Plan Deliverables
2008 Lesson Plan Winner
1  "You're the Author!  Writing a Children's Book"
Zanette L. McMillan, York High School, 9300 George Washington Hwy., Yorktown, VA 23692 - 757.898.0354
Cover Page   |   Project Description Handout   |  Lesson Planner
2  "Students Get Connected"
Robin Albrecht,
Osbourn High School, 9005 Tudor Lane, Manassas, VA 20110 - 571.377.7000
  |   Lesson Planner   |
3  "Collaboration Cookbook"
Jenn Pyles, Oakton High School, 2900 Sutton Road, Vienna, VA 22181 - 703.625.6212 - Jennifer.Pyles@fcps.edu
and
Mary Lewis, Centerville High School, 6001 Union Mill Road, Clifton, VA 20124 - 703.915.1566 - Mary.Lewis@fcps.edu
 |   Cover Page   |   Content Standards/Competencies   |   SOL Correlation   |
4  Internet Safety and the Teenager:  "A Collaborative Effort between the ITRT,
Media Specialists, and Freshmen Success Teachers"
Deborah K. Marshall,
Granby High School 803 Grand Bay Cove, 7101 Granby Street, Norfolk, Virginia 23505,
 Phone: (757) 451-4110 Ext: 1565
  |   Cover Page and Lesson Planner  |   
5  "Visual Arts as a Catalyst for Writing"
Jureen Benjamin, Business Teacher and Mary Kenly, Reading Specialist
 Kenmore Middle School, Arlington County Public Schools, 200 South Carlin Springs Road, Arlington, VA 22204
|   Cover Page and Lesson Plan  |  
2007 Lesson Plan Winner

Financial Literacy Unit
Topic: 
You and Your Money – Securing A Financial Future

Complete Lesson Planner
 (Content Standards/Competencies, Related SOLs, Desired Results, Student Assessment, Learning Activities/Assessment, Accommodations, Related Technology, Required or Supplemental Materials and Resources, Research/Best Practices/Strategy, Wrap-Up, Other Resources Needed/Comments)

2006 Lesson Plan Winners
Autobiography/Biography Project - Topic:  Leadership
Lesson Planner   |   Directions   |   Leadership Work Sheet   |   Book Talk Work Sheet   |   Grading Sheet
2  Quilting a Poetry of Dreams:  Service Project
Lesson Planner           Lesson Plan Overview
3  Getting the Know the First Amendment
Lesson Planner 
4  Professional Reading Assignment
Lesson Planner     |     Professional Reading Assignment     |     Rubric
Article Review Guidelines     |     Professional Readings Log
5  Oh! The Places You Can Go!
Lesson Planner     |     Web Quest
2005 Lesson Plan Winners
1  Election Advertisement Project
2  Integrating Business Classroom Curriculum with Politics
2004 Lesson Plan Winners
Access and Excel Certification Assignments
Part 1   -   Part 2   -   Part 3

Mini Mag (Team Project)  - Desktop/Multimedia

ORACLE Survivor - The OHS Way !

4  "A Bit of Certification"



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